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4 accused of Wash. extortion attempt
Dec 12 2007 11:52PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Police issued arrest warrants Wednesday for four men accused of trying to extort money from a former state legislator who resigned his post after an affair with one of the accused became public.
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Families flee freezing, powerless homes
Dec 12 2007 11:42PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - After three nights in a freezing, powerless home, Jeanetta Plunkett couldn't take any more. She picked up her two young grandchildren and sought refuge at a shelter for people who lost electricity after a huge ice storm.
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Shooter's family 'groping for answers'
Dec 12 2007 11:31PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The family of a young man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in two Colorado religious centers before killing himself said Wednesday that they are "groping for answers" and praying for the victims' families.
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Shooter's family 'groping for answers'
Dec 12 2007 11:31PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The family of a young man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in two Colorado religious centers before killing himself said Wednesday that they are "groping for answers" and praying for the victims' families.
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Shooter's family 'groping for answers'
Dec 12 2007 11:31PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The family of a young man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in two Colorado religious centers before killing himself said Wednesday that they are "groping for answers" and praying for the victims' families.
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10 years in cop's death after UF title
Dec 12 2007 11:17PM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison in the death of a police officer who was hit by a vehicle during the Florida Gators' second national basketball championship celebration.
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Family to adopt slain Marine's dog
Dec 12 2007 11:06PM (CT)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Marine Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee and his German shepherd, Lex, scoured Iraq for roadside bombs together, slept next to each other and even posed in Santa hats for a holiday photo.
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Woman convicted in husband's acid murder
Dec 12 2007 11:06PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A biochemist who killed her husband by knocking him out and pouring hydrochloric acid on him was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder.
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Woman convicted in husband's acid murder
Dec 12 2007 11:06PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A biochemist who killed her husband by knocking him out and pouring hydrochloric acid on him was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder.
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Oregon clears highway-blocking mud slide
Dec 12 2007 10:44PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A highway blocked by a landslide had been cleared of a soupy mixture of gravel, mud and trees and one lane was temporarily reopened to traffic on Wednesday, authorities said.
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Oregon clears highway-blocking mud slide
Dec 12 2007 10:44PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A highway blocked by a landslide had been cleared of a soupy mixture of gravel, mud and trees and one lane was temporarily reopened to traffic on Wednesday, authorities said.
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Vegas police search for bus gunmen
Dec 12 2007 10:09PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police searched for two gunmen Wednesday who wounded six young people at a bus stop, an attack that officials believe stemmed from a fight about a girl. Tight security met students entering high schools.
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Vegas police search for bus gunmen
Dec 12 2007 10:09PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police searched for two gunmen Wednesday who wounded six young people at a bus stop, an attack that officials believe stemmed from a fight about a girl. Tight security met students entering high schools.
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Protesters halt demolition of NO housing
Dec 12 2007 9:46PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Protesters wielding bullhorns and shouting "housing is a human right" stopped demolition at a massive public housing complex Wednesday in this hurricane-ravaged city in dire need of homes for the poor.
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Feds charge Utah doc with bogus scrips
Dec 12 2007 9:01PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A doctor known by some patients as the "candy man" was indicted Wednesday on allegations he wrote illegal prescriptions for painkillers for up to 80 people a day, contributing to five deaths.
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Closing arguments begin in Marine trial
Dec 12 2007 8:38PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A prosecutor asked a jury Wednesday to hold a Marine reservist responsible for killing an Iraqi soldier at a guard post in Fallujah, saying he lied when he claimed the slaying was self defense.
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Last mall shooting victim mourned
Dec 12 2007 8:30PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The last of eight people killed in a teenage gunman's shopping mall rampage was remembered Wednesday for the hugs, kisses and "I love yous" she gave her family each morning.
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Last mall shooting victim mourned
Dec 12 2007 8:30PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The last of eight people killed in a teenage gunman's shopping mall rampage was remembered Wednesday for the hugs, kisses and "I love yous" she gave her family each morning.
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Chicago holds off on pet-chicken ban
Dec 12 2007 8:13PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The City Council had been scheduled to vote on a proposed ban on pet chickens Wednesday, but officials decided to sit on it a while longer.
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Texas pair indicted in 'Baby Grace' case
Dec 12 2007 8:12PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A couple accused of beating their toddler to death, tucking her body in a plastic box and dumping it in Galveston Bay were indicted Wednesday on charges of capital murder.
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Texas sex club sues over city's ban
Dec 12 2007 8:02PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A man who holds sex parties in his home sued the suburban Dallas city where he lives Wednesday, claiming that a recently approved ban on sex clubs unconstitutionally targets his lifestyle.
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Crack decision could reunite families
Dec 12 2007 7:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Karen Garrison hasn't celebrated Christmas in years. There was no point, since neither of her twin sons was there to celebrate with her.
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Crack decision could reunite families
Dec 12 2007 7:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Karen Garrison hasn't celebrated Christmas in years. There was no point, since neither of her twin sons was there to celebrate with her.
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Crack decision could reunite families
Dec 12 2007 7:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Karen Garrison hasn't celebrated Christmas in years. There was no point, since neither of her twin sons was there to celebrate with her.
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Crack decision could reunite families
Dec 12 2007 7:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Karen Garrison hasn't celebrated Christmas in years. There was no point, since neither of her twin sons was there to celebrate with her.
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Midnight civil unions planned in N.H.
Dec 12 2007 6:17PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Same-sex couples plan to celebrate New Hampshire's new civil unions law by holding a group ceremony the minute the law takes effect Jan. 1, organizers said Wednesday.
