NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A judge has ordered a 101-year old fraternal German club in Mystic to start admitting women. The order follows a ruling by the state Appellate Court last year in favor of Sam Corcoran, a bed and breakfast owner from North Stonington who had been denied membership …

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LOS ANGELES – Scott Weiland has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence of drugs when he crashed his car in November. An attorney entered the plea Wednesday for the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer, who was not required to appear in court for his arraignment because …

BOGOTA, Colombia – Documents in a computer seized where Colombian commandos killed a senior rebel leader show that Ecuador’s president was in deepening relations with Colombia’s dominant guerrilla group, Colombia’s police commander said Sunday. The two documents, obtained independently by The Associated Press, were apparently written by recently slain rebel …

WASHINGTON – The United States branded China an authoritarian human rights abuser Tuesday, citing alleged torture, state control of basic aspects of daily life, tight controls on religion and harassment of foreign charities. China, host of the summer Olympics, has rampant and chronic human rights problems despite rapid economic growth …

TOKYO – Japan is investigating a possible defect in Apple Inc.’s iPod after one of the popular digital music players reportedly shot out sparks while recharging, a government official said Wednesday. An official at the trade and economy ministry, which oversees product problems, said a defect is suspected in the …

Eating just one sausage or three slices of bacon a day, about 1.8 ounces, may increase the risk of bowel cancer by a fifth, a health organization has warned. Scientists say the safest amount of processed meat, which also includes lunch meat, to eat is none at all, it is …

WASHINGTON – President Bush said Monday the United States will help modernize the Polish military as part of an expected agreement on putting a new U.S. missile defense system in the country. The two countries have been negotiating Polish demands for help in upgrading its military in exchange for allowing …

LAS VEGAS – A judge agreed Friday to delay O.J. Simpson’s trial for armed robbery and kidnapping to September but declined to throw out the two major charges against the former football star or sever his trial from two co-defendants. “Believe me I don’t want to do this,” Clark County …

COLUMBUS, Ga. – A former teacher accused of shooting three people at a hospital in Georgia has been charged with murder. Authorities say 63-year-old Charles Johnston has been treated for a gunshot wound from police and released to the Muscogee County Jail. Authorities say Johnston faces three counts of murder …