Mobster in Federal Court
(Buffalo, NY, September 16, 2004) - - A well known Mobster and Gambling Kingpin is being sentenced in Federal Court right now for trying to bully people out of money. Benjamin "Sonny" Nicoletti pleaded guilty to trying to extort $15,000.00 from a local man in connection with a bookmaking operation based in the Dominican Republic in 1998.

Child star in drugs bust
FORMER child star Macaulay Culkin had been arrested on drug charges, US authorities said today.

Fishing regulations criticized
WASHINGTON -- Federal fisheries regulations threaten the livelihoods of thousands of New England fishermen, but the prospects for change remained uncertain Tuesday following a congressional hearing.