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PHOENIX – An Arizona man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he decapitated his wife and two dogs three weeks ago in an attack in which he also mutilated himself. Kenneth Dale Wakefield was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he killed 49-year-old Trina Heisch and the dogs at the …

MOSCOW – Russian customs officials have drafted a bill to make the smuggling of banned foreign foods an offense punishable by a prison sentence. In retaliation to Western sanctions, Russia last year banned certain food imports from the European Union, the U.S. and a few other countries. President Vladimir Putin …

SYDNEY – A shark seriously injured a surfer Saturday as a spate of attacks continued on Australia’s central east coast. The 38-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries while surfing late afternoon with a friend at Port Macquarie, 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Sydney, a police statement said. He was taken …