Prosecutors claim Arkansas evangelist ‘married’ 8-year-old

TEXARKANA, Ark. — Evangelist Tony Alamo preyed on his loyal followers’ young daughters, once taking a girl as young as 8 as his bride and repeatedly sexually assaulting her, a federal prosecutor said today.

Letter: Cops used wiretaps in Sandra Cantu killing probe

Authorities have acknowledged that police investigating the death of an 8-year-old Tracy girl found stuffed in a suitcase used telephone wiretaps to monitor calls in the case.

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Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker faces $820,000 Las Vegas casino debt

LAS VEGAS — Former NBA all-star Antoine Walker is facing criminal charges over 2,500 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas casinos.

Sotomayor says question of abortion rights is ’settled’ precedent

Supreme Court aspirant Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that she considers the question of abortion rights “settled law” and says there is a constitutional right to privacy.

Sunnyvale police identify San Jose man stabbed to death

An 18-year-old who was stabbed to death on Sunday in Sunnyvale has been identified as Marlo Aguilar of San Jose, according to authorities.

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Cops used cell phone signal to track down porn king’s son accused in Novato killing

Wearing a pink nightie, 1-year-old Samantha Mitchell was fast asleep in her car seat Sunday night when her father was apprehended by police on a manhunt for a murder-kidnap suspect.

Former Cal football player pleads guilty in wire fraud case

SANTA ANA — Reed Diehl, a former University of California lineman who spent time in the Tennessee Titans’ camp in 2001, has pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

Federal judge to weigh constitutionality of animal rights anti-terrorism law

A federal judge in San Jose will weigh arguments Monday over whether a 2006 law designed to stem violent animal rights protests is unconstitutional.

Shooting on Interstate 580 in Richmond leaves 1 man dead, 2 people injured

A man was fatally shot and two other victims were hospitalized in a shooting on westbound Interstate 580 in Richmond early this morning, according to police.

Seven arrested after fatal stabbing of San Jose man, 18, in Sunnyvale

Officers responded at 12:25 a.m. to a report of a fight involving from 15 to 20 people in the 900 block of Bluebell Way, police said. They soon discovered an 18-year-old male lying on the sidewalk with multiple stab wounds to his upper torso.

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