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Secret Service officer arrested after passing out
In the latest embarrassing spectacle for the Secret Service, one of its officers was found passed out and apparently drunk on a Miami street corner ...
Tweet police? Texas Rangers probe draws questions
The Texas Rangers flash the baddest badge in the Lone Star State. They're the top cops working the biggest crimes beneath iconic white cowboy hats.
Backers, critics of Egypt president clash in Cairo
Thousands of supporters and opponents of Egypt's new Islamist president clashed in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday in the first such violence since ...
Hearing set in Wash. state in Afghan rampage case
A hearing for the soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in March has been set for Nov. 5 at an Army base in Washington state, with villagers ...
Arrests in Pakistani girl shooting
Pakistani police have arrested a number of suspects in the case of a 14-year-old girl shot and wounded by the Taliban for promoting education for ...
Jury: Detroit dad guilty in missing child's death
A Detroit father who prosecutors say faked a carjacking to cover up the slaying of his 2-year-old daughter was found guilty Friday of first-degree ...
In Pakistan, Christian teen accused of blasphemy
Pakistani police have opened a blasphemy case against a teenage Christian boy accused of sending derogatory text messages about Islam's prophet to ...
Colombia armed forces' crucial role in peace talks
Gen. Jorge Enrique Mora spent a professional lifetime battling Colombia's rebels, whose assaults on troops under his command have compelled him to ...
French upset by lenient sentences in rape trial
Lenient sentences and acquittals for 14 men accused of gang raping two teenage girls are causing a stir in France, where women's organizations decry ...
Argentina Supreme Court OK's sex slave's abortion
Argentina's Supreme Court has ruled that a woman rescued from a prostitution ring must get the abortion she wants, and chastised public officials who ...
Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship for ransom
A Liberian-flagged Greek-owned ship and its crew of 21 Filipinos who were held hostage by pirates for eight months have been released following the ...
Report: 3 militants escape from prison in Lebanon
Lebanon's state run news agency says three members of an al-Qaida-inspired group have escaped from a prison in eastern Beirut. It was not immediately ...
7 British Marines arrested on suspicion of murder
Experts say the arrests of seven Royal Marines on suspicion of murdering an insurgent could have damaging consequences for the British presence in ...
Influential Israeli rabbi suspected of bribery
Israeli police are investigating a prominent Israeli rabbi on suspicion that he tried to bribe a high-ranking police officer for access to sensitive ...
Closings set in glued toddler's mom's trial
Closing arguments are set for Friday in the sentencing trial of a Dallas woman who admitted to beating her toddler and gluing her hands to a wall.
Source: Mexican teen killed by US BP agent
A U.S. Border Patrol agent opened fire on a group of people throwing rocks from across the Mexican border, killing a teenage boy and eliciting outrage ...
Romney: US was 'attacked successfully' in Libya
Republican candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya is an issue in the presidential campaign in part because ...
Texas authorities: Drugs, gun found on Nelly's bus
Authorities say they found drugs and a gun on rapper Nelly's tour bus at a West Texas border checkpoint where several celebrities have been arrested.
91-year-old Ala mayor admits to $201K theft
A 91-year-old woman who pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing $201,000 from the south Alabama town where she was mayor for three decades paid hush money ...
Armstrong marches on the day after report
Lance Armstrong tried to treat it like any other day. The world-renowned cyclist was at the office of his cancer-fighting foundation, "talking about ...
Violent street gang: US targets finances of MS-13
The Obama administration declared the ultra-violent street gang MS-13 to be an international criminal group on Thursday, an unprecedented crackdown ...
Fort Hood suspect's beard raises bias questions
An Army appeals court on Thursday questioned whether a military judge exceeded his authority in ordering the suspect in the 2009 shooting rampage at ...
21 accused in NYC of selling meds on Craigslist
The Craigslist ad offered black-market Percocet pills for sale but warned potential customers: "No LE please." Meaning: No law enforcement. Like that ...
Fla. man accused of returning used enemas
Prosecutors say a Florida man resealed and returned used enemas to pharmacies who resold them to unsuspecting customers. Thirty-four-year-old Ronald ...