FBI probes former News Corp investment

Lamar Outdoor Advertising had to take down a billboard Friday in which a gun (from Gary's Guns) was accidentally pointed towards a small child on an adjacent sign.

HALIFAX — Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle, the Halifax navy intelligence officer who sold secrets to Russia, has been given a 20-year prison sentence. But the judge presiding over the case says Delisle will serve 18 years and five months behind bars because of time he has already served. Provincial court Judge Patrick Curran said Friday that Delisle “coldly and rationally” offered his services to Russia. Delisle pleaded guilty last year to breach of trust and communicating information that could harm Canada’s interests to a foreign entity.

Kyle Myers, better known as the wildly popular "FPS Russia" on YouTube — with a penchant for shooting guns and blowing things up in videos — has caught the eye of federal authorities.

Russia introduced new alcohol laws. The Senate made a deal on the fiscal cliff. Hewlett- Packard may dispose from some of its businesses. Royal Dutch Shell’s drilling ship Kulluk grounded near a small island in the Gulf of Alaska.

News Outdoor Russia, which was sold in July, is being investigated by the Justice Department for allegations it paid off Russian officials.

Benjamin Shepherd submits: Russian markets have remained buoyant despite Europe’s sovereign debt scare, prompting many to wonder if the time is ripe for Russia to reassert itself as a regional power. We spoke with John Connor, manager of Third Millennium Russia (TMRFX), to get his take on the political climate and Russia’s economic prospects.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday released hundreds of pages from files on Michael Jackson, revealing the agency assisted in the child molestation probes involving the late pop icon.Responding to requests from various media organizations, the FBI issued more than 300 pages of documents relating to Jackson, who died in June at the age of 50 following an overdose of prescription drugs.