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November 16, 2009 
CAPITAL CULTURE: Sotomayor adds celebrity to court, Jesse J. HollandApparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emerging from their marble palace mainly to dispense legal wisdom to law...
Reports: Army to probe alleged shooter's careerThe Army will conduct an internal investigation to examine whether it missed warning signs about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the man accused of killing 13 people in the Nov. 5 ...
Twitter to overhaul user list seen as partisan, Don ThompsonSocial-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because of perceived ...
Obama to visit Pennsylvania after jobs forumPresident Barack Obama will travel to Pennsylvania and other states next month after hosting a White House forum on creating jobs.The White House said Monday that th...
Report: Companies not reporting all injuries, Sam HananelSome employers are pressuring workers not to report illnesses and injuries, just one problem that has led to widespread underreporting of workplace safety issues, according...
Rubio ad in Fla. Senate race mimics Obama adFormer Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, who criticizes Gov. Charlie Crist for being a fan of President Barack Obama's stimulus package, is himself a fan of one of Obama's...
Collection of FDR papers soon to become public, Ann SannerThe last great archives of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency may soon be available to researchers and the public — 14 boxes of handwritten notes, gifts and correspondenc...
Administration to seek seatbelts in motorcoaches, Joan LowyThe Obama administration said Monday it will propose long-sought safety requirements for long-distance buses, including seatbelts and stronger roof standards.A motor...
Post office was $3.8 billion in the red last yearThe Postal Service reported a loss of $3.8 billion last year, despite a reduction of 40,000 full-time positions and other cost-cutting measures.The loss was $1 billi...
Going high-tech to track Alzheimer's patients, Lauran NeergaardTom Dougherty jokes that he takes "get-lost walks." To his wife, Cleo, it's a constant fear: When will his Alzheimer's get bad enough that she has to end his 4-mile daily s...
USDA: Number of Americans going hungry increases, Henry C. JacksonMore than one in seven American households struggled to put enough food on the table in 2008, the highest rate since the Agriculture Department began tracking food security...
AP Poll: Americans fret over health overhaul costs, Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar And Trevor TompsonIt's the cost, Mr. President. Americans are worried about hidden costs in the fine print of health care overhaul legislation, an Associated Press poll says. That's creating...
Bernanke: Fed will keep eye on sliding dollar, Jeannine AversaFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the central bank will monitor the sliding U.S. dollar but pledged anew to keep interest rates at record-lows to nurture...
Fed cracks down on gift card abuses, Jeannine AversaThe Federal Reserve on Monday proposed new rules to protect consumers from unexpected costs or restrictions on gift cards.More than 95 percent of Americans have rece...
Report: OSHA should improve safety checks, Sam HananelCongressional investigators say the agency in charge of workplace safety needs to do a better job of making sure employers keep accurate records on worker injuries and illn...
Group urges gov't to invest in electric cars, Ken ThomasA group of businessmen on Monday launched a new coalition to urge the federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation, pointing to electric cars as...
Court turns down student over religious speechThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a student who complained that high school officials violated her constitutional rights when they turned off her microphone dur...
Court won't hear complaint about Redskins name, Jesse J. HollandThe Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive.The high court...
Businesses cut inventories for 13th straight month, Martin CrutsingerBusinesses slashed inventories for a 13th consecutive month in September although the pace of reductions slowed from the previous month. The economic rebound is expected to...
Millions will have to repay part of tax credit, Stephen OhlemacherWASHINGTON — More than 15 million taxpayers may owe the government $250 or more because of how the IRS last spring set up President Barack Obama's tax break that was desi...
Health care issues: Shortage of doctorsA look at key issues in the health care debate:THE ISSUE: Will there be enough doctors to provide care to millions of previously uninsured patients if health overhau...
Henderson: GM to begin repaying aid by year-end, Ken ThomasGeneral Motors Co. will begin paying back $6.7 billion in U.S. government loans by the end of 2009 and could pay off that full amount as early as 2010, five years ahead of ...
