Crime

Crime

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  Court decision pending in NYPD stop-and-frisk case

  A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic ... 

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  Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man

  Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case ... 

• Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge

  A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress ... 

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  Thousands march in NY to protest gay man's killing

  Thousands marched the streets of Manhattan Monday to protest the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted with homophobic slurs — the most recent in a ... 

• Gov't presses ahead on another leak case

  In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a ... 

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  Dad of dead girl says he's unsure why home shot up

  A devastated father said Monday he had no idea why gunmen targeted his house, firing a barrage of bullets that killed his 10-year-old daughter as she ... 

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  Questions linger in shooting of NY college student

  As a grieving family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed ... 

• IG: ex-US Attorney retaliated in Fast and Furious

  The U.S. Attorney in Arizona violated Justice Department policy by providing Fox News with information apparently aimed at undercutting the ... 

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  Arias attorneys will put one witness on: Arias

  Complaining that Jodi Arias' sensational murder case has become a modern-day "witch trial," her lawyers tried to quit in the middle of the ... 

• Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation

  Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV ... 

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  Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation

  A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's ... 

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  NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'

  A New York Police Department detective told a federal judge that he's seen no evidence that one of his informants brought up the subject of jihad as ... 

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  Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

  Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the ... 

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  Israel, Palestinians still arguing over epic image

  A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an ... 

• Los Angeles jeweler pleads guilty in KPMG case

  The owner of a Los Angeles jewelry store pleaded guilty Monday for his role in an insider-trading case involving a former senior partner at accounting ... 

• Correction: Boston Marathon-Injured Officer story

  In a story May 19 about a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer shot in a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, The ... 

• Ex-Saab executives arrested on accounting charges

  A Swedish prosecutor says three former executives of automaker Saab Automobile AB have been arrested on accounting fraud charges. Prosecutor Olof ... 

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  Military sex abuse has long-term impact for vets

  New government figures underscore the staggering long-term consequences of military sexual assaults: More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year ... 

• Retired Anglican priest jailed for sex abuse

  A retired Church of England priest was jailed for 10 years Monday after a jury found him guilty of 36 separate sex offenses against children in the ... 

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  Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting

  Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and ... 

• 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 ... 

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  Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group

  Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ... 

• Spokesman for Ansar Dine arrested in Mauritania

  The man who acted as the spokesman for one of the three al-Qaida-linked groups occupying northern Mali turned himself in over the weekend to ... 

• China sentences underground bank operator to death

  A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal ... 

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  AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help

  More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability ...