Crime
Officer was overwhelmed by Ohio captivity scene
One of the first officers on the scene to find a long-missing woman at an Ohio home says he was already emotionally overwhelmed when two more captive women were discovered. He said it was "like another bombshell." Officer Anthony Espada, in response to a request from top police brass, wrote ...
Teams take calculated risks in the NFL draft
The Arizona Cardinals made relatively safe choices in the first two rounds of this year's draft and decided to gamble a bit with their third pick. To some, taking Tyann Mathieu wasn't a small risk, either. Once one of college football's most dynamic players, the LSU defensive back and kick ...
Dogs give comfort _ and controversy _ in court
The twins were 7, shy and scared. Talking was tough and describing what happened nearly impossible. So the prosecutor preparing them to testify against the father they said molested them borrowed a dog named Jeeter. "It was a last ditch effort to try to build rapport with my kids, who ...
HIV-infected teacher's aide accused of molestation
An Illinois special-needs teaching assistant accused of molesting a teenage student in school while knowingly infected with HIV remained jailed Tuesday as police investigated another claim of similar misconduct by the man involving a different student. Prosecutors in St. Clair County east of St. Louis charged Mario L. Hunt, 35, ...
Fox schedule includes '24' return
Fox, facing the ebbing ratings power of "American Idol," is betting big on its first miniseries showcase starting with a limited-edition "24," and shows from heavyweight producers Seth MacFarlane and J.J. Abrams to invigorate its schedule. The network is making its largest original-programming investment yet with a crop of 11 ...
Award goes to Pakistani girl shot by Taliban
A Pakistani human rights activist who founded an all-girls school said the Taliban was "more afraid of the books than bombs" as he and his 15-year-old daughter, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban late last year, were honored Monday at the memorial for Oklahoma City bombing victims. Ziauddin ...
OJ Simpson heads to court to fight for freedom
Like a recurring nightmare, the return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom come Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process changed the country's attitude toward the justice system, the media and celebrity. His 1995 trial is the stuff of ...
DNA shows US kidnapping suspect fathered girl
A DNA test confirmed another dark twist in the story of three women imprisoned in a house for about a decade: Kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro is the father of a 6-year-old girl who escaped from the house along with the women, a prosecutor said Friday. As the investigation ...
Ohio man's ex-kin say he beat them, kept mannequin
Years before when authorities say Ariel Castro kidnapped two teenage girls and a young woman and held them captive in his basement, he terrorized the mother of his children, viciously beating her and locking her inside the house, her relatives said Thursday. In interviews with The Associated Press, relatives of ...
Metal singer charged with soliciting wife's murder
A heavy metal singer gave an envelope containing $1,000 in cash to an undercover agent and provided instructions on how to kill his estranged wife, including her photograph, address, security gate code and dates he would be with their children to give him an alibi, a prosecutor said Thursday. The ...
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