British man gets probation in KBR bribery scheme
HOUSTON (AP) -- A British man has been sentenced to probation for helping a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary steer massive bribes to Nigerian officials to win more than $6 billion in construction contracts....
Possible love triangle eyed in CA murder-suicide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Police are looking into the possibility that a love triangle might have motivated a 73-year-old man to fatally shoot a 62-year-old man outside the headquarters of the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District....
Charger, Dodge's large sedan, impresses
Forget about retro, nostalgia stuff. The 2012 Dodge Charger is an impressive, large, rear-wheel drive sedan for today's buyers who want to stand out from the crowd....
Mayor's office: Spying 'not who we are' in Newark
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Police Department is facing fresh criticism about its spying on Muslims, this time from the mayor in Newark, where Muslims were put under surveillance and cataloged in NYPD files....
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....
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....
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 seems split on double jeopardy question
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court seems divided on whether to allow an Arkansas man to be retried on murder charges even though a jury forewoman said in open court that they were unanimously against finding him guilty....
'Occupy' to hold national conference in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A group of protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement plans to elect 876 "delegates" from around the country and hold a national "general assembly" in Philadelphia over the Fourth of July as part of ongoing protests over corporate excess and economic inequality....
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....
