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Pearl Harbor survivor helps identify unknown dead
Ray Emory could not accept that more than one quarter of the 2,400 Americans who died at Pearl Harbor were buried, unidentified, in a volcanic crater.
UK publicist Max Clifford arrested in sex case
For years, the affable, white-haired Max Clifford has been the "go to" guy for British celebrities seeking help with public relations fiascos. Now it ...
Sheriff: Calif. handyman kidnapped, forced to work
A Northern California man and woman are accused of luring a handyman to a home, beating him and holding him against his will for about six hours while ...
Police: Conn. man fathered child with daughter
A 46-year-old Connecticut man and his 23-year-old daughter told police they weren't certain they were related before beginning a sexual relationship ...
Thief returns cash from Ohio kettle with apology
A thief who made off with cash from a Salvation Army red kettle at a northern Ohio mall this week apparently has had a change of heart. Police near ...
As pot goes proper, a history of weed
The grass is no greener. But, finally, it's legal — at least somewhere in America. It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana. Washington state and ...
Guatemalan police arrest software guru McAfee
Software company founder John McAfee was arrested by Guatemalan police for entering the country illegally, ending his bizarre weekslong journey as a ...
Colo. shooting suspect: Brief romance, few friends
It didn't take long for suspicions to surface at a Colorado university that the man who just hours earlier shot up a midnight movie was a student who ...
Rolls-Royce hands over evidence in bribery probe
Aircraft and marine engine-maker Rolls-Royce says it has given information to Britain's Serious Fraud Office, which is investigating alleged bribery ...
NY subway victim's daughter: 'What's done is done'
The daughter of a man pushed in front of a subway train and photographed a split-second before his death said Wednesday after a suspect was arrested ...
China bus drivers given bail after strike
Four Chinese immigrant bus drivers accused of inciting the city-state's first labor strike in 26 years have been granted bail in a case that ...
Hunters find bodies believed to be 2 Iowa cousins
Hunters discovered two bodies Wednesday believed to be the young Iowa cousins who vanished five months ago while riding their bikes, authorities said.
Half brother accused of killing autistic Wis. man
Matthew Graville couldn't read well or remember numbers. He could drive his friends crazy with his incessant talking. But all he really wanted, by all ...
Canada targets Romanians smuggling Gypsies
Canadian and U.S. immigration officials believe a smuggling ring has been bringing Romanian gypsies into the U.S. through Mexico in order for them to ...
Texas student shoots self while in police custody
A student taken into custody for his own protection Wednesday at his Houston-area high school shot himself with a hidden gun while handcuffed inside ...
4 found slain in Detroit home; homicides spiking
Four people were found shot to death in a Detroit home, authorities said Wednesday, padding the city's homicide total that already has surpassed last ...
Woman killed after car, motorized wheelchair bump
An elderly man opened fire on a woman after her car came into contact with his motorized wheelchair at a central Georgia service station, authorities ...
Utah inmate sentenced for killing prison guard
A Utah inmate covered in neo-Nazi tattoos was given a life sentence without the possibility of parole Wednesday for killing a prison guard during a ...
US, Mexico complete trial of flying deportees home
The U.S. and Mexican governments have completed a two-month program to fly deportees deep into Mexico, and the U.S. is looking to the new ...
Maine police: Man says prostitute owes 10 minutes
Police in Maine say a man called them to complain a prostitute hadn't given him his money's worth — so they arrested him. Police say New Hampshire ...
Cadet quits, cites overt religion at West Point
A cadet quitting West Point less than six months before graduation says he could no longer be part of a culture that promotes prayers and religious ...
Parents charged with taking baby from Pa. hospital
Police filed charges Wednesday against the parents of a sick baby who allegedly removed the child from a Pennsylvania hospital without permission.
Worker left dangling for hours in Pa. water tower
Two workers were cleaning an empty water tower Wednesday outside Philadelphia when scaffolding collapsed under them, sending one man plummeting to his ...
Beard, other issues remain for new Fort Hood judge
The new judge taking over the Fort Hood shooting case will likely confront many of the questions that faced her predecessor, including one that helped ...
At 450 pounds, Ohio killer fights execution
At about 450 pounds, Ohio death row inmate Ronald Post is so fat that his executioners won't be able to find veins in his arms or legs for the lethal ...