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Woman fatally shot outside Ariz. church
Dec 12 2007 6:08PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A woman was fatally shot as she sat in a car outside a church with her two children Wednesday, and police were seeking her estranged husband in the attack, authorities said.
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Peterson attorney seeks items' return
Dec 12 2007 5:40PM (CT)
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Guns, two vehicles and other items seized from Drew Peterson's home after his wife disappeared should be returned, an attorney for the former police officer said Wednesday, arguing authorities are trying to "vex" his client.
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Rice: US not ready for broad NKorea ties
Dec 12 2007 5:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration is not yet ready for broad engagement with North Korea, despite signals that U.S. ties with the Stalinist nation are warming, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Board OKing Blackwater plan recalled
Dec 12 2007 5:26PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Government security contractor Blackwater Worldwide reaffirmed plans Wednesday to build a rural training camp, a day after residents recalled five town officials who endorsed the project.
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Reduction could help Army readiness
Dec 12 2007 5:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - If the Army opts to buy fewer bomb-resistant vehicles for troops in Iraq, the leftover money should be used to sharpen the combat edge of U.S. ground forces, according to congressional proponents of the trucks.
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Woman sentenced in baby swinging
Dec 12 2007 4:26PM (CT)
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - A woman convicted of swinging her newborn son like a weapon at her boyfriend and fracturing the infant's skull was sentenced Wednesday to five to 10 years in prison.
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Students de-stress during finals
Dec 12 2007 3:04PM (CT)
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - They stand outside in the cold the night before exams, wearing jeans and sweats or just PJs. And at 9 p.m. on the dot, they partake in one minute's worth of silliness for the sake of their sanity.
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Swindler facing arrest flees Wash. court
Dec 12 2007 2:47PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A confessed bank swindler who thought he was answering a parole violation summons fled the courthouse after he apparently spied some documents showing he was about to be arrested.
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Ban: Bombings won't deter UN mission
Dec 12 2007 2:30PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. chief vowed Wednesday that acts of terrorism such as the twin car bombings in Algiers will not deter the United Nations from its mission of helping others most in need.
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Ban: Bombings won't deter UN mission
Dec 12 2007 2:30PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. chief vowed Wednesday that acts of terrorism such as the twin car bombings in Algiers will not deter the United Nations from its mission of helping others most in need.
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Fire hits downtown New Haven, Conn.
Dec 12 2007 2:12PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A massive fire that started at a bar Wednesday morning spread through 14 buildings, shut a section of downtown and led to apartment evacuations before it was contained.
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State to leave some open jobs vacant
Dec 12 2007 1:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A critical shortage of diplomats will force the State Department to leave open 10 percent of its vacant positions around the world, with the exception of key posts such as in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Associated Press has learned.
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6 dead in 2 New Jersey house fires
Dec 12 2007 12:59PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Fire raced through a two-story home in Union early Wednesday, blowing out windows and raining debris on neighboring houses while trapping and ultimately killing four members of a family.
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Man convicted in NY courtroom shooting
Dec 12 2007 12:10PM (CT)
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) - A jury on Wednesday convicted a man of firing a sawed-off rifle inside a courtroom in an attempt to kill the woman who had accused him of groping her.
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Owner: Condom-in-sandwich claim untrue
Dec 12 2007 11:40AM (CT)
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) - The owner of a Burger King franchise says there's no merit to a man's claim that he bit into an unwrapped condom while eating a sandwich he bought there.
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Trial to begin in school prayer suit
Dec 12 2007 11:35AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A school board voted against settling a lawsuit that contends the district promoted Christianity by allowing a parents' prayer group to meet regularly at an elementary school.
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Lawsuits proceed in park jogger case
Dec 12 2007 10:06AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge gave a tentative go-ahead to lawsuits filed on behalf of five men wrongly convicted in the notorious 1989 Central Park jogger attack, tossing out some claims but allowing others to proceed against the city.
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Last charge against prosecutor dismissed
Dec 12 2007 9:15AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge has dropped the last criminal charge against a former prosecutor who was acquitted of hiding evidence in a major terrorism trial.
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Tenn. workers exposed to carbon monoxide
Dec 12 2007 9:14AM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - More than 30 workers at a produce distribution warehouse were hospitalized after they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.
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Rapist hid killing spree for decades
Dec 12 2007 8:55AM (CT)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - In his early 30s, fresh off his release from prison on a rape charges, Timothy Krajcir enrolled in college to study psychology and the criminal justice system.
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Feds: Fort Dix suspects promoting terror
Dec 12 2007 8:52AM (CT)
HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) - One of five men charged with plotting to attack Fort Dix circulated an al-Qaida recruiting video from behind bars, and a co-defendant tried to send a note to a fellow inmate referring to the fight "we weren't able to finish," authorities say.
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Doors opening for Chinese tourists to US
Dec 12 2007 8:00AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Chinese citizens flush with cash from their booming economy will find it easier to vacation in the U.S. following a long-awaited agreement that the American travel industry hopes will bring in billions of dollars.
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Helper 'a hero' in NYC subway attack
Dec 12 2007 6:13AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A suspected bias attack on four Jewish subway riders has resulted in a friendship between the Jewish victims and the Muslim college student who came to their aid.
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Hunt is on in 8 states for potato pest
Dec 12 2007 5:08AM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is worried that seed potato shipments from Canada to eight states might have been carrying a microscopic, wormlike pest that attacks potato plants.
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