Jury rules: Former FBI agent and his daughter murderously crushed her husband’s skull

Thomas Martens had told the 911 operator he thought he had killed his son-in-law, and when authorities arrived at the brick house on a golf course in Lexington, N.C., there was little argument. Jason Corbett was naked on the floor of his bedroom.

Judge in Ireland rules on playground fall

A child hurt herself falling on a playground in Dublin, Ireland, and this is what Mr. Justice Raymond Groarke of the Circuit Civil Court wrote : She was engaged in a game of chase pure and simple and, while it is most regrettable that she became unbalanced and fell, this was simply an old fashioned accident and I fail to see any liability on the part of the school for that accident. Score one for those of us who understand that there is NO activity, even climbing out of bed, that is always 100% safe.

Deadlocked 2nd Cir Denies En Banc Rehearing in Overseas Data Case

Last summer, a three-judge Second Circuit panel ruled that the U.S. government could not force Microsoft to turn over email data stored on overseas servers . They rejected the government's warrant, issued pursuant to the Stored Communications Act , finding that the act had no extraterritorial reach.

Clinton chooses Irish-American with Longford links as her vice-president

Presumptive Democratic US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has picked an Irish-American senator as her running mate ahead of November's election. Running mate: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her newly appointed vice president, Senator Tim Kaine.

Joseph C. O’Connor, 78, of Grafton/Quincy

He is survived by his brothers, John O'Connor, Mark O'Connor and his wife Kathleen, Patrick O'Connor and his wife Mary, Stephen O'Connor and his wife Sarah, and his sister Bridget "Bridie" Doyle, along with many nieces, nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews. Joseph was born May 30, 1938 in Galway, Ireland, a son of the late Mary and Mark O'Connor.