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Ex-defense contractor surrenders to US marshals 05/17/2014 06:21pm • POWAY, Calif. (AP) -- A former defense contractor convicted of bribing former U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham of California surrendered to U.S. marshals after exhausting his appeals options.Brent Wilkes was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to 12 years in prison for bribery and other charges for lav Judge: Oil patch killing suspect fit for trial 05/16/2014 09:18pm • MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A mentally disabled Colorado man is fit to stand trial in the killing of a Montana teacher who disappeared after going out for a morning jog, according to a Friday ruling from a state judge in a case that has highlighted the social changes broug Dozens protest genocide denial in Guatemala 05/16/2014 08:08pm • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Dozens of Guatemalan war survivors and human rights activists protested Friday against a congressional resolution that denies there was any attempt to commit genocide during the country's bloody 36-year civil war.The protesters lined the facade of the Congress building with bl 4 charged with gang slaying of Va. reserve officer 05/16/2014 04:51pm • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Four members and associates of a Bloods-connected street gang are charged with kidnapping and killing a reserve police officer whose body was found in the woods in Virginia, according to an indictment released Friday.Five others were charged with gang-related crimes incl NY man who raped girl, killed mom gets life term 05/16/2014 12:04pm • SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for raping a girl and killing her mother after cutting off his ankle monitor and carjacking them last year.David Renz, 30, of the Syracuse suburb of Cicero, was given the maximum possible penalty in Onondaga 5 things to know about World Cup security 05/16/2014 07:34am • STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Violent protests a year ago during a warm-up tournament for the World Cup caught everyone by surprise, including police and troops who struggled daily to contain them.Tear gas wafted into the Maracana stadium during the Confederations Cup final be Watchdog: No proof treatment delays killed vets 05/16/2014 04:10am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- New complaints about long wait lists and falsified patient appointment reports have surfaced at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics across the country, the department's internal watchdog said Thursday, but he said there's no proof so far that delay China jails US businessman 20 years in mob trial 05/15/2014 10:02pm • GILLIAN WONG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese court sentenced a Chinese-American businessman to 20 years in prison on charges of heading a mob that illegally detained rivals and operated casinos, and rejected his claim that he was tortured by police.The Guangzhou Intermediate People's Cour China jails US businessman 20 years in mob trial 05/15/2014 10:02pm • GILLIAN WONG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese court sentenced a Chinese-American businessman to 20 years in prison on charges of heading a mob that illegally detained rivals and operated casinos, and rejected his claim that he was tortured by police.The Guangzhou Intermediate People's Cour Judge: Leaning toward White House privilege claim 05/15/2014 05:00pm • PETE YOST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge said Thursday she is leaning toward allowing President Barack Obama's claim of executive privilege in Operation Fast and Furious, the failed law enforcement operation at the center of a congressional investigation and subpoena fight betwe Hunger-striking Al-Jazeera reporter attends court 05/15/2014 04:32pm • LAURA DEAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- Looking thin and weak, an Al-Jazeera journalist held without charges in Egypt vowed Thursday to continue his more than 100-day hunger strike despite being moved to solitary confinement.Arabic service journalist Abdullah Elshamy appeared in court after lawyer Crime Report: Carjacking Near Arlington Ridge 05/15/2014 03:30pm • A woman was reported carjacked Saturday afternoon near the Arlington Ridge and Arna Valley View neighborhoods. Police say the woman was sitting in her car, talking on the phone, when two men approached. They implied a gun, ordered the woman out of her car and drove off. The victim was shaken but uni European court: Google must yield on personal info 05/15/2014 01:20pm • TOBY STERLING Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) -- Europe's highest court Tuesday gave people the means to scrub their reputations online, issuing a landmark ruling that experts say could force Google and other search engines to delete references to old debts, long-ago arrests and other unflattering e Pistorius to be sent for psychiatric tests 05/15/2014 02:28am • CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius will undergo psychiatric evaluation after the judge ruled at his murder trial Wednesday that his state of mind when he killed his girlfriend should be assessed by experts, possibly delaying court proceedings for two Guatemala's congress votes to deny genocide 05/14/2014 09:00pm • SONIA PEREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Guatemala's Congress approved a non-binding resolution that denies there was any attempt to commit genocide during the bloody 36-year civil war, while calling for "national reconciliation" in the Central American country."It is legally impossibl