California county settles again in squad car case
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A California county will pay $800,000 to the father of a bicyclist who was killed when a deputy fell asleep while driving his patrol car. Santa Clara County officials announced the settlement payment Thursday to Ripp...
Cousin of shooting suspect says family is shocked
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A cousin of the man suspected of opening fire at Fort Hood, Texas, says his family is shocked and saddened by the tragedy. Nader Hasan of Falls Church, Va., said in a statement issued late Thursday that he and his...
Denver immigrant asylum center latest to close
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A Denver center that offered counseling and legal help to immigrants who sought asylum after they were tortured in their home countries has closed after losing its federal grant. The Rocky Mountain Survivors Center...
Ida hits Nicaragua as hurricane, then loses steam
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Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua's Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical depression as it moved inland. Ida's winds swirled at 75...
Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plot
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A pharmacy college graduate was indicted Thursday on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls. Tarek Mehanna, of Sudbury, Mass., is...
Mass shootings in recent years
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Here is a glance at some of the worst U.S. mass shootings in recent years: ___ Nov. 5, 2009: The Army says 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage at its Fort Hood base in Texas. Army officials...
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Ida weakens to tropical depression with 35 mph top winds as it sweeps over Nicaragua. ...
Dartmouth scientist says Oswald rifle photo real
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The infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake, according to a new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor. Oswald, who was shot to death days...
'You hit a what?' SUV nearly slams into elephant
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It's not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma's rural highways. But an elephant? A couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a giant pachyderm that had escaped from a nearby circus late Wednesday. ...
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Army: Fort Hood shootings suspect is alive; death toll from attack remains 12. ...
Jury finds Iowa woman guilty in son's slaying
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A jury has found an Iowa woman guilty of killing her 2-year-old son and seriously injuring his older brother when she slit the boys' throats before cutting her own neck last year. Michelle Kehoe's hands trembled and...
Texas man executed for beating death
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A man convicted of fatally beating and shooting an East Texas man during a burglary almost 12 years ago was executed Thursday, in a case that gained notoriety because jurors may have consulted a Bible to justify his...
911 tape released in California gang rape
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Police released a 911 call in which a shaken young woman tells a dispatcher about a drunken, naked girl on a high school campus whom officers later said was gang-raped by as many as 10 people. The one-minute call is...
Defense seeks venue change in Idaho boy slaying
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Defense attorneys are asking a judge to move the trial of a mother and her boyfriend accused in the slaying of an Idaho boy this summer. Melissa Jenkins and Daniel Ehrlick each are charged with first-degree murder in...
Mattress firm founder's son found mentally unfit
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A judge has ruled that a Long Island man accused of murdering his mother is not mentally fit to stand trial. Eduardo Barragan, the son of the businessman who founded the company that became 1800Mattress.com, was sent...
Police sorting luggage allegedly stolen by couple
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Locked safes, medical equipment and clothing piled from floor to ceiling were among the hoards of personal belongings sorted by police on Thursday after a couple was arrested on charges they stole luggage from Phoenix...
FBI refuses to talk about arrest in NM nun slaying
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Federal and tribal law enforcement agents descended on a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation early Thursday to make an arrest as part of their investigation into the slaying of a nun whose body was found in...
ID man accused of hitting troopers to be evaluated
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A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for an Idaho man accused of intentionally driving his pickup truck into a pair of Idaho State Police motorcycle troopers parked along an interstate median. The evaluation...
Man rescues stray dog, but ends up with 10 pooches
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An Atlanta man who rescued one stray dog from traffic now has his hands full with 10 pooches. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday that Gary DeNicola rescued the dog in late September with plans to take it...
Splashdown pilot Sullenberger to lead Rose Parade
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Hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has been named the grand marshal of the 121st Tournament of Roses parade. Sullenberger will ride a flower-festooned float in the New Years' Day parade, themed "2010: A Cut Above...
Design flaw allowed Ind. inmates to leave cells
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Workers are altering part of the Vigo County jail to fix a design flaw that allowed inmates to crawl through the ceiling to visit other cells. Eight pods in the 7-year-old addition to the original jail are getting...
Mister Rogers Neighborhood set rebuilt as tribute
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For just this weekend, a neighborhood in this city that has lain dormant in boxes and under plastic coverings for nearly a decade, is coming back to life. Everyone important will be there in Mister Rogers' Neighborhood...
General Assembly urges Gaza investigations
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The U.N. General Assembly urged Israel and the Palestinians Thursday to investigate alleged war crimes during last winter's conflict in Gaza and raised the possibility of Security Council action if they don't. The...
Jurors review evidence in NJ fat defense case
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No verdict was reached Thursday in the trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to have killed his former son-in-law, but jurors asked to review key evidence in the New Jersey case. Edward Ates (AYTZ') says he...
Rail worker killed in Philly on 3rd day of strike
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A packed commuter train struck and killed a rail worker during the morning rush Thursday, disrupting service for three hours and stranding hundreds of riders on a system already crippled by a transit strike. The train...
Medical marijuana shops abound in California
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The medical marijuana dispensary in this California wine country town is in a former auto dealership, and has more registered patients than the town has residents. Los Angeles has more pot shops than Starbucks and...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST
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Army says 12 killed and 31 wounded in pair of shootings at Fort Hood; One shooter killed FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) _ A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire...
