Maoist rampage: station, bank torched, police camps raided

PATNA J - Maoist guerrillas in Bihar set ablaze a railway station and a bank as well as attacked a police station and a camp of the Special Auxiliary Police to enforce their two-day shutdown, officials said Tuesday.

Calif. man arrested in 2006 drive-by shooting that killed 3-year-old at his own birthday party

Calif. man arrested in drive-by killing of toddler

Former “Dynasty” actor James Farentino arrested in LA on suspicion of battery

Actor James Farentino arrested in battery case

Owner of anti-Chavez TV channel says he won’t surrender despite arrest warrant in Venezuela

Anti-Chavez TV channel owner says won’t surrender

Gang clashes kill 29 inside Mexican prison; 3 guards injured

29 inmates killed in Mexico prison clashes

CA police: 5-year-old, wounded 3-year-old found after parents die in apparent murder-suicide

Wounded 3-year-old, dead parents found at CA home

Gunmen kill 15 federal police officers in 2 attacks in drug-plagued states of Mexico

Gunmen kill 15 Mexican officers in 2 attacks

California Marine released in Iraqi war crime case after murder conviction overturned.

Judge releases Marine in Iraqi war crimes case

Gang clashes kill 28 inside Mexican prison; 3 guards injured

28 inmates killed in Mexico prison clashes

Wounded 3-year-old, bodies of parents found at Calif. home after 5-year-old calls 911

Wounded tot, dead adults found at SoCal home

Parents get apology, no motive, in murder of California girl whose body found in suitcase

Parents get apology, no motive, in murder of girl

Calif artist Thomas Kinkade, known for paintings of tranquil scenes, arrested for alleged DUI

California artist Kinkade arrested for alleged DUI

Gunmen kill 10 Mexican federal police in ambush near high school in drug-plagued western state

Gunmen ambush Mexican police, killing 10 officers

Anti-torture activists arrested at US Capitol acquitted at trial; wanted Guantanamo to close

President Barack Obama

Police: Calif. boy spends 12 hours with parents’ bodies while wounded 3-year-old hides outside

Wounded 3-year-old, dead adults found at CA home

Utah judge: Remains of actor Gary Coleman to be cremated no sooner than Wednesday afternoon

Judge: Coleman to be cremated no sooner than Wed.

Not guilty pleas entered for Mass. man accused of killing rabbits; suspect held on $25K bail

Mass. man accused of rabbit attack held on bail

Judge criticizes Wyoming’s treatment of trucker kidnapped by trooper; calls it sleazy

Judge knocks Wyo.’s handling of abducted trucker

20 inmates shot to death during battle among rival groups in Mexican prison, officials say

20 inmates shot dead during Mexico prison battle

Wildlife advocates say Rocky Mountain wolf dispute a test case for all endangered animals

Advocates: Wolf case a test for endangered species

Disruptions at Israeli ambassador’s talk prompt suspension ruling for UC Irvine Muslim group

UC Irvine Muslim group faces suspension

LOS ANGELES — A University of California, Irvine, disciplinary committee ruled that a Muslim student group should be suspended for at least a year because of a protest that disrupted a talk by Israel’s ambassador and led to the arrest of 11 students, according to documents released Monday.

‘Everyone does it’ not a defense for corruption, NY AG argues in pension probe court papers

NY AG: ‘Everyone does it’ not a fraud defense

Utah judge says remains of late actor Gary Coleman will be cremated in 48 hours

Judge: Coleman remains to be cremated after 2 days

Wounded 3-year-old, bodies of parents found at California home after 5-year-old boy calls 911

Wounded tot, dead adults found at Calif. home

Comic book writer Gaiman, artist McFarlane battle it out over ownership of ‘Spawn’ characters

Comic book giants testify in fight over ‘Spawn’

Police in Maryland charge 2 in slaying of off-duty state trooper outside Applebee’s restaurant

Md. police charge 2 in state trooper’s slaying

Tens of thousands of Uzbek refugees flee to border to escape ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan

Uzbeks flee Kyrgyzstan, seek safety at border

US officials applaud release of Cuban political prisoner; trial date set for another

US applauds release of Cuban political prisoner

Journalists in Oregon case seek more than 1,000 Boy Scouts files on suspected molesters

Journalists seek Scouts’ files on abuse suspects

Fiancee tells jurors in Calif. train station shooting trial that boyfriend killed was ’scared’

Fiancee testifies in Calif. train shooting trial

17 inmates die in Mexican prison riot; victims all shot to death

17 inmates shot dead in Mexico prison riot

Doctor testifies in California murder trial of former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer

Doctor testifies in Calif. transit shooting trial

NY temple-plot trial delayed as prosecutors say they need time to examine classified material

NY temple-plot trial delayed over classified info

Judge declines to suspend Calif. medical license of doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death

Doc charged in Jackson death to keep Calif license

SC Democrat who lost Senate primary to mystery candidate files formal protest of results

SC candidate protests primary loss to mystery Dem

NY Republican operative denies stealing $1M that Mayor Bloomberg gave to Independence Party

NY Republican operative denies stealing $1M

Ryan Seacrest’s stalker gets 2 years in prison after judge rejects probation request

Seacrest stalker sentenced to 2 years in prison

Prosecutors say 17 inmates are killed in prison riot in northern Mexico

17 inmates killed in Mexican prison riot

MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors say 17 inmates have been killed in a prison riot in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa.

Sunday school teacher gets life, offers apology for killing Calif. girl found in suitcase

Killer of Calif. girl found in suitcase gets life

Mexican federal police say 10 of their officers killed in an attack near a high school

10 Mexican federal police killed in attack

Departing Justice Stevens writes high court ruling siding with deported immigrant in drug case

Stevens sides with immigrant in a swansong ruling

Attorney says Gary Coleman’s friend and former manager will bow out of fight over estate

Coleman’s friend to bow out of Utah estate fight

100,000 Uzbek refugees flee to border to escape mobs in Kyrgyzstan; US, others send aid

100,000 Uzbek refugees seek safety at border

Charges dismissed in case of man accused of threatening Elton John outside Atlanta condo

Charges dropped in Ga. Elton John threat case

University of Waterloo suspends football program for 1 year over steroids scandal

Canadian university suspends team over steroids

Former Jersey City deputy mayor sentenced to 3 years in NJ’s largest corruption probe

Ex-Jersey City official gets 3 yrs for corruption

Former NBA star Antoine Walker ordered to face trial in Las Vegas for felony unpaid casino

Ex-NBA star due in Vegas court in casino debt case

Sunday school teacher gets life in prison for murder of Calif. girl found in suitcase

Sunday school teacher gets life term for CA murder

Maoists kill two in West Bengal

KOLKATA - Suspected Maoists Monday killed two people, including a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter, in West Bengal’s West Midnapore and Bankura districts, police said.

Huge cache of explosives recovered in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW - A huge cache of explosives was recovered from a forest area of Maoist-infested Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, police said Monday, adding that the arms had been kept there by the Leftwing ultras.