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Jury convicts 5 officers in Katrina shootings A federal jury has convicted five current or former police officers of civil rights violations in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Five straight days at 105F-plus for Dallas Cops: 3 teens held in school massacre plot Authorities in suburban New Orleans said Friday they uncovered a plot by three teen boys to shoot fellow high school students during the first day of classes next Monday. Topsy-turvy day on Wall Street; Dow up 60 Stocks closed out their worst week in more than two years on Friday in a volatile session that saw the major indexes whip back and forth before the S&P 500 ended down less than a point. Boy who was stuffed in oven: Don't jail dad A Staten Island boy, whose father burned his hands on the stove and then tossed him naked into an oven, begs a Staten Island judge to go easy on his father. US Airways plane examined in Pa. because of threat Passengers aboard a US Airways flight that arrived from Scotland were removed from the plane because of an unspecified threat Friday, and the plane was taken to another part of Philadelphia International Airport to be inspected. 'A mess': Judge defers Anthony probation ruling A judge deciding whether Casey Anthony should serve probation for check fraud has ended a hearing without a ruling. Mom to 3 suspects in bank robbery: Surrender Three siblings who authorities say shot up a police car in Florida and robbed a bank in Georgia were being hunted Friday. Man accused of mass spamming on Facebook Sanford Wallace, known as the "Spam King," has turned himself in to U.S. authorities after he was indicted for masterminding a scheme that sent more than 27 million unsolicited junk messages through Facebook's servers. Partygoers: Teen hinted he 'did something bad' A 17-year-old boy accused of killing his parents with a hammer and then hiding their bodies in their bedroom while he hosted a house party hinted to partygoers that he "did something bad," according to witness statements. NYT: Before a walk across Niagara Falls, a balancing act Tightrope walks across the gorge were common in the 19th century, but were banned on both the American and Canadian sides as tawdry stunts. Vonnegut library offers banned book to students Up to 150 students at a Missouri high school that ordered "Slaughterhouse-Five" pulled from its shelves can get a free copy of the novel, courtesy of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, library officials said on Thursday. UAE officer cleared of charges in RI servant case A United Arab Emirates naval officer was acquitted Friday of keeping an unpaid servant after a judge concluded that the woman's testimony "doesn't have the ring of truth." Peace Corps condemns alleged abuse by volunteer The Peace Corps says that a former volunteer's alleged sexual abuse of young girls in South Africa is "reprehensible" and the agency supports the vigorous prosecution of the case. Obama seeks tax credits to help veterans get jobs President Barack Obama is asking Congress to approve new initiatives to help some of America's 1 million unemployed military veterans find work. 'Rent Too Damn High' candidate fights eviction Jimmy McMillan, the New York man who ran for governor on the "Rent is Too Damn High" ticket, says he is being thrown out of his Manhattan apartment â€" because the rent is too low, the New York Post reported Friday. Police: Teen shot in Twinkies theft attempt An 18-year-old man who tried to steal Twinkies from a convenience store Thursday afternoon was shot when the store clerk's gun accidentally discharged, according to Jacksonville police. Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

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