Why isn't this surprising? The trial of Milan Kovacevic, a SUNY Binghamton student who fled the U.S. for Serbia after beating a classmate into a coma, was postponed, because Kovacevic's lawyer was too busy with other cases to appear in court. Kovacevic is being tried in his native country after a deal brokered by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that also gave beating victim Bryan Steinhauer $900,000. According to the AP, a "relaxed-looking" Kovacevic told a panel of judges, "I will not make any statement without the presence of my lawyer." Convenient! more ›

Anders Uwadinobi, a freshman from the Bronx, was "play" fighting with a friend in a dorm room at SUNY Binghamton when he suffered fatal injuries Sunday night. An autopsy is being conducted, but a student who witnessed the situation when he heard screams to call 911 said he saw Uwadinobi "shaking" and seizing. The 18-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center. The student told the Post, "They were playing around.... more ›