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Remains of U.S. soldier ID'd in Vietnam
Jul 12 2005 11:46PM (CT)
RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) - The family of a soldier listed as missing in action in Vietnam 36 years ago will bury him this weekend with full military honors after his remains were found and identified.
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Idaho boy dies in apparent choking 'game'
Jul 12 2005 10:58PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A 10-year-old boy who died after hanging himself from a tree is apparently the second Idaho youth killed while playing a choking game.
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Alaska Native gets 7 years in walrus crime
Jul 12 2005 10:44PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska Native was sentenced to a harsh seven years in federal prison for killing six walruses, removing the heads to sell the ivory and sinking the carcasses.
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U.S. judge slams new deportation law
Jul 12 2005 10:35PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The chief judge of U.S. District Court in Boston lashed out at Congress on Tuesday for putting what he called a "chokehold" on all federal district courts, stripping them of the authority to rule on deportation cases.
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Mayors showcase 'green cities' at meeting
Jul 12 2005 10:27PM (CT)
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Mayors from Chicago to Seattle traded ideas for cutting pollution and making their cities more livable at the final day of a mayors' conference on global warming Tuesday.
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Idaho suspect allegedly staked out home
Jul 12 2005 10:14PM (CT)
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A convicted sex offender charged with kidnapping and murder spent days stalking the home where three people were bludgeoned to death and two young children were abducted, according to court documents.
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Mexico fugitive deported from California
Jul 12 2005 9:59PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A fugitive considered one of Mexico's most dangerous criminals was deported Tuesday after being arrested in Southern California, nearly 19 years after a sensational armed escape from a Mexican prison courtroom, immigration officials said.
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Brother calls LAPD fatal shootings 'cruel'
Jul 12 2005 9:50PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A war of words is following a standoff and shootout with police that left a 19-month-old girl and her gun-wielding father dead. The man's brother on Tuesday called officers' actions "cruel" and the police chief hinted at Jose Pena's family troubles.
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British teen in hospital after Disney ride
Jul 12 2005 9:42PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A 16-year-old British girl was in critical condition Tuesday after her heart stopped following a Disney World thrill ride, one month after a young boy died after going on another attraction.
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U.S.: U.N. too divided on council reform
Jul 12 2005 9:39PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States said Tuesday that U.N. members are still too divided to vote on reforming the Security Council, dealing a serious blow to a bid by four nations to gain permanent seats on the powerful U.N. decision-making body.
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Dennis leaves many without power in Fla.
Jul 12 2005 9:35PM (CT)
GULF BREEZE, Fla. (AP) - The outlook was improving for Cathy Hart and thousands of others Tuesday along the storm-battered Gulf Coast, where signs of normal life were everywhere just two days after Hurricane Dennis pummeled the region. Power was starting to come on, stores were opening their doors, and lines for ice and water were getting shorter.
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California Guard criticized over poster
Jul 12 2005 9:17PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Islamic leaders and peace groups are criticizing the California National Guard for a flier posted in its headquarters suggesting the United States execute Islamic terrorists with bullets dipped in pig's blood to deny them entry to heaven.
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Haitian teen who landed in Fla. to stay
Jul 12 2005 9:03PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - An orphaned Haitian teenager who was among about 200 migrants who waded ashore after their sailboat grounded off Miami in October 2002 has been granted permanent residence.
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Charges dropped vs. mayor in gay weddings
Jul 12 2005 8:56PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A prosecutor dropped all charges Tuesday against a small town mayor who could have faced up to a year in jail for marrying gay couples on the steps of the village hall.
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Editor arrested on sex charges in Conn.
Jul 12 2005 8:30PM (CT)
FRANKLIN, Mass. (AP) - An editor for the publishing company that puts out the venerable Weekly Reader newspaper for schoolchildren was arrested on charges he solicited sex from a minor on the Internet.
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Service held to atone for S.C. lynchings
Jul 12 2005 8:20PM (CT)
ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Eugene Crawford's grandfather was killed by a mob after arguing with a white man over the price of cotton in 1916.
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Missing Ariz. kids' father had moved out
Jul 12 2005 8:15PM (CT)
QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (AP) - The father of two young children missing from a home where their grandparents and an uncle were found slain had moved out of his own residence before the disappearances, sheriff's officials said Tuesday.
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Rev. Falwell university aims to raise $1B
Jul 12 2005 8:13PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Christian college founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell wants to raise a $1 billion endowment, an ambitious move for a school with only a small endowment now but a growing alumni base.
