Spectaculars
HOUSTON - It might not be the Greatest Show on Earth but the legal circus in the $7 billion fraud case against jailed Texas financier R.
BEIJING - A Beijing court sentenced 20 people to up to seven years in prison on Monday over last year's deadly fire at state broadcaster CCTV's iconic headquarters.
BEIJING - China sentenced 20 people to jail Monday for their involvement in a deadly fire at the China Central Television's iconic headquarters, state media reported.
CLEVELAND - An Air Force veteran who was told to move out of a homeless shelter because he had been uncooperative about attending counseling fatally attacked the center's director Wednesday and then was shot to death by police when he charged at them with a knife and an ax, authorities said.
SYDNEY - Under explosive bursts of crimson, purple and blue, more than 1 million New Year revelers in Sydney got one of the world's biggest parties started Thursday - bidding farewell to the tough year that was 2009 and welcoming a new decade.
