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Mladic 'slices throat,' growls at victims

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 5:39pm UTC

Mladic seemed to taunt victims in court, pretending to slice his throat, staring and growling. The ex-Bosnian Serb general is on trial for war crimes stemming from Yugoslavia's civil war.

Autopsy due for 'Swamp People' star

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 5:36pm UTC

Autopsy results on Mitchell Guist, a star of the reality TV show "Swamp People," should be ready Wednesday, a local sheriff in Louisiana said.

President honors fallen Vietnam hero

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 5:28pm UTC

President Barack Obama, in awarding a posthumous Medal of Honor to a Vietnam hero Wednesday, paid tribute to soldiers who received a cold reception when they returned home from the Southeast Asian war.

Election date set as Greeks pull euros out of banks

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 4:18pm UTC

The new election date came as Greece's questionable status in the eurozone prompted what the country's president called "fear that could develop into panic."

Defense rests in John Edwards trial

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 3:32pm UTC

The defense team for John Edwards rested its case Wednesday without calling the former Democratic presidential candidate's ex-mistress to testify at his corruption trial.

Study links NFL players, wounded vets

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 2:00pm UTC

The same dementia-like disease found in the brain tissue of several National Football League players has shown up in the brains of four U.S. veterans exposed to improvised explosive devices and other head trauma, according to new research.

Google search to become more human

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 12:35pm UTC

Google today announced a significant change to how its search results are delivered. With Knowledge Graph, results will be arranged according to categories.

Doctor: Zimmerman's nose was broken

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 9:09am UTC

The report also said George Zimmerman had black eyes and cuts on his head a day after fatally shooting unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. An autopsy showed Martin's knuckles were injured, a CNN affiliate reports.

Travolta accuser drops suit

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 4:41am UTC

The withdrawal of one of two massage therapists from a sex battery lawsuit against John Travolta "completely vindicated" the actor, Travolta's lawyer said Tuesday.

Woman with flesh-eating bug improves

Posted: May 16th, 2012, 4:37am UTC

The doctors for Aimee Copeland are promising a "roller coaster ride of highs and lows" in the coming weeks and months as she struggles against a rare "flesh-eating" bacteria, her father said.

List of popular baby names changes

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 2:25pm UTC

For the 13th year in a row, Jacob was the most popular name in 2011 for newborn boys in the United States, according to rankings released by the U.S. Social Security Administration.

iPad gives voice to kids with autism

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 12:27pm UTC

Sharia stood immobile in front of the television, transfixed by its images, unaware of the world around her. Her family called her name over and over again, but she did not respond. It was that moment when they knew something was wrong.

Flesh-eating bug victim confounds docs

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 11:01am UTC

Aimee Copeland is scared and confused, but she's staying strong in her battle, her dad says. "We see the miraculous survival."

FBI: More officers killed in 2011

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 10:41am UTC

Seventy-two law enforcement officers in the U.S. were slain in the line of duty in 2011, an increase of 16 over the previous year, according to an FBI report released Monday. The report does not include reasons for the rise.

Opinion: Tea party key for Romney

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 8:42am UTC

Julian Zelizer says Mitt Romney is facing a challenge in determining what his relationship should be with the tea party Republicans

Crowley: JPMorgan causes flashbacks

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 6:21am UTC

JPMorgan Chase announced last week that it lost $2 billion as the result of some complicated hedge fund trading, which according to its top executive is apparently not as bad as it sounds.

EU slaps new sanctions on Syria

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 5:56am UTC

European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to impose fresh sanctions on Syria as a U.N.-backed peace plan -- along with all other diplomatic efforts -- have yet to stop the carnage that mounts every day.

Plane crashes in Nepal, killing 14

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 4:12am UTC

A small plane crashed as it attempted to land in a mountainous area of Nepal on Monday, killing 14 of the 21 people on board, an aviation official said.

Greek government talks to resume

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 3:50am UTC

The Greek president will resume talks Monday with political party leaders in a scramble to try to form a new government.

Search is on for missing FBI agent

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 3:27am UTC

A search continued early Monday for a missing FBI agent from Burbank, California, whom authorities have described as suicidal and possibly carrying a handgun.

Trustees consider fate of Florida A&M's marching band

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 3:15am UTC

Florida A&M University's Board of Trustees meets today to discuss the future of the college's marching band in the aftermath of the hazing-related death of a member.

John Edwards defense set to begin

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 1:56am UTC

The defense for John Edwards is scheduled to start Monday morning in the former presidential candidate's corruption trial.

NYPD: 'Stop, question, frisk' effective

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 9:34pm UTC

New York police on Sunday touted the impact of its controversial "stop, question and frisk" policy, claiming it has contributed to a spike in the number of firearms confiscated and coincided with what could be a historically low murder rate.

Syrian violence creeps into Lebanon

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 9:20pm UTC

Gunfire and mortar shells pierced the pre-dawn sky in cities around Syria early Monday, the latest in the violence that has begun to spill into neighboring countries.

49 headless bodies dumped in Mexico

Posted: May 14th, 2012, 7:59pm UTC

The state of Nuevo Leon has has become a battleground between the Gulf and Zetas drug cartels. A message at the scene appeared to refer to the Zetas.

Analysis: Syria looking like Iraq in 2004

Posted: May 13th, 2012, 6:31pm UTC

It's been a month since the "cease-fire" was due to come into effect in Syria as the first step in a U.N.-backed peace plan. So where does the conflict stand now?

