A federal appeals court upheld former Giants slugger Barry Bonds' obstruction of justice conviction based on perceived 'rambling' testimony he gave in 2003 before a grand jury
52-year-old James Kalpakis, a disbarred Long Island attorney, pleaded guilty to swindling real estate clients to more than 4.3 million, New York Law Journal reported. Kalpakis reportedly agreed to a term sentence up to 10 years in prison when he is due to be sentenced on December 3
The United States and Russia struck a compromise on Saturday, which allows the Syrian government its stockpile of chemical weapons to be removed or destroyed by next year.
The Taliban attacked the U.S. Consulate in western Afghanistan with car bombs and guns on Friday, killing at least four Afghans, though they did not enter the compound or hurt Americans.
