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This Feb. 8, 2011, photo provided by the Greenville (S.C.) County Detention Center, shows Jessica Blackham, the Easley, S.C., woman arrested Tuesday and charged with child abuse after authorities say her newborn infant was found in the toilet of an arena in downtown Greenville, S.C. The baby had hypothermia and was taken to a hospital, where he was listed as improving late Tuesday. (AP Photo/Greenville County Detention Center)
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** FILE ** In this Jan. 9, 2011, file photo, Lindsay Lohan attends the Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Prosecutors say they plan to charge Lohan on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)
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FILE- This file photo dated Nov. 10, 2010, showing Miriam O'Reilly as she arrives at her employment tribunal in London where she claims she was a victim of sex and age discrimination by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). O'Reilly went on to win her ageism case against the BBC and they have apologized and said it would introduce new guidance procedures for its presenters. One colleague offered O'Reilly hair dye, another told her "it's time for botox." and a third said her wrinkles could be a problem in this new era of high-definition TV, as she presented the rural affairs BBC TV show Countryfile and was dropped from the show so she decided to fight the BBC for her job. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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Sled dogs pull tourists through the Soo Valley north of Whistler on Jan. 31 during a ride by Howling Dog Tours. Police are investigating the April killing of 100 of the company's dogs. (Associated Press)
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A march through the village of Whistler, British Columbia, on Saturday protests the slaughter of 100 sled dogs owned by Howling Dog Tours Whistler. The owner's claim that the dogs were old and sick is challenged. (Associated Press)
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An empty gurney gives a condemned inmate's view of the new lethal injection facility at San Quentin State Prison in California. A federal judge who shut down the death chamber five years ago returned Tuesday with officials, reporters and photographers to inspect it again. (Associated Press)
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Carlos Mario Gonzalez, 16, who was a sophomore at Cathedral High School in El Paso, Texas, was one of three U.S. students who were killed by unknown gunmen on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, outside a car dealership across the border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (AP Photo/Cathedral High School)
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** FILE ** Luis Posada Carriles talks to a reporter in Miami in November 2010. Mr. Posada, 82, is accused of lying under oath to federal officials during immigration hearings in El Paso and faces 11 counts of perjury, obstruction and immigration fraud. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor awaits the start of the prosecution's closing arguments during his war crimes trial at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Jerry Lampen, Pool)
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Pakistani villagers carry the body of Shumaila Kanwal, the widow of a Pakistani man allegedly shot and killed by a U.S. official, for burial in Chak Chumra, near Faisalabad, Pakistan, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. Mrs. Kanwal committed suicide by taking insecticides, saying she was driven to act by fears that the American would be freed without trial. (AP Photo/Khalil-ur-Rehman)
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An Afghan policeman runs to the scene of an explosion in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Police say the bomb exploded in a crowded intersection, but there were no reports of any fatalities. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
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FILE - This is a Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 file photo of convicted murderer Amanda Knox from the US as she is escorted by penitentiary police officers during a break in the trial at the court in Perugia, central Italy, The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher is criticizing a U.S. television re-enactment for depicting alleged scenes of his daughter's murder in the Italian city of Perugia. The Lifetime movie is based on the trial that followed Meredith Kercher's stabbing death on Nov. 1, 2007 a killing for which Kercher's roommate, University of Washington student Amanda Knox, was found guilty, along with two men. They have all proclaimed their innocence. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)
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In this unndated handout photo provided by US channel Lifetime Entertainment Services on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, actress Hayden Panettiere portrays US student Amanda Knox in the made for TV film about the murder of British student, Meredith Kercher. A trailer for the film will air on US channel Lifetime on Feb, 21. 2011. The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher is criticizing a U.S. television re-enactment for depicting alleged scenes of his daughter's murder in the Italian city of Perugia.The Lifetime movie is based on the trial that followed Meredith Kercher's stabbing death on Nov. 1, 2007 a killing for which Kercher's roommate, University of Washington student Amanda Knox, was found guilty, along with two men. They have all proclaimed their innocence. (AP Photo/Lifetime Entertainment Services. PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE EDITORIAL USE ONLY - PHOTOGRAPH CAN NOT BE STORED OR USED FOR MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION
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FILE - This is an undated file photo released by the Italian Police of 22-year-old murdered British university student Meredith Kercher, The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher is criticizing a U.S. television re-enactment for depicting alleged scenes of his daughter's murder in the Italian city of Perugia. The Lifetime movie is based on the trial that followed Meredith Kercher's stabbing death on Nov. 1, 2007 a killing for which Kercher's roommate, University of Washington student Amanda Knox, was found guilty, along with two men. They have all proclaimed their innocence. (AP Photo/Italian Police, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Pakistanis demonstrate in front of the presidential residence in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, to condemn a U.S. Embassy employee suspected in a shooting incident that killed two Pakistanis. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
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Milwaukee Bucks' John Salmons, left, defends as Detroit Pistons' Richard Hamilton (32) shoots during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)
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Orlando Magic guard Gilbert Arenas works out before the start of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center in Washington, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**
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Orlando Magic guard Gilbert Arenas works out before the start of the NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center in Washington, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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BURNED OUT: The remains of a vehicle in Cairo is a temporary resting place for anti-government protesters on Thursday. Looting, arson and beatings have become the norm in demonstrations that started peacefully last week, but activists still hope for a massive turnout on "Departure Friday." (Associated Press)
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President Reagan announces the resignation of Chief Justice Warren E. Burger (right) during a briefing at the White House on June 17, 1986. Reagan said he would nominate Justice William H. Rehnquist (second from right) to the post of chief justice and Antonin Scalia (left) as a member of the Supreme Court. (Associated Press)
