NYPD: Suspicious powder sent to 3 NY consulates
11:54
Envelopes containing suspicious powder were sent to three foreign consulates in Manhattan on Monday, but initial tests suggested the mailings were a hoax, police officials said. A field test done on the powder sent the...
NM teen back in jail after failed suicide attempt
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A New Mexico teenager suspected of killing a nun on the Navajo Indian reservation reportedly tried to commit suicide over the weekend. Albuquerque television station KRQE reported Monday that 18-year-old Reehahlio...
Wash. lt. gov's son wounded in workplace shooting
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A close friend of Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen shot one of Owen's sons in an apparent workplace dispute Monday afternoon and then shot himself in the head, the lieutenant governor said. Mark Owen, 37, was listed in...
Madoff's personal effects go on the block
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Of all the items set to go on the auction block this week at a midtown Manhattan hotel, there's one that would take some mettle to wear in public: A satin New York Mets baseball jacket emblazoned with the name "Madoff."...
Family sues over boy's gun show death
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The family of an 8-year-old boy who fatally shot himself at a gun show in western Massachusetts say the Uzi submachine gun jammed twice before he lost control of the weapon and fired into his head. The family of...
Cops: Man who took champagne nabbed for 63rd time
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Chicago police said a West Side man who allegedly tried to walk out of a store with three expensive bottles of champagne under his jacket now has 63 arrests under his belt. Officers said the 70-year-old man was...
Attorney meets with Fort Hood shooting suspect
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The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's met with his hospitalized client. Retired Col. John P. Galligan told The Associated Press he met with Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan...
Pelosi discusses health care bill on Seattle tour
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that while she opposes an anti-abortion amendment to the House version of the health care bill, it was necessary for the measure to pass. The California Democrat said the...
Minn. man allegedly assaults worker with backhoe
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Prosecutors charged the co-owner of a Hermantown construction company with allegedly assaulting a construction worker with a backhoe. The criminal complaint said a 48-year-old man told investigators he wanted to "nudge"...
Witness: Fla. office shooter stayed about a minute
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A man who was in an Orlando office when a former employee came in and started shooting said Monday that the ordeal that left one dead and five injured lasted about a minute. Mark Davidson, a vice president at the...
Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off SF bridge
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An accident-plagued stretch of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge saw its first fatality Monday when the driver of a speeding big rig lost control and the truck plummeted 200 feet from the span, authorities said. The...
Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas. Netanyahu reiterated...
Man gets 14 years in immigrant smuggling case
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A Texas man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for his role in what became the deadliest human smuggling attempt in U.S. history. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Abelardo Flores was part of a smuggling ring...
AP asks judge to keep HOPE artist's lawyers
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The Associated Press has asked a judge to deny a request by the attorneys of street artist Shepard Fairey to withdraw from his copyright battle over the Barack Obama "HOPE" poster. Fairey's lawyers have asked for...
NYer faces animal cruelty charge; carcasses found
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Authorities are investigating whether any of the more than 20 animal carcasses found in the backyard of a Long Island home are the remains of animals reported missing by pet owners in the area. Dozens of concerned pet...
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 836
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As of Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at least 836 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department....
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,362
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As of Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at least 4,362 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes nine military civilians killed...
Police: DNA, bullets link suspect to officer death
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DNA and ballistics tests link a suspect shot by detectives last week to the Halloween slaying of a Seattle police officer as well as an attempted hit on law enforcement nine days earlier, investigators said Monday. ...
Haggard surprised by attention on prayer meetings
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Former pastor Ted Haggard says his decision to hold prayer meetings in his Colorado Springs living room has attracted great interest from the media. Haggard said Monday he will be holding a press conference before his...
Palin says she back on Twitter
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Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she's back on Twitter. Palin took to the social networking site earlier this year, tweeting about state government, national politics and everything in...
8:09
Investigators say there is no indication Fort Hood suspect was directed to attack or had help. ...
Lawyer defends Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
8:09
The senior counsel for the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board says the board acted properly when it referred allegations against two Luzerne County judges to federal prosecutors. By not taking action on its own, the...
Army appeals judge's ruling on Colo. training site
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The Army is appealing a federal judge's ruling that rejected its plans to increase operations at a disputed training site in southeastern Colorado. A two-sentence document filed Monday in U.S. District Court said the...
Federal judge asked to end Yellowstone bison kills
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A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food. During the last decade,...
Prosecutors say Chicago man had al-Qaida video
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Two videos produced by Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network have been found in the home of a Chicago man accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, federal prosecutors said. Bin Laden appears on...
Planetary Society plans new 'solar sail'
7:12
Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again to launch a spacecraft that will be propelled by the subtle...
Pa. city OKs settlement for 2005 police death
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An eastern Pennsylvania city council has approved a $5 million settlement with the widow of a police officer shot dead inside police headquarters. Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. says the settlement approved Monday is "in...
Sweat lodge probe includes hundreds of interviews
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An investigation into the deaths of three people who were overcome at a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona is expected to be forwarded to prosecutors next month. Until then, Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh says his...
