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• Ex-NFL star Sharper pleads no contest in Los Angeles to two rapes
• Robert Durst denied bail, to remain in Louisiana until April court hearing
• U.S. Supreme Court leaves intact Wisconsin voter identification law
• U.S. top court declines to hear Texas death row inmate's appeal
• Boston Olympic backers say won't make bid without public support
• New Orleans judge to weigh whether Robert Durst a major flight risk
• Sen. Ted Cruz launches campaign at world's largest Christian college
• Woman fatally stabbed while visiting at Chicago area hospital
• Remains may be linked to Alaska family missing nearly a year
• Can Ted Cruz go from obstructionist in chief to commander in chief?
• Helicopter crashes into Florida home, starting fire: report
• Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore, dies at 91
• Cruz to become first major candidate to jump into 2016 race

Ex-NFL star Sharper pleads no contest in Los Angeles to two rapes Posted: 23 Mar 2015 12:06 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former National Football League star Darren Sharper pleaded no contest on Monday to charges in Los Angeles of drugging four women and raping two of them, after receiving a nine-year prison sentence for a sexual assault case in Arizona. (Reporting by Daina Beth Solomon; Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)

Robert Durst denied bail, to remain in Louisiana until April court hearing Posted: 23 Mar 2015 11:33 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Robert Durst, the real estate scion awaiting extradition to California to face a murder charge, was denied bail on Monday and will be held in Louisiana until his next court hearing on April 2, a judge ruled. Durst's attorneys have sought to expedite his extradition to Los Angeles County, where he has been charged with the 2000 murder of longtime friend Susan Berman. He faces weapons charges in New Orleans after his arrest at a hotel there earlier this month. (Reporting by Jonathan Kaminsky; Writing by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Bill Trott)

U.S. Supreme Court leaves intact Wisconsin voter identification law Posted: 23 Mar 2015 07:27 AM PDT By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact a new Republican-backed law in Wisconsin that requires voters to present photo identification when they cast ballots. The court declined to hear an appeal filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, which challenged the law. Voter identification laws have been put in place in a number of Republican-governed states over the objection of many Democrats. Republicans in Wisconsin and other states say such rules are needed to prevent voter fraud.

U.S. top court declines to hear Texas death row inmate's appeal Posted: 23 Mar 2015 06:57 AM PDT The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal filed by Texas death row inmate Lester Bower, including his assertion that three decades on death row amount to cruel and unusual punishment. Bower, 67, is one of the longest-serving prisoners on death row in Texas.

Boston Olympic backers say won't make bid without public support Posted: 23 Mar 2015 06:40 AM PDT The organizers for Boston's campaign to host the 2024 Olympic Games on Monday said they would not make a final bid to the International Olympic Committee unless a majority of Massachusetts residents support the idea. The vow, which came in a full-page ads in the Boston Globe and Boston Herald newspapers, comes days after a poll showed that a majority of Boston-area residents opposed the idea, with many concerned that city taxpayers would be left to cover some of the estimated $9.5 billion costs of hosting the Summer Games. "There are legitimate concerns and potential risks associated with this effort that must be addressed in a thoughtful and transparent manner for the Games to work for Massachusetts," the Boston 2024 committee said in the ad. Failed 2014 gubernatorial candidate Evan Falchuk already has called for the question of whether to host the Games to be put to a statewide vote.

New Orleans judge to weigh whether Robert Durst a major flight risk Posted: 23 Mar 2015 04:15 AM PDT By Jonathan Kaminsky NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Robert Durst, the real estate scion awaiting extradition to California to face a murder charge, is set to appear in a New Orleans courtroom on Monday on local weapons charges, with a judge expected to weigh how big a flight risk he represents. Durst's attorneys have said they plan to seek both to expedite his extradition to Los Angeles County, where he has been charged with the 2000 murder of longtime friend Susan Berman, and to challenge the basis for his arrest on a Los Angeles County murder warrant earlier this month in New Orleans. The final installment of the HBO documentary "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" broadcast evidence that Durst's handwriting appeared to match that of Berman's likely killer. The 71-year-old Durst's voice was then captured on a microphone saying to himself that he had "killed them all." Long a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Kathleen Durst, in 1982 in New York, Durst was acquitted in the dismemberment killing of his male neighbor in Texas in 2003.

Sen. Ted Cruz launches campaign at world's largest Christian college Posted: 23 Mar 2015 02:07 AM PDT He announces his presidential candidacy on Twitter just after midnight.

Woman fatally stabbed while visiting at Chicago area hospital Posted: 22 Mar 2015 07:38 PM PDT By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago suburban police are investigating the stabbing death of a woman by an estranged family member while both were visiting a patient at a hospital on Sunday. The 42-year-old woman was attacked by a 44-year-old man at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village. The suspect was immediately taken into custody without incident and was being cooperative, according to Elk Grove Village Police. The woman was identified as Francisca Quintero of Burlington, Wisconsin, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

Remains may be linked to Alaska family missing nearly a year Posted: 22 Mar 2015 07:06 PM PDT By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) - Clothing and human remains possibly connected to the May 2014 disappearance of a Kenai, Alaska, family of four have been found along a trail near their home, police said on Sunday. Rebecca Adams, 23, her two young daughters and her 38-year-old boyfriend, Brandon Jividen, were reported missing on May 27 from their home in Kenai, a city of about 7,300 located 65 miles southwest of Anchorage. The daughters are 3-year-old Jaraca Hundley and 6-year-old Michelle Hundley. A preliminary review of the area west of the family's apartment produced items identified as missing from the residence, the Kenai police said in a statement.

Can Ted Cruz go from obstructionist in chief to commander in chief? Posted: 22 Mar 2015 06:48 PM PDT Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz plans to kickoff his presidential campaign Monday.

Helicopter crashes into Florida home, starting fire: report Posted: 22 Mar 2015 03:05 PM PDT (Reuters) - A helicopter crashed into a home in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, sparking a fire that sent plumes of smoke over a residential neighborhood, local media reported. There was no immediate word on injuries. The helicopter went down around 2:15 p.m. EDT, according to WESH-TV. Aerial photos showed a large stream of smoke coming from the home and dozens of firefighters battling the blaze. (Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Frank McGurty and Jonathan Oatis)

Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore, dies at 91 Posted: 22 Mar 2015 02:33 PM PDT SINGAPORE (AP) — Lee Kuan Yew, who founded modern Singapore and was both feared for his authoritarian tactics and admired for turning the city-state into one of the world's richest nations, died Monday, the government said. He was 91.

Cruz to become first major candidate to jump into 2016 race Posted: 22 Mar 2015 01:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz will become the first major candidate for president when he launches his campaign Monday, kicking off what's expected to be a rush over the next few weeks of more than a dozen White House hopefuls into the 2016 campaign.

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