Prosecutors file charges against 9 in Calif. train shooting verdict protests in Oakland

9 charged in protests after Calif. train verdict

Parole board considers minimum sentence for Honolulu man convicted in toddler’s freeway death

HI board mulls sentence in toddler’s freeway death

Mich. women sentenced woman gets 9 to 30 years for sex with son she gave up for adoption

Mich. woman gets prison sentence for sex with son

Mich. women sentenced woman gets up to 9 years for sex with son she gave up for adoption

Michigan woman gets 9 years for sex with birth son

Lawyers accuse each other of fraud during closing arguments in Dole banana workers case

Both sides allege fraud in Dole pesticide case

LA police: Woman arrested after fatally stabbing 10-year-old daughter, attempting suicide

Calif woman arrested in stabbing death of daughter

India-born sentenced in US terrorism case

WASHINGTON - An Ohio court has sentenced two American cousins, one born in India and the other in Chicago, to prison terms for supporting terrorists in a plot to attack American soldiers overseas.

Attorney says woman accused of conspiring to bilk actor Stamos had fling with him at age 17

Attorney says Stamos had fling with 17-year-old

Lawyers on both sides accuse each other of fraud in Dole banana workers case

Both sides allege fraud in Dole case

LOS ANGELES — Lawyers for Dole Foods and six Nicaraguan plaintiffs suing them have accused each other of fraud in heated closing arguments as a judge ponders whether to dismiss a $2.3 million award to purported banana workers.

Petraeus praises Pakistan’s fight against militants in first visit since taking Afghan command

Petraeus praises Pakistan’s fight in surprise trip

Cuba releases 7 political prisoners, sends them with their families into exile in Spain

Cuba frees 7 political prisoners into exile

Prosecutors say Blagojevich owed lawyers $1.2 million, used campaign funds to settle account

President Barack Obama

AP source says catalyst for arrests was spy’s planned departure, possibly for good

AP source: Catalyst for arrests was Mass. spy

Togo man sentenced to 24 years for making women work as NJ hair braiders for no pay

Togo man gets 24 years in NJ forced-labor case

WITHHOLD: Russia Spy Arrests Timing Story

WITHHOLD: Russia Spy Arrests Timing Story

WASHINGTON — Withhold BC-US–Russia Spy Arrests-Timing. Questions have been raised about the identification of the spy whose departure triggered the arrests.

WITHHOLD

WITHHOLD

WASHINGTON — Withhold BC-US–Russia Spy Arrests-Timing. Questions have been raised about the identification of the spy whose departure triggered the arrests.

Canadian gets 9 years in federal prison for lottery scam targeting elderly Americans

Canadian gets 9 years for lotto scam on US elderly

Gunman kills 2 at NM workplace, commits suicide in domestic violence dispute

3 dead in workplace shooting in New Mexico

Oregon teen arraigned on adult murder and rape charges in slaying of 5-year-old girl

Oregon teen charged as adult in killing of girl, 5

LA County DA blasts Swiss ruling that set Roman Polanski free; case will continue

LA DA blasts Swiss decision on Polanski

LOS ANGELES — The district attorney prosecuting Roman Polanski in Los Angeles blasted the Swiss government’s refusal on Monday to extradite the Oscar-winning director.

‘Die Hard’ director pleads guilty to federal charge in Hollywood wiretapping case

‘Die Hard’ director pleads guilty in wiretap case

UN condemn Uganda bombings

NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday sharply condemned the triple terrorist attacks in the Ugandan capital of Kampala that killed at least 74 people.

Young Guantanamo detainee says he will boycott trial scheduled for August

Young detainee to boycott trial at Guantanamo

Venezuelan prosecutors say 2 spread false information, impugned banks via Twitter

Venezuelan prosecutors: 2 spread false bank rumors

Head of DOJ criminal division expresses ‘deep disappointment’ on Swiss ruling on Polanski

Justice official disappointed over Polanski ruling

France’s Sarkozy fights back on TV amid scandals linked to heiress, campaign funding

France’s Sarkozy fights back amid finance scandal

Germany bans aid group linked to Hamas

Berlin, July 13 (IANS/AKI) Germany outlawed a charity group for having alleged links to Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, interior minister Thomas de Maiziere said.

Teen dubbed ‘Barefoot Bandit’ behind bars, awaits 1st court date before Bahamas judge

Alleged ‘Barefoot Bandit’ to face Bahamas judge

Former Minnesota Mr. Basketball Royce White signs with Iowa St, looking for fresh start

Minnesota standout Royce White signs with Iowa St

AP source says catalyst for arrests was NJ spy’s planned departure, possibly for good

AP source: Catalyst for arrests was New Jersey spy

Latest Gibson tape mentions alleged hitting of mother of his 8-month-old daughter

Gibson tape mentions alleged hitting of girlfriend

Police say 3 people dead, 4 hospitalized in shooting at Albuquerque fiber optics office

Police: 3 dead, 4 wounded in Albuquerque shooting

Police say 3 people dead, 8 hospitalized in shooting at Albuquerque fiber optics office

Police: 3 dead, 8 wounded in Albuquerque shooting

Spain says 7 political dissidents and their families set to leave Cuba for new life in Madrid

7 Cuban prisoners will go to Spain with families

Parents sue over school’s decision to have autistic 8-year-old cuffed, arrested for battery

Parents sue over 8-year-old’s school arrest

France’s Sarkozy defends himself on TV amid scandals linked to heiress, campaign funding

France’s Sarkozy defends self amid finance scandal

Man accused of shooting, wounding 2 Colorado students pleads not guilty by reason of insanity

Colo. school shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Fed. court opens door for all Guatemalan women to claim political asylum, citing murder rate

Fed. court opens door for Guatemalan asylum claim

Former Minnesota Mr. Basketball Royce White signs with Iowa State

Royce White signs with Iowa State

AMES, Iowa — Royce White, the talented forward who left Minnesota under a cloud, has decided to play basketball at Iowa State.

Blagojevich trial judge hasn’t asked for advice from the public _ but says he’s gotten some

Judge says he received advice from public on Blago

Prospective buyers sue Texas Rangers, alleging contract breach during bankruptcy case

Texas Rangers sued by prospective buyers

FORT WORTH, Texas — The group backed by Major League Baseball to buy the Texas Rangers sued the team on Monday, hoping to force the long-delayed sale and put a halt to the fresh round of bidding that was opened up unexpectedly in the team’s bankruptcy case.

Sarkozy defends himself on national TV amid scandal linked to heiress, campaign funding

Sarkozy defends himself amid funding scandal

Los Angeles police find huge load of marijuana in railroad tank car

LA police find pot stash in railroad tanker

Police say 6 people dead, 4 hospitalized in shooting at Albuquerque fiber optics office

Police: 6 dead, 4 wounded in Albuquerque shooting

Young British Facebook users get new application linking to online child safety program

UK Facebook users get link to child safety program

Chicago-area cousins get multiyear prison terms in Ohio plot against US troops in Iraq

2 Chicago-area men sentenced in Ohio soldier plot

Houston man charged in beating death of 6-year-old son who wouldn’t sleep

Texas man charged in beating death of 6-yr-old son

Jury selected in trial of Mich. duo accused of conspiring to extort actor John Stamos

Jury chosen in John Stamos extortion trial

Maoists open fire at mining facility in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR - Nearly 40 armed Maoists including some women, opened fire at a mining facility of India’s largest iron ore miner, NMDC Ltd, Monday night in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, police said.

Chicago-area cousins being sentenced after guilty pleas in Ohio plot against US troops in Iraq

Ill. cousins being sentenced in antimilitary plot