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In this Wednesday, June 4, 2008 file photo, Antoin 'Tony' Rezko returns to the Federal Courthouse where a jury found him guilty on 16 counts of a 24-count indictment in his corruption trail in Chicago. Federal prosecutors moved Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 to delay indefinitely the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin 'Tony' Rezko, sending their strongest hint yet that he is ready to spill his political secrets. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Prosecutors move to delay Rezko sentencing

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CHICAGO - Federal prosecutors moved Monday to delay indefinitely the sentencing of convicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, sending their strongest hint yet that he is ready to spill his political secrets.

  • In this 2007 file photo, a Polar Bear is seen outside Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Ice unearthed in Canada that stayed frozen for 700,000 years, even in warmer times, should allay fears of melting permafrost venting its vast carbon stores to hasten global warming, a study said Friday.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)
    Deadlines set for designating polar bear habitat AP - Mon Oct 6, 10:41 PM ET

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum exploration or drilling.

  • Calif. mom who drove son to gang fight convicted AP - Mon Oct 6, 9:38 PM ET

    LONG BEACH, Calif. - A mother was convicted of second-degree murder Monday for driving her teenage son and his friends to a fatal fight with a rival gang.

  • Dale Hausner, left, talks with his attorney Ken Everett during his trial in the Maricopa County Superior Court Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Hausner, one of two men arrested in the 'Serial Shooters' case, has pleaded not guilty in eight killings and 20 other attacks that occurred during 2005 and 2006. (AP Photo/Pool, Mark Henle)
    Prosecutor: Phoenix shooting suspect kept records AP - Mon Oct 6, 9:21 PM ET

    PHOENIX - The man accused of leading the notorious Serial Shooter attacks two years ago watched with excitement as news reports logged his alleged killings and fear spread through neighborhoods across the Phoenix area, a prosecutor said Monday.

  • Ky. authorities e-mail suspect in woman's death AP - Mon Oct 6, 7:37 PM ET

    SMITHS GROVE, Ky. - A sheriff's deputy accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Kentucky taunted state police in an e-mail exchange Monday, threatening a county jailer and telling police he was going to "make them earn their money" in their search for him.

  • Marie Williams, right, helps her daughter Richelle with homework at their home in Cohoes, N.Y., Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. Williams' power was cut off this summer for about a week, forcing her girls to do homework by candlelight. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
    AP Enterprise: In bad economy, power cutoffs soar AP - Mon Oct 6, 2:36 PM ET

    COHOES, N.Y. - The number of Americans whose electricity or gas has been shut off for nonpayment of their bills is up sharply in many parts of the country as people struggle to cope with higher prices and a shaky economy.

  • Defense: 'Precious Doe' defendant kicked girl, 3 AP - Mon Oct 6, 10:09 PM ET

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The man accused of murdering 3-year-old Erica Green kicked her in the head but didn't mean to kill her, his attorney told a jury Monday in the case of a victim the city mourned for four years only knowing her as "Precious Doe."

  • Transgender Ga. official wins legal battle AP - Mon Oct 6, 1:47 PM ET

    ATLANTA - Georgia's top court ruled in favor of a transgender politician who was slapped with a lawsuit by two political opponents who claimed she misled voters by running as a woman.

  • The Rev. Al Sharpton arrives at criminal court Monday, Oct. 6 , 2008, in New York. Sharpton is on trial for the traffic-choking protests over the deadly police shooting of an unarmed New York city man. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
    Sharpton: Bell verdict protests were peaceful AP - Mon Oct 6, 5:14 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The Rev. Al Sharpton says he convened civil rights leaders after the Sean Bell police-shooting acquittals to come up with a way for all New Yorkers to express their outrage.

  • Frank says GOP housing attacks racially motivated AP - Mon Oct 6, 8:49 PM ET

    BOSTON - Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that Republican criticism of Democrats over the nation's housing crisis is a veiled attack on the poor that's racially motivated.

  • Juror Dora Pettit, center, speaks during a news conference at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. The jurors who convicted O.J. Simpson of armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas say they relied more on video and other documented evidence than on witness testimony. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    OJ Simpson jury says witness testimony not trusted AP - Mon Oct 6, 7:47 AM ET

    LAS VEGAS - Jurors who found O.J. Simpson guilty in his armed robbery trial say secret audio tapes and surveillance video swayed them more than witness accounts.

  • Hundreds gather to watch ND bridge demolition AP - Mon Oct 6, 7:35 PM ET

    BISMARCK, N.D. - Pigeons scattered and several hundred people watched Monday when a 450-foot section of a historic Missouri River bridge was blown up to make way for a new span.

  • Evel Knievel, is seen May 11, 2006 file photo in Clearwater, Fla. Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law — the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was involved in a string of beatings. According to documents obtained by The Associated Press, the federal government came close to charging Knievel, who in turn threatened to sue the FBI for alleging he was connected to a crime syndicate. Neither followed through. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
    FBI file reveals Evel Knievel's dark side AP - Mon Oct 6, 1:09 PM ET

    MIAMI - Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law — the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was involved in a string of beatings.

  • German cancer researcher Harald zur Hausen stands in his laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, Monday, Oct. 6, 2008. Zur Hausen and French researchers Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering the AIDS virus and the role of viruses in cervical cancer. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)
    Nobels awarded for AIDS, cancer virus research AP - Mon Oct 6, 6:07 PM ET

    Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine.

  • Detention officer Dexter Jenkins looks over the evidence of Brian Nichols' shoes at the Atlanta Municipal Court Building, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. Nichols, 36, is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Nichols, who is accused of killing a judge, court reporter and sheriff's deputy at the Fulton County Courthouse, and a federal agent later that day.(AP Photo/John Spink ,Pool)
    Ex-hostage held by accused court gunman testifies AP - Mon Oct 6, 6:07 PM ET

    ATLANTA - The woman credited with helping bring about the surrender of accused courthouse gunman Brian Nichols recounted at his murder trial Monday how she appealed to his religious beliefs during hours in captivity before persuading him to set her free.

  • Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Richard S. Fuld Jr., wearing tie, is heckled by protesters as he leaves Capitol Hill in Washington after testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, on the collapse of Lehman Brothers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    Lehman sought millions for execs while seeking aid AP - Mon Oct 6, 7:13 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The now-bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers arranged millions in bonuses for fired executives as it pleaded for a federal lifeline, lawmakers learned Monday, as Congress began investigating what went so wrong on Wall Street to prompt a $700 billion government bailout.

Crimes and Trials News

  • Colombian pleads guilty in cocaine-for-arms deal AP - Mon Oct 6, 9:25 PM ET

    HOUSTON - A Colombian right-wing paramilitary member has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to attempting to acquire anti-aircraft missiles, grenade launchers and other powerful weapons in exchange for $25 million worth of cocaine.

  • RI jury convicts 1 ex-hospital exec of corruption AP - Mon Oct 6, 6:41 PM ET

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A former hospital executive was convicted Monday of buying the influence of a Rhode Island lawmaker, while his former colleague was found not guilty of similar charges.

  • A man looks at a Tivo display. The US Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by EchoStar Communications Corp. against a judgment ordering it to pay nearly 74 million dollars to TiVo Inc. for patent infringement.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)
    US Supreme Court spurns EchoStar appeal AFP - Mon Oct 6, 6:24 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by EchoStar Communications Corp. against a judgment ordering it to pay nearly 74 million dollars to TiVo Inc. for patent infringement.