UPDATED: Beck defends moving 90 LAPD officers from patrol to jail - Daily Breeze
The LAPD's plan to take nearly 90 officers off the street to open a new jail that has been unused for more than a year because of staffing shortages was defended today by police Chief Charlie Beck. The reassignments will allow the new Metropolitan

Detroit woman gets 2-4 years for role in moving 727 pound of pot - Lincoln Journal Star
A district judge Thursday sentenced a Detroit woman to two to four years in a Nebraska prison for her part in a scheme to transport 727 pounds of marijuana across the country. Sarah McGee made it clear she plans to appeal. Her first trial in February

GAC, HGTV parent moving HQ to Knoxville - Birmingham Business Journal
The parent company of cable channel Great American Country is moving its global headquarters to Knoxville, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports . Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. is also the parent of HGTV, which got its start in Knoxville in 1994, as

OHP: Man dies after jumping from moving vehicle - Tahlequah Daily Press
TAHLEQUAH — A Tulsa man died Wednesday evening after he reportedly exited a vehicle that was traveling on State Highway 82, about a quarter-mile north of Locust Grove. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Scott Earl Griffin, 33, died at Mayes County

Saudi prince backs moving planned NYC mosque - AP - msnbc.com
A Saudi prince who has aided the imam spearheading a proposed Islamic center near New York's ground zero is appealing for another site not associated with the "wound" of the Sept. 11 attacks, a report said Thursday. In interview excerpts published by the