Mccain And Graham Suggest Helping Syrian Rebels

Tougher sentences allowed under elder abuse law (AP) — Judges in Michigan can impose tougher sentences on criminals who embezzle money from senior citizens and the mentally ill under a new state law. Another bill signed into law by Snyder bans drivers from using hand-held cellphones while operating commercial vehicles or school buses.

Jodi Arias addresses jury in penalty phase of trial as panel considers life or death sentence PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias addresses jury in penalty phase of trial as panel considers life or death sentence .

2 Moroccans tried for homosexuality get 4 months Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:57 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 According to the latest figures available from the Ministry of Justice, in 2011 there were 81 trials involving accusations of homosexuality. While harsh penalties exist on the books toward drinking alcohol publicly, selling alcohol to Muslims, sex outside of wedlock and other so-called moral crimes, they are rarely enforced in Morocco and police usually ignore people violating such laws. Ibtissame Lachgar of the Alternative Movement for Individual Liberties, one of the few organizations defending homosexuality in Morocco, said little has changed under the Islamist government, and she accused authorities of remaining homophobic. According to one contributor, who goes by the name Marwan Ben Said, having a law on the books explicitly criminalizing his lifestyle subjects him attacks by the state and its citizens.

Vanderbilt poll: Tennesseans oppose online tax Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 12:55 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 The U.S. Senate earlier this month passed a bill to empower states to collect sales taxes from Internet purchases, but the measure faces a tough sell in the House. [] Haslam enjoys a 63 percent approval rating among the 813 registered voters surveyed in the poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:57 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court in San Francisco has struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless there's a medical emergency. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the law violates a string of U.S. Supreme Court rulings starting with Roe v. Wade that guarantees a woman's right to an abortion before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb.