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Prosecutors seek to end myth of Utah mountain man
At first, many locals took to calling Troy James Knapp the mountain man. Even victims of his many cabin break-ins marveled over his ability to slip ...
Couple jailed for fleeing with kids to face judge
The Florida parents charged with kidnapping their boys from their grandparents and sailing to Cuba on a boat called "Salty" to elude authorities were ...
Charades are over for Rockefeller Impostor
In his world of pretense, the little man in spectacles became many fabulous people from royalty to a Rockefeller until his charades finally ended with ...
Rockefeller impostor convicted of cold-case murder
A German immigrant who spent decades posing as an heir to the fabled Rockefeller oil fortune and using other identities was found guilty Wednesday of ...
Gunman holding firefighters killed; 4 hostages OK
An armed man who was having financial problems held four firefighters for hours in a suburban Atlanta home, demanding his cable and power be turned ...
Paris judge sets hearing on auction of Hopi items
A judge in Paris is holding a hearing Thursday on the auction of dozens of items central to an Arizona tribe's religious practices.
3 arrested after Wyoming police follow footprints
Three men have been accused of stealing items that include a samurai sword — but according to central Wyoming police the suspects weren't exactly ...
Device to scare birds causes Guard base lockdown
After a report of gunfire, Air National Guard officials locked down a Mississippi base on Wednesday, but the noise thought to be shots turned out to ...
Thirsty Ore. burglars left telltale juice carton
Authorities in southwest Oregon say two burglars took silver ingots, collectible coins, electronics and jewelry in a break-in last fall. They also ...
Air Force general: Actions aim to deter NKorea
The United States sent its most powerful airplanes to the Korean peninsula in recent weeks in part because it wants North Korea to know what the ...
Prosecutor in Arias trial says victim was afraid
The one-time boyfriend Jodi Arias has admitted killing was "extremely afraid" of her before his death as she stalked him while he pursued other ...
Sheriff: Knife attack at Texas college was random
A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a suburban Houston community college chose his victims at random, authorities said Wednesday, ...
Police: Phoenix area man killed wife over HIV fear
A man charged with fatally stabbing his wife and adult son in their suburban Phoenix home told investigators he carried out the killings out of a fear ...
Survivor of '63 Ala. church bombing seeks funds
The lone survivor of a 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed four black girls said Wednesday she wants millions in compensation for her injuries and ...
Fla. inmate executed for 1980 killing of girl
A man who killed a 10-year-old girl he snatched off her bike on her way to school has been executed in Florida. Authorities said 59-year-old Larry ...
Maine hermit living in wild for 27 years arrested
A man who lived like a hermit for decades in a makeshift camp in the woods and may be responsible for more than 1,000 burglaries for food and other ...
Lost Civil War ring returned to kin of Pa. soldier
A ring lost by a Union soldier from Pennsylvania during the Civil War has completed a long journey home. The ring was worn by Levi Schlegel, a ...
Autopsies: Detroit office shootings murder-suicide
Authorities determined Wednesday that a fired maintenance worker fatally shot his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself inside a Detroit ...
Amish gather a last time before prison terms start
Bare feet and work boots shuffle on the wooden floor of the Amish schoolhouse as the children settle into tight rows of scuffed metal desks across the ...
3 convicted in Ohio prison riot plan hunger strike
Three of five Ohio inmates sentenced to death for an historic prison riot plan a hunger strike starting on the uprising's 20th anniversary Thursday ...
Mercy rejected for Ohio man who killed 6-month-old
The Ohio Parole Board on Wednesday rejected a plea for mercy by a condemned Ohio man who says he intended to rape his girlfriend's 6-month-old ...
AP Exclusive: Man tried saving kids buried in dirt
For Jordan Arwood, the images return in waves. A wall of dirt collapsing and burying his 6-year-old daughter and her 7-year-old cousin in a pit he was ...
Couple accused of kidnapping kids booked into jail
The couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba has been booked into a Florida jail after being handed over to U.S.
Dockworkers ratify new 6-year contract
Dockworkers along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico have ratified a new six-year contract, ending more than a year of negotiations.
Student charged in Texas college stabbing attack
A student who told police he'd fantasized for years about stabbing people to death was charged Tuesday with carrying out a building-to-building attack ...