MESA, Ariz. – An Arizona State University student is dead after she fell while rappelling from a cliff in the Tonto National Forest. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Katelyn M. Conrad was rappelling in Coon Bluff, a popular recreation area near the Salt River, on Saturday morning when …

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Investigators have recovered a body believed to be the last person missing since a massive fire reduced a Maryland mansion to rubble with six people inside. Anne Arundel Fire Department spokesman Capt. Russ Davies said Monday that crews recovered a sixth body from the ruins and that …

CHICAGO – A pregnant 19-year-old Chicago woman on trial in Indonesia for the death of her mother claims she’s innocent and is “petrified” about her future. Heather Mack tells the Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/1C0FVMg ) that she loved her mother and had no reason to kill her. Sixty-two-year-old Sheila von Wiese-Mack’s …

SEATTLE – Seattle is delaying its plan to equip police with body cameras until privacy issues can be considered, and public comment heard. The Seattle Times reports (http://is.gd/xSZzSb ) the city’s Community Police Commission issued a statement saying the new technology may have unintended consequences. The 12-member commission has struggled …

Three people were killed and a Georgia county sheriff and one of his deputies were wounded late Sunday after a domestic dispute turned deadly. Deputies responded to a 911 call in Clarksville, Ga., about 85 miles northeast of Atlanta, at around 7:30 p.m. local time and found a woman dead …

Bob Hope (search)had it right. He used to joke that age was a state of mind, “that is, assuming you still have a mind.” But it got me thinking: It’s nice to live a long life, but it’s nicer still to do something with that life and make a difference …

CLEVELAND – Zoo officials in Cleveland say a woman was dangling her 2-year-old son over a railing when he fell about 10 feet into a cheetah exhibit. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo says the toddler’s parents jumped in and pulled him to safety Saturday afternoon. The zoo’s executive director says the cheetahs …

SALISBURY, Mass. – Dog tags a U.S. soldier lost on a Massachusetts beach 70 years ago have been returned to his son at the same place. Zachariah Fike, head of Vermont-based Purple Hearts Reunited, says the military ID belonged to World War II veteran Cpl. William Benn, who lost them …

On this issue of inspections in Iraq and whether they work, the French think they do. They believe that every time we hear Saddam Hussein say that he’s going to blow up one more missile or unveil one more stash of chemical weapons that it’s proof inspections are doing their …

Sopranos Hidden Problems| Jacko’s Lawsuit Loss| Chicago Producer’s Sopranos Producers Have Hidden Problems The stories of the lawsuits between James Gandolfini and HBO are more complicated thanthey seem. For one thing, Gandolfini’s agent, David Brownstein, of Writers& Artists Agency, also represents Sopranos actors Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Steven Van Zandt and Tony …