US drone crashes in Pakistan
A US drone has crashed in the volatile North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan, apparently due to a technical problem, officials said on Sunday.
The CIA-operated unmanned spy plane came down in th
US lawyer sentenced in baby-selling scam
A California lawyer who was a respected reproductive law specialist was sentenced on Friday to five months in prison and nine months of home confinement for her role in what prosecutors say was a baby
Spain to receive shipwreck treasure after legal battle
Tons of gold and silver from a Spanish ship that sunk in 1804 and was discovered by a US deep sea exploration company was on its way to Spain on Friday aboard two military transport planes.
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Chicago mayor: City police wouldn't spy on Muslims
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Thursday there's no way Chicago police officers would spy on Muslims or conduct surveillance operations in their communities like those carried out by New York officers in t
US murder charge dismissed in honeymoon drowning
An Alabama judge on Thursday acquitted Gabe Watson, a US citizen accused of murdering his wife in 2003 while the couple scuba dived during their honeymoon in Australia.
Jefferson County circuit judge
Trial of Indian student in roommate's suicide begins
The trial of an Indian-origin Rutgers University student accused of spying on his roommate's sexual encounter with another man began today with attorneys preparing to give their opening statements.
WikiLeaks suspect charged, declines to enter plea
WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning declined to enter a plea as the US Army private was formally charged on Thursday with turning over a cache of classified US documents to WikiLeaks.
Manning, a 24-yea
Three US lawmakers sent threatening letters: official
Three US lawmakers received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender said more missives including a 'harmful material' could follow, a Senate official said on Wednesday.
Nine-year-old US girl forced to run for three hours, dies
The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died after witnesses said she was forced to run for three hours as punishment for lying have been charged with murder and are being held
Mail containing suspicious powder sent to US Congress
Two officials of the US Congress have received letters that contained a ‘suspicious powdery substance’, following which officials sent out a warning cautioning other staffers to be on the lookout.
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