Goldman CEO, executives appearing before Senate panel 10 days after government fraud suit

Goldman CEO, ‘Fabulous Fab’ facing Congress

Three Afghan kids killed in donkey-drawn cart bombing

KANDAHAR - Three children were killed and four people were injured when a bomb hidden in a donkey-drawn cart exploded in southern Afghanistan, officials have said.

Surrendered militants are Kashmir’s unwanted lot

JAMMU - Militants who laid down arms in Jammu and Kashmir are an unwanted lot. The government’s promise of money and jobs has failed to come through, militant outfits call them traitors and society shuns them for their past.

Hong Kong police make largest drug bust, seize cocaine sent in botched shipment

Hong Kong police make largest drug bust

HONG KONG — In their largest haul ever, police in Hong Kong have seized 820 pounds (372 kilograms) of cocaine from a suburban house that was reportedly part of a botched drug shipment sent to the southern Chinese territory by mistake.

UFC star Tito Ortiz arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in Huntington Beach

UFC star Tito Ortiz arrested in Huntington Beach

4 Atlanta college students say calls to 911 during carjacking on hold; police say can’t hear

Police: 911 calls during carjacking not on hold

Lewis-McChord soldier accused in wife’s death ordered held on $750K bail in Washington state

Wash. soldier held on $750K bail in wife’s death

Canada warns Sikh radicals against violence

TORONTO - In a stern warning to Sikh radicals here, the Canadian government said Monday that “threats of violence” by extremists will not be tolerated.

Bihar JD-U MP fined for fraud

A Rajya Sabha Member from Janata Dal (United) Ali Anwar Ansari was today caught allowing a man travelling with him in an express train on his ID number, railway officials said.

Colorado man pleads guilty in 13-year-old girl’s death, describes his actions as ‘act of love’

Colorado man pleads guilty in 13-year-old’s death

Please hold: 4 Atlanta college students say call to 911 during carjacking never got through

911 call for help during carjacking put on hold

New video shows suspected Christmas Day bomber in training for suicide mission

Video shows suspected airliner bomber training

Ex-UFC champion Tito Ortiz arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in California

Ex-UFC champ Ortiz arrested in Calif.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — California police say former Ultimate Fighting champion Tito Ortiz has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence.

Randy Quaid, wife jailed after appearing in court 2 weeks late; each released on $100,000 bail

Authorities jail, release Randy Quaid and wife

California man sentenced to 4-plus years in prison for mailing fake anthrax samples in 2008

Calif. man sentenced in 2008 anthrax mail hoax

Search warrants show utility workers may have seen Calif. teen just before she was killed

Utility workers may have seen missing Calif. teen

Rapper DMX files NYC lawsuit claiming company hired to collect royalties stole them instead

DMX files NYC lawsuit claiming stolen royalties

US soldier pleads not guilty to fatally shooting military contractor on base in Iraq

US soldier pleads not guilty in contractor’s death

Ex-FBI agent from New Orleans gets 30 years prison for plotting to rob California drug house

Ex-FBI agent gets 30 years for CA drug house plot

Defendant in Sarah Palin e-mail hacking decides not to testify and jurors get case Tuesday

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Idea of bringing National Guard troops to Chicago to quell violence gets chilly reception

Nat’l Guard in Chicago? Idea gets chilly reception

Search warrants suggest Calif. killer may have eyed 11-year-old girl, female joggers

Warrants suggest Calif killer followed 11-year-old

MADD names Susan G. Komen official its new CEO

Mothers Against Drunk Driving names new CEO

US extradites Manuel Noriega to France, clearing way for trial on money laundering charges

US extradites Noriega to France

WASHINGTON — The U.S. extradited former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France on Monday, clearing the way for him to stand trial there on money laundering charges.

Furor grows over Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigrants; legal challenges are expected

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Clinton signs surrender warrant for Manuel Noriega, allowing extradition to France

Clinton signs off on Noriega extradition

WASHINGTON — The U.S. extradited former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France on Monday, clearing the way for him to stand trial there on money laundering charges.

Senate probe: Goldman planned to profit from housing bust, made billions at clients’ expense

Senate probe: Goldman planned to profit from bust

AP source: Clinton signs surrender warrant for Manuel Noriega, allowing extradition to France

AP source: Clinton OKs Noriega extradition

Defense attorney says man accused of attacking Milwaukee mayor will plead guilty, avoid trial

Plea deal reached in attack on Milwaukee mayor

Wife of ex-Ohio AG pleads guilty to trying to use his office to get $6,500 university grant

Wife of ex-Ohio AG pleads guilty to ethics charge

Trial starts for Kan. doctor, wife accused of peddling prescriptions to addicts to make money

Kan. doctor tried on charges he ran ‘pill mill’

Mexican authorities arrest suspects in slaying of 7 police officers in border city

Mexico arrests 5 suspects in police slayings

Goldman Sachs fights to protect reputation ahead of Capitol Hill appearance

Goldman wages PR fight to clear its name

NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is fighting to clear its name, but not in a court of law.

Haiti drops kidnapping case against 10 missionaries; lesser charge pends for only one jailed

Haiti drops kidnapping charge for missionaries

CIA will spend millions for better training, technology to improve spying techniques

CIA rolls out plan to beef up spy techniques

Randy Quaid and wife arrested after appearing in Santa Barbara court 2 weeks late

Randy Quaid and wife arrested in Santa Barbara

Hospital employee: Man charged with killing Conn. doctor had earlier confrontation with victim

Worker: Conn. suspect, slain doc had confrontation

NYC video shows passers-by ignoring homeless man lying face down, stabbed, on sidewalk

Homeless good Samaritan left to die on NYC street

Acquaintances say armed Ohio man arrested in NC was police buff, likely not a threat to Obama

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Sudanese President al-Bashir wins re-election in vote marred by fraud allegations

Sudan leader re-elected despite war crimes charges

Pa. officer gets 2 years in prison for tipping off ex-NBA player Richardson to drug raid

Pa. cop gets 2 years for tipping off ex-NBA player

Remains found in Pa. are those of Texas woman last seen leaving NYC club with sex offender

Remains in Pa. ID’d as woman last seen at NYC club

Secret Service not asking for Ohio man to be detained after his arrest when president left NC

President Barack Obama

Sentencing delayed for man who smuggled songbirds into Calif. by strapping them beneath pants

Sentencing delayed for Calif. songbird smuggler

Anonymous NY jury will hear case against American student accused of lending al-Qaida support

NY judge: Anonymous jury will hear terrorism trial

Managers of Ill. temp workers service charged with hiring illegal immigrants

Managers charged with hiring illegal temp workers

HEALTHBEAT: Dirty-bomb test created to fight terrorism may help cancer radiation therapy, too

Dirty-bomb test for terror may aid cancer research

Roethlisberger apologizes, says he won’t appeal suspension

Roethlisberger: Won’t appeal suspension

PITTSBURGH — A chastened Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger accepted his six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy Monday and promised to “comply with what is asked of me — and more.”

Black man accused in white supremacist’s death in Miss. says he didn’t know about racist views

Suspect in death of Miss. supremacist speaks out

Dutch Catholics shocked pedophile priest who did 7 years in US jail helped at Dutch church

Pedophile priest was volunteer in Dutch church