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MORELIA, Mexico – Police in western Mexico have found four hacked-up bodies in plastic bags on the side of a highway. The prosecutors’ office in the city of Apatzingan says police received reports early Thursday morning of plastic bags leaking blood in the nearby town of Huacana. Prosecutors say local …

OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland marijuana activists have taken a step toward asking California voters to legalize pot. The ballot measure they filed Tuesday with the California attorney general’s office would allow adults 21 and over to possess up to an ounce of pot. Homeowners could also grow marijuana for personal …

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor testified at his war crimes trial Tuesday that the case against him was built on lies and misinformation, and he denied he had commanded and armed rebels who killed and tortured tens of thousands of civilians. Taylor, the first African leader to stand trial for …