US knew dead Zeta leader's ID before body stolen
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government knew that a suspect fatally shot by Mexican marines was the head of the widely feared Zetas drug cartel well before the marines left the body unguarded in a...
View ArticleSimilar names create trouble in prostitution case
KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — Paul Main's quiet evening was shattered by a phone ringing off the hook and a half-dozen TV crews showing up on his porch. Everyone wanted to know: Was he the same Paul Main...
View ArticleDisgraced NYPD chief surfaces at perjury trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal inmate No. 84888-054 has saluted victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on his blog. He's also used it to lend his opposition to an Islamic center near ground zero, and to...
View ArticleFeds: NYC terror sting suspect picked hard target
NEW YORK (AP) — A Bangladeshi man snared in an FBI terror sting considered targeting a high-ranking government official and the New York Stock Exchange before authorities say he raised the bar by...
View ArticleOfficial proposes bullet tax to curb Chicago crime
CHICAGO (AP) — As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet and firearm — an effort that has...
View ArticleAfter dramatic spike, Chicago homicides slow down
CHICAGO (AP) — When the city's gang war intensified last spring, shootings became so frequent they sometimes seemed like a ghastly game of tennis, with each senseless attack followed by a vengeful...
View ArticleNRA calls for armed police officer in every school
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guns and police officers in all American schools are what's needed to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings," the National Rifle Association declared Friday, taking a no-retreat...
View ArticleWatchdog: Fannie, Freddie may have lost over $3B
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog has found that government-controlled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may have lost more than $3 billion from big banks' alleged rigging of a key interest rate.The staff...
View ArticleAide says ex-Detroit mayor took bribe in bathroom
DETROIT (AP) — A former aide to Kwame Kilpatrick ended the first leg of his testimony Thursday by saying he delivered a $10,000 bribe to the then-Detroit mayor in a restaurant bathroom.The testimony...
View ArticleMassive corruption case going to trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six former officials of the scandal-ridden city of Bell go on trial this week in a massive corruption case that nearly bankrupted the Los Angeles suburb.The former mayor and vice...
View ArticleEx-New Orleans mayor Nagin charged with bribery
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than a decade ago, Ray Nagin was elected mayor of New Orleans on a vow to root out corruption in a city plagued by decades of it. On Friday, the former mayor was indicted on...
View ArticleNY town defends Remington factory amid new gun ban
ILION, N.Y. (AP) — The big brick Remington gun factory pieces together military-style rifles in a state that has just banned their sale after a string of mass shootings led to a national outcry over...
View ArticleFears grow that Libya is incubator of turmoil
Libya's upheaval the past two years helped lead to the ongoing conflict in Mali, and now Mali's war threatens to wash back and further hike Libya's instability. Fears are growing that post-Moammar...
View ArticleText of Obama's State of the Union address
The text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, released by the White House as prepared for delivery:___Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens:Fifty-one...
View ArticlePermitless
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A cable company subcontractor suspected of rupturing a natural gas line before a deadly Kansas City restaurant explosion didn't have an approved permit for the work, city...
View ArticleLawmakers agree on deal for NYPD inspector general
NEW YORK (AP) — A newly proposed watchdog that would monitor the New York Police Department likely will set the stage for a showdown between city lawmakers, who have pushed for such oversight, and...
View ArticleFeds want $18 million back from timber counties
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service's demands that rural timber counties pay back millions of dollars in federal subsidies under automatic budget cuts have outraged members of Congress...
View ArticleCharges against 6 NY politicians in alleged plot
NEW YORK (AP) — A Democratic state lawmaker was arrested along with five other politicians Tuesday in an alleged plot to pay tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to GOP bosses to let him run for...
View ArticleCorruption case reverberates from NYC to Albany
NEW YORK (AP) — It's a case that smacks of small-time corruption, with allegations of cash payoffs in parked cars. But the charges a Democratic state senator schemed to bribe his way into the GOP race...
View ArticleAudit finds Katrina housing aid misspent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators said Wednesday that as much as $700 million in federal aid intended to help some 24,000 Louisiana families elevate their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita...
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