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Ga. executes man who killed lover in 1984
Jul 12 2005 8:10PM (CT)
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - A parolee who fatally stabbed his lover with a screwdriver, then dismembered the man's body, was executed Tuesday at the state prison in Jackson.
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Teen's heart stops after Disney ride
Jul 12 2005 7:30PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A 16-year-old British girl was in critical condition Tuesday after her heart stopped following a Disney World thrill ride, one month after a young boy died after going on another attraction.
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Fort Worth's Bishop Delaney dies at 70
Jul 12 2005 7:25PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Bishop Joseph Delaney, leader of more than 400,000 Catholics in the Fort Worth Roman Catholic Diocese, has died at age 70.
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'Preppie Killer' faces jail on drug charge
Jul 12 2005 7:21PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - "Preppie Killer" Robert Chambers, who was recently freed after serving 15 years in prison for strangling a woman in Central Park, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of misdemeanor drug possession and unlicensed driving.
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Attempt to restore logging ban dismissed
Jul 12 2005 6:48PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court dismissed an attempt by environmental groups to restore a Clinton-era ban on logging in roadless areas of national forests, saying their appeal became irrelevant when the Bush administration adopted a replacement rule.
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Prosecutors probing Mo. man's execution
Jul 12 2005 6:44PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Citing grave concerns that Missouri executed an innocent man, a coalition that includes a congressman, high-profile lawyers and even the victim's family pointed to evidence Tuesday that they said could clear Larry Griffin's name.
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New trial ordered in 1980 Wis. murder
Jul 12 2005 6:43PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the conviction of a man found guilty of killing a college student in 1980, citing new DNA tests that undercut key prosecution evidence.
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Mich. women invited to join Eagle Scouts
Jul 12 2005 6:07PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The Fraternal Order of Eagles has agreed to open its doors to women in Michigan under a deal settling two civil rights lawsuits against the non-profit organization.
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Police: Pipe bomb destroys five Vt. cars
Jul 12 2005 5:11PM (CT)
BARRE, Vt. (AP) - A pipe bomb explosion destroyed five vehicles and damaged a sixth parked at an apartment complex, police said Tuesday.
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Sailor who killed newlywed gets life term
Jul 12 2005 4:46PM (CT)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - A sailor who killed his roommate days after her wedding and then took her body to Massachusetts and burned it on a charcoal pyre was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison.
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Judge decides Attica award distribution
Jul 12 2005 4:15PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Thirty-four years after the deadliest prison uprising in the nation's history, a federal judge proposed a formula Tuesday for dividing a $12 million settlement among survivors and relatives of prison employees caught in the violence at Attica.
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Sikh man sues 5 accused of beating him
Jul 12 2005 3:53PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Sikh man who was beaten, stomped and left unconscious outside a restaurant last year has filed a lawsuit against the eatery and the five men who were charged with attacking him.
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Woman said to ram driver with motor home
Jul 12 2005 2:56PM (CT)
BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) - A woman allegedly rammed her motor home into a woman who had confronted her about budging in a long line at a gas station during the Hurricane Dennis evacuation.
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Wis. man saves boy from trash compactor
Jul 12 2005 2:49PM (CT)
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - A 4-year-old boy who hid inside a duffel bag that was placed out with the family trash was nearly crushed in a garbage truck's compactor before a sanitation worker heard him scream.
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4 accused in election donations scheme
Jul 12 2005 2:18PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Prosecutors filed charges Tuesday accusing four people, including a strip club owner, of funneling illegal campaign contributions totaling at least $39,000 to three City Council members during the 2003 election.
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U.N.'s Annan to have surgery on shoulder
Jul 12 2005 2:14PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will have surgery to repair a shoulder he injured while cross-country skiing last winter, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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Tropical Storm Emily picks up speed
Jul 12 2005 1:43PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Emily picked up speed Tuesday and was expected to gain strength as it following a course straight for the Caribbean.
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Knife found at Peterson home analyzed
Jul 12 2005 12:42PM (CT)
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities are conducting forensic tests on a 10-inch knife reportedly found at the home where convicted murderer Scott Peterson lived with his now-dead wife, but questions remain about whether it had been planted there recently.
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New Yorker presumed dead in London blasts
Jul 12 2005 12:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American missing and presumed dead in the bombings in London was identified Tuesday by the State Department as Michael Matsushita, but all other details about the man were withheld out of respect to his family, the department said.
