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Gunman, 3 victims dead in Chicago tower
Dec 8 2006 11:56PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A gunman carried a cache of weapons past security in a giant envelope Friday afternoon, chained a law office's doors closed and fatally shot three people before a police sniper killed him as he held a hostage at gunpoint, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Feds: Man planned to blow up Ill. mall
Dec 8 2006 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Muslim convert who talked about his desire to wage jihad against civilians was charged Friday in a plot to set off hand grenades at a shopping mall at the height of the Christmas rush, authorities said.
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Report: No full probe of LAFD hazing
Dec 8 2006 10:58PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities never completed a full investigation of a black firefighter's complaint that other firefighters put dog food in his spaghetti, a newspaper report said Friday.
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1 dead in large SoCal apartment fire
Dec 8 2006 10:20PM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A fire raged at a large apartment complex Friday evening, killing one, critically injuring two and forcing rescuers to pluck trapped residents from balconies, authorities said.
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High-rise office blast in Mass. kills 1
Dec 8 2006 10:06PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - An electrical explosion at a 17-story office building killed a utility worker Friday and sent dozens of people to hospitals with smoke inhalation, authorities said.
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Cop pledged love to polygamist leader
Dec 8 2006 10:05PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The chief law enforcer in two Utah-Arizona border towns is accused of misconduct after writing a letter pledging love and allegiance to the leader of a polygamous sect, who was a federal fugitive at the time.
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2nd teen convicted in party beating
Dec 8 2006 10:04PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A second teen was convicted Friday of aggravated sexual assault in the brutal attack of a Hispanic boy.
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Illness delays smuggling deaths case
Dec 8 2006 9:45PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The sentencing of a truck driver convicted for his role in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt has been put off until January because his lead attorney is ill.
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Hearst eyeing purchase of Daily Breeze
Dec 8 2006 9:36PM (CT)
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - Hearst Corp. is planning to buy the Daily Breeze and sell it to MediaNews Group Inc. as part of a swap deal, according to court documents filed by the two newspaper operators.
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No bail in 'faked retardation' case
Dec 8 2006 9:34PM (CT)
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A mother and son accused of bilking the Social Security system for 20 years by pretending the man was mentally retarded will be kept in custody until their trial next year, a magistrate ruled Friday.
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San Francisco fights over its character
Dec 8 2006 9:29PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An effort to clean up some of the city's seedier neighborhoods and rid the streets of junkies, hookers and runaways has run headlong into San Francisco's free-to-be-who-you-are ethos.
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N.C. deputy fired after fatal shooting
Dec 8 2006 9:19PM (CT)
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A sheriff's deputy was fired Friday following the fatal shooting of a teen suspected of stealing two Sony PlayStation 3 video game consoles, the sheriff said.
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Annan: Iran should be part of Iraq talks
Dec 8 2006 8:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Friday that Iran has a vested interest in a peaceful Iraq and should be part of discussions to resolve the conflict there.
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Mo. group home owner cited for safety
Dec 8 2006 8:48PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - An operator of group homes for the mentally ill, including one where a fire killed 10 people last month, had been repeatedly cited for fire safety violations and fights among residents over the past decade, state inspection records show.
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Alaska lawmaker accused of taking bribes
Dec 8 2006 8:44PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska lawmaker accused of getting thousands of dollars out of a corrections-company consultant in exchange for his help in the Legislature has been charged with extortion, conspiracy, bribery and money laundering.
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Police link man to Phoenix killings case
Dec 8 2006 8:19PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - An attorney for a man police allege shot nine people to death in the Phoenix area said Friday that his client is innocent and was shocked to hear about the new recommended charges.
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Police link man to Phoenix killings case
Dec 8 2006 8:19PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - An attorney for a man police allege shot nine people to death in the Phoenix area said Friday that his client is innocent and was shocked to hear about the new recommended charges.
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Ariz. waitresses dress as naughty nurses
Dec 8 2006 8:07PM (CT)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Heart Attack Grill _ a theme restaurant whose specialties include the Quadruple Bypass Burger and Flatliner Fries, cooked in pure lard _ is making health-care professionals' blood pressure rise, and not because of the menu.
