KABUL, Afghanistan - April 5, 2010 – U.S. Special Forces soldiers dug bullets out of their victims’ bodies in the bloody aftermath of a botched night raid, then washed the wounds with alcohol before lying to their superiors about what happened, Afghan investigators have told The Times.

April 4, 2010 - The leading liberal on the U.S. Supreme Court dropped more hints Sunday about his imminent departure, which has the White House bracing for a tricky confirmation battle as early as this summer.

MARTINSVILLE, Indiana - April 1, 2010 - Two Martinsville police officers have been suspended after they were accused of using a Taser to subdue a 10-year-old.

GUINEA-BISSAU - April 1, 2010 - Guinea-Bissau soldiers Thursday arrested the army chief and prime minister, who they also threatened to kill, in an apparent coup bid in the tiny African country plagued by the illegal drugs trade.

AUSTIN, Texas - March 31, 2010 - A deputy constable who shocked a 72-year-old woman with a Taser after she dared him to use the stun gun during a traffic job was cleared Wednesday by a grand jury.

BOSTON, Massachusetts - March 31, 2010 - A study published in the March edition of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests that a few physicians may have killed children who were very sick by giving them fatal morphine doses after the parents had requested euthanasia.

LONDON, England - March 30, 2010 - Pupils are having their fingerprints taken without their parents’ consent, teachers have warned.