• Wesley Snipes's lawyers ask for new trial in his conviction tax case

  November 15, 2010
  Wesley Snipes's attorneys appeared at a federal courthouse in Florida Monday to request that the film star be given a new trial in his tax case.

• Mob nicknames come from police, media

  November 12, 2010
  Chicago attorneys and experts said the colorful nicknames often associated with crime bosses are most often invented by authorities or the media.

• Mohammed top boys' name in England

  October 29, 2010
  Britain's Office of National Statistics released data indicating the most popular name for boys in England in 2009 was Mohammed -- spelled in different ways.

• Alumnus returns library book 35 years late

  October 23, 2010
  A College of William & Mary alumnus has finally returned a novel he checked out of the library during his senior year at the Virginia school in 1975.

• Syfy developing new 'Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome' TV pilot

  October 22, 2010
  The U.S. cable network Syfy says it is working on a 2-hour television pilot called "Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome."

• 'Power Ranger' robs store

  October 18, 2010
  British police said they are seeking a man who robbed a store while wearing a mask resembling those worn on the "Power Rangers" TV series.

• James Lapine to direct new 2012 Broadway revival of 'Annie' musical

  October 14, 2010
  James Lapine has signed on to direct the planned fall 2012 Broadway revival of "Annie," the musical's producers announced Thursday.

• 'Triple date' couple wed on 10/10/10

  October 11, 2010
  A Swedish couple with a strong connection to "triple dates" got married Sunday, which fell on Oct. 10, 2010, otherwise known as 10/10/10.

• Blacklisted screenwriter-turned-gunrunner William W. Norton dead

  October 10, 2010
  Blacklisted action movie screenwriter-turned-gunrunner William W. Norton has died in Santa Barbara, Calif., his son said.

• Bus driver resigns over drunk students

  October 8, 2010
  Officials in a Florida school district said a bus driver resigned after several sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade girls got drunk on her bus.

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