Judge rejects guilty plea from ex-Ark. treasurer

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas treasurer Martha Shoffner tried to plead guilty Friday to accepting more than $36,000 in cash pay...

Ill. man found guilty of beating 5 people to death

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A 34-year-old man was found guilty on Friday of beating five members of his ex-wife's family to death with a tire ...

Nigeria releases 58 arrested in extremist sweeps

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military and security forces say they've released 58 women and children previously held as sus...

Rights demonstrators arrested ahead of FIFA Congress

By Mike Collett PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (Reuters) - Workers' rights demonstrators protesting against the 2022 World Cup finals being ...

Zumba instructor to be sentenced for prostitution

ALFRED, Maine (AP) — Just two days before a police raid, a fitness instructor was feeling good about her prostitution business. With a ste...

Afghan massacre: In US soldier plea deal, signs combat stress was considered

With news that Staff. Sgt. Robert Bales will plead guilty to the 2012 massacre of 16 Afghan civilians near his base in Kandahar province i...

Would-be Wrigley Field backpack bomber sentenced in Chicago to 23 years in prison

CHICAGO (AP) — Would-be Wrigley Field backpack bomber sentenced in Chicago to 23 years in prison. http://news.yahoo.com/wrigley-field-backpa...

La. inmates sentenced to life in 2011 kidnapping

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Louisiana inmates were sentenced to life in prison on Thursday in the kidnapping death of an Ohio businessman ab...

Suspect in kidnapping of Egyptian security men arrested

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities have arrested a first suspect in connection with the kidnapping of seven security men two weeks ago...

Afghans claim 6 arrested in Kabul attack plot

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan intelligence agents captured six militants with suicide vests and heavy weaponry who were planning a majo...

Woman arrested after calling police on her pimp

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A woman has been charged with prostitution in Connecticut after calling police to complain about how she was bein...

DOJ report shows spike in reservation crime cases

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — American Indian leaders who criticized the federal government for years over the way authorities handled major cri...

Wife of Philadelphia abortion doctor sentenced to prison

By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The wife of a Philadelphia doctor convicted of murdering babies during late-term abortions was ...

AP Exclusive: Soldier to admit Afghan massacre

SEATTLE (AP) — The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers during one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war ha...

Disneyland employee arrested in suspected dry ice explosion

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Disneyland employee has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a destructive device following a small explosio...

2 employees plead guilty in probe of truck stop chain owned by Tenn. governor, Browns owner

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- 2 employees plead guilty in probe of truck stop chain owned by Tenn. governor, Browns owner. ...

Illinois teen pleads not guilty to terrorism

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago teenager has pleaded not guilty to charges he sought to join an al-Qaida-linked militant group fighting ...

Suspect arrested in attack on French soldier

PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities arrested on Wednesday a man suspected of stabbing a French soldier in an attack that took place days ...

Sister of Boston bomb suspects pleads not guilty in drug case

By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a Hacke...

Prosecutors: Ex-KPMG partner to plead guilty

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prosecutors say a former KPMG partner has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud in Los Angeles for providing ...

Ex-Guatemala president pleads not guilty in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — An ex-president of Guatemala accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars stolen from his country through U.S. bank a...

Bahamas doctor arrested on Canadian fraud charges

MONTREAL (AP) -- A prominent resident of the Bahamas wanted on fraud charges in Canada has been arrested in Panama. ...

Costa Rica: Digital currency site founder arrested

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Costa Rican authorities say the founder of the Liberty Reserve digital currency business has been arreste...

U.S. man allegedly tries to open airliner door, is arrested

(Reuters) - A 23-year-old man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly made "unusual statements" and tried to open an airliner...

Suspect in Colo. kidnapping arrested; boy safe

DENVER (AP) — Authorities on Sunday arrested a man accused of breaking into his estranged wife's home before blasting her with a stun ...

Oregon police inspect high school after teen arrested with bomb

(Reuters) - Police in northwestern Oregon said they plan to conduct an extensive search of the high school attended by a teenager they arr...

Kenya: UK soldier killing suspect arrested in 2010

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A suspect in the savage killing of a British soldier on a London street was arrested in Kenya in 2010 near the East ...

Britain says soldier murder suspect was arrested in Kenya

LONDON (Reuters) - One of the two men arrested on suspicion of the murder of a British soldier hacked to death in a London street was arre...

Police: Kenya arrested 1 of London attackers

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An anti-terrorism police official in Kenya says one of the suspects who killed a British soldier on a London street ...

Russian pro-, anti-gay activists arrested after defying ban

By Jason Bush MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police detained around 30 pro- and anti-gay activists in central Moscow on Saturd...

Friend of alleged soldier killer arrested at BBC

LONDON (AP) — Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the killing of an unarm...

Suspects in Denver bar slayings plead not guilty

DENVER (AP) — Three men accused of fatally stabbing five people at a Denver bar that authorities say was set on fire to cover up the killi...

Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money-laundering charges

By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the U...

Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering...

US Man Arrested in Murder of Family in Czech Republic

A 20-year-old American named Kevin Dahlgren accused in the grisly murders of a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in...

UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested

LONDON (AP) — Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their ...

Czech police say US suspect in 4 murders arrested

PRAGUE (AP) — An American man accused of killing a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in the United States, police sai...

Wichita Teacher Arrested at Elementary School for Possessing Unloaded Gun on Campus to Protect Students

A Wichita, Kan., teacher has been suspended with pay, officials say, following his arrest for possessing a gun on school grounds Monday. ...

Suspect in Czech family killings arrested in Washington -police

PRAGUE (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have arrested a man wanted for murdering four members of a family in the Czech Republic, Czech police ...

Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. ...

Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set

PHOENIX (AP) — The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman t...