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An aspiring hip-hop artist who boasts about her talent for underground "body sculpting" has one last chance to impress a jury before the panel weighs murder charges against her in a dancer's death.More >>
An aspiring hip-hop artist who boasts about her talent for underground "body sculpting" has one last chance to impress a jury before the panel weighs murder charges against her in a dancer's death.More >>
As Florida's housing market tanked seven years ago, construction worker David Rager saw jobs dry up. So he left construction, along with 2.3 million others nationwide during the economic downturn, and got a job...More >>
As Florida's housing market tanked seven years ago, construction worker David Rager saw jobs dry up. So he left construction, along with 2.3 million others nationwide during the economic downturn, and got a job...More >>
In a fatal encounter captured on video, three Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man on the city's Skid Row during a struggle over one of the officers' guns, authorities said.More >>
In a fatal encounter captured on video, three Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a man on the city's Skid Row during a struggle over one of the officers' guns, authorities said.More >>
U.S. scientists following endangered killer whales from a research vessel have spotted a newborn orca off the coast of Washington state.More >>
U.S. scientists following endangered killer whales from a research vessel have spotted a baby orca off the coast of Washington state, the third birth documented this winter but still leaving the population dangerously low.More >>
Police shot and killed a man Sunday who struggled with officers on a sidewalk in the Skid Row section of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.More >>
Three Los Angeles police officers fired on and killed a man on the city's Skid Row during a struggle over one of the officers' guns, and authorities said they planned to use video captured by a bystander in their...More >>
Waterways around the Northeast are beset by ice more than a foot thick in some places.More >>
Waterways around the Northeast are beset by ice that is more than a foot thick in some places, making life miserable for those who make their living on the water.More >>
Sixteen members of a breakaway Amish community from eastern Ohio are scheduled to be resentenced in Cleveland after a federal appellate court overturned their hate crimes convictions.More >>
Sixteen members of a breakaway Amish community from eastern Ohio are scheduled to be resentenced in Cleveland after a federal appellate court overturned their hate crime convictions.More >>
It has topped more than 100 inches of snow this season, but Boston is just short of surpassing its 20-year-old snowfall record - for now that is.More >>
It has topped more than 100 inches of snow this season, but Boston is just short of surpassing its 20-year-old snowfall record - for now that is.More >>
When Alison Norris couldn't find work in Detroit, she searched past the city limits, ending up with a part-time restaurant job that's 20 miles away but takes at least two hours to get to via separate city...More >>
When Alison Norris couldn't find work in Detroit, she searched past the city limits, ending up with a part-time restaurant job that's 20 miles away but takes at least two hours to get to via separate city and...More >>
Parts of California were getting a welcome dose of rain and snow from a storm system moving through the state, while late-winter weather dumped snow elsewhere in the Southwest.More >>
After cold and snow that set February records, southern New England entered March with another round that could push Boston over its 20-year-old snowfall record.More >>
Lights, camera, blossom! Disney and Pixar films inspire exhibits at Philadelphia Flower ShowMore >>
Lights, camera, blossom! Disney and Pixar films inspire exhibits at Philadelphia Flower ShowMore >>
Graceland brings Elvis back to his Las Vegas home with exhibits, shows at Westgate Las VegasMore >>
Graceland brings Elvis back to his Las Vegas home with exhibits, shows at Westgate Las VegasMore >>
AP interview: Trayvon Martin's mother says Justice Department let killer get away with murderMore >>
AP interview: Trayvon Martin's mother says Justice Department let killer get away with murderMore >>
3 arrested in NYC, Florida on charges they plotted to go to Syria to join Islamic State groupMore >>
3 arrested in NYC, Florida on charges they plotted to go to Syria to join Islamic State groupMore >>
Texas attorney general argues marriage license of gay couple allowed to wed is voidMore >>
Texas attorney general argues marriage license of gay couple allowed to wed is voidMore >>
'Superbug' outbreak at hospital raises questions about medical tool and cleaning processMore >>
'Superbug' outbreak at hospital raises questions about medical tool and cleaning processMore >>
'Superbug' outbreak at hospital raises questions about medical tool and cleaning processMore >>
'Superbug' outbreak at hospital raises questions about medical tool and cleaning processMore >>
Sea lion pup hops on back of kayak, hitches ride with family in CaliforniaMore >>
Sea lion pup hops on back of kayak, hitches ride with family in CaliforniaMore >>
'Carnival' in New Orleans: Mardi Gras brings parades, partying, trinkets thrown from floatsMore >>
'Carnival' in New Orleans: Mardi Gras brings parades, partying, trinkets thrown from floatsMore >>
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Ghana's police say they are investigating a scam that fooled hundreds of people into thinking they were new police recruits.
Police public affairs director-general David Ampah-Benin said Monday that fake recruitment letters were sent to people in different regions of the country, inviting them to begin training Saturday. He said the victims of the scam paid fees ranging from 2,000 cedis ($570) to 3,500 Cedis ($1,000).
Ampah-Benin said police are searching for those who perpetrated the well-organized con that saw hundreds show up at five different training stations around the country. He said they hope to have more information later Monday.
Swindles like this are not common in the West African country.
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