Israel’s foreign minister says he’ll resign if he is formally charged with corruptionJERUSALEM — Israel’s ultranationalist foreign minister promised Monday to step down if he is charged after police recommended that he be indicted for a string of alleged corruption offenses. Nigeria police investigating Islamist violence that killed 700
Turks and Caicos police question survivors of Haitian shipwreck in smuggling investigationPROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — Police in the Turks and Caicos Islands are questioning Haitian survivors from a capsized migrant vessel in hopes of identifying those responsible for the smuggling operation. Judge says young detainee held illegally, orders his release after 6½ years at GuantanamoWASHINGTON — A judge ruled Thursday that one of the youngest detainees brought to Guantanamo Bay is being held illegally and must be released — 6½ years after the detainee from Afghanistan says he was tortured into confessing at age 12. Judge says young Guantanamo detainee being held illegally and orders his releaseWASHINGTON — A judge ruled Thursday that one of the youngest detainees brought to Guantanamo Bay is being held illegally and must be released — 6½ years after the detainee from Afghanistan says he was tortured into confessing at age 12. Israeli government report defends actions during Gaza war, blames Hamas for forcing offensiveJERUSALEM — An Israeli government report released Thursday insisted that “incessant” Hamas rocket attacks forced Israel to hit Gaza hard earlier this year, countering charges of war crimes but acknowledging that more than a dozen criminal inquiries are underway. Authorities target property of Jackson doctor for second time in week in ongoing investigationLAS VEGAS — For the second time in less than a week, authorities have targeted the property of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor in their investigation into whether he committed manslaughter by administering a powerful anesthetic to help the pop singer sleep. Law enforcement official: Jackson doc told investigators he’d administered anestheticLOS ANGELES — A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death says the singer’s doctor told investigators he administered the powerful anesthetic that authorities believe killed the pop star. Attorneys for young Gitmo detainee seek his release, say Afghan officials ready to pick him upWASHINGTON — Attorneys for a young Guantanamo Bay detainee being considered for prosecution in the United States said Tuesday that the government has no authority to continue holding him in Cuba and Afghanistan is ready to pick him up. AP source: Jackson’s home chaotic, doc gave drug that authorities believe killed pop starLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s personal doctor gave him a powerful anesthetic through an intravenous drip to help him sleep, and authorities believe the drug caused the pop singer’s death, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Cheyenne police suspect homicide-suicide in deaths of Wyoming couple, toddler sonCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Police investigating the deaths of a couple and their toddler found a “goodbye type of note” believed to be written by the mother indicating she likely carried out the killings, a police spokesman said Monday. NY police probe for cause of wrong-way crashes that killed 8 people, including 4 young cousinsBRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. — Authorities are trying to determine how a woman driving a minivan carrying two of her children and three young nieces got onto a suburban parkway heading in the wrong direction, leading to a fiery crash that killed eight people and left a 5-year-old boy severely injured. US on verge of closing anthrax killings investigation; dead scientist still seen as culpritWASHINGTON — A year after government scientist Bruce Ivins killed himself while under investigation for the lethal anthrax letters of 2001, the Justice Department is on the verge of closing the long, costly and vexing case. Inquiry launched into whether LA coroners employees illegally sold Michael Jackson infoLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators have begun an inquiry into whether coroner’s employees illegally leaked or sold private information related to the investigation of Michael Jackson’s death. US prosecutors will try to bring 2nd Gitmo detainee to US for trialWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday signaled it will try to bring a second Guantanamo Bay detainee to the United States for trial in criminal court. US prosecutors signal 2nd Gitmo detainee headed to US for trialWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday signaled it will try to bring a second Guantanamo Bay detainee to the United States for trial in criminal court. House Judiciary Chairman calls for special counsel to investigate Bush administration ‘abuses’WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Friday urged Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special counsel to examine potential abuses by former President George W. Bush’s administration. Pasadena police puzzled after bizarre glue attacks on the hair of shoppers at storesPASADENA, Texas — Pasadena police have a sticky investigation. Somebody put glue on the hair of three shoppers in two stores. A 12-year-old girl told KHOU-TV that she was shopping at a drug store last week when she felt a wad of something “sizzling” in her ponytail. The substance turned out to be glue. Nevada law enforcement has no plans to investigate rape claim against RoethlisbergerRENO, Nev. — Law enforcement officials in Nevada have no intention of opening a criminal investigation into allegations Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped a woman at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino a year ago, the sheriff’s department said Wednesday. Missing mental health records of Va. Tech gunman found at former university official’s homeRICHMOND, Va. — Missing mental health records of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho have been discovered in the home of the university clinic’s former director, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday. Friends of Minn. man killed by deputy say it wasn’t clear that he was a law enforcment officerKASOTA, Minn. — A plainclothes sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an unarmed 24-year-old man wearing only swim trunks after an argument ensued when he confronted the man for erratic driving, authorities and witnesses said Tuesday. LA city attorney: ‘Criminal aspects’ involved in probe of Michael Jackson memorial costsLOS ANGELES — Investigators looking into the chain of events that led City Hall to spend an estimated $1.4 million for police protection and other services at Michael Jackson’s memorial have turned up possible criminal wrongdoing, the city attorney said Tuesday. NTSB sends 2 investigators to probe cause of San Francisco rail crash that injured dozensSAN FRANCISCO — Two investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were helping San Francisco officials on Sunday determine the cause of a collision between two light-rail trains that left dozens of people injured. 3 adults, 2 children bludgeoned to death in Sydney suburb; police say attack was targetedSYDNEY — An Australian family of five, including two children, were bludgeoned to death in their home in a Sydney suburb in what police said Sunday was a targeted killing. Police look for suspects in stabbing death of NYC motivational speaker found bound in carNEW YORK — Motivational speaker Jeff Locker phoned his wife at their suburban home Wednesday night, telling her he had a flat tire and he’d be a little late. When he didn’t return, she called police. NYPD investigating death of Long Island motivational speaker found bound, stabbed in carNEW YORK — Motivational speaker Jeff Locker phoned his wife at their Long Island home Wednesday night, telling her he had a flat tire and he’d be a little late. When he didn’t return, she called police. Locker was found hours later, stabbed to death in his car in East Harlem in a possible botched robbery. Far from Mexico, investigators fight major cocaine operation in the heartlandWATERTOWN, Wis. — In this Midwestern town 1,500 miles from Mexico, in a place that proudly proclaims itself the birthplace of kindergarten, Coco the cocaine kingpin flourished. 2nd person dies of injuries from collapse of stage for Madonna concert, probe launchedMARSEILLE, France — Prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation in the collapse of a stage being built for a weekend concert by Madonna that killed two people, an official said Friday. Police investigating tour company after 10 elderly climbers die on Japanese mountainsTOKYO — Japanese police were investigating possible negligence by tour organizers after 10 senior citizen climbers were found dead Friday in Japan’s northern mountains, apparently from hypothermia. Investigators say fire that destroyed historic textile mill in Maine was case of arsonLEWISTON, Maine — Investigators say a fire that swept through a historic textile mill in Maine’s second-largest city was a case of arson. |
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Police in northern Nigeria say they’re investigating how a homegrown Islamic sect unleashed a wave of violence that left more than 700 people dead in clashes last week.
