UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations agency that plays a leading role in trying to stop terrorists getting their hands on nuclear materials is seeking greater funding to carry out its task following this week’s Washington summit on nuclear security.

SAN FRANCISCO — Russian authorities have searched a Hewlett-Packard Co. office in Moscow in what one news report said was a bribery investigation.

California woman gets 6 years in prison for forced labor and related charges

Federal prosecutors say Blagojevich wanted out of Ill. governor’s office and into a ‘good gig’

Last snapshots of cases of Catholic Church transferring or moving priests accused of abuse

Last snapshots of priests accused of abuse

More snapshots of cases of Catholic Church transferring or moving priests accused of abuse

More snapshots of priests accused of abuse

Catholic priest in Chile charged with sexually abusing girls, including his own daughter

Chile priest charged with abusing daughter, others

Hulking Pulitzer-prize winning photographer foils California bank robbery with bear hug

Pulitzer-prize winning photog foils bank robbery

Snapshots of some cases of Catholic Church transferring or moving priests accused of abuse

Snapshots of Catholic priests accused of abuse

Arizona on the verge of enacting toughest law in the US against illegal immigrants

Sons of slain Iowa football coach blast father’s killer before life sentence is handed down

Iowa coach killer sentenced to life in prison

Ex-Costa Rican leader goes on trial in bribery case that led to his resignation as OAS chief

Corruption trial begins for ex-Costa Rican leader

NY jury ends first day of deliberations in alleged hate crime killing of Ecuadorean immigrant

Deliberations begin in NY immigrant killing trial

Calif. doctor known as ‘Candy Man’ gets 4 years in prison for providing lots of painkillers

Calif. doc gets 4 years for providing painkillers

La. sheriff: Production of Seagal’s ‘Lawman’ show suspended amid harassment suit against star

Sheriff: Filming of Seagal’s “Lawman” suspended

NYC appeals $575 million 9/11 health settlement, say judge doesn’t have authority to block it

NYC, contractors appeal 9/11 settlement ruling

Pa. agency says no legal action will be taken in ‘Jon & Kate’ child-labor inquiry

Pa.: No legal action in ‘Jon & Kate’ labor probe

Feds: Blagojevich fundraiser paid ex-governor’s wife tens of thousands for work she didn’t do

Feds: Fundraiser gave Blagojevich’s wife thousands

AP IMPACT: Predator priests shuffled around world, some still at large and still ministering

AP IMPACT: Predator priests shuffled around globe

Prosecutor: Ex-studio head to plead guilty in sale of fake tax credits to Saints players

Prosecutor: Plea in Saints fake tax credits case

California woman facing up to 20 years in prison for human trafficking of Peruvian nanny

Sentencing set in human trafficking of nanny

Document released outlining government’s evidence against ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich

Federal appeals court rules against ex-race car driver who wanted Ind. museum to return car

Ex-driver loses suit to force return of car

Navy sailor charged with July 4 sex assault of Conn. girl, 12; 2 others face related charges

Navy sailor accused of sex assault of Conn. girl

Palestinians blame settlers for West Bank mosque vandalism; Israeli army condemns act

Palestinians: Settlers vandalized West Bank mosque

Suspected Somali pirates arrive in Netherlands ahead of extradition to Germany

Suspected Somali pirates arrive in Netherlands

Judge denies AstraZeneca request to dismiss lawsuit involving Toprol heart drug

Judge refuses to dismiss Toprol lawsuit

DOVER, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing AstraZeneca of anticompetitive practices involving the heart drug Toprol-XL.

Judge orders release of document outlining gov’t evidence against ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich

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Mass. body shop worker at inquest says Ala. prof ‘pointed the gun at us’ after killing brother

Mass. worker: Ala. prof ‘pointed the gun at us’

Gaza Hamas rulers temporarily close smuggling tunnels from Egypt after Israeli kidnap warning

Hamas temporarily shuts Gaza smuggling tunnels

Judge orders trial for ex-state mental hospital director accused of molesting adopted son

Trial ordered for ex-mental hospital director

GOP state senator pleads no contest to DUI charge; incident prompted admission he is gay

GOP lawmaker pleads no contest to drunken driving

Sadhvi Pragnya suffers minor heart attack

NASHIK - Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur, the prime accused in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast, suffered a minor heart attack here late Wednesday, her lawyer said.

I salute people of Dantewada: Arundhati Roy

KOLKATA - Writer-activist Arundhati Roy Wednesday virtually justified the Maoist attack on the Central Reserve Police Force in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, saying she saluted the people of the area who have stood up against the “mighty state”.

Families sue NM firms, saying they don’t know whose ashes they received after loved ones died

Families sue over how NM company treated bodies

AP source: Alleged gunman in Chicago shooting says he heard voices telling him to kill family

AP Source: Gunman heard voices to kill family