LA hospital: X-ray overdoses could cause cataracts
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A Los Angeles hospital where patients were exposed to X-ray radiation overdoses during CT scans says its investigation found the affected patients could be at higher risk for cataracts. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said...
Supreme Court reinstates death penalty of Ohioan
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The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against an Ohio man who killed and mutilated a man he met in a gay bar in 1985, rejecting a claim that his lawyers erred during the sentencing phase of his trial. ...
Paterson calls for action on gay marriage, deficit
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Gov. David Paterson on Monday urged lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, calling it "an issue that touches on the very core of our citizenship." His request raises the hopes of gay advocates who...
Robbery suspects found sleeping in Calif. garage
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Authorities said four men were arrested after being found sleeping in a garage stacked with stolen property. Pomona police Lt. Alex Rilloraza said officers discovered the suspects Friday while investigating the robbery...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST
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Lawyer headed to meet Fort Hood shooting suspect, asks investigators not to question him KILLEEN, Texas (AP) _ A lawyer for the Army psychiatrist accused in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood said Monday he asked...
Prosecutor: Don't believe Gotti's 'I-quit' defense
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Don't believe a defense lawyer's argument that John "Junior" Gotti quit organized crime with a sudden epiphany more than a decade ago, a prosecutor told a jury Monday during closing arguments in Gotti's fourth trial on...
Judge hears arguments on Smart case witness list
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Defense attorneys for the man charged in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart argued Monday that testimony by experts in Mormon fundamentalism and religious extremism is irrelevant and should not be allowed at a hearing to...
Officials: Man kills 3, self in rural Texas home
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Authorities called to check on a family's well-being in a rural southeast Texas home found the bodies of four people in what they're calling a triple murder-suicide. San Jacinto County Capt. Carl Jones said Monday that...
US Supreme Court refuses to stop sniper execution
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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad. The Court did not comment Monday on why it refused to consider his appeal. Muhammad is scheduled to...
3 Florida teens charged as adults in fire attack
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Three Florida teenagers accused of setting another teen on fire will be charged as adults. Denver Jarvis, Matthew Bent and Jesus Mendez were charged Monday with one count each of attempted second-degree murder. Jarvis...
Philly commuters relieved but angry as strike ends
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Life began returning to normal Monday for commuters who spent the previous work week frazzled from a public transit strike, and many expressed relief that buses and trains were running again but remained angry about the...
New judge sought for Ariz. boy charged in killing
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Defense and prosecution lawyers in the case of a 9-year-old Arizona boy charged with killing his father and another man want a new judge appointed so a plea deal doesn't fall through. Defense attorney Ron Wood said...
Imam condemns support of alleged Ft. Hood shooter
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The outreach director for the northern Virginia mosque where the suspected Fort Hood shooter sometimes attended prayer services says Maj. Nidal Hasan was not an active member. Imam Johari Abdul-Malik of the Dar...
UN chief heads to Washington to push climate deal
5:24
Confident that governments will reach a climate change deal next month, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Washington Tuesday to ensure that the United States is on board. Ban plans to meet with key...
Judge decides to remove attorney in Calif. kidnap
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A judge has decided to remove an attorney defending Nancy Garrido against charges of kidnapping and raping a girl who police say was held captive for 18 years. Court documents say lawyer Gilbert Maines was removed...
Recession's good news: Cities see burglaries fall
5:15
Ever since he was laid off in March, Frank Beil has been on the lookout. He keeps an eye out for cars moving slowly down the street or strangers walking along the sidewalk of his suburban Chicago neighborhood. He...
W.Va. man wants relief from flocks of birds
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It's not quite Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds," but former Mannington Mayor Frank White says he's had enough of the winged creatures for a long time. White said his neighbor, City Councilman Jeff Michael, has been...
Authorities: 4 bodies found inside burned home
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Firefighters found four people dead in a burning southwest Oklahoma City home early Monday, and homicide detectives were looking for clues about what had happened. Firefighters arrived at the home around 5:20 a.m. and...
NC officials ID Civil War ship that burned at sea
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North Carolina officials say they have identified a Civil War shipwreck that burned at sea more than 145 years ago. The state Underwater Archaeology Branch said Monday that a silver-plated spoon inscribed with the name...
CAPITAL CULTURE: Balanced TV menu for first lady
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She's hanging with Elmo and Emeril Lagasse, Big Bird and Bobby Flay. Michelle Obama appears on "Sesame Street" Tuesday and recently taped an episode of "Iron Chef America," just two of the varied platforms she's been...
Md. man killed, 6 hurt in Pa. speakeasy shooting
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A fistfight at a crowded speakeasy touched off a shooting that killed a man, and six people were wounded in an ensuing gunfight, authorities said Monday. "This was an outright gun battle," Berks County District...
Authorities: Object at LA courthouse was not bomb
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Authorities say a suspicious object found outside an East Los Angeles courthouse was not a bomb. The device was removed Monday by a bomb squad robot. Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. David Infante says the courthouse...