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Spanish police arrest 17 suspected pimps

Spanish police arrest 17 suspected pimps
MADRID (AP) - Spain's Interior Ministry says police have arrested 17 people on suspicion of smuggling Nigerian women into Spain and forcing them into prostitution using threats including claims they would cast Voodoo spells on them if they didn't comply. An investigation began when police

Storm leaves up to foot of snow in New England

Storm leaves up to foot of snow in New England
BOSTON (AP) - Up to a foot of snow fell in parts of southern New England with the latest winter storm to move through the Northeast, national weather forecasters said Sunday. The storm began Saturday afternoon and ended by Sunday morning, with some power outages but no reports of critical injuries

3 found dead in Calif. apartment blaze; 3 injured

3 found dead in Calif. apartment blaze; 3 injured
By JOHN S. MARSHALLAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A couple and their granddaughter were killed and three others were injured - including a police officer credited with saving at least one person - in a late-night fire at a Northern California apartment complex, authorities said Sunday. The

Indian gang rape victim's body cremated privately

Indian gang rape victim's body cremated privately
By ASHOK SHARMAAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - A young woman who died after being gang-raped and beaten on a bus in India's capital was cremated privately as millions of grieving, angry residents demanded greater protection for women from sexual violence. The cremation took place during a

Man Charged With Slashing Tires On Patrol Car

Man Charged With Slashing Tires On Patrol Car
SPOKANE, Wash. - On Friday night, Spokane County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a house where a party had been disrupting neighbors. When the police officers arrived, the homeowner decided to break up the party on his own. As deputies were talking to the homeowner, police say that a 25-year

Man Charged With Slashing Tires On Patrol Car

Man Charged With Slashing Tires On Patrol Car
SPOKANE, Wash. - On Friday night, Spokane County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a house where a party had been disrupting neighbors. When the police officers arrived, the homeowner decided to break up the party on his own. As deputies were talking to the homeowner, police say that a 25-year

Man Charged With Slashing Tires On Patrol Car

Man Charged With Slashing Tires On Patrol Car
SPOKANE, Wash. - On Friday night, Spokane County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a house where a party had been disrupting neighbors. When the police officers arrived, the homeowner decided to break up the party on his own. As deputies were talking to the homeowner, police say that a 25-year

Missing Ga. boys located in Texas, father held

Missing Ga. boys located in Texas, father held
ATLANTA (AP) - Police said two young boys from Georgia who were reported missing this week were found safe in Texas on Saturday and their father is in custody and facing charges. Brothers Ben and Henry Cleary - ages 9 and 7 - were visiting with their father, Daniel Cleary, of Roswell, and were

Mother of 2, grandmother die in crash; man charged

Mother of 2, grandmother die in crash; man charged
MATTHEWS, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man whom authorities say caused an alcohol-related wreck that killed a mother of two and the children's grandmother outside Charlotte has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony death by vehicle, police said Saturday. Police say 28-year-old

2 officers hurt in NJ station shooting released

2 officers hurt in NJ station shooting released
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Two of three police officers shot and wounded by an arrested man inside a police station have been released from a hospital. The third officer, Sgt. James Garber, who underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to his abdomen, remained hospitalized in stable condition