Sheriff’s office: Final Arizona prison escape, companion caught at campground in Arizona

Authorities: Ariz. escapee caught at campground

Officials: Escaped Arizona prison inmate, fiancee captured in northeastern Arizona

Escaped Arizona prison inmate, fiancee captured

Thai appeals court rule to extradite alleged top arms dealer Viktor Bout to US

Thais rule to extradite arms suspect to US

Rio Tinto chief vows to persist in efforts to win approval for Pilbara joint venture with BHP

Rio Tinto vows to work for approval of Pilbara JV

Thai appeals court to rule on US extradition bid for alleged top arms dealer Viktor Bout

Thais to rule on US bid to extradite arms dealer

Supreme Court Justice Kennedy says most terrorism cases should be tried in civilian courts

Kennedy favors civilian courts in terrorism cases

7-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens charged with perjury, obstruction of Congress

Baseball great Clemens indicted in steroid case

Child of leftist guerrillas finally confronts her alleged Argentine kidnapper in court

Guerrillas’ child testifies against kidnapper

Peruvian justice minister: Berenson using toddler to gain sympathy in parole appeal

American back in Peruvian prison with toddler son

Money talks: Why the feds should offer disgraced star a plea deal

If Clemens is smart, he’ll cut losses starting now

Mexican president raises possibility of anonymous judges in drug trafficking cases

Calderon: Mexico should consider anonymous judges

Larry Birkhead, father of Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter, testifies about Smith’s drug use

Birkhead testifies on Anna Nicole Smith’s drug use

Man freed after being imprisoned for 13 years for trying to steal food from Calif. church

Man free after years in jail for trying food theft

Authorities shutter rodent-infested Ga. warehouse that supplied Southeast jails with food

FDA: rodents at Ga. warehouse that held jail food

Plane evacuated after ‘verbal threat’ on San Francisco runway

SAN FRANCISCO - A New York-bound American Airlines flight was evacuated Thursday on a runway at San Francisco International Airport, police said.

Top Al Qaeda commander surrenders in Yemeni

SANAA - Al Qaeda commander Hizam Mujally accused of plotting a bomb attack on a French oil tanker in 2002 has surrendered to Yemeni authorities, Xinhua reported Thursday.

Police say Delaware man charged with 7th DUI after he left crash scene

Police say Del. man charged with 7th DUI

REHOBOTH, Del. — Delaware State Police say a man has been charged with his seventh drunken driving offense after authorities say he left a crash scene and drove the wrong way on a highway.

Howard K. Stern’s sister testifies she doesn’t recall Anna Nicole Smith drug shipments

Stern’s sister testifies in Anna Nicole Smith case

Ex-NBA, Michigan State star Jay Vincent accused in Internet job scam that bilked 20,000 of $2M

Ex-NBA, MSU star Jay Vincent charged in jobs scam

Antiwar activists rally around soldier suspected of leaking classified material to WikiLeaks

Antiwar activists rally around suspected leaker

Dallas police chase ends alongside Dallas Love Field runway after pickup truck crashes fence

Dallas police chase ends alongside airport runway

Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens charged with perjury, obstruction of Congress

Roger Clemens indicted in steroid case

WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens was vehement: “Let me be clear. I have never taken steroids or HGH,” he told a House committee in 2008. Now, instead of the Hall of Fame, baseball’s seven-time Cy Young winner could go to prison after being indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress.

Pending Blagojevich retrial makes ousted governor renewed distraction for Illinois Democrats

President Barack Obama

Police: Wisconsin Iraq War veteran kills pregnant wife, 13-month-old daughter and himself

Iraq war vet kills pregnant wife, daughter, self

Latino, African-American leaders want Denver officers caught on police beating video fired

Denver groups want officers on video beating fired

Lawyers say newly found agreement shows Jamie McCourt owns half of Los Angeles Dodgers

Lawyers: Doc shows Jamie McCourt also owns Dodgers

American Airlines fires plane cleaner charged with stealing items left behind by passengers

Texas plane cleaner accused of stealing lost items

Arizona corrections chief: Private prison where escape occurred had unstaffed perimeter post

Arizona official: State didn’t detect prison flaws

Review of SBI errors revives years-old questions about physical evidence in Jordan murder case

Lab mistakes revive questions about Jordan murder

State Dept, 6 in Congress express concern at potential freedom for reputed arms merchant Bout

Viktor Bout case: US concern over possible freedom

Arizona corrections chief: State moving some inmates from private prison where escape occurred

Ariz. official: State didn’t detect prison flaws

Former pitcher Roger Clemens charged with perjury over testimony to Congress about steroid use

Roger Clemens charged with perjury in steroid case

Calif. man convicted of torture-murder of daughter found stuffed in freezer

Calif man convicted in torture-murder of daughter

Former special forces soldier jailed in UK for stealing rare falcon eggs for rich Arab buyer

Ex-soldier jailed for stealing rare falcon eggs

Saudi judge asks hospital if it can damage convict’s spine as punishment for paralyzing man

Saudi judge considers paralysis punishment

Former UK special forces soldier jailed for stealing rare falcon eggs for wealthy Arab buyer

Ex-UK soldier jailed for stealing rare falcon eggs

Newlywed’s funeral begins 3 somber days of mourning after Buffalo restaurant shooting

Gun victim’s funeral begins 3 grim days in Buffalo

Three injured in Lahore blast

LAHORE - At least three people were injured in a bomb blast near a shrine in Lahore Thursday night, reports said.

Arizona to release report on escape of murderers from privately operated prison

Ariz. releasing report on escape of murderers

Maoists blow up school building in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR - Maoist rebels blew up a primary school building and a panchayat office in Chhattisgarh’s violence-hit Bastar region Thursday, police said.

Report: Saudi judge asks hospital if it can damage convict’s spine after he paralyzed man

Report: Saudi judge considers paralysis punishment

‘Dangerous drugs’, traffic offenses leading crimes committed by people removed from US in 2009

‘Dangerous drugs’ tops criminal deportations list

Bomb blast in Lahore

LAHORE - Casualties are feared in a bomb blast that occurred Thursday night near a shrine in Lahore, a media report said.

Scottish minister stands by decision to free Lockerbie bomber

LONDON - Scotland’s Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill Thursday defended his controversial decision to free the convicted Lockerbie bomber on health grounds a year ago, saying that predicting how long a cancer patient might live is “not an exact science”.

Congo’s army arrests 2 suspects in connection with the killing of 3 Indian UN peacekeepers

Congo arrests 2 over Indian peacekeeper killings

Federal court in Colorado bars marijuana grower from using state’s medical pot law in defense

Federal court in Colorado bars marijuana defense

2 more Cuban political prisoners arrive in Madrid, 25 now in Spain

2 more Cuban political prisoners arrive in Spain

American Airlines cleaner charged with stealing dozens of items left on planes in Dallas

American Airlines plane cleaner charged with theft

Maoist squad member arrested in West Midnapore

KOLKATA - A Maoist squad member was arrested in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Thursday, police said.

Two held for attacking Indian peacekeepers in Congo

KINSHASA - Military officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday said they have detained two suspects allegedly involved in the attack on Indian peacekeepers, which left three soldiers dead and seven injured, Xinhua reported.