Michigan man pleads guilty in explosives case
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- A man from Michigan's Upper Peninsula accused of buying and hiding more than 4,000 pounds of explosives has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors....
Ga. cops: 2 kids missing after helper drives off
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities are searching for two young children reported kidnapped after a stranger offered to help when their family car broke down on the side of an Atlanta-area interstate....
Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shooting
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) -- A gunman shot two of his sisters and their husbands inside a Korean health spa in an Atlanta suburb and then killed himself, police said Wednesday....
Prosecutor: Glock lawyer used role to steal money
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia prosecutor says a former lawyer for gun manufacturer Glock Inc. was essentially running the company's U.S. operations and used his position to steal millions from his employer....
Ark. man pleads not guilty in death of teen
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A convicted rapist accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday, several days after authorities found the girl's body in a blue, plastic barrel in western Arkansas....
NC terrorism convict faces new beheading plot case
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina man recently convicted in a homegrown terrorism plot faces new charges that he attempted to hire a hit man to behead three witnesses who testified against him....
High court rules for power company over Mont. dams
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court sided with a power company Wednesday in a dispute with Montana over who owns the riverbeds beneath 10 dams sitting on three Montana rivers....
Remains confirmed as 'Speed Freak' victims
LINDEN, Calif. (AP) -- Human remains uncovered in Northern California with the help of a convicted serial killer have been confirmed as two of his victims....
Ejected passenger dragged by NY Amtrak train dies
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities in upstate New York are investigating the death of an Amtrak passenger apparently dragged by a train after being kicked off for drunkenness....
Court says police cannot be sued over warrant
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court said Wednesday that California police officers cannot be sued because they used a warrant that may have been defective to search a woman's house....
UN votes to increase African force in Somalia
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize an increase in the African Union force in Somalia from 12,000 to about 17,700 and expand its areas of operation in an effort to intensify pressure on al-Shabab militants who recently joined al-Qaida....
Tribe seeks order to limit beer sales in Neb. town
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Leaders of an American Indian tribe in South Dakota who are suing beer makers, distributors and retailers are now asking a judge to limit alcohol sales in a tiny Nebraska town that borders their reservation....
Feds: Leader of NY-based Folk Nation gang arrested
NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal authorities say they've arrested a fugitive leader of a violent New York City gang linked to a series of armed robberies and shootings....