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School bus crash in Minn. injures 24
Dec 8 2006 8:04PM (CT)
HAM LAKE, Minn. (AP) - A bus loaded with elementary school students hurtled through an intersection and into two other vehicles Friday, sending two dozen people _ all but three of them children _ to hospitals. The driver told investigators the brakes had failed.
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Number of E. coli cases climbs to 62
Dec 8 2006 7:39PM (CT)
HILLSIDE, N.J. (AP) - Federal health officials warned Friday that the number of infections from an outbreak of E. coli continued to climb, with more than 60 people falling ill after eating at Taco Bell restaurants, most in the Northeast.
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Man charged in tourist slaying
Dec 8 2006 7:37PM (CT)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A teenager was charged with kidnapping, robbing and killing a Japanese tourist whose stab-ridden corpse was found in May floating beneath a waterfall at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, authorities said Friday.
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Former talk show host pleads not guilty
Dec 8 2006 7:10PM (CT)
GRETNA, La. (AP) - A former radio talk show host accused of killing his estranged wife pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge on Friday.
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Va. construction site collapse wounds 17
Dec 8 2006 7:04PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Several tons of freshly poured concrete collapsed from the roof of a high-rise construction site on Friday, injuring 16 workers on the floor below, some seriously, authorities said.
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Va. man gets death in S.C. officer death
Dec 8 2006 6:33PM (CT)
ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) - A Virginia man was sentenced to death Friday for killing an off-duty South Carolina police officer and setting his body on fire during a multistate crime spree two years ago.
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Phoenix serial rapist gets 50 years
Dec 8 2006 6:26PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A serial rapist was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison and began to sob after listening to some of his 13 victims testify about how the attacks had traumatized them.
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Judge won't dismiss Thompson murder case
Dec 8 2006 6:25PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A judge on Friday rejected an attempt to throw out the murder charges against the former business partner of slain racing legend Mickey Thompson.
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FEMA ordered to restart Katrina payments
Dec 8 2006 6:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the second time in eight days, a judge ordered the Bush administration to immediately resume making housing payments to thousands of families whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Stranded family was on closed road
Dec 8 2006 5:31PM (CT)
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - A San Francisco man who got stranded with his family in the snowy wilderness had taken a wrong turn in the car down a logging road that is normally blocked by a gate, but vandals had cut the lock, authorities said Friday.
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Georgia erases 488 places off the map
Dec 8 2006 5:28PM (CT)
CHATTOOGAVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Poetry Tulip has vanished. So have Due West and Po Biddy Crossroads. Cloudland and Roosterville are gone, too.
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Poll: Americans see no easy Iraq exit
Dec 8 2006 5:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans see no easy exit from Iraq: Just 9 percent expect the war to end in clear-cut victory, compared with 87 percent who expect some sort of compromise settlement, according to the latest AP-Ipsos poll.
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`Truthiness' is named Word of the Year
Dec 8 2006 5:04PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - After 12 months of naked partisanship on Capitol Hill, on cable TV and in the blogosphere, the word of the year for 2006 is ... "truthiness."
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Man sentenced in Jill Carroll extortion
Dec 8 2006 4:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Liberian man was sentenced Friday to nearly three years in prison for trying to extort $2 million from the Christian Science Monitor by promising to win the release of journalist Jill Carroll, who was kidnapped in Iraq.
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Vatican upholds Neb. excommunications
Dec 8 2006 4:11PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Vatican official has upheld the 1996 mass excommunication of perhaps hundreds of people in the Lincoln Diocese affiliated with a church reform group and 10 other organizations the diocese considers anti-Catholic.
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2nd oldest man in world dies at age 113
Dec 8 2006 4:09PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Moses Hardy, believed to be the second-oldest man in the world and the last black U.S. veteran of World War I, has died at age 113, family members said Friday.