'I-5 Strangler' gets 6 consecutive life terms
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A convicted murderer has been sentenced to six consecutive life terms for killing six women throughout Central California during the 1970s and '80s. Seventy-year-old Roger Reece Kibbe was serving a life sentence for...
14 charged with illegal buys of 77 million cigs
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Fourteen people have been charged with illegally purchasing 77 million contraband cigarettes from undercover agents in Virginia and smuggling the cigarettes to New York. Two are also accused of paying an agent posing...
More charges filed against LA serial killer
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A Los Angeles County grand jury has charged a convicted serial killer with three more murders based on DNA evidence. Authorities said Thursday that 53-year-old Michael Hughes has been indicted on charges of raping and...
Feds seize computers, cash at Fla. lawyer's office
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Federal agents seized computers, bank and investment records, cash and even the key to a Ferrari during an all-night search at the office of an attorney suspected of operating a massive fraud scheme. The firm,...
Guilty plea in fatal NY stabbing of immigrant
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A man who agreed to testify against his friends in a fatal gang attack on an Ecuadorean immigrant pleaded guilty Thursday to hate crime charges, telling a judge he knew from the start they wouldn't "get away with it." ...
Dog saves family from fire after detectors fail
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An eastern Indiana woman says her family's dog deserves a special treat after his barking saved her family from an early morning house fire. Laura Sizemore said Dash, a 2-year-old border collie-Australian shepherd mix,...
Michigan twin sisters accused of tax return scam
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Federal authorities said twin sisters from the Detroit area sold their children's Social Security numbers to people who claimed the kids as dependents on their tax returns. Karhonda and Kashaunda Prophet were charged...
Man says image of Jesus appears on truck window
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Jim Stevens said he's not particularly religious and is clueless about why an image resembling Jesus Christ keeps appearing on his pickup. Stevens, of Jonesborough, said nearly every morning, an image that looks to him...
SC high court says gov's ethics probe is public
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South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an ethics investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford's travel must be made public, clearing the way for lawmakers considering impeachment to review a report on the probe. ...
Sheboygan man tries to sell the rights to his name
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Unemployed and desperate, a 19-year-old Sheboygan man is trying to sell one of the only things he owns _ his name. Calvin Gosz has put the rights to give him a new name on eBay. He said if people can have a name like...
Police: Stolen luggage piled from floor to ceiling
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Phoenix police found medicines, passports, stereo and video equipment, video games, laptop computers and even adoption paperwork in a house holding hundreds of pieces of stolen luggage. Police arrested 61-year-old...
Police find mail carrier passed out drunk in truck
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Police officers reported finding a mail carrier passed out drunk in his U.S. Postal Service mail truck in Boynton Beach. According to a release, police received a 911 call Wednesday afternoon reporting a mail truck...
Man fined for 911 call over missing McDonald's OJ
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A 20-year-old man who called 911 to get his fast-food order straightened out has been told to pay a $300 fine. Washington County, Ore., sheriff's deputies said Raibin Raof Osman called the emergency line to complain...
3 injured, home destroyed in Texas gas line blast
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A natural gas pipeline exploded in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, shaking homes, melting window blinds and shooting flames hundreds of feet into the air, authorities said. Three people were injured in the blast,...
Ball, Big Wheel, Game Boy make Toy Hall of Fame
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Bounce it, kick it, catch it. Chase, throw or smack it. The ball, arguably the most popular plaything of all time, has finally earned a place inside a glass case at the National Toy Hall of Fame in New York. Along with...
Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik pleads guilty
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Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik admitted in court Thursday that he lied to the White House while being considered for chief of Homeland Security. Kerik, hailed as a hero after the 9/11 attack,...
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Ida weakens slightly, becomes a tropical storm with 65 mph winds as it dumps rain on Nicaragua. ...
Iraqi held in Ariz. honor killing on suicide watch
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A court hearing in Phoenix for an Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized has been delayed because he is on a suicide watch. Court officials say the Maricopa County...
Inmates who came to guard's rescue get help, too
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Four inmates who came to the rescue of a Florida jail guard when he was attacked by another inmate may be getting some help of their own. Deputy Larry McKinnon said Thursday the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office...
Evidence found in Ga. of Spanish explorer's trail
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An archaeologist says excavations in southern Georgia have turned up beads, metal tools and other artifacts that may pinpoint part of the elusive trail of the 16th-century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto. Dennis...
CA officials pledge changes to parole supervision
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California corrections officials say they're working to improve the monitoring of released sex offenders, responding to a scathing report that cited missed chances to catch the suspect accused of holding Jaycee Dugard...
Nun murdered in NM like 'mom' to parishioner
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Sister Magdalena has returned home _ empty now in the absence of a roommate who had worked so hard to empower people on the Navajo Indian Reservation. That roommate, Sister Marguerite Bartz, was murdered there on the...
AZ medical helicopter crashes, 2 injured
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Authorities say a medical helicopter has crashed on Arizona's San Carlos Indian reservation during a training flight and both people aboard are seriously injured. There were no patients on the flight. The pilot of the...