Teen pleads guilty in US border agent killing

SAN DIEGO — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times...

E-mail leak turns up heat on global warming advocates

In an embarrassing blow to the movement to combat global warming, hackers have posted hundreds of e-mails from...

Giants LB Antonio Pierce out indefinitely with neck injury

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam...

Tom Arnold is a lovable loser, and open about it

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tom Arnold is not just a walking contradiction. He’s a sitting, standing, walking...

FBI investigating use of stun gun on 10-year-old

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — FBI agents are investigating why a police officer in a small Arkansas town used a stun...

Midday shooting in central Paris kills 1, wounds 2

PARIS — Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing...

RI man files complaint over Taser incident

NEWPORT, R.I. — A North Providence man who claims a Newport police officer shot him with a stun gun has...

Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager...

US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the...

BC’s Montel Harris a surprise workhorse

Montel Harris doesn’t exactly fit the mold of a power back. He’s 5-foot-10 and doesn’t hit...

Dad charged in slaying of son after sex confession

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. - A 37-year-old father irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual contact with a 3-year-old...

Heave escapes Kevin Garnett

You can’t exactly call it the shot heard ’round the world. For starters, the 73-foot swish...

Rajon Rondo ignites surge past feisty young Warriors

Golden State has one asset that could give the Celtics heartburn whenever they face a similar team this season. ...

Pa. woman struck by bullet through wall dies

CHESTER, Pa. — Police say a suburban Philadelphia woman lying in bed was struck by a bullet that came through...

RI police vow crackdown after rowdy party at Brown

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A rowdy weekend party sponsored by a Brown University sorority has prompted Providence’s...