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US, French tourists kidnapped, 1 raped in Rio
A night out on the town turned into a nightmare after an American woman was gang raped and beaten aboard a public transport van while her French ...
Release for man convicted in '70 deadly Ariz. fire
Louis Taylor was just a teenager when he was convicted of starting a Tucson hotel fire that killed 29 people. He has since spent more than four ...
Southern Calif. man stages April Fool's plane joke
It's the plane crash that wasn't in Southern California. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports (http://bit.ly/YQ8fyA ) a Yucaipa businessman staged ...
Help shrinks as poverty spikes in the US
Antonio Hammond is the $18,000 man. He's a success story for Catholic Charities of Baltimore, one of a multitude of organizations trying to haul ...
Family grieves 5 relatives dead in Nevada crash
A Nevada judge set bail at $3.5 million on Monday for a California teenager jailed on felony drunk driving charges in a weekend crash that killed five ...
Suspect in Colo. prison chief death got out early
Because of a paperwork error, the suspect in last month's killing of Colorado's corrections chief was freed from prison in January — four years ...
Judge allows halfway house for defense contractor
A defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to his Chinese girlfriend will be allowed to stay at a halfway house while he awaits trial, ...
Suspicion in DA death shifts to white supremacists
Suspicion in the slayings of a Texas district attorney and his wife shifted Monday to a violent white supremacist prison gang that was the focus of ...
Easter egg hunt at Seattle zoo turns violent
One of usually peaceful springtime rituals of childhood — the Easter egg hunt — turned nasty at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Blame the moms.
In Miami, Cuban dissident blogger calls for unity
They came from all over to hear her speak. Old Cuban ladies with wrinkled faces and pristine makeup. Young students with iPhones and digital cameras.
Investigation leads to dogfight raid in Miss.
A raid on a barn in northern Mississippi over the weekend busted up what is thought to be one the biggest annual dogfights in the United States with ...
I-77 reopens following pileup at Va.-NC line
Virginia State Police on Monday identified the three victims of a chain-reaction crash involving nearly 100 vehicles along a mountainous, foggy ...
Judge rules Stockton, Calif., to enter bankruptcy
The people of Stockton will feel financial fallout for years after a federal judge ruled Monday to let the city become the most populous in the nation ...
Police suspect drug use in Calif. Walmart crash
Police said Monday they suspect a man was on drugs when he rammed his car through the front of a California Walmart store and began assaulting ...
Relative: No motive in Easter shooting in Ohio
Panicked witnesses to a fatal Easter service shooting in Ohio feared many might be killed as the victim's son approached the pulpit, waving a handgun ...
Iowa boy says school attack left him disabled
A teenager is suing his southwest Iowa school district, several administrators and his former high school football coach, claiming they didn't do ...
Colo. prosecutors seek execution in theater attack
For James Holmes, "justice is death," prosecutors said Monday in announcing they will seek his execution if he is convicted in the Colorado movie ...
Boeing conducts another test flight of 787 jet
Boeing Co. conducted another test flight of its 787 passenger jet over the West Coast. The company said Monday's flight was designed to test system ...
Arrest made in kidnapping of Los Angeles girl
A man was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl who was snatched from her San Fernando Valley home in the middle of the ...
Scouts reject troop sponsored by gay rights group
The Boy Scouts of America have rejected an application for a scouting troop sponsored by a Utah gay rights organization. The Utah Pride Center ...
Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US
Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work ...
Camry battles spruced-up rivals in midsize market
For nearly two decades, the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord have ruled the mid-sized car market. Nobody accused them of being stylish or fast.
Correction: Zumba-Prostitution story
In a story March 29 about a Zumba instructor pleading guilty to prostitution and other charges, The Associated Press incorrectly identified the deputy ...
NYC's Coney Island hopes for rebound after Sandy
At the beginning of each tourist season, the entrepreneurs who pitch the thrill rides, hot dogs, sideshows and souvenirs at gritty Coney Island gather ...
US says Guantanamo strike grows; extent in dispute
One of the best known prisoners in Guantanamo says a hunger strike at the U.S. base in Cuba has grown to include 130 men in a protest over their ...