‘US pressing Pakistan to act against anti-India terror groups’

WASHINGTON - Asserting it would never be soft on terrorism, the United States says it continues to press Pakistan to act against the terror syndicate operating from its soil, including anti-India groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

‘US wanted to make sure Headley would talk’

WASHINGTON - The United States says it took so much time to provide India access to Pakistani American David Headley to make sure that the key Mumbai terror attack plotter would be willing to talk.

Two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan

SYDNEY - Two Australian soldiers have been killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the Defence Force said Tuesday.

California man convicted of using crossbow to randomly kill man; prosecutor called it bravado

California man convicted of murder with a crossbow

California man gets 4 months in prison for smuggling songbirds, hiding them in pants

Calif. man gets prison for smuggling songbirds

Police not recommending charges in Green Bay Packers sex assault case, women changed comments

Police not recommending charges in Packers case

California judge in banana workers case against Dole says she, others threatened

LA judge in banana workers case cites threats

Man gets 4 months in prison for smuggling 14 birds inside his pants during flight from Vietnam

Man gets 4 months in prison for smuggling 14 birds

Mexico’s Pemex sues 5 companies, including BASF’s US subsidiary, over petroleum theft

Lawsuit by Mexico’s Pemex targets US companies

Hearing on possible Sheen deal delayed; prosecutors want time to work out ‘finer points’

Hearing on possible Sheen deal delayed until July

Warring sides to take stage in Blagojevich trial; prosecutors warn defense against impropriety

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

2 men charged with conspiring to threaten Rep. Stupak because of vote for health reform bill

2 men charged with conspiring to threaten Stupak

Mexican officials examine 55 bodies recovered from abandoned mine, 6 more from Cancun cave

55 bodies recovered from old silver mine in Mexico

Mo. father who had 4 children with his daughter sentenced to life in prison for murder, rape

Mo. father sentenced to life for incest, murder

Mo. father who had 4 children with his daughter receives life prison sentence for murder, rape

Mo. father gets life sentence for incest, murder

Police: Sword-wielding porn actor wanted to kill as many people as possible during LA attack

Police: Sword-wielding porn actor wanted to kill

Ten troops killed in bloody day for ISAF in Afghanistan

KABUL - Ten soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan Monday, in the bloodiest day for the NATO-led alliance for months.

US prosecutors say former FBI agent used position to help pro golfer Greg Norman

Prosecutors: Ex-FBI man used job to aid pro golfer

Federal judge won’t let Alaska proceed with plans to kill wolves inside national refuge

Federal judge blocks Alaska’s wolf-kill plan

As pressure builds to find Gaza solution, Egypt says it will keep border open indefinitely

Egypt to keep open border with impoverished Gaza

Agent: Fla. restaurant shooter is half-brother of former New York Yankees star ‘El Duque’

Agent: Fla. shooter is half-brother of ‘El Duque’

LA haze begins to clear as new law goes into effect, some pot dispensaries close

LA haze begins to clear as pot dispensaries close

Judge tells attorneys in Blagojevich corruption trial to be ready for openings on Tuesday

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Police say they had to abandon hunt for UK gunman when he turned weapon on unarmed officers

Unarmed UK police forced to break off gunman chase

US says 12 Americans in custody in Yemen; hints at link to anti-terror campaign

US says Yemini authorities hold 12 Americans

US agents seize cocaine, arrest 5 Hondurans on boat intercepted in Caribbean

US agents seize cocaine cache on fishing boat

Hearing held in federal court on Alaska plan to kill wolves inside national refuge

Judge hears both sides in Alaska wolf-killing case

Ex-CIA station chief enters plea to abusive sexual contact, using cocaine while possessing gun

Ex-CIA station chief enters plea in sex, drug case

Hundreds of tips coming to officers searching for 7-year-old missing 4 days in Portland, Ore.

Searchers for missing Ore. boy flooded with tips

US military in Iraq detains soldier linked to leaked video showing killing of journalists

US military detains soldier linked to Iraq video

Chief: Women who accused Packers player of sexual assault changed their statements to police

Police: Women in Packers case changed statements

Ritter signs medical marijuana regulations; law allows cities and counties to ban dispensaries

Ritter signs medical marijuana regulations

Ex-CIA station chief who allegedly raped an unconscious Algerian woman pleads guilty

Former CIA station chief pleads guilty

WASHINGTON — A former CIA station chief who allegedly raped an unconscious Algerian woman has pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact and unlawful use of cocaine while possessing a firearm.

Dutch suspect in Peru murder, Aruba disappearance shows volatile moods in TV interviews

Dutch murder suspect shows different faces on TV

Admitted Detroit hit man pleads guilty to killing police officer’s wife, 7 others

Detroit hit man pleads guilty to 8 murders

Admitted Detroit hit man pleads guilty to killing police officer’s wife for money

Mich. hit man pleads guilty to killing cop’s wife

Search for jury at corruption trial of former Ill. Gov. Blagojevich moving at high speed

US President Barack Obama

Jurors find former Agriprocessors slaughterhouse manager not guilty of child labor violations

Slaugherhouse manager acquitted in kid labor trial

Financial crisis panel subpoenas Goldman for documents; says bank stonewalling probe

Financial crisis panel subpoenas Goldman

WASHINGTON — A panel probing the causes of the financial meltdown has issued a subpoena for documents from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., accusing the firm of stonewalling an investigation.

Judge sentences last defendant in deadliest US smuggling attempt to 14 years in prison

Man sentenced to 14 years in deadly smuggling case

US prosecution wants 40 years in prison for Fla. lawyer who ran $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme

US wants 40 years in prison for Fla. Ponzi lawyer

Accused stalker of Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson enters insanity plea in LA

Accused Shawn Johnson stalker enters insanity plea

Police: Pressing charges against Packers player accused of sexual assault would be a ‘problem’

Chief: Prosecuting Packers player a ‘problem’

Chicago man, 75, tells NY authorities he was only kidding about having bomb aboard airplane

Man arrested in bomb-on-plane report: I was joking

Judge sentences defendant in US deadliest smuggling attempt to 14 years in prison

Defendant sentenced to 14 years in Texas smuggling

Judge in former Ill. Gov. Blagojevich’s corruption trial sets swift pace for jury questioning

The White House

January trial date set for 1 of 6 men accused of raping young family members in mid-1980s

Jan. trial date set for Jared Mohler in sex case

Attorney: Sheen agrees to plead guilty to misdemeanor, do jail time while working at theater

Lawyer: Sheen to plead guilty to misdemeanor

President’s help sought to free kidnapped Maharashtra official

NAGPUR - The Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS) has urged President Pratibha Patil to take up the issue of release of a Maharashtra forest officer kidnapped in Arunachal Pradesh May 13, the NGO’s chief said Monday.

Government appeals military court’s overturning of Marine’s conviction in Iraqi war crime case

Government appeals overturning Marine’s conviction