Retail sales rise 1.4 percent in October, Martin CrutsingerRetail sales rose more than expected in October due largely to a big rebound in auto sales. But broader consumer spending remains under pressure, raising questions about th...
Highlights of Obama's trip to AsiaA day-by-day look at President Barack Obama's trip to Asia:Tuesday, Nov. 17:Events in Beijing.Wednesday, Nov. 18:Events in Beijing. Travels to S...
AP Poll: Fine print in health care prompts worries, Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar And Trevor TompsonWhat's it going to cost me?Americans are worried about the fine print in the health care overhaul, an Associated Press poll says, and those concerns are creating new...
Methodology for AP poll on health careThe Associated Press poll on health care, by Stanford University with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Oct. 29...
Advice to Congress: Be clear, fair on health careWhat would you tell lawmakers about overhauling health care? People participating in discussion groups related to an Associated Press poll of Americans shared the messages ...
Dozens of Gitmo detainees finally get day in court, Pete YostIn courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf b...
Census: Small US cities lose luster in downturn, Hope Yen And Frank BassAmerica's small cities are losing some of their traditional appeal to upwardly mobile families seeking wholesome neighborhoods, a stable economy and affordable living.<...
Clinton: Specific demands will accompany US help, Anne GearanThe United States is limiting its goals in Afghanistan and demanding better accountability from that country's underperforming leader, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Cli...
Report: Imam says he didn't pressure HasanA radical Muslim cleric with suspected links to al-Qaida considered himself a confidant of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings,...
In-orbit inspection scheduled for space shuttle, Marcia DunnSpace shuttle Atlantis is circling Earth in pursuit of the International Space Station.Atlantis and its crew of six will hook up with the space station Wednesday. In...
Today in History - Nov. 17Today is Tuesday, Nov. 17, the 321st day of 2009. There are 44 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Nov. 17, 1800, Congress held its first se...
Unfriend is US dictionary's 2009 word of the yearWhat word sums up 2009? How about unfriend?That's the New Oxford American Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year. It means to remove someone as a friend on a social netw...
Chicago schools president's death ruled a suicide, Carla K. JohnsonChicago's school board president apparently shot himself in the head near the Chicago River before dawn Monday, officials said as his death was met with disbelief by civic ...
Washington pilot gets 25 years for molesting boysA wealthy Bonney Lake, Wash., pilot who used money, alcohol and manipulation to molest more than a dozen boys has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.Weldon Marc Gi...
Navy: Missing plane wreckage found off Texas coastThe U.S. Navy says wreckage of a training plane has been found off the Texas coast nearly three weeks after it went missing.But Lt. Brett Dawson said Monday that off...
Journalists kept in court after Jackson MD leavesA court officer briefly detained a group of journalists inside a Las Vegas courtroom following a hearing involving Michael Jackson's personal physician.The group of ...
Palin talks politics, family ahead of book release, David BauderSarah Palin wouldn't reveal her political plans for 2012 in an interview with Barbara Walters, but when asked whether she'd play a major role replied that "if people will h...
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 839As of Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at least 839 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in l...
Hedge fund chief's NY indictment deadline extendedNew York City prosecutors say an indictment can be delayed against one of America's richest men in a massive insider trading case so negotiations to settle it can finish.Mass. residents file lawsuit over Danvers blast
Two Massachusetts residents are suing a company that supplied chemicals they say were involved in huge explosion that damaged more than 270 homes and businesses in 2006.File shows FBI watched writer Terkel for decades, Don Babwin
Long before the FBI identified him as a suspected communist and spent decades watching him and talking to confidential informants about him, late Chicago author Studs Terke...
FBI watched Studs Terkel for decades, file showsAn FBI file released to a New York media outlet shows the agency kept watch on the late Chicago author Studs Terkel for decades.It also shows that Terkel once applie...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,363As of Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at least 4,363 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.<...
