Mexican suspect in US consulate killings in Texas court (AFP)

Jesus Ernesto Chavez Castillo, aka AFP - A Mexican suspect in the March drive-by shooting of a US consulate worker in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez appeared at a closed-door hearing in a Texas court, the San Antonio News said Saturday.



Suspect in consulate deaths appears in Texas court (AP)
AP - A man who told Mexican authorities he ordered the March killing of a U.S. Consulate worker in Mexico has been extradited to the U.S. and appeared in a federal court in Texas, the San Antonio Express-News reported.

Crime adds to misery for Pakistan's flood victims (Reuters)
Reuters - Crime and the sale of donated aid supplies are undermining the aid effort for Pakistan's flood victims.

Head of alleged trafficking scheme arrested (AP)
AP - The head of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on U.S. farms pleaded not guilty Friday, part of what the FBI calls the largest human-trafficking case charged in U.S. history

Jury deadlocks in US marriage fraud case (AP)
AP - A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday after jurors told him deliberations had grown hostile in the marriage fraud case of Mexican-born actress Fernanda Romero and her husband.

Judge denies bail for former Enron CEO Skilling: court document (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal appeals court judge on Friday denied bail for former Enron Corp Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, according to a court document.

Mother of slain camper files claim in Phoenix (AP)

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office, Casslyn Welch is shown. Two escaped convicts from Arizona and Welch who accompanied them kidnapped an Oklahoma couple and gunned them down so they could steal their camping trailer, prosecutors said Monday as they released chilling details about the group's crime spree. (AP Photo/Mohave County Sheriff's Office,File)AP - The mother of an Oklahoma man believed to have been killed by an Arizona prison escapee has filed a $10 million claim against Arizona and a wrongful death lawsuit against the private company that operates the prison that housed the fugitive.



Man pleads not guilty to Paris Hilton home burglary (Reuters)

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2010 photo, Paris Hilton and Cy Waits attend the Paris Hilton fragrance launch'Tease' at MyStudio in Hollywood section of Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Donald Traill, file) MANDATORY CREDIT; EDITORIAL USE ONLY; NO SALESReuters - A man accused of breaking into the home of celebrity socialite Paris Hilton armed with knives pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of attempted burglary, officials said.



Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case (AP)

Larry Birkhead talks on his cell phone at the Los Angeles Courthouse prior to taking the stand as a witness in the Anna Nicole Smith trial in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - A witness in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial recanted statements Friday that he saw defendant Howard K. Stern give the celebrity model excessive drugs.



Suspect in Paris Hilton burglary pleads not guilty (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2010 photo, Paris Hilton and Cy Waits attend the Paris Hilton fragrance launch'Tease' at MyStudio in Hollywood section of Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Donald Traill, file) MANDATORY CREDIT; EDITORIAL USE ONLY; NO SALESAP - A man accused of showing up at Paris Hilton's house wielding two knives has pleaded not guilty to attempted felony burglary.



US helping Mexico prosecute top drug lord (AFP)

Edgar Valdez Villareal aka 'La Barbie' of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel, is presented to the press at the Federal Police headquarters in Mexico City, on August 2010. The United States is collaborating with Mexico in bringing a recently arrested top drug lord to justice, a State Department spokeswoman said Friday refusing to say whether the United States was seeking his extradition.(AFP/File/Alfredo Estrella)AFP - The United States is collaborating with Mexico in bringing a recently arrested top drug lord to justice, a State Department spokeswoman said Friday refusing to say whether the United States was seeking his extradition.



Texas youths to face capital murder in shootings (AP)
AP - A 13-year-old boy and his 12-year-old girlfriend will soon face capital murder charges in a Dallas-area double-shooting after the second victim died, authorities said Friday.

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