THE scene in a remote spot in Pennsylvania was exactly what authorities say failed bomber Faisal Shahzad had wanted on a busy evening in Times Square on May 1.

Choking back tears and pleading for leniency, celebrity homemaker Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison for lying about a stock sale -and vowed: "I'll be back.".

A New York judge has refused to grant “domestic goddess” Martha Stewart a new trial, dismissing an appeal based on claims that a juror lied to conceal bias against the celebrity home-making entrepreneur.