ST. LOUIS – The mother of a teen who died after being shocked by police with a stun gun has settled her wrongful death lawsuit with the city of Jerseyville, Illinois. Rita Cummings confirmed Sunday that the recent settlement over the death of her only son, Roger Holyfield, involved a …

SEOUL, South Korea – Doctors treating a comatose woman must remove her from life support as her family requested, the Supreme Court said Thursday — the first time it has ruled in favor of a patient’s right to die. The top court’s decision marks a break for South Korea, where …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Investigators in the United Arab Emirates searched for clues Thursday into what caused a Sudanese Boeing 707 cargo plane to crash shortly after takeoff north of Dubai, killing its six-member crew. The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority is leading the investigation into Wednesday’s accident. It …

KARLSRUHE, Germany – Germany’s highest court says it has received an appeal from John Demjanjuk’s lawyer seeking to block the 89-year-old’s trial. However, the Federal Constitutional Court did not say Monday when it might rule on the request to halt the trial, which is scheduled to open in Munich on …

LONDON – Irish Republican Army terrorists identified Buckingham Palace and other London landmarks as possible targets in a 1970s bombing campaign, newly disclosed documents revealed Wednesday. Files released by Britain’s National Archives show that a group responsible for a spate of murders and bombings in 1974 and 1975 had considered …

It was bound to happen: Some people who aren’t at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine. Sometimes they were healthy adults or senior citizens instead of kids, pregnant women and people with health problems. Before Los Angeles County health officials stepped up screening at their flu …

MANILA, Philippines – A representative of gunmen holding an ailing Irish priest hostage in the southern Philippines made contact Thursday with his Roman Catholic mission, a military commander said. Following the telephone call, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Dolorfino said authorities believed that the 79-year-old Rev. Michael Sinnott was being held in …

A man accused of stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman to death inside a German courtroom has gone on trial. The defendant, 29-year-old Alex W., had earlier been fined for calling Marwa Sherbini “a terrorist” and “Islamist.” He is alleged to have smuggled a kitchen knife into the appeal hearing at …

PARIS – An amateur club of gay football players in Paris said Tuesday its members were victims of homophobia when a team of Muslim players refused to play a match against them. The Paris Foot Gay team says it received an e-mail Saturday from the Creteil Bebel club canceling a …

ST. LOUIS – Unemployed in August, Vicente Padilla kept the Los Angeles Dodgers going in October. The second-chance pitcher shut down Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals, putting the Los Angeles Dodgers back in the National League championship series with a 5-1 victory on Saturday night. Andre Ethier missed …