Wildfire grows to 250 acres in Southern CaliforniaA wildfire spread through 250 acres of rugged Southern California wilderness Monday, but no homes were threatened.Some 300 firefighters, aided by helicopters and air...
Bishops assert moral duty in health care debate, Rachel ZollThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops defended their involvement in the health care debate, saying Monday that church leaders have a duty to the nation and God to raise m...
5 allegedly try to rob Nev. bank with fake warrantAuthorities say they have arrested five people who allegedly tried to rob a Nevada bank by presenting a false federal search warrant which demanded all of the money in the ...
W.Pa.'s worst bridge brought down with explosivesPennsylvania's Department of Transportation has used 12 pounds of explosives to bring one of the state's most structurally problematic bridges crashing into a river....
Men file abuse suits against Mormons, Boy Scouts, Marcus WohlsenThe Mormon church and Boy Scouts of America were named as defendants in lawsuits Monday claiming childhood sexual abuse by youth leaders decades ago.Alleged victims ...
Fight on between fish protectors, AK mine backers, Mary PembertonThe fight is on between about a dozen Seattle restaurants and backers of an Alaska mine being developed near the world's most productive wild salmon streams.This wee...
Rubio ad in Fla. Senate race mimics Obama adFormer Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, who criticizes Gov. Charlie Crist for being a fan of President Barack Obama's stimulus package, is himself a fan of one of Obama's...
Police: Chicago schools president commits suicide, Carla K. JohnsonChicago's school board president apparently shot himself in the head near the Chicago River before dawn Monday, officials said as his death was met with disbelief by civic ...
Tiny suburb ends battle with Chicago over airportA tiny suburb's battle with the city of Chicago over its expansion of O'Hare International Airport is over.That clears a major obstacle that stood in the way of comp...
Judge rules on witnesses in Smart case hearing, Jennifer DobnerA federal judge has denied a defense motion to keep religious experts and a psychiatrist from testifying at a competency hearing for the man charged in the 2002 abduction o...
Men linked to slain Detroit mosque leader indictedEleven people have been indicted in the FBI's investigation of a Detroit mosque leader who was fatally shot nearly three weeks ago.Ten of the 11 are charged with con...
Bishops' assert moral duty in health care debate, Rachel ZollThe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops defended their involvement in the health care debate, saying Monday that church leaders have a duty to the nation and God to raise m...
Lawyer: Woman will enter guilty plea in Smart case, Jennifer DobnerThe wrenching saga of Elizabeth Smart's abduction and improbable recovery is showing the first signs of resolution seven years after it began.On Tuesday, Wanda Eilee...
Judge rejects global warming trial in auction case, Mike StarkA federal judge said Monday he won't allow global warming to be put on trial in the case of a college student charged with disrupting an auction of oil and gas drilling lea...
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. ESTObama prods China to take global role on big issues — sharing 'burden of leadership' with USBEIJING (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Monday the world is ur...
Schwarzenegger drops in on US troops in IraqCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped in on U.S. troops in Iraq on Monday, thanking them for the sacrifices they and their families are making.Schwarzenegger...
