Guns, prison letters of infamous gangster John Dillinger to go up for auction

DALLAS — In a letter from jail, John Dillinger tells his father he knows he’s been a disappointment but also assures him that he’s “not guilty of half of the things I am charged with and I’ve never hurt anyone.”

Husband charged in Calif. mercy killing case dies from gunshot wounds

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 90-year-old former California doctor charged with killing his terminally ill wife and then turning the gun on himself has died of his injuries.

Prosecutor says Idaho dad accused of letting girl trek miles in snow risked children’s lives

SHOSHONE, Idaho — A father accused of allowing his 11-year-old daughter to walk to her death along a cold, rural highway on Christmas Day failed to do what he needed to protect her, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Fla. county mayor’s dad jailed after allegedly confronting her with gun in political spat

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Police say a Florida mayoral candidate upset because his politician daughter endorsed someone else was arrested after confronting her with a gun.

Indiana police say woman’s text messages alert man to robbery opportunity

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A 22-year-old South Bend man learned the hard way that a female acquaintance wasn’t sending text messages about a potential hookup. Police said the man told them he had invited the woman to spend Monday evening at his apartment before he took a large roll of cash out of his jacket pocket. He said she saw the money and began sending nonstop text messages until he heard a knock on the door.

APNewsBreak: Craigslist slaying suspect indicted on assault charges in RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A former Boston University medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist has been indicted on charges that he assaulted a stripper in Rhode Island.

Ky. veterans hospital nurse charged with giving patient a lethal dose of morphine 3 years ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Lexington is accused of killing a 90-year-old patient with a morphine injection three years ago, according to an indictment released Wednesday.

Felony charging papers: Mont. senator’s alcohol level twice legal limit after boat crash

HELENA, Mont. — Prosecutors have filed felony charges against Montana state Sen. Greg Barkus, accusing him of having a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit after an August boat crash in which five people were seriously injured, including U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg.

Rookie linebacker Fein, Baltimore Ravens hopeful, dies in Washington state

SEATTLE — Tony Fein, an Iraq war veteran and NFL rookie linebacker who played with the Baltimore Ravens during the preseason, has died of unexplained causes after collapsing at a friend’s house in what his agent said appears to be “an accidental situation.”

Hearing set for woman charged with kidnapping Tenn. infant found in her Ala. home

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A woman charged with kidnapping a newborn in Tennessee is on her way to a court hearing.

Berlusconi says he won’t resign despite court ruling overturning law shielding him from trial

ROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi says he will not resign even though a top Italian court has overturned an immunity law shielding him from a corruption trial in Milan.

Former dean of elite Connecticut boarding school charged with sexually assault a 4th student

LITCHFIELD, Conn. — The former dean of an exclusive Connecticut boarding school has been charged with sexually assaulting a fourth student.

Duncan says ambitious Chicago education plan has not contributed to surge in teen violence

CHICAGO — Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday it is ridiculous to suggest that an ambitious plan to improve education in Chicago contributed to a surge in violence among students.

Some sex offenders, banned from churches, fighting state laws as they search for salvation

RALEIGH, N.C. — Convicted sex offender James Nichols said he was trying to better himself by going to church. But the police who arrested him explained: The church is off-limits because it has a daycare center.

Boat capsizes in Orissa, all passengers rescued

BHUBANESWAR - A boat capsized in Jajpur district of Orissa Wednesday but all its 46 passengers were rescued, officials said.

Trial of South Africa’s ex-top cop opens window into shady world of criminal kingpins

JOHANNESBURG — The corruption trial of South Africa’s ex-top cop is opening a window into a shady world of criminal kingpins and alleged graft at the highest levels in law enforcement.

Top court overturns Italian premier’s immunity, Berlusconi spokesman says he won’t resign

ROME — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed to stay on and “go forward” Wednesday after an Italian court struck down a law granting him immunity from prosecution and allowed trials for corruption and tax fraud to resume in Milan. There were immediate calls for his resignation.

Conn. police find car full of pipe bombs, rifles in New Haven residential area; man arrested

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police in Connecticut say they have arrested two people after stopping a car full of explosives in a New Haven residential neighborhood.

Rosaiah removes Yadav as Andhra police chief

HYDERABAD - Tightening his grip over administration, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Wednesday removed controversial police officer S.S.P. Yadav as the director general of police and appointed Girish Kumar as the new state police chief, besides shifting other key officials.

Man kills wife, tries to commit suicide

KOLKATA - A 24-year-old man killed his wife and then tried to commit suicide by shooting himself in West Bengal’s South 24-Parganas district Wednesday, police said.

Pirate error: Somali brigands accidentally attack French navy and end up in the brig

PARIS — Somali pirates in two skiffs fired on a French navy vessel early Wednesday after apparently mistaking it for a commercial boat, the French military said. The French ship gave chase and captured five suspected pirates.

Oregon man accused of using Internet to arrange group sex assaults

NEWBERG, Ore. — A 44-year-old man was accused of rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and a variety of other sex-related crimes, including posting Craiglist ads to solicit others to join in group assaults on a teenage girl, authorities said Wednesday.

Daughter of slain Florida couple tells Oprah Winfrey about raising parents’ children

CHICAGO — A Florida woman said she is fulfilling a promise she never thought she’d have to keep by raising nine special-needs children her parents had adopted before they were shot to death in their home in July.

Police: Pa. twin kills himself; accused of accidentally pinning, killing brother while parking

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a man accused of killing his identical twin brother in a parallel parking accident has killed himself.

Four men arrested for rape in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Four youngsters have been arrested here for raping a 20-year-old computer teacher in west Delhi, police said Wednesday.

NYC undercover stings show gun show sellers ignoring federal background check requirements

NEW YORK — Investigators hired by New York City conducted stings at gun shows in states that have not closed the “gun show loophole” and found some vendors openly selling weapons to buyers who admitted they couldn’t pass background checks.

Delhi traffic cops to get flashers, blinkers for bikes

NEW DELHI - With an aim to make Delhi Traffic Police motorcycles more visible on the city roads, the department has decided to fit them with flashers and blinkers, a police official said Wednesday.

Five killed in Himachal accident

SHIMLA - Five labourers were killed when a tipper skidded off the road and fell into a 400-feet gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, police said Wednesday.

Construction firm official arrested in Balco accident

RAIPUR - A senior official of the Gannon Dunkerley and Company Ltd (GDCL), which was constructing the 257-metre chimney for the Balco power plant at Chhattisgarh’s Korba town, was arrested Wednesday for the Sep 23 chimney collapse that killed 45 workers.

PM to make aerial survey of flood-hit Andhra Friday

HYDERABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make an aerial survey of flood-hit districts of Andhra Pradesh Friday while he will fly over the affected areas in Karnataka the next day after spending the night here.