Fuel truck explodes on road to Baghdad airport, says Iraqi policeBAGHDAD — A fuel tanker exploded Sunday near a checkpoint outside of Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi officials said, along a route once known as the world’s deadliest road because of frequent attacks there during the height of the insurgency. Self-described NYC anarchist accused of tweeting cops’ locations to activists at G-20 protestsNEW YORK — A self-described New York City anarchist has been accused of tweeting the location of police officers to protesters trying to evade them during the Group of 20 economic summit in Pittsburgh. About 2,000 march across Venezuela’s capital to protest imprisonment of Chavez political foesCARACAS, Venezuela — Some 2,000 people marched across Venezuela’s capital Saturday to protest what they say is the persecution of President Hugo Chavez’s opponents. Who owns the past? A town collects and sells Indian artifacts, and pays the priceBLANDING, Utah — High above the spiky sandstone spine known as Comb Ridge that snakes for 120 miles through the desert, archaeologist Winston Hurst treads carefully through a cave of ruins. Iraqi forces arrest more than 100 in anti-insurgent offensive in Mosul strongholdsBAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces have detained more than 100 suspects in sweeps through Mosul to try to cripple the country’s last major stronghold of Sunni insurgents, a commander said Saturday. Police: Kidnapped newborn found safe in Alabama; woman suspect arrested and being questionedNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A mother whose newborn was kidnapped by a knife-wielding woman posing as an immigration agent was briefly reunited with her baby Saturday, then saw him and her three other children taken from her and put into state custody. FBI arrests man accused of secretly videotaping nude ESPN reporter, posting the videos onlineFBI: Man arrested in ESPN reporter nude video case LOS ANGELES — The FBI says they’ve arrested a Chicago-area man who is accused of taking surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews in a hotel room. Man charged with murder in slaying of ex-wife’s family in tiny central Illinois townLINCOLN, Ill. — An Illinois man has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in the slayings of a central Illinois family last month. Stepmother of man arrested for slaying central Illinois family says he’s not capable of murderLINCOLN, Ill. — The stepmother of a suspect in the slayings of a central Illinois family said Friday that police arrested the wrong person and described her stepson as a gentle man who always walked away from confrontation. Germans arrest man suspected of spreading al-Qaida propaganda, procuring explosivesBERLIN — German authorities said Friday they arrested a man with dual Turkish-German citizenship suspected of attempting to recruit supporters for al-Qaida and procuring material that could be used to make a bomb. Woman arrested for urinating on police station after her companion was denied use of bathroomMERRIMACK, N.H. — Police said a woman has been arrested for urinating on a police station after her companion wasn’t allowed to use its restroom. A 28-year-old woman was charged with indecent exposure after the incident Wednesday, which started when her companion went to the station to resolve a 12-year-old traffic citation. California AG issues arrest warrant in 1981 triple homicide in Riverside CountyRIVERSIDE, Calif. — The California attorney general’s office has issued an arrest warrant in a 28-year-old triple homicide case in Riverside County. Man suspected of being part of so-called ‘Hippie Mafia’ arrested in Calif. in drug caseSAN FRANCISCO — A suspected member of an LSD distribution ring has been arrested in California after nearly four decades on the lam. Motorcyclist riding without helmet with baby on board leads to 3 arrests in TennesseeJONESBOROUGH, Tenn. — Washington County authorities said a motorcyclist riding down the road without a helmet led to a series of discoveries and three arrests. The Johnson City Press reported that when officers stopped 21-year-old outside his home on Tuesday, they found he wasn’t alone. The man also had an 18-month-old baby on board, also without a helmet. Jury clears Detroit officer accused of illegally searching suspect’s rectumDETROIT — A jury has cleared a Detroit police officer in a lawsuit alleging he conducted an illegal search by sticking his finger in the rectum of a suspect during a traffic stop and drug arrest. Warrant: Feds seize ammunition, electronics from home of North Carolina terrorism suspectRALEIGH, N.C. — Federal investigators have searched the home of a North Carolina terrorism suspect, seizing counterterrorism literature, ammunition and portable electronics. Woman named as a suspect in 6 New England bank robberies last week is taken into custodyHARTFORD, Conn. — A woman suspected in six bank robberies last week in southern New England has been arrested. Conn. psychic who claimed rival psychics arranged attack charged with lyingGREENWICH, Conn. — A Connecticut psychic who said she was assaulted in an attack she believed was arranged by rival psychics has been charged with lying about the incident. Greenwich police arrested 35-year-old Janet Lee of Norwalk on Saturday on charges including falsely reporting an incident. US military: suspect in 2006 murders of Iraqi Taekwondo team arrestedBAGHDAD — Iraqi commandos and U.S. forces have arrested a suspect in the 2006 kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi taekwondo team whose highway ambush became one of the symbols of Iraq’s lawlessness during its worse years of sectarian violence. Ind. police arrest 2 suspected of crashing wedding, stealing cash-filled cards from newlywedsSEYMOUR, Ind. — Police in southern Indiana have arrested two people suspected of crashing a wedding and taking off with a wire bird cage that held cards for the newlyweds filled with cash, checks and gift cards. Polanski’s arrest marks change in Switzerland’s image as a safe haven for rich and famousGENEVA — First numbered bank accounts and now Roman Polanski. Switzerland is no longer a place for foreign fugitives and tax evaders to live above the law. Man who goes to Ga. police for background check gets arrested as suspect in 1976 Mo. killingLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A man who went to an Atlanta suburb police department for a background check on a job application wound up under arrest as a suspect in a 1976 Missouri slaying. NY prosecutors suspect adoption Ponzi scheme that promised babies but didn’t deliverGARDEN CITY, N.Y. — New York prosecutors are investigating a possible “adoption Ponzi scheme” in which clients were defrauded out of fees for babies who didn’t exist. Police say American arrested in Japan for allegedly kidnapping his own childrenTOKYO — An American father on a mission to reclaim his young children in Japan was arrested over their alleged abduction while they were walking to school with his ex-wife, officials said Wednesday. US agents raid housing projects in southern Puerto Rico with warrants for 73 drug suspectsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of U.S. and local agents swept into a town in southern Puerto Rico on Tuesday to break up violent drug rings accused of operating out of several public housing projects. Okla. police: Woman arrested after son, 14, says he was locked inside closet for yearsOKLAHOMA CITY — A woman was arrested after her 14-year-son told authorities he escaped from a home where he’d been kept for 4 1/2 years, spending most of his time locked in a bedroom closet, police said Monday. Swiss arrest Roman Polanski on US warrant; Faces possible extradition to US over 1977 sex caseOK, can you do some more probing? New York will want to know Gunmen kill 2 Canadian men at Mexican beach resort of Puerto VallartaPUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Two Canadian men were shot to death in execution-style slayings outside an apartment building in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta, authorities said Monday. Honduras clamps down on civil rights, says it’s to prevent Zelaya’s ‘calls for insurrection’TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim leaders late Sunday suspended key civil liberties in response to “calls for insurrection” by ousted President Manuel Zelaya, empowering police and soldiers to break up “unauthorized” public meetings, arrest people without warrants and restrict the news media. Report: Tax commission looks to replace sales, corporate taxes to stabilize Calif. revenueSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A commission charged with updating California’s tax system is making bold recommendations to the governor and Legislature. |
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