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Mayor Menino says Tamerlan, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev acted alone WASHINGTON —Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving accused Boston Marathon bomber, has been arraigned in his hospital bed, a federal official tells NewsCenter 5's Kelley Tuthill. The complaint against him has been sealed and is not public, according to Gary Wente, the circuit executive for the U.S. Courts in Boston. A magistrate went to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Monday for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's initial appearance. The exact charges against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were sealed in the complaint and were not immediately available. This is a NewsCenter 5 breaking news update. Law enforcement sources tell ABC...

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, March 26, 2007 – Preliminary hearings began here today in the case of an Australian detainee captured in Afghanistan in 2001, the first detainee to be charged under the Military Commissions Act of 2006. David Hicks, who became known as the “Australian Taliban” following his capture, is charged with providing material support for terrorism based on his alleged participation in al Qaeda training camps and military campaigns. Hicks declined the reading of his charges in the hearing and reserved the right to enter a plea. Marine Col. Ralph Kohlmann, the military judge assigned to...

The embattled but defiant mayor of San Jose was arraigned Monday on public corruption charges stemming from a secretly negotiated garbage contract deal. Mayor Ron Gonzales, 55, did not enter a plea to six felony counts in the indictment unsealed last week, including conspiracy, bribery, misappropriating public funds and falsifying records. If convicted, he could face up to eight years in prison. Gonzales, who is in his final year as mayor of the nation's 10th largest city, made an initial appearance in Santa Clara County Superior Court before Judge Rene Navarro. He did not speak, standing next to his attorneys...

B'klyn Dem Leader Norman Arraigned By Graham Rayman Staff Writer October 10, 2003, 3:47 PM EDT After a night in the District Attorney's office, county democratic leader Clarence Norman strolled into a Brooklyn courtroom yesterday in handcuffs with a smile on his face. Norman was arraigned yesterday before Bronx Supreme Court justice Martin Marcus on two counts of grand larceny and one count of failing to file business records. He pleaded not guilty. He faces up to seven years in prison. The handcuffs were removed after he walked in by a detective, who smiled almost apologetically to Norman's parents who...

NEW YORK (AP) -- An Air France pilot was arraigned on felony charges Sunday after allegedly telling a security screener he had a bomb in his shoe. No explosives were found on the pilot or the plane, but the New York-to-Paris flight he was scheduled for as a co-pilot was canceled. Philippe Rivere, 50, was charged with two counts of falsely reporting an incident. He could face a seven-year prison term if convicted on the first-degree count, said Patrick Clark, a spokesman for the Queens district attorney. Queens Criminal Court Judge Deborah Stevens Modica set bail at $7,500 and ordered...