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Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio watches as actor Steven Seagal addresses the media about a simulated school shooting in Fountain HillsJoe Arpaio is to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions.

Train engineer noted 'unusual condition' before Connecticut wreck

New Video From Commuter Train DerailmentA joint bar, used to hold two sections of rail together, was repaired last month.

Ohio kidnap rescuer won't endorse free burgers

FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free burgers for life at more than a dozen Cleveland-area restaurants. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw, File)The restaurant created a special burger to honor Charles Ramsey.

Report: Fallen bridge had earlier gouges, impact damage

Workers walk past the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below Thursday evening. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Officials in Washington state performed a special inspection six months ago on the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed because there were indications it had been struck by a different vehicle.

Toronto mayor denies crack cocaine allegations

FILE - In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 file photo, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford leaves city hall in Toronto. Ford denies that he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used the drug. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young, File)Rob Ford said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug.

Search scaled back for abducted Iowa teenage girl

FILE - This file photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Michael J. Klunder, who police believe abducted 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard and her 12-year-old friend Monday, May 20, 2013, as they walked home from school, committed suicide after the younger girl escaped, but Kathlynn is still missing. (AP Photo/Iowa Department of Public Safety)Kathlynn Shepard was taken from a rural school bus stop this week.

Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio loses racial profiling suit

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio watches as actor Steven Seagal addresses the media about a simulated school shooting in Fountain HillsA judge ruled the lawman violated rights of Latinos in a crackdown on illegal immigration.

Country moves against restaurants holding wild bears

Police officers and experts from Four Paws carry brown bear Arina away from zoo in PrizrenKosovo's campaign is a response to concerns over dwindling numbers of the species.

Ky. uranium plant closes; 1,000 jobs lost

The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after federal energy officials decided to end ...

Paula Broadwell regrets affair with ex-CIA director Patraeus

Petraeus' former mistress breaks silence"If you've made mistakes you can pick up, dust off and move on," she said.

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