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California 'Night Stalker' serial killer Richard Ramirez dies at 53
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A form of cancer killed the serial killer known as the Night Stalker who terrorized Southern California in the mid-1980s, coroner's officials said Monday. -
Explosion in Afghan capital on day NATO hands over security to national forces
KABUL - A large bomb exploded in the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the international military coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent national army and police they have been training. -
Obama defends secret data gathering of phone records, Internet traffic to US public
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret. -
NYC woman who helped police track down suspect in her dad's 1986 killing attends arraignment
NEW YORK, N.Y. - An aspiring New York City actress has finally faced down the suspect she helped police capture in connection with her father's 1986 slaying.