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Uncle of bomb suspects confirms 2nd suspect's name
A U.S. law enforcement official and the uncle of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings are confirming that the name of the second suspect is ...
MIT police officer killed in campus shooting
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer was shot and killed at the campus outside Boston, authorities said early Friday. No arrests had ...
FBI: Pilot worker says Haslam knew of rebate fraud
A Pilot Flying J employee told investigators that CEO Jimmy Haslam, who is also the owner of the Cleveland Browns, knew about rebate fraud at the ...
Senators unveil sweeping immigration bill
Four Democratic and four Republican senators formally unveiled a sweeping immigration bill Thursday at a news conference attended by traditional ...
Boston official: Video footage shows bomb suspect
In what could be a major break in the Boston Marathon case, investigators are on the hunt for a man seen in a department store surveillance video ...
Records: Army allowed police shooter to resign
Records show the Army commander of a former soldier who gunned down two California police detectives had allowed him to resign from the military ...
Levin says law enforcement testing letter
Michigan Sen. Carl Levin says tests are being conducted on a suspicious letter that was delivered to his Saginaw office and the staffer who discovered ...
Secret Service: Suspicious letter mailed to Obama
The U.S. Secret Service has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a "suspicious substance." A law enforcement ...
Egypt policeman sentenced to 15 years for torture
An Egyptian court sentenced a police officer to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for torturing an ultraconservative Muslim to death, a rare lengthy ...
Egyptian policeman killed by Sinai gunmen
Egypt's Interior Ministry says gunmen have opened fire on a security convoy in central Sinai, killing a police lieutenant and seriously injuring ...
Source: Case being built against ex-Texas official
Texas authorities investigating the killing of a district attorney and his wife are working to build a case against a former justice of the peace ...
Afghan commandos kill 22 insurgents
Afghan commandos killed 22 insurgents on Monday during an operation to capture a Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan, police and the U.S.
In New Orleans, political brawl over police, jail
A political brawl has broken out between the mayor and a sheriff who runs the city jail, which has come under scrutiny for a video showing inmates ...
Package sent to Arpaio could have injured, killed
Arizona authorities say a package addressed to Sheriff Joe Arpaio discovered in a northern Arizona mailbox would have exploded if opened, leading to ...
Mob assaults Tunisia police station, 1 dead
A mob of alleged religious conservatives attacked a Tunisian police station and clashed with security forces Friday, leaving one person dead and two ...
Afghan officials say bombs kill 4 in south
Afghan officials say two separate roadside bombings in southern Afghanistan have killed four people, including a district police chief. A spokesman ...
Secret Service logs show Hinckley on good behavior
The man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 has behaved well over the past year when he's been freed from a Washington mental hospital to visit ...
Gunmen kill Pakistani policeman during polio drive
Gunmen shot to death a policeman protecting a team of female polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks ...
Investigators: Missing family left US voluntarily
Investigators said Tuesday they believe a couple that abruptly disappeared with their two young boys left for Mexico voluntarily, a statement that ...
Escapee who allegedly got deputy's help sought
A search was underway Tuesday for a man accused of wearing a sheriff's deputy jacket to escape from Denver's jail, allegedly with a deputy's help.
UK teen police commissioner steps down over tweets
She was hired to teach local police about British youth — but it was 17-year-old Paris Brown who said she learned a lesson after her scandalous tweets ...
Calif's 4 a.m. last call bill already fuels debate
The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but one lawmaker believes that's just too early to set down the shot glasses and beer steins.
Oregon police to probe if Alaska coach hit player
A police department in Oregon will investigate whether an Alaska assistant high school football coach assaulted a player on a school-sponsored team ...
Seattle chief retires amid use of force order
Seattle Police Chief John Diaz retired Monday as his department faces a court-overseen monitoring plan to address the use of force by officers.
AP source: FBI eyes possible extortion at Rutgers
The FBI is investigating whether a former Rutgers basketball employee tried to extort the university before he made videos that showed ex-coach Mike ...