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Italian victims of priest sex abuse appeal to pope 05/09/2014 06:31pm • NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Italian victims of priestly sex abuse appealed directly to Pope Francis for justice Friday, calling for a commission of inquiry into the problem in the Vatican's backyard.In letters and a video posted online, 17 survivors denounced the treatment

NY pot arrests drop moderately as new mayor starts 05/09/2014 02:50pm • JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Minor marijuana arrests in New York City have plunged in recent years amid questions about police tactics. But new statistics show the arrests dropped more modestly in the first three months of a new mayoral administration that has pledged to reduce t

Oklahoma court agrees to 6-month stay of execution 05/09/2014 08:50am • SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals agreed Thursday to a six-month stay of execution for a death row inmate while an investigation is conducted into last week's botched lethal injection.The court reset the execution date of inmate Charles Warner

Residents: 50 bodies found in Nigeria violence 05/09/2014 06:24am • HARUNA UMAR Associated Press BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) -- Residents of a Nigerian town attacked by Boko Haram criticized security forces for failing to protect them despite warnings that the Islamic militants were nearby. At least 50 bodies have been recovered, many horribly burned, in the town.The attac

Police shootings: Albuquerque council meets 05/09/2014 05:13am • RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Security officials escorted some people from an Albuquerque City Council meeting Thursday night amid new rules designed to avoid the sort of angry confrontation that broke out earlier this week over a spate of deadly police shootings.The s

VCU certified a 'crime prevention campus' 05/09/2014 04:28am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Commonwealth University says it's the first public institution of higher education in the state certified as a crime prevention campus. The distinction comes from the Virginia Criminal Justice Services Board. VCU Police Chef John Venuti accepted the honors on Thursda

Doctors nationwide victimized in ID theft fraud 05/08/2014 07:20pm • DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Many doctors and other health care professionals nationwide have been victimized this year by identity theft used to fraudulently obtain federal and state tax refunds -- and their numbers are growing, medical industry and government officials say

Watchdogs urge Palestinians to turn to world court 05/08/2014 02:14pm • MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Leading international human rights groups urged the Palestinians on Thursday to seek access to the International Criminal Court and end what they say is a lack of accountability for serious crimes by both sides in the Israeli-Palestinia

House panel OKs $601 billion defense bill 05/08/2014 01:30pm • DONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The A-10 Warthog, military bases scattered around the country and the generous housing allowance for service members survived the budget knife early Thursday morning as a House panel rebuffed Pentagon pleas and approved a $601 billion defense bill th

House panel backs Pentagon on sex assault cases 05/08/2014 04:44am • DONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon posted a narrow win Wednesday as a House panel endorsed leaving the authority to prosecute rapes and other serious crimes with military commanders.In an emotionally charged debate, the House Armed Services Committee rejected a measure th

White House official urges Mideast talks continue 05/07/2014 01:04pm • ARON HELLER Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's national security adviser opened a visit to Israel by telling leaders Wednesday that peace with the Palestinians can only be reached through direct negotiations leading to the establishment of an independent Palestinian sta

Sex crime inquiry against Israeli minister closed 05/07/2014 12:28pm • JERUSALEM (AP) -- A sex-crimes investigation into a senior Israeli government minister and presidential hopeful was shut Wednesday, the justice ministry said, citing the country's 10-year statute of limitations as the main reason.The ministry said Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein decided to end the

Vatican: 848 priests defrocked for abuse since '04 05/07/2014 03:06am • JOHN HEILPRIN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) -- The Vatican revealed Tuesday that over the past decade, it has defrocked 848 priests who raped or molested children and sanctioned another 2,572 with lesser penalties, providing the first ever breakdown of how it handled the more than 3,400 cases of abus