Hollywood production tackles Taiwan’s oppressive Nationalist rule

Hollywood film tackles Taiwan’s martial law era

Los Angeles woman admits kidnapping story that sparked multistate search was a lie

LA woman admits lying to FBI about kidnapping

Cuba’s state newscast devotes lengthy report to denying gov’t let dissident hunger striker die

Cuba TV report denies gov’t let hunger striker die

Report: Paterson directed 2 staffers to contact woman who accused his aide in assault case

Report: Paterson directed staff to contact woman

O.J. Simpson’s ‘acquittal suit’ to be donated to Smithsonian, ending a 13-year court battle

O.J. Simpson’s ‘acquittal suit’ to be donated

Man who drove stolen car through Luke AFB gates facing murder charge after passenger killed

Arizona man facing murder charge over fatal chase

2 former Canopy executives charged with $75M health care fraud, stealing from account holders

2 charged in alleged $75 million health care fraud

Officer wounded in Central California shootout is taken off life support

Life support ends for Calif. officer in shootout

Denver man accused of sending white powder letters to Congress members, Argentine embassy

Denver man accused of sending white powder letters

Summary Box: 4 men charged with making $29M by fraudulently obtaining, reselling tickets

Summary Box: 4 charged with concert ticket scheme

Brooklyn DA: ACORN staff caught on hidden-camera video made by activists did nothing criminal

Brooklyn DA: No criminality caught on ACORN video

Calif. parents recount horror of discovering 17-year-old daughter was missing

Calif. parents recount ordeal of missing daughter

Judge orders top officer in Mo. town to stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted 2 boys

Mo. officer to stand trial on sex assault charges

Mexico arrests man wanted by FBI for trafficking women, minors for prostitution in US

Mexico arrests sex-traffic suspect wanted by FBI

Mo. police officer, Scout leader to stand trial for allegedly sexually assaulting 2 boys

Mo. officer, Scout leader accused of sex assault

Mexican police say drug cartel’s hit men killed journalist, dissolved body in acid

Mexican police say drug hit men killed journalist

NYC prosecutor clears 3 ACORN workers of wrongdoing in prostitute advice video

ACORN workers cleared in NYC prostitute video

Man facing 47 counts of stalking, raping at least 5 girls in Ariz. pleads guilty in deal

Man accused in Ariz. rapes pleads guilty in deal

LA businessman agrees to remove huge movie ad from building near site of Oscars

Man agrees to remove huge ad from Hollywood site

Texas governor grants pardon to man who died in prison after wrongful rape conviction

Texas gov. clears man wrongfully convicted of rape

3 sports journalists for African satellite channel kidnapped in Nigeria

3 sports reporters kidnapped in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria — Gunmen kidnapped three sports journalists Monday working for an African satellite channel in the oil-rich and restive Niger Delta, a region that has seen a lull in violence because of a government amnesty program, a colleague said.

Parents of missing Calif. teen plead for help in finding daughter; suspect remains jailed

Parents of missing Calif. teen plead for help

Hamas leader disowns son who converted to Christianity and claims to have spied for Israel

Hamas leader disowns son who spied for Israel

Man to cooperate with prosecutors in fatal machete attack on mother in New Hampshire

Man to cooperate in NH machete murder case

NY bankruptcy judge upholds formula for paying back victims of Bernard Madoff swindle

Payback formula for Bernard Madoff victims upheld

Ohio teen who killed detention center guard while wrestling is sentenced to 7 years in prison

Ohio teen gets 7 years in jail guard wrestle death

BAE Systems pleads guilty to conspiracy and is sentenced to pay a $400 million fine

Defense company BAE Systems enters guilty plea

SC judge refuses Susan Smith’s appeal, says mom convicted in sons’ deaths needs better reasons

SC judge rejecting Susan Smith’s appeal

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A judge plans to throw out Susan Smith’s request for a new trial unless the South Carolina mom convicted of leaving her two young sons in her car to drown in 1994 can come up with better arguments.

US drone attack kills Al Qaeda linked top Chinese militant

ISLAMABAD - The leader of an Al Qaeda-linked Chinese militant group has been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan’s restive tribal region, an official said Monday.

Man, woman killed in apparent murder-suicide at home day care in suburban DC, no children hurt

2 dead in apparent murder-suicide at Va. day care

Plaintiffs aren’t typical pro-gun advocates but hope their stories get Chicago ban overturned

Chicagoans hope stories will help overturn gun ban

Not guilty pleas for NY mother accused of killing disabled daughter and son charged with rape

NY mother, son plead not guilty to fatal abuse

Pa. judge dismisses assault, resisting arrest charges against Steelers kicker Reed

2 charges dismissed against Steelers kicker Reed

NJ father accused of abandoning toddler in Del. pleads not guilty to killing her mother

NJ man denies killing abandoned toddler’s mom

Indian surgeon arrested on Italian mountain goes before US judge to face fraud charges

Indiana surgeon arrested in Italy faces US judge

Teen worker taking out garbage behind NY doughnut shop dies in fall into uncovered sewage pit

NY teen dumping garbage falls in sewage pit, dies

Utah man charged in 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart deemed competent to stand trial

Suspect in Elizabeth Smart case deemed competent

State Department says drug traffickers squeezed in Mexico are shifting to Central America

US report: Drug runners shifting south from Mexico

New Jersey man accused of throwing infant off bridge pleads not guilty to murder

Not guilty plea by NJ dad accused of tossing baby

Federal judge rules man charged in kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart is competent to stand trial

Judge: Mitchell competent for trial in Smart case

Alex Rodriguez to be questioned in probe of Canadian doctor accused of selling unapproved drug

A-Rod to be questioned in Canadian doctor probe

Supreme Court seems willing to say suspects must tell police they want Miranda protection

Court weighs if silence alone can invoke Miranda

Former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic arrested at London airport under extradition warrant

Ex-Bosnian leader arrested at London airport

Search resumes for missing Southern California teen, sex offender arrested

Search resumes for Calif. teen; sex offender held

4 men charged with making $25M by hacking into concert sites, reselling tickets

4 charged with hacking into concert ticket sites

Spanish judge accuses Venezuela of collaborating with Basque separatists and Colombian rebels

Spanish judge accuses Venezuela of links to rebels

Cardinals 3B David Freese looks to put drunken-driving arrest behind him as season nears

Cardinals’ Freese looks to put arrest behind him

Attorney says Fort Hood shooting suspect moving soon from military hospital to county jail

Fort Hood suspect moving from hospital to jail

Search resumes for missing 17-year-old San Diego County girl; sex offender held

Search resumes for missing California teen

Classes resume at Colorado middle school after shooting that wounded 2 students in parking lot

Classes resume at Colo. school where gunman shot 2