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Record reward: Who shot Iranian activist in Texas?

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:46:57 GMT

Authorities hope a $200,000 reward will help solve the case of who gunned down Iranian-born medical researcher and activist Gelareh Bagherzadeh.

Marines sold stolen weapons to gangs, China

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:30:23 GMT

American troops sold $2 million worth of weapons and combat gear, including assault rifles and night vision goggles to street gangs and to foreign countries, including China, in a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy uncovered by a Navy probe, according to military officials.

Physician: Zimmerman had broken nose, black eye

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:03:48 GMT

The day after George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a family physician wrote in a report that Zimmerman had a broken nose and “a pair of black eyes."

DSK countersues hotel maid for $1 million

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:13:49 GMT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is suing the hotel housekeeper who accused him of sexually assaulting her, saying she seriously damaged his reputation with what he calls a bogus allegation.

Airport worker charged for using dead man's ID

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:37:35 GMT

A longtime security supervisor at Newark Liberty International Airport has been arrested on a charge he was using the identity of a New York City man who was murdered 20 years ago.

Mom kills 4 kids, then herself, deputies say

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:22:52 GMT

A Florida mother killed her four children and then herself Tuesday morning as Brevard County, Fla., deputies closed in on her home, authorities said. She foretold the killings in a text.

No fireworks? Cities struggle to pay for holidays

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:58:20 GMT

Summer holidays may be a little quieter this year in some cash-strapped cities, but others are trying to make sure Memorial Day parades go on and the Fourth of July goes off with a bang.

Conn. home-invasion killer: Death row is 'surreal'

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:46:35 GMT

The man convicted in the 2007 attack on a Connecticut family says that he suffers no nightmares and has nothing to say to the only survivor of the attack.

John Edwards, Rielle Hunter might testify Wednesday

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:28:55 GMT

John Edwards' defense lawyers say they might call both Edwards and Rielle Hunter, his mistress and mother of his youngest daughter, to the stand Wednesday.

Cops release 911 calls in case of missing Ariz. girl

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:27:20 GMT

Tucson police on Monday released recordings of 911 calls reporting the disappearance of Arizona 6-year-old Isabel Celis, who authorities said may have been snatched from her bed last month.

Wal-Mart sued over 'black people leave' incident

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:25:29 GMT

A black man says he suffered emotional distress when he heard the hijacked P.A. announcement at a New Jersey Wal-Mart store and has filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.

Mexican couple admit to 27,000-round ammo cache in Texas

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:57:58 GMT

Two illegal immigrants pleaded guilty in Texas on Monday to possessing 27,000 rounds of assault rifle ammunition along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Minnesota grand jury indicts right-to-die group

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:52:19 GMT

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota grand jury has indicted a national right-to-die group and several members for their actions in the 2007 suicide of a suburban Minneapolis woman, prosecutors announced Monday.