St. Paul man pleads guilty to threatening to kill US president and his family

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Al-Qaida launches English-language propaganda magazine as it broadens reach in US, Europe

Al-Qaida launches English propaganda magazine

Police: Gunman kills 2, leaves 1 wounded, in Sodertalje in central Sweden

Police: Gunman kills 2 men in central Sweden

Actor Jeremy London asks LA judge to order family members to stop giving interviews about him

Jeremy London seeks injunction against family

South Korean court sentences 2 North Koreans to prison for plot to kill prominent defector

2 NKoreans get prison terms for assassination plot

Al-Qaida to launch English-language propaganda newspaper as it broadens reach in US, Europe

Al-Qaida to launch English propaganda newspaper

Prosecutors at NY trial accuse 2, including ex-Guyana official, of plot to blow up JFK Airport

2 accused at NY trial of plot to blow up airport

Portland police re-opening investigation that Al Gore groped masseuse at hotel in 2006

Portland police re-opening Gore investigation

Angry Blagojevich, sounding desperate for money, rips Obama on tape as ‘all take and no give’

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Club spokesman where Vick held birthday party says NFL star left minutes before shooting

Club spokesman: Vick left minutes before shooting

‘Cross-border gunfire’ in El Paso prompts pleas for tighter security

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Lawsuit claims church protected abusive Salesian priest with transfers to 3 continents

Lawsuit: Church protected abusive Salesian priest

Denver couple charged with child abuse for allegedly growing pot in home where kids live

Accused pot growers charged with child abuse

Ohio judge issues arrest warrant for Cleveland Cavaliers forward Hickson over speeding ticket

Ohio judge issues warrant for Cavs forward Hickson

NYC money manager accused of faking ties to Belgian royalty arraigned on charges of $7M scam

DA: NYC money man faked Belgian royal ties in scam

Federal jury sides with Idaho hospital, physician in parental medical rights lawsuit

Jury rules against couple in parental rights case

‘Ferris Bueller’ actor Jeffrey Jones charged with failing to update sex offender status

‘Ferris Bueller’ actor faces felony charge in LA

Suspect in Russian spy ring vanishes in Cyprus after being released on bail

Suspect in Russian spy ring vanishes in Cyprus

Person familiar with investigation says feds interviewed Woods in Galea investigation

AP Source: Tiger Woods interviewed in Galea probe

Van der Sloot indicted in Alabama for trying to extort $250,000 from Holloway’s mother

Van der Sloot indicted in Alabama for extortion

US officials: Al-Qaida top operative linked to NY subway bomb plot; DOJ weighing charges

US officials: Al-Qaida operative tied to NY plot

NCTC’s Leiter says US Yemeni cleric helped Christmas Day bomber attack Americans

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New laws loosen gun control, restrict smoking and drinking, and crack down on texting misuse

Individual choices at stake as laws take effect

New laws ban pythons, loosen gun control, restrict smoking and prohibit texting while driving

New laws for guns, smoking, drinking and texting

Brother of assassinated candidate to replace him in northern Mexico gubernatorial election

Brother to replace slain candidate in Mexico vote

Dashcam video shows teenager opening fire on 2 West Memphis police officers

Video shows teen open fire on Ark. police officers

Suspect at large, questions remain in the shooting deaths of 2 Florida police officers

Fla. police seek suspect in deaths of 2 officers

Reputed Pa. mobster wins sentence reduction for cooperating with government in casino probe

Reputed Pa. mobster wins sentence reduction

Illinois St dismisses little-used basketball player Hill after he pleads guilty to sex charge

Illinois St basketball player guilty of sex charge

Guns, campaign decisions are biggest of Supreme Court term; Alito’s influence is clear

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US judge agrees to grant asylum to son of a Hamas founder who spied for Israel

US judge agrees to grant asylum to ex-Israeli spy

Prosecutor: No charges for officers who killed father, son after West Memphis, Ark., shootout

Report: No wrongdoing by police in Ark. shooting

Ex-NY Giants draft pick Hilton sentenced on drug, gun charges in northeastern Pa.

Ex-Giants draft pick sentenced on drug, gun charge

Man who threw egg at Puerto Rico governor sentenced twice after insulting judge

More jail as Puerto Rico egg thrower insults judge

Cypriot police say they are search for alleged Russian spy who vanished after release on bail

Cypriot police say Russian spying suspect vanished

ATF says joint law enforcement initiative targets more than 270 gang members

Law enforcement initiative targets gang members

US says no Russian diplomats will be expelled in breakup of alleged spy ring

US says no Russian diplomats to be expelled

Blagojevich grumbles on tape that newly elected Obama is ‘all take and no give’

The Dalai Lama

Militants kill 11 Algerian border guards

ALGIER - Suspected Islamist militants have killed 11 Algerian border guards in an apparent revenge attack near the country’s border with Mali, news reports said Wednesday.

Rare death penalty sentence in NYC, handed down for 2 cop killings, is overturned

Rare NYC death sentence overturned in cop killings

Angry Blagojevich complains on tape he would get nothing in return for Senate seat

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Report: Both officer, Harvard scholar missed chance to ‘ratchet down’ situation during arrest

The Dalai Lama

5 brothers charged with smuggling 30 Ukrainians, threatening assault if they resisted work

5 charged with smuggling 30 Ukrainians into US

Police boss: Officers need alternate means of solving situations like Harvard scholar’s arrest

Barack Obama (Waxwork)

12-day police remand for five Maoist leaders

KOLKATA - Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders were Wednesday remanded to 12 days’ police custody by a court here.

Not guilty pleas entered for 3 Providence, RI, police officers in drug dealing case

Not guilty pleas for 3 RI officers in drug case

Afghan government says donor nations must share blame for corruption, cash trafficking

Afghan leader: Foreign contracts fuel corruption

2 police charged in brutal killing of businessman despite official autopsies clearing them

2 police charged in brutal killing

CAIRO — Two plainclothes police officers were charged Wednesday with illegal arrest and brutality in the death of a businessman in Alexandria in a case that has drawn attention from governments and human rights activists.

Iran sentences 2 suspects to death in case of prison slayings of anti-government protesters

Iran sentences 2 to death in prisoner slayings

Judge agrees to grant asylum to son of a Hamas founder who spied for Israel

Judge agrees to grant asylum to ex-Israeli spy