1 arrested, 1 injured as paparazzi jostle turns into fisticuffs at Los Angeles airport

Paparazzo arrested after scuffle for spot at LAX

Calif. family celebrates release of Iraqi-American contractor believed kidnapped in Baghdad

Family lauds release of Iraqi-American contractor

Teen remembered as avid reader who loved animals; father urges crackdown on child predators

Tribute to SoCal teen recalls her love of animals

NCAA: Butler beats Kansas State 63-56 in West Regional final, advances to Final Four

NCAA: Butler beats Kansas State 63-56

Da’Sean Butler’s shooting hand looks just fine in Syracuse, where West Virginia and Kentucky soon will be trying to join Butler in the Final Four.

Lawyers for Chicago police seek notes of Wash. journalism professor who questioned boy’s guilt

Chicago police seek notes of Washington professor

19 militants killed in military strikes in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - At least 19 militants were killed Saturday in separate operations carried out by Pakistan military in the restive northwest tribal region.

Tribute to slain SoCal teen focuses on her love of animals

Hundreds attend tribute for slain SoCal teen

2 police officers, 2 other men found shot to death at service station in western Mexico

2 cops, 2 others shot to death in western Mexico

NFL player Joey Porter arrested in Bakersfield on suspicion of drunk driving, resisting arrest

NFL’s Joey Porter arrested in California

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Authorities say NFL linebacker Joey Porter has been arrested in Bakersfield on suspicion of drunken driving and accused of assaulting an officer and resisting arrest.

US says missing Iraqi-American contractor believed kidnapped in Baghdad is back in US hands

US says missing contractor in Iraq returns

A slap on the wrist for Gilbert Arenas, whose escape from gun rap shows he’s a lucky man

Arenas a lucky man to beat gun rap

Gilbert Arenas is a lucky man.

NJ judge denies attempt by fired police officer, wife to block MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’ episodes

NJ judge refuses to block ‘Jersey Shore’ episodes

Lawsuits by ex-members of Scientology’s elite Sea Org allege labor violations

Ex-Scientology lawsuits reveal elite Sea Org group

NY immigrants credit police for easing tensions in months after fatal stabbing in bias attack

NY immigrants say tensions fade after bias attack

Europe church sex abuse revelations have US victims re-examining 2008 secret meeting with pope

Church abuse victims dissect ‘08 pope meeting anew

Lack of hard data linking cancer to World Trade Center dust complicates 9/11 lawsuit

Cancer question complicates 9/11 compensation deal

Response to terror attack will be decisive: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI - Identifying cross-border terrorism as a prominent challenge faced by the country, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday that India’s response will be swift and decisive if it faced a terror attack.

Top Vatican cardinal defends pope amid sex abuse scandal, but calls for ‘housecleaning’

Top Vatican cardinal defends pope amid scandal

Four LeT militants killed in Kashmir

JAMMU - Four militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) group were killed in two gun battles Saturday in the hilly areas of Kishtwar and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Documents reveal powerful anesthetic, skin-lightening cream found in Jackson home

Documents: Anesthetic found in Jackson home

Last defendant in Iraq killings ready for court-martial after ‘tough five years’

Last defendant in Iraq killings ready for trial

Two LeT militants killed in Rajouri gun battle

JAMMU - Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were Saturday killed in a gun battle with security forces in a mountainous forest area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan recognises terrorism as shared threat with India: US

WASHINGTON - The United States says it’s encouraged by Pakistan’s counter-terrorism efforts as it believes that Islamabad now recognises terrorism as a “shared threat” with India and other countries.