3 Triceratops fossils excavated in Wyo.

1: Bulger murder trial to begin this week

BOSTON — The long-awaited murder trial of reputed Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger is set to begin this week.

Prosecutors say the 83-year-old Bulger played a role in 19 murders over two decades.

Scheduled to testify are Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, hit man John Martorano and former Bulger lieutenant Kevin Weeks.

They received reduced sentences in exchange for their cooperation.

Jury selection begins Tuesday. The trial could last three to four months.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The recent discovery of three Triceratops skeletons in Wyoming could include the most complete fossil of the dinosaur to date.

The South Dakota-based Black Hills Institute of Geological Research and the Naturalis Biodiversity Center from the Netherlands are excavating the remains of the Triceratops and the left foot and leg of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

Only two partially complete Triceratops skeletons had previously been discovered.

Black Hills Institute President Pete Larson says the find in Wyoming pre- sents an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about the plant-eating dinosaur.

3: Al-Qaida cautions Americans on safety

SANAA, Yemen — The military leader of al-Qaida’s Yemeni branch says Americans will not be safe unless their leaders respect the security of other nations and do not attack or oppress them.

In a message addressed “to the American nation,” Qassim al-Rimi, commander of al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula, said: “Your security is not achieved by despoiling other nations’ security or by attacking and oppressing them.”

The six-minute English-subtitled audio, posted on a militant website late Saturday, implored Americans to “leave us with our religion, land and nations and mind your own internal affairs.”

4: Afghan Taliban kill 4 police at checkpoint

KABUL, Afghanistan — An official in eastern Afghanistan says Taliban insurgents attacked two checkpoints, killing four police officers in the latest test of Afghan forces’ abilities as their NATO mentors withdraw.

Mohammad Zahir Bahand, spokesman for Nuristan province, said Sunday that the fighting in Kamdesh district began overnight with attacks on checkpoints manned by national police and border police.

The firefight, which left 13 militants dead, lasted hours and ended after reinforcements from the provincial capital, Paron, drove the Taliban away.

He said four police were also wounded.