BROCKTON, Mass. – A first grader was suspended for three days after school officials said he sexually harassed a girl in his class by allegedly putting two fingers inside the girl’s waistband while she sat on the floor in front of him. The boy’s mother, Berthena Dorinvil, said she “screamed” …

JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon underwent a CT scan that showed he remained in serious but stable condition Thursday, the hospital said, in the first announcement on the comatose leader’s state since he had a feeding tube inserted in his stomach earlier this month. The statement from Jerusalem’s …

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Nearly 6,000 people showed up this weekend to say goodbye to country music legend Buck Owens, who died a week ago at the age of 76. A public viewing was held Saturday at Owens’ Crystal Palace, the musician’s restaurant and museum. Friends and fans lined up to …

WASHINGTON – The FBI is conducting investigations similar to the one that resulted in last week’s firing of a senior CIA analyst who acknowledged leaking classified information, director Robert Mueller said Monday. “We do have investigations going,” Mueller said following a visit to the FBI’s Charlotte office, which oversees the …

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – A man convicted of killing his former girlfriend’s three children by letting them drown as their car rolled into a lake was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison. A judge issued the sentence immediately after the jury decided to find Maurice LaGrone Jr. ineligible for the death …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – A wanted terrorist with ties to Al Qaeda and a number of other terror groups was killed during a raid outside Baghdad, the U.S. military said Thursday. Rafid Ibrahim Fattah, also known as Abu Umar al Kurdi, was killed by Coalition and Iraqi forces in an early …

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The U.S. government released the first list of detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay prison on Wednesday — the most extensive accounting yet of the hundreds of people held there, nearly all of them labeled enemy combatants. In all, 558 people were named in the …

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – The University of the Cumberlands will allow a student it expelled after he revealed he is gay to send in work to finish his courses and receive final grades, the student and his lawyer said Tuesday. Jason Johnson, 20, and the school reached an agreement concerning his …

NEW YORK – The Doors, the Grateful Dead and Joan Baez are among the recording artists who will receive lifetime achievement Grammy Awards next year. Other honorees include Maria Callas, Ornette Coleman, Bob Wills and Booker T. & The MG’s, The Recording Academy announced Tuesday. The awards are decided by …

LOS ANGELES – The Knack lead singer Doug Fieger, perhaps best known for the 1979 hit “My Sharona,” underwent successful brain surgery Thursday, his doctor reported. Fieger, 53, had two brain tumors removed during the operation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, publicist Guy McCain said. There were no details about the …