Hair found in truck helps police identify suspect in 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick, 6

ALMA, Ark. (AP) — Hair found in a truck once owned by an Arkansas man who died in prison more than two decades ago was the clue investigators needed to connect the dead inmate to the disappearance of a 6-year-old girl who went missing in 1995. Alma Police Chief Jeff Pointer on...

Dead inmate identified as a suspect in the 1995 disappearance of a girl, 6, who was abducted from a Little League field

Accused Los Angeles bus hijacker charged with murder, kidnapping

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who allegedly hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles, killed a passenger and held its driver at gunpoint last Wednesday has been charged with murder and kidnapping, authorities said. Lamont Campbell, 51, was charged with numerous felonies related to the...

Gunmen storm a camp in Pakistan’s southwest and kidnap 20 laborers

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen stormed a camp in Pakistan’s southwest and kidnapped 20 laborers, police said Sunday. It’s the second assault in as many days in restive Balochistan province, where separatist and militants are stepping up their insurgency against the central government. ...

Tennessee judge denies attempt for a new trial in Holly Bobo killing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has denied a petition for a new trial in the kidnapping and killing of a Tennessee nursing student, knocking down an attempt by a key witness to recant his testimony that helped lead to a man's conviction in 2017. Hardin County Circuit Judge J. Brent...

Minnesota woman gets 20 years in real estate agent's killing as part of plea deal

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge sentenced a woman to 20 years in prison Tuesday for her alleged role in the 2019 New Year's Eve killing of a Minneapolis real estate agent. Elsa Segura pleaded guilty to kidnapping to commit great bodily harm or terrorize as part of an...

US not responsible for surge of violence in Sinaloa, American ambassador tells Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar rejected accusations by Mexico's president that the U.S. was partly responsible for a surge in cartel warfare in northern Sinaloa over the weekend. Sinaloa has been eclipsed by violence as two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel...

Boy abducted from California in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast more than 70 years later

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings. The Bay...

A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia's Papua region

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when...

Separatist rebels free New Zealand pilot who's been held hostage for over a year in Papua, Indonesian authorities say