Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez gets in scuffle with family member at ballpark after loss

Mets closer gets in fight after loss to Colorado

Address root cause to change Pakistan’s India focus: Former ISI chief

WASHINGTON - A former Pakistani spymaster credited with helping create the Afghan Taliban says Pakistan’s India focus would not change unless what he called the “root cause” of “Indian state terrorism in Kashmir” was addressed.

Long Beach, Calif., to pay $8M to man who spent 24 years in prison on wrongful conviction

Calif. city to pay $8M to wrongfully convicted man

A folk hero in digital times, JetBlue flight attendant in NYC ruckus is celebrated on the Web

Web embraces JetBlue flight attendant in NY ruckus

Josh Booty settles lawsuit alleging Orange County sheriff’s deputies shot him with stun gun

Josh Booty settles lawsuit against OC Sheriff’s

Growing sovereign citizen movement rewrites US history, rejects government and warns of change

Barack Obama

Police: Mets reliever Francisco Rodriguez in custody after ‘physical assault’ on family member

Police: Mets reliever Rodriguez in custody

Tamil Tigers’ entry into Canada feared

VANCOUVER - A ship carrying over 250 Sri Lankan Tamils, reportedly including members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE), is set to enter Vancouver, authorities said Wednesday.

Gay rights group sues to block ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ discharge of Idaho aviator

Idaho aviator sues to block ‘don’t ask don’t tell’

Former California nurse sentenced to death for killing 12 patients dies of natural causes

Calif. nurse on death row dies of natural causes

Lawyer for former ND workers’ comp director wants judge to throw out felony conviction

Ex-ND workers’ comp director wants to reopen case

Sheriff’s official: ‘No reason to believe’ fugitive couple from Ariz. are in small Ark. town

Official says no reason to think fugitives in Ark.

Northern California man charged in freeway shootout pleads not guilty to attempted murder

Man pleads not guilty in Calif. freeway shootout

New Zealand diplomats fear terror attack ahead of Commonwealth Games

WELLINGTON - New Zealand diplomats fear terrorists will attack a “soft target” in India ahead of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in October, according to cables reported in a newspaper Thursday.

Attorney says his probe of Pa. officer who was with Roethlisberger in Ga. is inactive

Solicitor: Roethlisberger officer probe inactive

Oregon man convicted of lying about actions during Bosnian civil war when seeking refuge in US

Ore. man convicted of lying about Bosnian war ties

NY writer admits suicide attempt during arrest in sex abuse case, says it won’t hapen again

Writer accused of sex abuse admits suicide attempt

Document: Slain Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife told police he left her house carrying drugs, cash

Wright’s ex-wife says he left her house with drugs

Kirkland financial planner who stole $12M from 42 clients sentenced to under 7 years in prison

Wash. money planner gets about 7 years for fraud

Venezuelan ex-general who denounced Cuban influence in military faces investigation

Venezuelan ex-general accused of revealing secrets

Rostenkowski was one of Washington’s most powerful lawmakers _ and a symbol of its excesses

US President Bill Clinton
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Atty: Texts show Detroit police chief had affair with ex-chief’s girlfriend, a subordinate

Atty: Top Detroit cop, subordinate had affair

Ex-swimmer sues California coach, USA Swimming over alleged sexual abuse

Calif. coach, USA Swimming sued over alleged abuse

Passenger: NYC flight attendant’s curse-filled announcement before emergency exit drew giggles

Traveler: NY flight attendant’s curses drew laughs

Former Ill. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, who helped shape tax policy before prison stint, dies at 82

US President Bill Clinton

Guantanamo jury, unaware of secret term limit, recommends 14 years in prison for al-Qaida cook

Gitmo jury recommends 14 years for al-Qaida cook

Judge sends drug case against ex-Raider QB Russell to grand jury in Alabama

Alabama grand jury gets drug case against Russell

Illinois judge testifies he felt threatened by NJ blogger accused of Internet threats

Judge testifies he felt threatened by NJ blogger

Guatemala issues warrants for former interior minister, police chief in inmate slayings

Former Guatemala officials sought in inmate deaths

From Arizona desert to wilds of Montana, fugitive couple keeps eluding capture

Arkansas search for fugitives a dead end

GENTRY, Ark. — They fancy themselves a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde who pulled off a brazen prison escape in Arizona and allegedly went on a bloody, multistate crime spree. They have dyed their hair and stuck to out-of-the-way places to avoid drawing attention to themselves.

Blagojevich jurors say they cannot agree on ‘any given count,’ suggesting they are deadlocked

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

Jurors in Blagojevich trial tell judge they cannot reach agreement on ‘any given count’

US President Barack Obama
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CEO of defunct MCSi Inc. pleads guilty to money laundering, fraud in federal court in Ohio

Ex-CEO of MCSi Inc. pleads guilty in federal court

Passenger: NYC flight attendant’s curse-filled announcement before emergency exit drew gasps

Passenger: NY flight attendant’s curses drew gasps

Mexican presidents criticizes low rate of punishment for people who commit violent crimes

Mexican president critical of low conviction rate

FBI says suspected ‘Granddad Bandit,’ accused in bank robberies in 13 states, captured in La.

FBI says ‘Granddad Bandit’ captured in Louisiana

Blagojevich arrives at court for hearing on possible jury note

US President Barack Obama

Health giant Johnson & Johnson discloses new subpoenas over consumer recalls, factory problems

J&J discloses more subpoenas over consumer recalls

Justice Department says major trafficker in stolen credit card data arrested in France

DOJ says credit card trafficker arrested

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says an international credit card trafficker who allegedly sold stolen credit card information has been arrested in Nice, France.

Ex-swimmer sues coach, USA Swimming over alleged sexual abuse, misconduct

Coach, USA Swimming sued on sex abuse claims

Ex-swimmer sues California coach, USA Swimming over alleged sexual abuse, misconduct

California coach, USA Swimming sued over sex abuse

Correction: Slumber Party-DWI Fatal story

Correction: Slumber Party-DWI Fatal story

NEW YORK — In a story Aug. 10 about a car crash that killed a girl being taken to a slumber party, The Associated Press misstated the timeframe for a planned meeting between the girl’s father and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The meeting is set for next month, not next week.

APNewsBreak: US Marshal says Ariz. fugitive, fiancee may be in Arkansas, suspected in robbery

US Marshal says Ariz. fugitives may be in Arkansas

Some companies may go too far in screening job seekers for prior convictions, credit history

Some job-screening tactics challenged as illegal

Several arrested after federal, state agents swarm marijuana operation in Wis. national forest

Agents raid pot operation in Wis. national forest

Guantanamo jury to begin deliberating sentence for al-Qaida cook despite secret term limit

Gitmo jury to choose sentence for al-Qaida cook

APNewsBreak: US Marshal says Arizona fugitive, fiancee may be in Arkansas

US Marshal says Ariz. fugitives may be in Arkansas

Nurses fired, charged criminally for alleged misuse of information get $750,000 in settlement

Nurses settle suit over filing doctor complaint

Doctor: Anna Nicole Smith had chronic pain syndrome, was addicted to prescription drugs

Doctor says Anna Nicole had chronic pain syndrome

Blagojevich prosecutors, lawyers to gather at court for possible jury note

US President Barack Obama