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Los Angeles buildings emptied after devices found

Los Angeles buildings emptied after devices found
By TAMI ABDOLLAHAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A police bomb squad detonated 17 homemade explosive devices found in an apartment on Wednesday after officers spotted an explosive liquid in a man's car during a routine traffic stop, authorities said. Robert Wilson, 29, was booked on felony

Man wounded after pulling gun in Utah police lobby

Man wounded after pulling gun in Utah police lobby
By BRADY MCCOMBSAssociated Press WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) - A man who told authorities months ago that he wanted to be killed by police entered a suburban Salt Lake City police station Monday and pointed a gun at an officer and a records clerk, prompting another officer to open fire on him,

Justin Bieber's tour bus raided for pot in Sweden

Justin Bieber's tour bus raided for pot in Sweden
By Liz Raftery, Justin Bieber's European misadventures continue. The singer's tour bus was raided Wednesday night in Sweden after police noticed a "strong smell" of marijuana coming from the bus while it was parked in front of the hotel where Bieber was staying, TMZ reports. Are you sick

War medicine now is helping Boston bomb victims

War medicine now is helping Boston bomb victims
By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Chief Medical Writer The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills and scalpels, leading to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat

War medicine now is helping Boston bomb victims

War medicine now is helping Boston bomb victims
By MARILYNN MARCHIONEAP Chief Medical Writer The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills and scalpels, leading to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat

Boat filled with protected species hits coral reef

Boat filled with protected species hits coral reef
By TERESA CEROJANOAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Chinese boat that ran into a coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds) of meat from a protected species, the pangolin or scaly

Timeline of the whereabouts of suspected strangler

Timeline of the whereabouts of suspected strangler
By TAMI ABDOLLAHAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities have pieced together a 24-page timeline that tracks accused killer Samuel Little's activity across the country since his birth. Little stands charged in the slayings of three Los Angeles women in the 1980s, and investigators in

Seattle Cops Give Pot Dealers Warning Letters

Seattle Cops Give Pot Dealers Warning Letters
SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle police are handing out warning letters to some marijuana dealers contacted by undercover narcotics detectives.    Although Washington voters legalized the possession of a small amount of marijuana, it's still illegal to sell or use the drug in public. The

Seattle Cops Give Pot Dealers Warning Letters

Seattle Cops Give Pot Dealers Warning Letters
SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle police are handing out warning letters to some marijuana dealers contacted by undercover narcotics detectives.    Although Washington voters legalized the possession of a small amount of marijuana, it's still illegal to sell or use the drug in public. The

AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US

AP IMPACT: Cartels dispatch agents deep inside US
By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States - an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their