Karima el-Mahroug, the Moroccan woman at the center of a sex scandal involving former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi testified on Friday in court for the first time, describing how a young woman attending one of Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" parties dressed up like a nun, danced provocatively and stripped down to her underwear for the premier.
Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first -degree murder, but a judge denied the request. Attorneys Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Willmott reportedly asked a judge for permission to withdraw from the case, but were denied.
A bi-partisan group of lawmakers proposed major changes to military laws for sexual assault cases, and back a bill to prevent military commanders from handling sexual assault cases that involve their subordinates."We believe that enough is enough. It is time to change the system that has been held over since George Washington that is simply not working today for the men and women who are serving," said New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Armed Services Committee who is leading the effort.
Akein Scott, a 19-year-old man with reputed gang ties was in custody Thursday with the New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded, news reports said. Scott was arrested Wednesday night in eastern New Orleans' Little Woods section after a three-day manhunt.