24 al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen

Posted: May 13th, 2012, 6:12pm UTC

Government troops in southern Yemen on Sunday attacked al Qaeda hideouts, killing two dozen suspected militants in the latest push to clear the area of the terror organization, local security officials said.

Ahmadinejad: Israel just a 'mosquito'

Posted: May 13th, 2012, 8:28pm UTC

Years after saying Israel should be "wiped off" the map, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that there is no need to take up arms against his nation's foe, state news reported.

3 Boston University. students die in NZ

Posted: May 13th, 2012, 7:42pm UTC

Boston University mourned three study-abroad students killed in New Zealand while visiting locations where "The Lord of the Rings" movies were filmed.

Youth conference bound plane crashes

Posted: May 13th, 2012, 7:12pm UTC

A recent Oral Roberts University graduate was the only one of five people en route to a Christian youth conference to survive a plane crash in southeastern Kansas, officials said Saturday.

Science journal could provide recipe for bioterrorism

Posted: May 12th, 2012, 5:25pm UTC

Some experts say publishing a U.S.-funded study of possible mutations of the deadly avian flu virus could have dire consequences. "We are playing with fire," one says.

Drones kill al Qaeda militants in Yemen

Posted: May 12th, 2012, 5:08pm UTC

A U.S. drone strike killed seven suspected al Qaeda militants Saturday in the Mareb province of Yemen, part of a continuing air campaign against the terror organization, security officials said.

Martin: Florida sentence an injustice

Posted: May 12th, 2012, 9:26am UTC

There is no reason Marissa Alexander should spend the next 20 years in prison.

Warning shot gets Fla. woman 20 years

Posted: May 12th, 2012, 8:55pm UTC

Saying he had no discretion under state law, a judge sentenced a Florida woman to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot in an effort to scare off her abusive husband.

Girl found hanging; half-brother charged

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 2:27pm UTC

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old half-sister, whose body was found attached to a rope hanging from a tree, Alabama authorities said Friday.

'Incredible' WWII plane found

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 2:06pm UTC

As German Gen. Erwin Rommel chased British forces across the North African desert, a stray Royal Air Force fighter crashed in the blistering sands of the Egyptian Sahara on June 28, 1942. The pilot was never heard from again. The damaged Kittyhawk P-40 -- a couple of hundred miles from civilization -- was presumed lost forever.

12 bodies found in Russian jet wreckage

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 7:01am UTC

Troublesome weather conditions hampered recovery efforts Friday as teams combed a steep mountainside where a Russian jetliner crashed on a demonstration flight in Indonesian this week.

Brooks' hacking testimony

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 6:46am UTC

Rebekah Brooks, a former newspaper editor and News Corp. executive, began testifying Friday over her links to politicians at a U.K. government-backed inquiry into phone hacking and press ethics.

Missing sisters safe; alleged captor dead

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 6:20am UTC

The girls were on their stomachs in the woods. Nearby, Adam Mayes -- the man accused of kidnapping them and killing their mother and sister -- shot himself as police closed in, the FBI says.

Russia condemns deadly Syria blasts

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 6:11am UTC

Russia condemned the massive bombings that killed dozens in Syria and accused outside nations of instigating violence to heighten the 14-month uprising that has left thousands dead.

3rd arrest in Marine wife's death

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 4:40am UTC

A third suspect was arrested in the California death of a deployed Marine's wife, authorties said.

Biden sorry for putting Obama on spot

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 9:20pm UTC

Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for comments that forced Obama's hand on same-sex marriage, administration officials say.

FDA panel recommends anti-HIV drug

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 8:02pm UTC

A drug already approved for treatment of AIDS might one day be approved for prevention of the deadly disease in individuals at high risk.

In-law: Fugitive thinks girls are his

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 7:30pm UTC

Adam Mayes, accused of murder and kidnapping in a case involving a Tennessee mother and her three daughters, has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Union County, Mississippi, authorities say. The two girls he allegedly kidnapped were found safe.

FAMU's band director steps down

Posted: May 11th, 2012, 7:12pm UTC

Florida A&M University band director Julian White, who had been under pressure to step aside after the hazing-related death of a band member, is retiring, his attorney announced Thursday.

Tot on 'no-fly' list removed from plane

Posted: May 10th, 2012, 6:57pm UTC

JetBlue Airways is apologizing for a "computer glitch" it blames for a family being told their 18-month-old daughter was on a government no-fly list.

Reporter fired for stripping sues

Posted: May 10th, 2012, 6:34pm UTC

A part-time stripper fired from her full-time newspaper job covering Texas high society claims she's a victim of gender discrimination.

Jetliner slammed into volcano

Posted: May 10th, 2012, 5:17pm UTC

The wreckage of a Russian passenger jet that went missing during a flight from Jakarta has been found 5,800 feet up an Indonesian volcano.

Agent in bomb plot held UK passport

Posted: May 10th, 2012, 3:57pm UTC

New details are emerging about the man sent by Saudi counterterrorism agents into Yemen as a mole when it emerged that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was developing another airline bomb plot.

Own an iPod? Then you're suing Apple

Posted: May 10th, 2012, 2:05pm UTC

If you're one of the millions who purchased an iPod between September 12, 2006, and March 31, 2009, you might be in for a surprising email from RealNetworks.