Violence

Acquitted blogger sues Conn. officials for $50M

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A blogger who urged readers to "take up arms" against Connecticut officials is suing state government leaders for $50 million after being acquitted of threatening and inciting violence. Harold "Hal" Turner, of North Bergen, N.J., filed the lawsuit in federal court in Newark,

Life in prison for Detroit dad in daughter's death

By By ED WHITEAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - A Detroit father who inspired dozens of people to look for his missing 2-year-old daughter was sentenced to life in prison for her murder Monday while repeatedly insisting that she's still alive. D'Andre Lane claimed Bianca Jones was

US weighing military options if Syria uses WMD

By By KIMBERLY DOZIER and PAULINE JELINEKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria's chemical and biological weapons, after U.S. intelligence reports show the Syrian regime may be readying those weapons and

Veterans' gun rights sticky issue in defense bill

By By KEVIN FREKINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Should veterans deemed too mentally incompetent to handle their own financial affairs be prevented from buying a gun? The issue, for a time last week, threatened to become the biggest sticking point in a $631 billion defense bill for