Liberia’s deputy ambassador to the U.S. said he tried to console an 8-year-old rape victim in Phoenix with hugs and a teddy bear …

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A judge ordered a 10-year-old Liberian boy accused with three other boys of raping an 8-year-old girl in Phoenix to be detained while the case is investigated.

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge is ordering the owner of the Phoenix Coyotes to show why he should not be held in contempt of court.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake Monday shook fishing villages along Mexico’s Gulf of California, prompting alarm as far away as Phoenix, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. National Earthquake Information Center said the 6.9-magnitude quake struck at 12:59 p.m. (1:59 EDT, 17:59 GMT) and was centered 76 miles (122 kilometers) north-northeast of Santa Isabel in Baja California and 331 miles (533 kilometers) southeast of the border city of Tijuana. It was the strongest of four quakes of 5.0-magnitude or greater that struck the area over a 45-minute period late Monday morning. Phoenix …

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PHOENIX — A 14-year-old boy has been indicted in connection with the rape of an 8-year-old Liberian refugee at a Phoenix apartment complex, authorities said Saturday.

The 14-year-old was charged as an adult. The other suspects — ages 9, 10 and 13 — were charged in juvenile court.