Anti-whaling activist pleads guilty to 4 of 5 charges in Tokyo trial for disrupting whale hunt

Anti-whaling activist pleads guilty in Tokyo trial

Federal appeals court upholds Wyo. man’s conviction in daughter’s death

Appeals court upholds Wyo. man’s conviction

Calif. judge dismisses wrongful death lawsuit brought by parents of slain high school athlete

Calif. judge dismisses slain athlete lawsuit

Colorado country club cuts ties with Uchiyama after he’s listed on USA Swimming banned list

Uchiyama no longer works at Colorado country club

Ark. police officers slain during traffic stop shootout remembered as dedicated to public

2 Ark. officers slain in roadside shootout mourned

Obama’s new national security strategy emphasizes global diplomacy, in contrast to Bush

Obama’s new security strategy breaks with Bush

Former Miss Russia appears in court after being charged with forging painkiller prescription

Former Miss Russia appears in court on drug charge

Peruvian judge grants house arrest to Lori Berenson after 15 years in prison for aiding rebels

Peru judge grants New York woman house arrest

Phoenix police officer fatally shot while investigating suspicious vehicle call

Phoenix police officer fatally shot

PHOENIX — A Phoenix police officer shot and killed early Wednesday while investigating a suspicious vehicle was a 29-year-old married father of two young children, authorities said.

NY-born man accused of trying to form mini al-Qaida terror cell is held without bail

NY man accused of seeking mini terror cell is held

Times Square plot: 11th suspect held in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani officials have detained an 11th person in connection with the botched attempt of bombing New York’s Times Square early this month, CNN reported quoting a Pakistani intelligence source.

Former SoCal senior home worker sentenced to life for torturing, taunting elderly

Ex-caregiver sentenced to life for torture, abuse

Alleged victim: Pleased about release of banned list, wants USA Swimming to do more

Alleged victim: Pleased Uchiyama’s ban made public

Aborted tobacco sting at Ohio governor’s home produces enduring political fallout

Aborted sting at official residence dogs Ohio gov.

Ohio dairy farm worker accused of beating cows with crowbars, charged with animal cruelty

Ohio dairy farm worker charged with animal cruelty

Student from DC pleads guilty to impersonating FBI agent at Montana airport, saying he had gun

DC man pleads to impersonating FBI agent in Mont.

Obama tackles border security with plan to send 1,200 National Guard troops to US-Mexico line

Obama puts forth border plan similar to Bush’s

French detain Rwandan doctor wanted by homeland for alleged role in 1994 genocide

French detain Rwandan doctor on intn’l warrant

Nebraska man gets year in federal prison for ‘Anonymous’ cyber attack on Scientology websites

Nebraska man sentenced in Scientology cyber attack

Ga. suspect in slayings of 8 has hearing, judge denies defense request to ban reporters

Ga. suspect in slayings of 8 has 1st hearing

Mexican authorities arrest Cancun mayor on drug, money laundering charges

Mexico arrests Cancun mayor on drug charges

Disney exec’s Calif. assistant charged in NYC insider trading case

Disney exec’s assistant charged in trade scheme

Obama’s new national security strategy emphasizes global cooperation, in contrast to Bush

Obama’s new security goals prize nonmilitary moves

Southwestern Ill. home where mother, 2 sons were found strangled draws only 1 bid at auction

Only 1 bid made for Ill. home where family slain

Six killed in Russia blast

Moscow, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least six people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast that rattled Russia’s southern city Starvropol, officials said.

Italian bishops’ conference: 100 cases of priest sex abuse in Italy over 10 years

Bishop: 100 cases in 10 yrs for Italy priest abuse

Mexico arrests Cancun mayor on drug, money laundering charges

Mexico arrest Cancun mayor on drug charges

Conn. judge drops drunken driving charge against Rip Torn; bank break-in case still pending

Rip Torn cleared of DUI charge in Connecticut

British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates appear in new video pleading for help

New video of UK couple kidnapped by Somali pirates

Ohio teen to be tried as adult on charges of stealing baby alpaca that was beaten to death

2nd Ohio teen faces adult charges in alpaca death

Former slaughterhouse supervisor says boss ordered underage workers hidden during inspections

Iowa slaughterhouse supervisor hid child workers

Rip Torn’s attorney seeking to keep actor out of prison in Conn. bank break-in case

Rip Torn seeks to resolve Conn. bank break-in case

Genocide fugitive Ratko Mladic’s family in Serbia wants him declared dead

Mladic’s family wants him declared dead

BELGRADE, Serbia — The family of Europe’s most-wanted fugitive, Bosnian Serb wartime military commander Ratko Mladic, is seeking to have him declared officially dead but authorities said Tuesday that the hunt for the genocide suspect will continue.

EPA will gather factory farm waste information to settle lawsuit filed by environmental groups

Groups, EPA settle farm pollution lawsuit

DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will gather information about factory farms to determine whether more should be regulated as part of a settlement with environmental groups concerned about water pollution.

Husband of NY woman accused of strangling their daughter refuses to help with her defense

NY husband won’t help wife’s child-murder defense

Stone Temple Pilots bring new maturity on the road and to first new album in almost a decade

Stone Temple Pilots show maturity on album, tour

Federal prosecutors say they’ve busted large child porn ring; more than 50 arrested

Feds say they’ve busted major child porn ring

Former SoCal nursing home worker sentenced to life for torturing, taunting elderly

Ex-worker sentenced to life for torturing elderly

NY concrete lab chief gets up to 21 years in prison for faking test results on big projects

NY concrete lab exec gets up to 21 years in prison

Terror-fighting fireboat, military vessels open NY Fleet Week with ‘Parade of Ships’

Terror-fighting fireboat helps open NY Fleet Week

APNewsBreak: 3 years after US-Mexico crackdown on narcos, changes are sought in funding

APNewsBreak: US officials seek drug war change

Activist who pleaded guilty in Sen. Landrieu phone caper says he’ll do more undercover work

Activist guilty in phone caper will do more probes

Obama to add homegrown terrorism to security strategy following rise in domestic terror plots

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Skin found in search for Calif. teen’s body belongs to pig; digging at landfill enters Day 3

Search for CA teen in Day 3 after pig skin found

Police: Maine college party gets rowdy, leading to 11 arrests, officer injury

11 arrested after Maine college party gets rowdy

Conservative activist, 3 others plead guilty in phone caper at Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office

Activist guilty in phone caper at senator’s office

Lawmakers say new law needed to stop ‘crush videos’ depicting animal cruelty

Lawmakers: new law needed to stop ‘crush videos’

Correction: Bodies Found-Wisconsin story

Correction: Bodies Found-Wisconsin story

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — In a story March 3 about a central Wisconsin man pleading guilty to killing his estranged girlfriend and two of their children, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Shane Kettner pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree intentional homicide and endangering safety. He pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of first-degree reckless homicide.

Attorney who has gone after abusive priests names his new target: child pornographers

Lawyer Anderson shifts focus to target child porn

Three killed, 20 injured in Russian city bomb blast

Stavropol (Russia), May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three people were killed and 20 injured in a bomb blast in the southern Russian city of Stavropol, authorities said Wednesday.