AP - The Guatemalan father of a U.S. Marine assigned to duty in Afghanistan was deported after being denied a last-ditch effort to plead his case to stay in this country.

AP - Three people suspected of smuggling guns to Mexico were arrested in a Dallas suburb on Monday after federal investigators traced the gun used in the killing of a U.S. agent in Mexico to one of them, officials said.

Reuters - Police have placed two officers on paid administrative leave as part of an investigation into the apparent beating of a black man that was caught on tape.

AP - A man killed in a shootout Saturday in central Ohio that left four people wounded, including three police officers, was suspected in the slayings of four people whose bodies were found about 90 miles away at a house along a rural state highway, authorities said.

AP - Endeavour and its crew of six zoomed toward a middle-of-the-night landing to bring NASA's second-to last shuttle flight to a close, as Atlantis slowly made its way to the launch pad Tuesday night for the grand finale in just five weeks.

AP - Following the strangling of an officer at the state prison in Monroe this year, national correctional experts made a simple suggestion for improving safety at Washington's prisons: Eliminate meal breaks for corrections officers.

Reuters - A fistfight that began near a family unity festival headlined by funk musician George Clinton ended in gunfire, killing one and injuring three, Cleveland police said on Sunday.

AP - A Dallas man accused of abducting and drowning his two young sons has been arraigned on capital murder charges.

AP - The White House is refusing to endorse controversial criticism of Pakistan leveled by the departing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Reuters - Protesters who have camped out near Wall Street for two weeks marched on Friday on police headquarters in Manhattan over what they viewed as a heavy-handed police response to a previous demonstration.

AP - Nicole Leszczynski couldn't imagine that two chicken salad sandwiches would land her and her husband in jail and her 2-year-old daughter in state custody. But it happened five days ago, when the 30-weeks-pregnant woman forgot to pay for her snack while grocery shopping.

Reuters - Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, battling allegations of infidelity, said on Wednesday he would decide whether to continue his campaign after a face-to-face talk with his wife.

AP - Police commissioners in East Haven voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend that the mayor fire the police chief instead of letting him retire amid allegations that officers abused Latinos.

AP - A federal judge in San Diego on Wednesday dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit seeking to grant constitutional protection against slavery to a group of orcas that perform at SeaWorld parks, saying the 13th amendment applies only to humans.