Judge asked to reconsider former Marine's sentence
(AP) - An attorney for an Iraq war veteran who was sentenced to two years in prison for fatally shooting a would-be burglar has asked a judge to reconsider his client's sentence. Elton John Richard II, 30, was sentenced last month by state District Judge Pat Murdoch after pleading no contest to a charge of voluntary manslaughter.
California student arrested after bombs found in dorm
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) - A student was arrested Thursday after two partially assembled pipe bombs were found in a dormitory room at the University of California, Davis, authorities said. Hundreds of students were forced to evacuate their dorms overnight as a precaution, but authorities said there was no imminent danger of explosions and no evidence of terrorism.
Suspected arms dealer arrested by Thai police
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A Russian arms dealer accused of breaking U.N. arms embargoes by supplying weapons to African war zones was arrested Thursday in Bangkok, Thai police said. Viktor Bout was arrested in the heart of the capital city on a warrant issued by a Thai court, said Police Lt. Gen. Pongpat Chayapan, head of the Crime Suppression Bureau.