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Reinforcements arrive for Colo. wildfire
Jul 12 2005 12:04PM (CT)
BEULAH, Colo. (AP) - Fresh crews and more aircraft joined the battle Tuesday against a wildfire that had forced 5,000 people to flee their homes, hoping improved weather would give them an edge.
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Kan. club owner buys BTK killer's house
Jul 12 2005 11:24AM (CT)
PARK CITY, Kan. (AP) - The owner of an exotic dance club bought the modest home of BTK killer Dennis Rader for $90,000, saying she knows she overbid but wants the proceeds to help Rader's family.
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Wounded troops raise money for veterans
Jul 12 2005 10:12AM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Missing two legs he lost in the Iraq war, Heath Calhoun is nearing the end of a 4,200-mile cross-county journey by hand-propelled bicycle. His goal: to remind Americans the war is not over and that wounded soldiers are returning home with their lives changed forever.
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Ky. student dies in 'car surfing' stunt
Jul 12 2005 8:46AM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Western Kentucky University student died from injuries he suffered while "car surfing" on a moving vehicle.
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Ky. Republican Party chairman indicted
Jul 12 2005 8:18AM (CT)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A grand jury indicted Kentucky's Republican Party chairman and two state officials Monday on charges alleging they conspired to violate state personnel laws.
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Bank robber cites trauma from 9/11 attacks
Jul 12 2005 8:03AM (CT)
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - A convicted bank robber is citing stress from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in a bid for less prison time, the second time the argument has been used by a bank robber in the last year.
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Women's role in Iowa politics examined
Jul 12 2005 7:58AM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa, a hotbed for politics, is unfriendly terrain for female candidates. The state that holds the nation's first presidential caucus stands as one of just two _ Mississippi is the other _ never to have elected a woman governor or sent a woman to Congress.
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Ill. lawyers spar over Ryan jury selection
Jul 12 2005 7:48AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors oppose barring media from attending jury selection proceedings in former Gov. George Ryan's upcoming corruption trial, suggesting that potential jurors' identities could instead be concealed.
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Study sounds alarm on driving, cell phones
Jul 12 2005 7:20AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drivers using cellular phones are four times as likely to get into a crash that can cause injuries serious enough to send them to the hospital, said an insurance study released Tuesday.
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Tennessee sisters recovering from bombing
Jul 12 2005 7:17AM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Two Tennessee sisters "are making slow, steady recovery" from the injuries they received in the London bombings, one of their doctors said Tuesday.
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Survey: Mo. is No. 1 in slacking at work
Jul 12 2005 7:17AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - If you're on the job, and you're reading this story, you should probably get back to work. The average worker wastes more than two hours a day, and that's not including lunch, according to a new Web survey by America Online and Salary.com. That means companies spend as much as $759 billion on salaries annually for which they receive no apparent benefit, the research found.
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Mom accused of having kids ride in trunk
Jul 12 2005 7:15AM (CT)
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - A mother has been charged with felony child abuse and child cruelty after she allegedly forced two of her children to take turns riding in the trunk of a car on an eight-hour drive from Alabama to Virginia.
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Goats hired to ease wildfire danger
Jul 12 2005 6:32AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Goats grazing on 12 acres of brush at San Pedro's Peck Park Canyon for the past two weeks should have the wildfire danger eliminated this week.
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8 men indicted in polygamous community
Jul 12 2005 5:42AM (CT)
COLORADO CITY, Ariz. (AP) - Eight members of a polygamous community were indicted on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor and conspiracy, prosecutors said.
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NAACP releases business diversity report
Jul 12 2005 2:18AM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - When NAACP officials began grading corporations operating in the U.S. on racial diversity nine years ago, they had hoped companies would show steady gains each year.
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Garbage travels farther out of big cities
Jul 12 2005 1:49AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The trains that rumble from the Harlem River rail yard in the South Bronx are sealed tight, but there is no mistaking what lies inside them.
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Vanderbilt dropping court fight over dorm
Jul 12 2005 12:09AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt University is giving up its long-running court fight to have the name "Confederate Memorial Hall" removed from the stone front of a campus dormitory.
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Woman's term in officer killing may be cut
Jul 12 2005 12:07AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A woman who had been serving a life sentence without parole because her burglary accomplice gunned down a police officer could be free in 12 years under a plea bargain announced Monday.
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