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3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child
A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" — then went on to tell ...
Sentencing in theft of 'Idol' contestant's iPhone
A woman has been sentenced to eight days in jail for stealing a former "American Idol" contestant's iPhone while the singer was performing at a ...
Utah man shot in church upgraded to fair condition
A Utah man shot in the head during a Father's Day Mass was upgraded to fair condition Tuesday — just a few hours after his son-in-law was charged with ...
FBI digging at former home of famed NY mobster
FBI agents with jackhammers and shovels were digging Tuesday under a New York City house once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De ...
Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet
A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty.
Chaos as gunfire erupts at Utah Father's day Mass
It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as ...
WikiLeaks trial focuses Army email list
A huge database of troop names and email addresses an Army private allegedly downloaded to a personal computer could be used by foreign adversaries ...
Feds: NY, Va. 7-Eleven stores exploited immigrants
Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged Monday with making tens of millions of dollars by ...
Prosecutors push for anti-phone theft measures
Law enforcement officials nationwide are demanding the creation of a "kill switch" that would render smartphones inoperable after they are stolen, New ...
Russia police: $3M Bolshoi embezzlement inquiry
Russian police have launched a criminal investigation into the embezzlement of 90 million rubles (about $3 million) of state funds during the ...
Victim in Texas parade crash accused of lying
An ex-police officer from Georgia who was injured in a train accident during a veterans parade in Texas is accused of lying about receiving a Purple ...
SF, NY officials wait to judge Apple 'kill switch'
The top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York, seeking ways to curb thefts of mobile devices, said Monday they will reserve judgment of Apple's ...
Rapper 2 Chainz robbed at gunpoint in San Fran
Police say platinum-selling rapper 2 Chainz was robbed in San Francisco just hours before he was scheduled to perform at a concert. Sgt. Dennis Toomer ...
Calif. serial killer Richard Ramirez dies
Richard Ramirez, the demonic serial killer known as the Night Stalker who left satanic signs at murder scenes and mutilated victims' bodies during a ...
SF, NY officials to meet over cellphone thefts
Top law enforcement officials from San Francisco and New York plan to meet with some of the nation's largest smartphone makers next week to help ...
DNA on beer cans leads to NY suspect's arrest
Authorities say a burglar's decision to knock back a couple of beers during a break-in at an upstate New York home led to his arrest.
Police can collect DNA from arrestees, court says
A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for police to take a DNA swab from anyone they arrest for a serious crime, endorsing a ...
'Bucket list' item leads to women's arrest in Fla.
Two longtime friends ended up in jail in central Florida thanks to a "bucket list" that included stealing from a store. Police say 36-year-old Andrea ...
Correction: Argentina-Obit-Videla story
In a May 17 story about the death of jailed former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, The Associated Press, relying on an initial prison service ...
DA: Tenn. victims shot after drugs handed over
A former police officer, accused of killing two people during a robbery at an east Tennessee pharmacy, gunned down his victims after they complied ...
Prosecutor: IPad theft defendants ambushed victim
Two men accused of killing a high school freshman who refused to let go of his iPad were like wild animals ambushing a weak victim, a prosecutor said ...
Cannes crime: 2nd jewel theft during film festival
Thieves outsmarted 80 security guards in an exclusive French Riviera hotel and made off with a necklace that creators say is worth a staggering 2 ...
Police defend officer who shot NY college student
The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed ...
Moscow blasts alleged vote theft at Eurovision
Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts — alleged vote ...
Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self
A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing ...