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German police: Woman suspected of killing 5 babies
A woman killed her five infants shortly after giving birth in secret at home and in the woods because each time she got pregnant she worried her ...
Amputee shot by police had battled mental illness
Mental illness prompted Brian Claunch to get rid of his own left arm and leg. Then, despite his disabilities, he spent the better part of a decade ...
Police: Student shoots self at Okla. junior high
A gunshot rang out at an Oklahoma junior high school before classes began Wednesday, terrifying teenagers who feared a gunman was on the loose.
US general charged with adultery, other sex crimes
An Army brigadier general who served five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan has been charged with forcible sodomy, multiple counts of adultery and ...
Man once on death row faced financial problems
Joyce Robbins wanted to know why her aunt wasn't coming to a big family barbeque. Mamie Brown and her husband, Joseph Green Brown, who was on ...
Akin, McCaskill both courting Republicans in Mo.
His spot on the ballot now guaranteed, Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin began rebuilding support Wednesday among fellow Republicans who shunned him ...
Perjury case against 2 Penn St officials proceeds
A judge on Wednesday upheld perjury charges against two Penn State administrators accused of lying to a grand jury that investigated allegations ...
Murdered Kansas doctor's abortion clinic sold
The shuttered Wichita abortion clinic formerly operated by the late Dr. George Tiller has been bought by an abortion-rights group that intends to ...
Prominent Kremlin critic faces criminal charges
A Russian tycoon who has financed a newspaper critical of the Kremlin and supported the opposition has been charged with hooliganism and assault for ...
Army: Fort Hood shooting suspect out of hospital
An Army psychiatrist charged in a deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage was returned to jail Wednesday after a brief stay in the hospital, military ...
2 sheriff's deputies, suspect shot near San Diego
Two sheriff's deputies and a suspected child molester were injured Tuesday during a 15-minute shootout in suburban San Diego, authorities said.
Texas executes ex-Army recruiter after 3 reprieves
A former Army recruiter failed to win a fourth reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court and was executed Tuesday evening in Texas for participating in the ...
APNewsBreak: Ex-Ala. prof convinced to take plea
A former college professor who killed three people and wounded three others during a faculty meeting wanted to go to death row and had to be convinced ...
Ex-LA gang member exonerated of murder, released
A former gang member imprisoned for 19 years for a murder he didn't commit has been exonerated and set free. John Edward Smith, wearing glasses and ...
Judge exonerates former LA gang member of murder
A courtroom erupted in applause, cheers and shouts of "We love you" as a former gang member imprisoned for 19 years for a murder he didn't commit was ...
Slain Honduran lawyer complained of death threats
A prominent Honduran human rights lawyer gunned down after a weekend wedding had long complained about death threats, including in documents filed ...
FBI to investigate officer shooting double-amputee
A caretaker at a group home for the mentally ill called police in the middle of the night because a one-armed, one-legged man in a wheelchair was ...
Judge seeks more review of Chris Brown's probation
A judge has ordered a further review of Chris Brown's community service and travel to determine whether the R&B singer has violated the terms of his ...
Ex-prof gets life in prison for meeting rampage
A Harvard-educated biologist was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after being convicted of going on a shooting rampage during a ...
Obama: Libya assault 'wasn't just mob action'
President Barack Obama said Monday "there's no doubt" that the assault of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans including ...
Yemen: Intelligence officer killed in shooting
Yemeni security officials say gunmen have killed a senior intelligence officer in a drive-by shooting as he emerged from his office in the capital.
Court convicts in deadly 2001 French factory blast
A court in southwestern France on Monday convicted a factory chief and a subsidiary of oil giant Total of manslaughter for an explosion at a chemical ...
Cop's sentencing shifts China scandal to his boss
China has nearly mopped up a murder scandal that has roiled the country for months, but the last step — dealing with a fallen political star who was ...
Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark
Written off by many in his own party a mere month ago, Republican Rep. Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing for ...
6 youth offenders caught after knocking out guard
The teenage boys apparently planned their escape from the juvenile detention center in Washington state. Some had packed bags with them, and one boy ...