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Guatemala ex-dictator to stand trial on genocide
A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war will stand trial on charges he ordered the ...
Surviving band member leads police to bodies
The Colombian-style music group was playing at a ranch in northern Mexico when at least 10 gunmen entered the warehouse where the private party was ...
Newtown parents urge enforcement of gun laws
Parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws and tougher penalties for violators Monday at a ...
Chicago reaches 40 homicides in January
A bloody weekend in which seven people were killed and six wounded has put an abrupt end — at least for now — to hopes that Chicago was at least ...
Arsonist gets death for Calif. fire that killed 5
An arsonist was given the death penalty Monday for killing five men who died of heart attacks during a wildfire nearly a decade ago that ripped ...
Background checks peak in week after Conn shooting
The FBI said Monday it conducted more background checks for firearms sales and permits to carry guns the week following the Newtown, Conn., shooting ...
Mexican church sparks debate on forgiving killers
An order of Roman Catholic priests in Mexico has produced a video urging relatives of drug cartel victims to adopt a Christ-like forgiveness by ...
Defense set in gruesome Ariz. boyfriend slaying
Jodi Arias was adamant at first. She said she knew nothing about her lover's death, didn't slit his throat, stab him nearly 30 times or put a bullet ...
Texas woman's execution 1st in US since 2010
A Texas woman convicted of the gruesome slaying and robbery of her neighbor, a retired 71-year-old college psychology professor, is set to be the ...
Charges dropped against 1 in Texas campus shooting
A Houston-area sheriff is defending the arrest of a 22-year-old man who authorities initially believed was involved in a shooting that wounded him and ...
Chris Brown investigated for possible assault
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown is under investigation for an alleged assault in a West Hollywood parking lot, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's ...
THE RESET: Guns, immigration topping week's agenda
A week into his second term, President Barack Obama is temporarily turning from perpetual political fights over the national debt, government ...
Suspect in India gang rape to be tried as juvenile
A juvenile court ruled Monday that a suspect in the fatal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi last month was a juvenile at the time of the attack.
Boeing 787 probe shifts to monitoring system maker
The joint U.S. and Japanese investigation into the Boeing 787's battery problems has shifted from the battery-maker to the manufacturer of a ...
Around world, gun rules, and results, vary wildly
After a tragedy like the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the statistic is always trotted out. Compared to just about anywhere else with ...
Push for futuristic guns builds on embattled past
It sounds, at first, like a bold, next-generation solution: personalizing guns with technology that keeps them from firing if they ever get into the ...
UK lawmaker: Short skirts, high heels risk rape
A British lawmaker's suggestion that young women who wear high heels and short skirts put themselves at greater risk of rape has drawn widespread ...
1 officer killed, 2 wounded near La. casino
Police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting a police officer and critically wounding two sheriff's deputies after allegedly ...
Chicago woman loses 4th child to gun violence
At least five people were gunned down Saturday in Chicago, including a 34-year-old man whose mother had already lost her three other children to ...
Friar accused of abuse in 2 states kills self
A Franciscan friar accused of sexually abusing students at Catholic high schools in Ohio and Pennsylvania killed himself at a western Pennsylvania ...
Thousands march for gun control in Washington
Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun ...
Trying to unlock secrets of dead serial killer
The suspect, hands and feet shackled, fidgeted in his chair, chuckling at times as he confessed to a brutal killing. Israel Keyes showed no remorse ...
Iraq: 2 soldiers killed near rally shooting site
Gunmen killed two Iraqi soldiers and abducted three others in Fallujah on Saturday as hundreds of mourners gathered in the restive western city for ...
More than 2,000 honor slain NM family
More than 2,000 people gathered at an Albuquerque church to remember five members of a New Mexico family gunned down in their home last weekend.
Charges won't be filed against 49ers' Crabtree
Criminal charges won't be filed against 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree after an alleged sexual assault in a hotel after the team's playoff ...