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Girl mauled by captive cougar
Dec 8 2006 3:45PM (CT)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - A 4-year-old girl was mauled at a children's birthday party by a cougar that had been brought in by a wild-animal business to entertain the youngsters, authorities said.
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Katrina nursing home death trial moved
Dec 8 2006 3:40PM (CT)
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - The owners of a nursing home where 35 people died in the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina will likely go on trial in St. Francisville, 120 miles northwest of where the victims died.
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Researcher pleads guilty to taking fees
Dec 8 2006 3:13PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A government researcher pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor conflict of interest for taking $285,000 in consulting fees from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. for work that improperly overlapped his official duties.
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3 fetuses found in dead woman's freezer
Dec 8 2006 1:55PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) - The remains of what are tentatively identified as three fetuses or infants were discovered in the freezer of a woman who was found dead in her home last month.
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NYC radio DJ shot at least 13 times
Dec 8 2006 1:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A popular hip-hop disc jockey was in critical condition Friday after being shot at least 13 times and robbed of jewelry outside an apartment building, authorities said.
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Expert predicts 14 named storms in 2007
Dec 8 2006 12:57PM (CT)
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should have above-average activity, with three major hurricanes and a good chance at least one of them will make landfall, a top hurricane researcher said Friday.
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Wash. teen arrested in parents' slayings
Dec 8 2006 12:48PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - An 18-year-old boy who had been ordered to move out of his family's home is accused of killing his parents, dumping their bodies into a scoop loader, then heading off to school, according to court documents.
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Workers dismantle building near WTC site
Dec 8 2006 12:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Workers began dismantling a black-shrouded skyscraper near the World Trade Center site Friday, nearing the removal of an urban eyesore that stood for five years above ground zero.
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Soldier killed as fiancee gets his ring
Dec 8 2006 10:36AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A soldier's fiancee received a package in the mail with an engagement ring _ just hours after learning that her love had been killed in Iraq, his family said.
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Forecaster sees high hurricane activity
Dec 8 2006 10:22AM (CT)
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should have above-average activity, a top hurricane researcher said Friday.
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LA police: Officer assaulted cuffed teen
Dec 8 2006 9:18AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A videotape shows an officer assaulting a handcuffed teenager inside a police station holding cell, but the images won't be made public, the police chief said.
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Alaska lawmaker arrested in FBI probe
Dec 8 2006 6:20AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A state legislator was arrested on a federal bribery warrant, three months after federal agents raided the offices of at least six Alaska lawmakers in an investigation into a large oil field services company.
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Philly struggles with 'code of silence'
Dec 8 2006 4:15AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - City prosecutors struggled in a high-profile case this week to get fearful witnesses to stick to their stories, finding a deeply entrenched "code of silence" at work even in the slaying of a 5-year-old girl.
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4 dead in Philadelphia house fire
Dec 8 2006 4:15AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A fire swept through a rowhouse, killing four people, including two children, officials said.
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Ark. woman looks back on her 109 years
Dec 8 2006 3:57AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - At 109 years old, Ruth Lincoln can recall such events as the first flight at Kitty Hawk and the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.
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Ark. woman looks back on her 109 years
Dec 8 2006 3:57AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - At 109 years old, Ruth Lincoln can recall such events as the first flight at Kitty Hawk and the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.
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Dual missile test fails off Hawaii
Dec 8 2006 1:06AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - A drill planned to demonstrate the Navy's ability to knock down two incoming missiles at once from the same ship failed off Hawaii's coast on Thursday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said.
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Utility's storm response criticized
Dec 8 2006 12:40AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Top leaders in Missouri and Illinois, where thousands of customers remain without power after last week's winter storm, sharply criticized a utility's response to the crisis Thursday.
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Ill. judge charged with drunken driving
Dec 8 2006 12:25AM (CT)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A judge driving with his boss was charged with drunken driving after a wreck that sent another motorist to the hospital, and the other judge was seen by an officer pouring out a can of beer, police said.
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4 dead in Philadelphia house fire
Dec 8 2006 12:09AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A fire swept through a rowhouse on Thursday night, killing four people, including three children, officials said.
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