Man who shot and wounded 3 at Phoenix college in 2008 pleads guilty to aggravated assault

Man pleads guilty in 2008 Phoenix college shooting

Knife-wielding man stabs and kills 8 students at a school in eastern China; 5 others hurt

Man stabs, kills 8 children at Chinese school

ACLU wants Los Angeles police to examine policies following shooting of unarmed autistic man

ACLU ‘disturbed’ by Los Angeles police shooting

Chavez opponent arrested for on-air remarks calling Venezuela a drug haven

Chavez foe arrested over drug haven comment

Suu Kyi’s party to sue Myanmar junta over election laws banning democracy leader from vote

Opposition to sue Myanmar junta over election laws

Federal appeals court upholds conviction of Pennsylvania man on terrorism charges

Pa. man’s terror conviction is upheld on appeal

Prosecutor: American doctor charged in Australian deaths wrongly removed patient’s bowel

US doctor on trial in Australian patient deaths

Los Angeles-area medical marijuana clinic owner gets 6 years in prison in pot-profit scheme

Calif. pot clinic owner sentenced in profit scheme

Person familiar with investigation: Alex Rodriguez to meet Friday with federal investigators

AP source: A-Rod to meet Friday with feds

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to meet with federal investigators probing a Canadian physician on Friday, a person familiar with the session told The Associated Press.

Sheriff: Man arrested at Chicago courthouse with knives had 1,600 more of them at home

Arrested man had 1,600 knives in Chicago home

Jury convicts former Pa. lawmaker of conflict of interest in public corruption trial

Ex-Pa. rep guilty of 14 counts in corruption case

Obama, Calderon discuss security, drug trafficking issues ahead of US-Mexico meeting

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Former Homeland Security official convicted in Mass. of keeping illegal housekeeper

Homeland boss convicted in Mass. immigration case

Judge orders freedom for detainee described in 9/11 report as significant al-Qaida operative

Judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee

Jayson Williams’ lawyers ask court to toss out NYC drunken-driving case, doubt witness claims

Jayson Williams asks court to toss NYC DWI case

Dolphins RB Ronnie Brown charged with DUI outside Atlanta; in area for parents’ anniversary

Police: Dolphins RB Ronnie Brown charged with DUI

Documents: Michael Jackson’s doctor interrupted CPR to dispense with drug vials

Witness: Michael Jackson doctor interrupted CPR

Authorities investigate after vandals hit AZ congresswoman’s office after health care vote

Vandals strike AZ congresswoman’s Tucson office

Halliburton, KBR drop appeal seeking to block lawsuit from contractor who says she was raped

Halliburton, KBR drop court appeal in rape case

California couple sentenced to prison after bragging on ‘Dr. Phil’ show about shoplifting

Calif. shoplifters get prison after bragging on TV

NYC settles class-action suit over strip searches in city jails for $33 million

NYC settles jail strip-search suit for $33 million

General denies getting advice from aide on case involving deaths of 24 Iraqis in Haditha

General denies being influenced on Iraq case

Police think celebrity burglary suspect and dad may have hidden stars’ stolen property

Burglary suspect may have hidden stars’ goods

South Korea’s ‘Mother’ named best picture at Hong Kong’s Asian Film Awards

‘Mother’ named best picture at Asian Film Awards

Confronting sex-abuse priest tested mettle of RI governor candidate before his political years

RI gov candidate confronted sex-abuse priest

Confronting sex abuse priest tested mettle of RI governor candidate before his political years

RI gov candidate confronted sex abuse priest

Conservationists score victory with UN meeting’s rejection of proposals to soften ivory ban

UN meeting rejects proposed one-off ivory sales

Former California sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to having sex with 13-year-old girl

Former California deputy admits to sex with girl

Mexican police find bodies of 2 colleagues dismembered and bagged outside station

Grisly find in Mexico: Dismembered police officers

Colorado state trooper arrested for investigation of drunken driving in marked car, in uniform

Colo. trooper arrested on drunken driving charge

Film obtained by activists allegedly documents 2007 outbreak of HIV among Uzbek children

Film: 147 toddlers infected in Uzbek HIV outbreak

Maoists blow up road bridge, blast railway tracks (Roundup)

KOLKATA/RAIPUR/BHUBANESWAR - Maoist guerrillas blew up a road bridge, disrupted train services by triggering a blast alongside railway tracks, and fought gun battles with the security forces on day one of their 48-hour shutdown in six states Monday.

For Pakistan’s Sikhs, a kidnapping - and a killing - reflect fears of nation’s minorities

Kidnapping reflects fears of Pakistan minorities

Supreme Court refuses Noriega’s rehearing request on proposed extradition to France

Supreme Court refuses Noriega’s rehearing request

Rights group raps Pakistan for anti-Taliban militia

ISLAMABAD - The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Monday criticised the military for forcing civilians to form anti-Taliban militias and use them as “proxies” in extra-judicial killings in the country’s militancy-plagued north western region.

2nd former Seton Hall basketball player pleads not guilty to robbery, kidnapping charges

2nd former Seton Hall player pleads not guilty

Founder of Jamaica’s notorious Shower Posse dies 14 months after quiet return from US prison

Founder of Jamaica’s infamous Shower Posse dead

SMS threatens to ‘finish off’ BJP leader, blow up Mumbai

MUMBAI - Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly Eknath Khadse of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been warned in an SMS that he will be “finished off” for his anti-terrorism utterances and Mumbai will be destroyed, a legislator said Monday.

Heisman winner Ingram’s dad gets extra prison time for jumping bail in bid to see son play

Sentence extended for dad of Heisman winner Ingram

EU Naval Force rescues hijacked Iranian sailors left for dead in a pirate attack

EU Naval Force rescues hijacked Iranian sailors

Britain says London 2012 Olympics pose greatest terror risk, fears Mumbai-style attack

UK: London 2012 Olympics pose greatest terror risk

Md. woman sentenced to life for killing 2 daughters and keeping bodies in home freezer

Md. mom who killed 2 girls gets life; froze bodies

Kenyan immigration official blames police for loss of Australian terror suspect

Kenya police criticized for losing terror suspect

Indian Mujahideen terrorist not a juvenile, affirms AIIMS

NEW DELHI - The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Monday told a city court that a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, who claimed to be a minor, was very well a major.

SMS threat to ‘finish off’ opposition leader, Mumbai

MUMBAI - Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly Eknath Khadse of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been warned in an SMS that he will be “finished off” for his anti-terrorism utterances and Mumbai will be destroyed, a legislator said Monday.

Woman testifies RI officer she says raped her came to hospital room, grinning and in uniform

Woman says RI officer raped her, came to hospital

Actor Ben Affleck launches aid group for eastern Congo to help rape victims, child soldiers

Ben Affleck launches aid group for eastern Congo

Supreme Court will review $14 million judgment for exonerated inmate vs. New Orleans DA

Justices to rule on $14M judgment vs. DA’s office

Gun battles mark Maoists’ shutdown in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR - Maoist guerrillas who had called for a 48-hour shutdown in six states from Monday, including in Chhattisgarh, fought gun battles with police at three separate locations in their stronghold Bastar region of the state, police said.

UN meeting rejects Tanzania, Zambian proposal to soften ivory ban over poaching fears

Tanzania, Zambia bid for one-off ivory sales fail