UFC comments on arrest of fighter Jeremy Stephens
The UFC is speaking out about the arrest of mixed martial arts fighter Jeremy Stephens. Minneapolis police took the 26-year-old into custody Friday ...
Police: Cop impersonator demanded free fast food
Authorities in Florida say a man flashed a fake gun and badge and demanded free fast food at a McDonald's drive-thru. Pinellas County Sheriff's ...

Pakistanis, Americans protest drones in long drive
Thousands of Pakistanis joined by a group of U.S. anti-war activists headed toward Pakistan's militant-riddled tribal belt Saturday to protest U.S.

Women pulled from submerged car in RI identified
The three victims who were pulled from a car hours after it plunged off a pier and landed on its roof in Newport Harbor were identified Saturday as ...

Abu Hamza extradited to US after UK ruling
Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects were extradited from the U.K. after Britain's High Court ruled they had no more ...

FBI: Friendly fire likely in border shootings
A preliminary investigation has found friendly fire likely was to blame in a shooting that killed one federal agent and wounded another along the ...

Israeli police: American kills chef at hotel
An American man who lost his job at a Red Sea hotel in Israel shot dead a chef at the resort on Friday, then was killed himself in a shootout with ...

American says it has fixed seats on 42 planes
American Airlines says it has repaired 42 of 48 planes that were pulled aside and inspected because the seats could come loose. The airline said ...

FBI: Workers hid scheme to sell Russia electronics
An FBI agent testified Friday that employees at a Houston company were coached to hide information about the cutting-edge microelectronics the firm ...

No more Mich. trials for serial stabbing suspect
A man charged in a series of fatal stabbings in Michigan in 2010 won't face additional trials after receiving a life sentence, a prosecutor said ...

Teachers, bosses charged in NJ school sex scandal
A student at Triton High School went to Principal Catherine DePaul six months ago with a disturbing story: She believed another student was involved ...

Texas teen describes slayings to 911 operator
A chilling recording of a 911 call captured a 17-year-old Texas boy telling the operator in a calm, monotone voice that he had just shot his mother ...

Texas test scandal ex-school chief gets 42 months
A federal judge has sentenced the former El Paso Independent School District superintendent to 42 months in prison for his participation in a scheme ...

Anatomy of Vatican scandal: How the butler did it
He had the trust of Pope Benedict XVI and the cardinals, monsignors and priests who run the Roman Catholic Church. And because of his privileged ...

Parents decide not to sue in Rutgers webcam case
The parents of a Rutgers University student who killed himself after his roommate used a webcam to see him kissing another man have decided not to sue ...

Fatal parasail accidents renew calls for rules
Soaring high above the ocean, tethered to a boat, a parasail ride is at once exhilarating and peaceful, even quiet. But every year, there are ...

SF archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest
Amid heavy security and the splendor of his faith's most sacred rites, the new Roman Catholic archbishop of San Francisco assumed office Thursday ...
Al-Qaida claims attack wave and jailbreak in Iraq
Al-Qaida's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility on Friday for a stunning jailbreak last week that was followed by a wave of deadly attacks across the ...
Western Pa. judge sets example by doing jury duty
A western Pennsylvania judge spent the day in the county courthouse — but not in her usual seat. Instead, Cambria County Judge Linda Fleming sat among ...
Cyprus attack plan suspect pleads not guilty
A Swedish-Lebanese man on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges he was planning an attack on Israeli citizens in Cyprus, in a case that Israel has said ...
Nigeria jails anti-graft officers for bribe-taking
Nigeria's anti-graft agency says two former employees have been jailed over a $600 bribe. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission spokesman Wilson ...
Police: Call from 'burglar' actually came from dog
Police in Orem, Utah, say a man who thought he was getting a call from a burglar had actually gotten a call from his dog. Authorities in the community ...

Calif. parole board OKs Manson follower's release
A parole board panel has recommended the release of a former Charles Manson follower imprisoned for 40 years for a double murder Manson engineered, ...

Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal skips court
Career criminal Marcus Pixley got a break when his bail was reduced after allegations that a state police lab chemist put thousands of drug cases like ...

Soldier who lost 4 limbs back in Michigan hometown
Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills had been a lot of places since losing his four limbs in Afghanistan. The one place he hadn't been was where people knew ...