Mon, Jun 15th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

WOODBRIDGE, Va. - Police in northern Virginia are searching for a man suspected of shooting and killing two people at a commuter bus station near a popular shopping center. Prince William County Police say the shootings occurred shortly after 11 a.m. ...Read More

AOL plans to cut workforce by one-third ahead of spin-off

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Business, Top Stories |

Major job cuts had been expected, but the magnitude had not been known until now. AOL, which has 6,900 employees, is asking for 2,500 volunteers to accept buyouts. If it falls short of that target, it plans layoffs to reach ...Read More

Sen. John Kerry's daughter arrested in Hollywood

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Entertainment, Most Viewed |

Sen. John Kerry's daughter arrested in Hollywood LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollywood on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving. The 36-year-old aspiring ...Read More

Enter the hospital: Would-be ninja impaled while trying to leap metal fence in Seattle

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | U.S. |

Police: Would-be Seattle ninja impaled on fence SEATTLE — Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it. An officer who was looking for an assault victim nearby ...Read More

Virginia set to electrocute 2001 killer of couple

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | U.S. |

RICHMOND, Va. -- A death row inmate is scheduled to be executed by electric chair for killing a northern Virginia couple in 2001. Sixty-year-old Larry Bill Elliott is scheduled to be executed at 9 p.m. Tuesday for the shooting deaths of ...Read More

Police: Would-be Seattle ninja impaled on fence

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | U.S. |

Police: Would-be Seattle ninja impaled on fence SEATTLE — Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it. An officer who was looking for an assault victim nearby Monday night heard the man screaming ...Read More

Repo-man slaying suspect caught after jumping from car

Tue, Nov 17th, 2009 | U.S. |

The suspect in the shooting death of a man who was repossessing a car was arrested in DeKalb County Tuesday morning, Fulton County Police spokeswoman Melissa Parker said. Parker said Justin Moore, 29, was captured in a creek bed in DeKalb ...Read More

NC searchers find body of missing 5-year-old girl

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

NC searchers find body of missing 5-year-old girl SANFORD, N.C. -A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong search, police said. Searchers found Shaniya Davis' body early Monday afternoon ...Read More

Girl in prostitution-kid case found dead

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina say they have found the body of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared a week ago. Fayetteville Police spokeswoman Theresa Chance told The Associated Press on Monday that searchers found the body of Shaniya Davis ...Read More

Police: Search is on for NC girl's body

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

Police: Search is on for NC girl's body (CNN) -- About 200 people were searching Monday in North Carolina for the body of a missing 5-year-old girl after "reliable information" indicated that she may be dead, Fayetteville, North Carolina, police said. The search focused on land near a roadway ...Read More

Police now searching for body of missing NC girl

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

Police now searching for body of missing NC girl SANFORD, N.C. — Authorities in North Carolina say they are searching along a highway for the body of a 5-year-old girl missing for a week. Fayetteville Police spokeswoman Theresa Chance said Monday officers are searching based on "reliable information" that indicates ...Read More

Imam says he didn't incite Hasan

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | World |

Imam says he didn't incite Hasan WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A radical Muslim cleric said he exchanged e-mails with the accused Fort Hood, Texas, gunman, not to incite violence but in the role of a confidant. Imam Anwar al-Awlaki said he didn't order or pressure U.S. ...Read More

Missing 5-year-old girl's mom faces court appearance

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.S. |

Missing 5-year-old girl's mom faces court appearance FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina mother is to appear in court as authorities search woods and swamps for her 5-year-old daughter. Searchers returned Monday to look for Shaniya Davis, whose mother reported her missing from a Fayetteville mobile home park ...Read More

Counter-terrorism police arrest four men

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | U.K. |

LONDON (Reuters) - Counter-terrorism detectives said they had arrested four men on Monday in early morning raids in northwest England. Police said the suspects were detained at homes in Manchester and Bolton under the Terrorism Act 2000, and the properties were ...Read More

Cleric says he was confidant to Hasan

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

SANAA, YEMEN -- In his first interview with a journalist since the Fort Hood rampage, Yemeni American cleric Anwar al-Aulaqi said that he neither ordered nor pressured Maj. Nidal M. Hasan to harm Americans, but that he considered himself a ...Read More

Police say missing girl seen at NC motel with man

Fri, Nov 13th, 2009 | U.S. |

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.—A missing 5-year-old North Carolina girl was seen with a man at a hotel, but not the same person charged in her kidnapping, police said late Thursday. Shaniya Davis was spotted in Sanford with a man identified as Mario Andrette ...Read More

Munch artwork stolen from Oslo art dealership

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

OSLO - Police say thieves stole a valuable artwork by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch from an Oslo art dealer. Police spokeswoman Britt Boerve said Friday the thieves stole "Historien" - or "History" - from Nyborgs Kunst, a private art dealership in ...Read More

Munch artwork stolen from downtown Oslo art dealership in nighttime heist

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | World |

OSLO (AP) - Police say thieves stole a valuable artwork by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch from an Oslo art dealer. Police spokeswoman Britt Boerve said Friday the thieves stole "Historien" - or "History" - from Nyborgs Kunst, a private art dealership ...Read More

Florida: Priest Mistaken for Terrorist

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | U.S. |

A Marine reservist was charged with attacking a Greek Orthodox priest he said he thought was a terrorist. The reservist, Lance Cpl. Jasen D. Bruce, is accused of hitting the Rev. Alexios Marakis over the head with a tire iron ...Read More

US knew of Fort Hood shooting suspect's ties to extremist

Tue, Nov 10th, 2009 | Top Stories |

Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan sent repeated e-mails over the last year to a Muslim cleric known for extremist views, but federal terrorism investigators deemed the contact harmless and took no action. The cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, praised the Fort Hood massacre ...Read More

Calif. murder suspect arrested, second body found

Sun, Nov 8th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

POMONA, Calif.—Authorities say a car chase in Pomona led to the arrest of a 32-year-old murder suspect, and subsequent questioning led to the discovery of another body. Police say Robert Louis Caballero of Pomona was being held on $3 million ...Read More