Gangs

Hit by crisis, Greek society in free-fall

By ELENA BECATOROSAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A sign taped to a wall in an Athens hospital appealed for civility from patients. "The doctors on duty have been unpaid since May," it read, "Please respect their work." Patients and their relatives glanced up briefly and moved on,

After dramatic spike, Chicago homicides slow down

By DON BABWINAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - When the city's gang war intensified last spring, shootings became so frequent they sometimes seemed like a ghastly game of tennis, with each senseless attack followed by a vengeful response. The furious rate of the killing drew national

Violent street gang: US targets finances of MS-13

By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration declared the ultra-violent street gang MS-13 to be an international criminal group on Thursday, an unprecedented crackdown targeting the finances of the sprawling U.S. and Central American gang infamous for hacking

Olympic gold rewards 17-year-old boxer's resolve

By NANCY ARMOURAP National Writer FLINT, Mich. (AP) - The ferociousness that won Claressa Shields an Olympic gold medal melted away as she climbed on the podium to claim it. She giggled and grinned as she caressed it, the prettiest thing the 17-year-old boxer ever had. She shimmied and bounced