GAZA - Israeli F16 jets carried out early Thursday five successive airstrikes on several targets in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in response to earlier projectile attacks on southern Israel, witnesses said.

RENTON, Wash. — Seattle linebacker Leroy Hill finally has a game to look forward to.

Police: Man whose body was found in Los Angeles airport bathroom had history of mental illness

California attorney general sues former and current leaders in city hit by pay scandal

Ind. boy, 10, tried to pry arm from his neck as older brother strangled him, doctor testifies

Doctor: Ind. boy fought as brother strangled him

Settlement agreed to in lawsuit against Mass. special needs school that uses shock therapy

Suit settled over shock therapy at Mass. school

Dallas police file charges against 3 officers and fire 1 after dashboard cams record beating

Dallas police charge 3 officers in alleged beating

Grand jury indicts Ohio mom accused of giving 2-year-old girl marijuana, recording her smoking

Ohio mom accused of giving marijuana to 2-year-old

NY mayor accused of slamming door on wife’s hand files for divorce month before start of trial

NY mayor in domestic abuse case files for divorce

Ex-Missouri captain Washington charged in second domestic assault case

New domestic assault charges for former Mizzou RB

152 cats and 19 dogs seized from Arizona family’s home with no running water or litter boxes

171 animals seized from Arizona family’s home

Police force resigns in Mexican town, suspected drug capo ordered held during investigation

Police in Mexican town resign, drug capo held

Guinean president says ‘republic is in danger’ due to political, ethnic infighting

Guinea president says ‘republic is in danger’

Doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death seeks dismissal of his father’s wrongful death case

Jackson doc seeks dismissal of wrongful death case

Los Angeles police say man, student wounded in shooting down the block from high school

2 injured in shooting near Los Angeles high school

Wis. prosecutor calls ’sexting’ domestic abuse victim in case he handled ‘a lapse in judgment’

Wis. prosecutor: Texts to abuse victim ‘a lapse’

Historians take legal action to make public Nixon’s 1975 testimony to Watergate grand jury

Historians want Nixon grand jury testimony opened

Lawsuit: ‘Fracking’ fluid from gas drilling in Marcellus Shale tainted water wells in NE Pa.

Lawsuit: Gas drilling fluid ruined Pa. water wells

Dominican health officials probe death of 16 babies at public hospital; bacteria suspected

DomRep probes 16 baby deaths at public hospital

Feds arrest 19 on charges including murder conspiracy in 5-state biker gang sweep

Feds: 19 arrests in biker gang sweep in 5 states

Nanny says key testimony in Anna Nicole Smith case was based on TV movie.

Nanny: TV movie inspired her claim in Smith case

Chicago police officers call for department head to step down, saying he has endangered lives

Chicago police officers rally against dept. head

US disappointed by light sentence for Serbian accused in assault of NY student

US unhappy with plea in Serbian assault case

Craigslist tells Congress adult services section is dead, and it’s fighting child exploitation

Craigslist says it won’t resume adult services

US gives Colombia passing grade on human rights, frees up more $30 million in military aid

US OKs $30 million in military aid to Colombia

Pastor shot dead by officer in Washington state had called police at least 21 times in 5 years

Pastor shot dead by WA police known to use his gun

On 200th birthday, Mexico hopes to forget violence with grand fiesta celebrating proud history

Fiesta! Mexico wants violence-free 200th birthday

Oman in the middle: Rare spotlight on sultan’s land after bail for American jailed in Iran

President Barack Obama hosts a press conference

AP Interview: Colo. gov hopeful Maes details role with Kansas police department

AP Interview: Colo.’s Maes details police role

Terror experts say US must invest more in local enforcement to detect and deter plots

Experts: Invest in local efforts to detect terror

Charges added in NYC against supposed TV journalist as more women accuse him of wrongdoing

More women accuse supposed TV journalist in NYC

Nanny witness in Anna Nicole Smith case testifies she made melted-drug claim based on TV movie

Anna Nicole Smith nanny says movie inspired claim

Judge orders NY imam to produce documents proving he’s making repairs to NJ buildings he owns

Judge wants imam to prove he’s fixing NJ buildings

Attorney general’s office to look at public salaries in second Southern California city

CA attorney general to look at Vernon salaries

Iranian woman with stoning death sentence denies on state TV she was flogged, tortured

Woman in Iran stoning case denies flogging

Forest Pharmaceuticals agrees to pay more than $313M, enter guilty plea regarding Celexa

Drug company to pay more than $313M over Celexa

Lawyer says he’ll ask judge to throw out case against 1 of 6 Mass. teens charged with bullying

Mass. bullying suspect seeks dismissal of charges

Mass. DA to drop charges in Craigslist case after suspect’s death; victim to be honored

DA dropping charges in Mass. Craigslist killing

Temple plot defendant, apparently sleeping, rouses to say he wants to be at his NYC trial

Defendant awakens, says he wants to be at NY trial

Appeals court reverses conviction in 2001 ecoterror arson that destroyed U. of Wash. building

Appeals court reverses Wash. ecoterror conviction

Former bishop of Roermond, Netherlands, accused in 2 sexual abuse cases; denies wrongdoing

Former Dutch bishop accused of sexual abuse

Defense says LA actor went too far but never intended to kill his ex-girlfriend

Defense: Actor didn’t intend to kill ex-girlfriend

APNewsBreak: Wisconsin district attorney ’sexted’ domestic abuse victim while prosecuting ex

APNewsBreak: Wis. prosecutor ’sexted’ abuse victim

Fort Hood suspect’s attorney wants hearing closed over fears of inability for a fair trial

Fort Hood suspect’s attorney seeks closed hearing