Killing

Police: NY gunman set 'trap' for firefighters

By JOHN KEKISAssociated Press WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - An ex-con gunned down two firefighters after luring them to his neighborhood by setting a car and a house ablaze early Monday, then took shots at police and committed suicide while several homes burned. Authorities used an armored vehicle to help

Chilling emergency audio from NY fire, shooting

By JOHN KEKISAssociated Press WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - Emergency radio communications capture someone saying he "could see the muzzle flash coming at me" as a New York state gunman ambushed firefighters responding to a blaze he had set to trap them. The audio draws a chilling picture of the attack

Victim's brother pushing police to find shooter

By MITCH WEISSAssociated Press ROCKWELL, N.C. (AP) - Al Gentry is running out of time to find his brother's killer. After years of chasing leads, he thought he'd found the person responsible for the 1986 murder - an elderly Georgia widow who was married to his brother and left a

Traditions in Chad harm, kill underfed children

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press MOUSSORO, Chad (AP) - On the day of their son's surgery, the family woke before dawn. They saddled their horses and set out across the 12-mile-long carpet of sand to the nearest town, where they hoped the reputed doctor would cure their frail, feverish baby