PHILADELPHIA – A pregnant American charged in a global terrorism plot will plead not guilty this week in Philadelphia, her lawyer said Monday.

Nothing in the indictment unsealed last week supports the terrorism charges against 31-year-old Jamie Paulin-Ramirez of Colorado, defense lawyer Jeremy Ibrahim said.

Paulin-Ramirez has been in federal custody in Philadelphia since voluntarily returning from Ireland on Friday, the same day an indictment was unsealed adding her name to charges… Continue

SAN FRANCISCO – In a repudiation of the Bush administration's now-defunct terrorist surveillance effort, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that government investigators illegally wiretapped the phone conversations of an Islamic charity and two American lawyers without a search warrant.

U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker said the plaintiffs provided enough evidence to show "they were subjected to warrantless electronic surveillance" by the National Security Agency.

The judge's… Continue

MARROWBONE, Ky. – More than 3,000 mourners traveled by busload Tuesday to a funeral for nine Mennonites killed when a tractor-trailer struck a van in south-central Kentucky.

A former warehouse became a church during the memorial service for John and Sadie Esh, six other family members and the fiancee of one of their daughters.

The family's pastor, Leroy Kauffman, urged the audience to trust in God. He said he had faith the family did that when they saw the headlights of the… Continue

NEW YORK – Stocks rose Monday after investors grow more comfortable about a global economic recovery.

The Commerce Department said consumer spending rose for the fifth consecutive month in February, matching economists' expectations. Jobs and the strength of the consumer are considered keys to a strong, sustained economic recovery.

At the end of the week, investors will get the Labor Department's monthly employment report, which is expected to show employers added jobs this… Continue

LOS ANGELES – Unsealed search warrants in the Michael Jackson case reveal large quantities of general anesthetic and dozens of tubes of skin-whitening creams were among items found in the singer's home after his death.

Investigators went to Jackson's rented mansion June 29 following a lengthy interview with his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who told them he had placed a medical bag in a cupboard in a closet.

At the home, detectives found 11 containers of the powerful… Continue