Israeli jets raid Gaza targets

GAZA - Israeli airplanes struck several targets in the Gaza Strip, apparently in response to the injury of two soldiers by Palestinian militants.

AP Interview: Costa Rican president wants US anti-drug aid program for Central America

Costa Rica wants US anti-drug program for CentAm

CIA tapes show 9/11 suspects in secret prisons

WASHINGTON - The US Central Intelligence Agency has videotapes made at a secret prison in Morocco showing the interrogation of a conspirator in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, CNN reported Tuesday.

Rocker Ted Nugent pleads no contest in California to baiting deer during televised hunt

Ted Nugent pleads no contest to deer baiting in CA

US appeals court panel: Law against faking receipt of military medals is unconstitutional

Appeals court: Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional

Pharmacist: Doctors prescribed dangerous doses of drugs for Anna Nicole Smith

Witness: Dangerous drug doses prescribed for Smith

Okla. execution stayed for 3rd time after defense attorneys object to lethal injection drug

Judge stays Oklahoma man’s execution for 3rd time

Arizona sheriff’s office says it hasn’t turned over records in Justice Department probe

Ariz. sheriff hasn’t turned over records in probe

APNewsBreak: Juror says Blago panel locked 11-1 to convict in alleged plan to sell Senate seat

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Police arrest man who allegedly assumed identity of Arizona soldier stationed in Iraq

Police: Arizona soldier victim of identity theft

Travis County prosecutor reviewing double billing by Dallas-area lawmaker

Prosecutor reviews Texas lawmaker’s double billing

Blago jury deadlocks on all but 1 charge against former governor; prosecutors plan retrial

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Texas executes 3rd member of Houston gang that raped, murdered 2 girls in 1993

Texas executes gang leader for murder of 2 girls

Prosecutor: California man charged with stuffing daughter’s body in freezer is ‘monster’

Trial nears end for Calif dad in death of daughter

US Attorney says he’s ready to retry Blagojevich after jury finds him guilty on just 1 count

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Defense seeks light sentence for former Conn. IBM exec, saying crime resulted from an affair

Lawyers blame ex-Conn. IBM exec’s crime on affair

Ariz. lawmakers set aside Brewer’s idea to consider changing partially blocked immigration law

Arizona shelves idea of changing immigration law

Blagojevich vows to appeal conviction on 1 count; feds promise retrial on deadlocked charges

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Blagojevich vows to appeal single conviction against him; says he’s the victim of persecution

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Shot during domestic quarrel, NYC police officer’s girlfriend now also charged with assault

Shot in spat, NY officer’s girlfriend also charged

Accused iPad thief in Colorado accused of trying to have robbery victim killed

Accused iPad thief faces attempted-murder charge

2 men get life without parole in Pa. officer’s death as jury deadlocks on capital punishment

Jury deadlocks; 2 get life in Pa. officer’s death

Western Pa. man jailed on charges he threw TV remote at son, 8, because he wouldn’t be quiet

Pa. man jailed on charges he threw remote at son

Defense attorney says witnesses in Pitino extortion trial may have lied, no specifics given

Defense: Witnesses in Pitino trial may have lied

Ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich found guilty on just 1 count as prosecutors vow to retry case

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NY prosecutor says she’s assembling panel to help review infamous NY child molestation case

Prosecutor to review infamous NY child molest case

Federal judge says he intends to declare a mistrial on the remaining counts in Blago trial

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Advocates say attorney general ‘dragging his feet’ on standards to prevent prison rape

Advocates: AG should do more to fight prison rape

Blagojevich guilty on just 1 count; prosecutors vow to retry case as soon as possible

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Coroner: Bruises suggest 2-year-old SC boy struggled with mother before suffocation death

Coroner: SC boy struggled before suffocation death

Jury finds ex-Ill. Gov. Blagojevich guilty of lying to federal agents

Jury finds Blagojevich guilty of lying to agents

Venezuela prohibits newspapers from printing violent photos as nation struggles to curb crime

Venezuela bans violent photos in newspapers

Suicidal Craigslist suspect wrote name of ex-fiancee in Mass. cell, apparently in blood

Craigslist suspect wrote ex-fiancee’s name in cell

Court clerk: Jurors have reached a verdict in the case against ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich

Clerk: Jurors in Blagojevich trial reach verdict

30 injured in blast in Russia

Moscow, Aug 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 30 people were injured after a car exploded in the centre of the southern Russian city of Pyatigorsk Tuesday, a local emergencies department source said.

Sheriff: Jobless SC mom who ‘wanted to be free’ suffocated young sons, faked drowning accident

SC mom charged with suffocating sons due in court

Coroner: 2-year-old SC boy struggled with mother before suffocation death, crash into river

Coroner: SC boy struggled with mother before death

Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy settles Ohio defamation lawsuit with cab driver and valet

Ole Miss coach settles Ohio defamation lawsuit

US’ Iraq ambassador sees progress despite bombing

WASHINGTON - Christopher Hill, the outgoing US ambassador to Iraq, insisted Iraq has made progress in reducing the level of violence in the past year, shrugging off the lack of a government and a devastating bombing in Baghdad Tuesday.

Former Congressman Dan Rostenkowski remembered as pillar of power who was generous, if flawed

Rostenkowski remembered as generous, if flawed

Judge tells witnesses to tone down remarks about drugs in Anna Nicole Smith case

Judge in Smith case issues warning about remarks

Guy Lafleur acquitted of giving contradictory testimony at son’s bail hearing

Lafleur acquitted of contradictory testimony

Attorney wants fall trial for man charged with stabbing UConn football player to death

Attorney wants speedy trial in UConn stabbing

Indianapolis police: 3 arrested in birthday party shooting that killed 2, injured 6

Police: 3 arrested in deadly Ind. party shooting

PDP chief Maudany Bangalore police custody till Aug 26 (Intro Night Lead)

BANGALORE - People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Abdul Nasir Maudany, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore bomb blasts, was late Tuesday handed over to the custody of Bangalore police till Aug 26.

Bell council OKs property tax cuts after state audit shows it overcharged to cover pensions

Bell OKs property tax cuts amid state scrutiny

Desperate for jobs, army recruits rush back in line after suicide bomber kills 61

Bomber kills 61 Iraqis in recruitment drive

House leaders criticize Texas lawmaker over reimbursements, say conduct could prompt probe

Texas lawmaker criticized for double-billing

Man who turned over stolen Boston religious relic is arrested in NH on unrelated warrant

Man who turned in religious relic arrested in NH

US judge tosses piracy charges against 6 Somali nationals accused in attack on Navy ship

Judge throws out piracy charges against 6 Somalis