VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada's attorney general said Monday that officials followed the law when they detained a top Chinese tech executive at Vancouver's airport and the defense has...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 92-year-old San Diego man who shot his sleeping son in the head has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and will avoid prison.

The San Diego Union-Tribune says Richard Peck entered the plea Wednesday. The former attorney could have faced up to 11 years in prison but is expected to receive probation and home detention.

BARRE, Vt. (AP) — A former school custodian accused of writing a threat on a bathroom mirror has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge in Vermont.

WCAX-TV reports that 51-year-old Richard Peck appeared in a Barre courtroom on Friday after being released from a hospital for mental health treatment.

NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning children's author Richard Peck, who drew upon his Illinois roots for such favorites as "A Long Way from Chicago" and "A Year Down Yonder," has died.

Peck died on Wednesday at his home in New York City at age 84. His publisher, Penguin Young Readers, told The Associated Press, that he died after a battle with cancer.