TOLEDO, Ohio – A drifter accused of abducting and killing an Ohio teenager 41 years ago appeared in a Toledo courtroom for the first time Tuesday and was ordered held on $500,000 bond. Robert Bowman did not have an attorney and said nothing during his brief arraignment on an aggravated …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Pirates who seized an arms-laden Ukrainian vessel off the Somali coast lined up the 20 captive crewmen on the ship’s deck to show a nearby American naval patrol that they were in good health, a U.S. Navy spokesman said Monday. Pirates hijacked the MV Faina …

LOS ANGELES – The federal Copyright Royalty Board on Thursday left the royalty that songwriters receive on sales of CDs and digital downloads at 9.1 cents per song for the next five years. Both songwriters and music sellers applauded the ruling — but for different reasons. Apple Inc., which had …

Notable cases where the prosecution was able to get a conviction despite the homicide victim’s body never being recovered: ———— In the 1950s, West Palm Beach municipal Judge Joe Peel had earned a reputation for straddling both sides of the law. When Senior Circuit Judge Chillingworth, his superior and a …

HAMBURG, Ill. – An investigator in western Illinois says four adults whose bodies were found on a Mississippi River houseboat may have been victims of carbon-monoxide poisoning. Police say the bodies of two men and two women were found Sunday afternoon on a boat just north of the village of …

PLUMMER, Idaho – Officials at the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Wellness Center say the body of a man who died in the steam room wasn’t discovered until the next day. A maintenance worker found the body of Thomas Dodge Monday morning — nearly 10 hours after the man checked in. Benewah …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration is releasing $5.1 billion in fuel assistance, nearly doubling federal money to help poor people cope with high home heating bills expected this winter. Despite oil price drops in recent months, lawmakers from cold weather states said Thursday that high energy prices and the slumping …

LONDON – World markets were mostly lower Thursday amid concerns the U.S. Senate may block the bill to rescue Detroit’s carmakers, dismal Chinese economic data and a warning from a leading forecaster that Europe’s biggest economy will be in recession until 2010. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares …

DETROIT – Wind gusting more than 60 mph knocked out power to about 413,000 Michigan homes and businesses on Sunday as temperatures dipped back into the 20s and 30s. Meanwhile, flood warnings were posted throughout the Midwest as temperatures rose after a week of heavy snowfall. Forecasters said flooding was …

OKLAHOMA CITY – Conjoined twins who were born in Oklahoma City may be surgically separated as early as late January, a pediatric surgeon said. Presless Faith Wells and Kylee Hope Wells have doubled their weights in the past two weeks and appear to have separate and functioning hearts, Dr. David …