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A man accused of sending parcel bombs said he learned how to make a hoax device from watching an episode of the A-Team, a court hears.

Defendant’s confusing account of his travel plans was reasonable suspicion. The trial court’s findings of consent to the search was clearly supported by the record. Defendant was unhandcuffed and sitting in the police car during the search. A dog alert made that irrelevant. Thus, a challenge to the search was frivolous. Defendant did not show how his failure to testify at the suppression hearing would have changed anything in light of the video, not that IAC claims can be raised on direct appeal anyway. United States v. Penlton, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 5888 (7th Cir. March 21, 2012) (unpublished)*; United States v. Harris, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 5878 (7th Cir. March 21, 2012) (unpublished).*

Plaintiff state prisoner failed to state a Fourth Amendment claim that he was unreasonably removed from his cell during a suicide threat. “Insofar as Brown contends that his seizure during this incident was unreasonable, even assuming that a prisoner has any Fourth Amendment right not to be seized and transported from one place to another within a state prison facility, there is no record evidence that this particular seizure was not justified by the same legitimate interest in safety and security.” Brown v. Graham, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 5825 (2d Cir. March 21, 2012) (unpublished).*

Laois GAA officials say there is "no evidence" Armagh's Ciaran McKeever was taunted about being British in Sunday's game at Portlaoise.

President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit the demilitarized zone that splits the Korean Peninsula in two for the first time on Sunday.

When expectations of a bipartisan Congress seem like a bygone tradition, two men who embodied leadership often beyond party politics were honored in Washington for their combined century of service.

Ilyse Hogue says he won in Illinois by drawing once more on well-off, college-educated voters; he has a harder time attracting many others who see him as an emblem of the forces that sent the economy off a cliff

With less than two weeks before federal money runs out for transportation projects across the country, a partisan showdown is developing between Senate Democrats and House Republicans over passing a new bill.

A 12-year-old girl from Brazil is planning to cut off her five-foot cascade of hair and sell it to wig suppliers for more than $5,000 (£3,100). Could selling hair in the UK be a similar money-spinner?

NEW YORK — Rush Limbaugh's opponents are starting a radio campaign against him Thursday, seizing upon the radio star's attack of a Georgetown law student as a "slut" to make a long-term effort aimed at weakening his business.

The liberal Media Matters for America is using a past campaign against Glenn ...

There is outrage in India's parliament after a draft report by government auditors estimated the country lost $210bn by selling coalfields too cheaply.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- Five teenagers in school uniforms hold accordions. On the wall is a giant painting of the secret mountain hideout of their nation's founder, Kim Il Sung. Small red stickers on their instruments mark them as gifts from Kim Jong Il....

Fifty high quality jobs are to be created in Belfast by a leading US-owned firm.

Hollywood actor says he meant no offence over comments he made at a fundraiser.

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican's No. 2 has dismissed suggestions that Cuba's Communist government could exploit Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip as a propaganda tool, saying the visit should help promote democracy on the island....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Families canceling vacations. Fishermen watching their profits burn up along with their boats' gasoline. Drivers buying only a few gallons of gas at a time because they can't afford to fill the tank....

Defendant was stopped for not dimming his headlights, and he was without a DL. The officers’ search incident of defendant’s car violated Gant, even though the defendant and his passenger weren’t handcuffed and were standing at the rear of the car, they were outnumbered. The government’s argument that Long justified a protective weapons search of the car was also rejected. United States v. McCraney, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 5818, 2012 FED App. 0081P (6th Cir. March 21, 2012):

Here, McCraney and Ammons were not handcuffed or secured in the back of a patrol car. They were standing, however, behind the Buick as instructed, two or three feet from the rear bumper, with three officers standing around them, while the other two officers on the scene conducted the search of the passenger compartment. Ricker testified that he stood approximately eight feet from McCraney, and watched him closely while the search was conducted. The officers outnumbered the detainees and, although not formally arrested, handcuffed or secured in a patrol car, the district court did not err in finding that the officers could not reasonably believe McCraney and Ammons were "within reaching distance" of the passenger compartment at the time of the search. Given the narrowed scope of the exception in light of Gant, the search may not be justified as a search incident to arrest.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) -- The day after an embargo was placed on Mali, the soldier who led a recent coup said Tuesday that he agrees with restoring constitutional order, but first Mali's ills need to be addressed by holding a national convention which will decide on the best way forward....

A Hertfordshire school is banning girls from wearing skirts over concerns their length could "impact adversely on girls' learning".

The UN Human Rights Council adopts a resolution urging Sri Lanka to investigate alleged abuses during the final phase of war with Tamil rebels.

Catering and hospitality experience, efficiency and discretion are among the requirements as the Royal Household advertises for a trainee butler to work at Buckingham Palace.