Dthief writes "A long-running legal battle between the United States government and a group of 29 scientists and engineers of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has now reached the US Supreme Court." At issue: mandatory background checks for scientists and engineers working at JPL, which they allege includes snooping into ... (rss.slashdot.org)

The feared release of a convicted child molester from a California prison was thwarted Friday by 11th-hour federal charges involving child porn and a woman's allegations that he bought her as a child in Asia and subjected her to years of sexual abuse while molesting her young friends. (www.newsvine.com)

Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, a 31-year-old mom, is in the custody of Irish police, along with six others, arrested as part of a probe into the alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who made fun of the Prophet Mohammed. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

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Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck. (feeds.boston.com)

Prosecutors say a man has pleaded no contest to receiving a Rolex watch stolen from Orlando Bloom's house during a spate of celebrity burglaries. (www.newsvine.com)

Many bank customers are having to decide whether to ask for overdraft protection. Most should say no. (feeds.nytimes.com)

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BERLIN (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI's former German diocese said Friday it made a mistake when the pontiff was archbishop in allowing a priest suspected to have abused a child to return to pastoral work. However, it said Benedict wasn't involved in the decision. (feeds.chicagotribune.com)

The allegations lodged by a bankruptcy-court examiner have raised questions about whether prosecutors could build a case against former Lehman executives. (feeds.wsjonline.com)

On the seventh anniversary of Elizabeth Smart's return from her kidnapping ordeal, a judge sets a trial date for the man charged in the case. (pheedo.msnbc.msn.com)

​The AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced Thursday that it's appealing a lawsuit it brought in an effort to force Los Angeles County health officials to require condoms on porn sets in L.A. (feeds.digg.com)

Back in 2006, even before the latest IPCC report was complete, researchers in the U.K. were already planning to launch an update -- which was published on March 5. (feedproxy.google.com)

Jurors will get to hear testimony from the former wife of a New Jersey man who is accused of raping his five daughters and terrorizing his family. (feeds.boston.com)

A coroner's official says authorities have recovered four prescription drug bottles bearing the name of the actor while investigating his death. (pheedo.msnbc.msn.com)

Attorneys for the man charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart are telling a federal judge they plan to present an insanity defense. (www.newsvine.com)

A coroner's official says authorities have recovered four prescription drug bottles bearing the name of actor Cory Haim but found nothing illegal while investigating his death. (www.newsvine.com)

Germany's Top Bishop Briefs Benedict XVI about Probe; Pope Silent on Scandals in Native Germany (feeds.cbsnews.com)

ALBANY -- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, facing declining poll ratings and calls that he step aside from two explosive investigations of Gov. Paterson, recused himself from the probes yesterday and named former Chief Judge Judith Kaye an independent counsel with powers to bring criminal charges in the cases. "I have... (www.nypost.com)

The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves deliberately rises 50% in five years (news.bbc.co.uk)

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has appointed a former chief judge of the State Appellate Court to oversee two investigations of Gov. David Paterson. (rss.cnn.com)