Nov 16 - By Associated Press
A former eastern Pennsylvania dog breeder is scheduled to go on trial on animal cruelty charges after withdrawing his guilty plea.

Oct 31 - By Associated Press
Muslim leaders are preparing for the funeral of a Detroit imam who was fatally shot by federal agents after authorities say he resisted arrest and fired his weapon.
Oct 30 - By Associated Press
A University of Florida professor and his wife have been arrested and accused of receiving fraudulent government contracts from NASA and other government agencies and moving the funds to their personal bank accounts, authorities said.

Oct 29 - By Ed White, Associated Press Writer
The FBI says two men linked to the slain leader of a Detroit mosque have been arrested in Ontario, Canada.

Oct 9 - By Irwan Firdaus, Associated Press Writer
Indonesian police raided a house near the capital Friday, shooting dead two suspected al-Qaida-linked militants wanted in the suicide bombings of luxury hotels in Jakarta, officials said.
Sep 29 - By Mike Melia, Associated Press Writer
Hundreds of U.S. and local agents swept into a town in southern Puerto Rico on Tuesday to break up violent drug rings accused of operating out of several public housing projects.

Sep 22 - By Thomas Watkins, Associated Press Writer
More than a thousand law enforcement officers descended on the homes belonging to key members of a notorious street gang that has defied authorities for decades.
Sep 17 - By The Associated Press, HO
Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, has been hit by a series of terrorist attacks in recent years blamed on Islamist militants. Here is a brief look at major developments:
Sep 16 - By Associated Press
The personnel director of a Mississippi company targeted in the nation's largest raid on undocumented workers faces a new federal indictment for allegedly hiring people he knew were illegal immigrants.

Sep 16 - By Imron Rosyid, Associated Press Writers
Special forces raided a hide-out Thursday and killed militant mastermind Noordin Muhammed Top, striking at the heart of the terrorist network behind a deadly campaign of suicide attacks in Indonesia, including the Bali nightclub bombings.

Sep 14 - By Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press Writer
Ecuador and Colombia will hold direct talks to mend diplomatic relations that ruptured a year-and-a-half ago after a cross-border military raid that killed Colombian rebels inside Ecuador, officials said Monday.
Sep 10 - By Associated Press
Spokane police on Thursday raided a medical marijuana store, shutting it down, arresting the owners and warning similar operations to close, too.
Aug 28 - By docfildn
Nearly 250 cats seized by animal welfare agents from a western Pennsylvania sanctuary will soon be available for adoption now that the owner has been convicted of animal cruelty.
Aug 28 - By Angela K. Brown, Associated Press Writers
Texas' liquor board fired two agents and a supervisor, disciplined two other supervisors and changed several policies in the wake of a raid at a gay bar that left a customer with a serious head injury, officials announced Friday.
Aug 18 - By Manuel Valdes, Associated Press Writer
Two members of a family that owns an engine company in Washington state pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of knowingly hiring undocumented workers.
Aug 18 - By Angela K. Brown, Associated Press Writers
The Fort Worth police chief said Tuesday that he is revising bar inspection policies in the wake of a raid on a gay bar that left one customer seriously injured and several officers facing allegations of wrongdoing.
Aug 17 - By Manuel Valdes, Associated Press Writer
Federal prosecutors filed charges Monday against a Washington state manufacturing company where 28 people were arrested in a February immigration raid, accusing the family-owned business of knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.
Aug 6 - By Angela K. Brown, Associated Press Writers
Two Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who took part in a June police raid on a gay bar failed to report they used force when arresting a patron or that he suffered a serious head injury, according to a report released Thursday.
Jul 23 - By Eddie Pells, AP National Writer
The Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory Tuesday, warning consumers to stop using products touted as containing steroids or steroid-like substances, many of which are labeled as dietary supplements.
Jul 16 - By Associated Press
Italian police have arrested Serbia's former national cycling coach in an alleged doping ring involving both professional and amateur riders in northeastern Italy.
Jul 14 - By Associated Press
Fort Worth's mayor says an apology he issued at a City Council meeting wasn't for law enforcement's raid on a Texas gay bar, but for the fact that a man was seriously injured.
Jul 2 - By Associated Press
FBI agents raided a pair of multimillion-dollar homes owned by a young Cleveland businessman's financial company, hauling away computers, documents, furniture, cars and other belongings.
Jun 29 - By Angela K. Brown, Associated Press Writers
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating its joint police raid on a gay bar that left one man hospitalized with a head injury and sparked claims of brutality and procedure violations.
May 29 - By Associated Press
A Massachusetts leather-goods factory raided in 2007 by immigration agents will close.
May 28 - By Associated Press
The 371 miniature American Eskimos rescued from a puppy mill are responding well to the kindness of rescuers who are working to find them good homes.