IN BRIEF: Safe level set for formula Fri, Nov 28, 2008 HEALTH Safe level set for formula WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has set a safe level of 1 part per million of melamine in baby formula as long as a related...

States differ widely on Amber alert criteria Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment ATLANTA — Authorities count hundreds of Amber alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so...

States disagree greatly on Amber Alert criteria; Bolin case cited Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment ATLANTA -- Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so...

IN BRIEF: Al-Qaida claims deadly attack Sat, Nov 15, 2008 Al-Qaida claims deadly attack CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the September bombing outside the U.S. Embassy there, the SITE Intelligence Group...

Judge denies another trial for Simpson Sat, Nov 8, 2008 LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson was denied a new trial Friday by the Nevada judge who presided over his conviction in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel...

Arraignment of Bobbi Parker on hold Thu, Nov 6, 2008 MANGUM (AP) - The arraignment of the wife of an assistant prison warden in Greer County District Court on charges of helping a convicted killer escape is on hold today. There was no immediate...

Law officers catch man who fled warrant Mon, Nov 3, 2008 Authorities are searching for a man who fled when they tried to serve him with an arrest warrant, an Oklahoma County Sheriff's spokesman said. No injuries have been reported. The man fled in...

White supremacist gets life without parole Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Comments 1 A self-proclaimed white supremacist was sentenced today to four consecutive life terms in prison. Darrell Lynn Madden pleaded guilty to killing an Edmond man he abducted in Oklahoma City last...

UN says 2 kidnapped Somali aid workers released Mon, Mar 3, 2008 NAIROBI, Somalia (AP) -- Two kidnapped employees of the United Nations World Food Program were released hours after they were abducted, a spokesman said Monday, but 11 aid workers...

Death for man who kidnapped, murdered Idaho boy Wed, Aug 27, 2008 BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- In the end, killer pedophile Joseph Edward Duncan III couldn't - or wouldn't - offer a reason why he should live. A jury didn't find one either, deliberating just...

Death penalty to be sought in NC student slaying Thu, Mar 13, 2008 HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) -- Prosecutors said Monday they plan to seek the death penalty against a man charged in the kidnapping and fatal shooting of University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Afghan police: Kidnapped Turks released Sat, Jul 21, 2007 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Two Turkish nationals kidnapped in western Afghanistan were released along with their Afghan driver, police said. Raouf Ahmadi, police spokesman for the...

Israeli critics question lopsided prisoner swap Wed, Jul 16, 2008 JERUSALEM (AP) -- Critics of Israel's lopsided prisoner exchange with Lebanese guerrillas said Wednesday that such deals only encourage more hostage-taking - a fear underscored by Gaza...

Freed Colombian hostages urge hope Thu, Jul 3, 2008 BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Freed after years as rebel-held hostages, French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and four Colombian police officers sent messages of hope in a radio...

Texas man freed by DNA after 15 years in prison Thu, Jul 3, 2008 DALLAS (AP) -- A Texas man who spent more than 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of kidnapping and robbery raised both arms skyward and collapsed in his mother's embrace...

Cooper skyjacking cash sells for $37K at auction Fri, Jun 13, 2008 DALLAS (AP) -- Fifteen tattered $20 bills recovered from the 1971 D.B. Cooper skyjacking sold Friday for more than 120 times their face value at a Dallas auction. Heritage Auction...

Marine who killed Iraqi gets sentence cut, rank reduction Tue, Aug 1, 2006 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Marine sentenced to 15 years in the brig for killing an Iraqi civilian had his term reduced by four years and was given a dishonorable discharge, the man's attorney...

US Aid Worker Feared Dead in Afghanistan Wed, Feb 27, 2008 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An American aid worker and her Afghan driver kidnapped in southern Afghanistan a month ago are feared dead, a statement from their aid group said. Afghan and...

State briefs: Friday, December 14, 2007 Fri, Dec 14, 2007 OKLAHOMA CITY 37 launch their jobs as police The Oklahoma City Police Department graduated its 124th recruit class Thursday. The class of 37 officers graduated at First United Methodist...

Neb. Teacher in Student Sex Case Fired Sat, Nov 3, 2007 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The Nebraska middle school teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student and fleeing to Mexico with him has been fired. Without public comment, the...