Power broker dropped as defendant from Blago trial, Mike RobinsonA millionaire power broker who was to go to trial on corruption charges alongside ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was dropped Monday from the list of defendants. A federal judge says Chicago Public Schools must arrange for the immediate transfer of students who want to leave a South Side high school after an honor student's brutal b... Improved retail sales gave Wall Street a boost Monday but provided little hope for a robust holiday shopping season that might invigorate the economic recovery.The O... Some folks in this dying Mississippi River town would rather take their chances with suspected terrorists in their backyard than watch their neighbors continue to move away... If Phillip Parsons was having financial or other troubles, he didn't let on to his friend, Russ Whittaker, as they cut trees or talked about high school sports."Grea... A conservative Republican radio host, blogger and self-described citizen journalist is apologizing for calling New Hampshire's Democratic Party chairman derogatory gay name... A gunman opened fire at a group of fighting men, injuring 12 people outside a concert hall, authorities said Monday.The gunfire erupted Sunday night near the Regency... Hot sauce and a comb were all an al-Qaida suspect in New York needed to nearly kill one of his guards nine years ago. The bloody episode suggests that security worries in b... First lady Michelle Obama doesn't put much stock in standardized tests."Don't let those tests defeat you. Don't let those tests define you," she told a group of abou... An unemployed truck driver shot and killed his wife and their two sons before shooting himself in their rural home about 40 miles northeast of Detroit.That's accordi... Three brothers who claim they were sexually molested by their Boy Scout and Mormon youth leader in the 1970s and 1980s have sued both organizations.The suit filed in... Colorado officials say they haven't been contacted by the federal government regarding housing detainees from Guantanamo Bay in the state.Federal officials on Monday... Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store and touched off what she calls a racially charged dispute with white customers ... A New Jersey airport security guard accused of threatening to shoot President Barack Obama has pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment in a deal with prosecutors.... Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts ... The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-4.6 earthquake has shaken a remote area of the Mojave Desert in Southern California.The 1:21 p.m. Monday tremor southeast... An Ohio man was accused of striking a repo man with his car when he tried to take it back after it was repossessed. Police said 41-year-old Charles Alexander was arrested l... A California Institute of Technology graduate student has been resentenced to federal prison for conspiracy in the firebombing of dozens of SUVs in an environmental protest... A small-time actor and former children's entertainer who was known for playing Santa Claus was sentenced Monday to nearly 20 years in prison for his role in an internationa... First lady Michelle Obama says there's no secret to success.The first lady on Monday told about 80 Denver high school girls that successful women make mistakes, but ... Police said a Long Island man upset about a speeding ticket tried to get even with a state trooper by making a prank phone call to his mother. Authorities said Lawrence Dem... Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. has agreed to pay $3 million to 32 states to settle an investigation into some of its business practices.In a f... Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients ... The woman charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors and will plead guilty in the case, her attorney said Monday... Immigrant girls and women will no longer have to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus to get their green cards.Starting Dec. 14, the HPV, or human papi... An 11-year-old boy shot a black bear on his family's front porch after he said it wouldn't leave. The boy was at his home near Driggs, just west of the Idaho-Wyoming border... Rose Percy has a long history with the American Red Cross. Complete with an extensive wardrobe and her own Tiffany jewelry, this 23-inch wax doll was first sold for $1,200 ... Environmental groups are suing the federal Bureau of Land Management over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen north of the Grand Canyon.Canadian mining fi... Sue Stenhouse spends her days figuring out how Rhode Island officials should calmly deal with disaster. But when a rat scurried through her office, her natural response was... Authorities have stopped trying to capture a wild turkey that calls Interchange 14B on the New Jersey Turnpike home. The bird has been causing havoc for toll collectors and... A traveler who arrived at Miami International Airport earlier this month must pay a $300 penalty for trying to smuggle fresh sweet potatoes from Bolivia into the United Sta... A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fine... Police have arrested a man after he allegedly stole a pencil from a Bellingham store even though he was carrying $600 in cash. The man, 44, was booked into the Whatcom Coun... A former central Missouri funeral home director has pleaded guilty to intentionally giving three families the wrong cremated remains.Seventy-seven-year-old Harold Wa... A South Carolina man has been sentenced to three years probation for plowing his speeding Maserati into a house, killing a man inside.John Ludwig pleaded guilty Mond... Autopsy results show that the Chicago Board of Education president committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office releas... White New Haven firefighters are seeking promotions after winning their discrimination lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court.Twenty firefighters, who include one His... The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops said Monday that church leaders have a duty to the nation and God to raise moral concerns in the debate over health... A former eastern Pennsylvania dog breeder is scheduled to go on trial on animal cruelty charges after withdrawing his guilty plea.Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Stein... Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is floating a proposal to use the interest the government collects from the federal financial bailout fund to give loans to unemployed homeo... A man set his girlfriend on fire and also tried to douse her 12-year-old daughter after the girl accused him of inappropriately touching her, police said.The girl ma... The first orthopedic surgeon in space is flying aboard shuttle Atlantis, along with two former college football players, one of them an NFL pick, and the grandson of Amelia... One frustrated client hurled a piece of concrete through the window of a welfare agency. Another threw her car keys at a welfare worker before being escorted away. At one p... A suspected member of a burglary ring that stole cash, jewelry and clothing from celebrities' homes has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles.Alexis Neirs, 18, is one of... Deep in the woods on the Kentucky-Tennessee line, soldiers who call in powerful weapons like mortars are learning how to get close enough beforehand to better identify targ... Family members say the body of the Chicago Board of Education president has been found in the Chicago River.Chicago Public Schools issued a statement on behalf of Mi... A pregnant Nevada brothel worker who appeared in an HBO reality series and another 22-year-old mom-to-be had been fatally shot before firefighters discovered their bodies i... The crowded airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, will be split into a low-altitude zone fo... With 100 Internet-savvy NASA fans cheering on the shuttle and churning out constant Twitter updates, Atlantis sailed smoothly into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a fu... A vintage 55-foot yacht named "Bull" and two smaller boats that once belonged to imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff are headed for the auction block, along with an even bi... An Army cook and single mom may face criminal charges after she skipped her deployment flight to Afghanistan because, she said, no one was available to care for her infant ... A New Jersey man who played Santa Claus at children's parties has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for traveling to Thailand to have sex with boys.Wayne C... A top Republican lawmaker in Virginia has resigned amid investigations by a federal grand jury and a state ethics panel.Delegate Philip Hamilton said in a two-senten... For a week, authorities feverishly searched for a 5-year-old girl across central North Carolina, only to find her body Monday off a rural road following accusations the gir... Sarah Palin says it's "a bit heartbreaking" to see the road the father of her grandson has taken.Palin appeared on Monday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," sayi... The Federal Aviation Administration says it will carve the crowded airspace over the Hudson River into separate areas for local and long-distance traffic.The change ... Authorities in North Carolina say they have found the body of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared a week ago.Fayetteville Police spokeswoman Theresa Chance told The As... Astronauts climbed aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, as the sky over the launching site gradually cleared.Foreca... The families of three American hikers held in Iran say they are growing increasingly concerned about the mental health of the trio after 16 weeks in custody.The fami... After drug giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it was opening a new research center here, city officials aggressively moved to acquire surrounding land for an economic develop... Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study ... Police say four people have been found dead in a home in rural Michigan.St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon told the Times Herald of Port Huron that a husband, wi... Police in Cambridge, Mass., gave state Sen. Anthony Galluccio a ride home because acquaintances told them he was too drunk to drive about 13 hours before he was involved in... The Los Angeles city attorney still plans to seek reimbursement of the $3 million the city spent for the Michael Jackson memorial, a spokesman said Monday, despite an audit... A vintage 55-foot yacht named "Bull" and two smaller boats that once belonged to imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff are headed for the auction block, along with an even bi... The chief food supplier for the U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq inflated prices and defrauded the U.S. government for multibillion-dollar contracts to feed American troops... Sioux Falls Police arrested a 20-year-old man on Wednesday when he returned to the scene of a crime to retrieve his cell phone. Police said they got a call Wednesday evenin... Florida police say a man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes. Tampa pol... A man blamed a low-flying pelican and a dropped cell phone for his veering his million-dollar sports car off a road and into a salt marsh near Galveston. The accident happe... The trial of a former Air Force nurse accused of killing three terminally ill patients has been delayed.Capt. Michael Fontana had been set to begin a military court ... Wisconsin prison officials released a video that shows a guard tossing a non-lethal grenade designed for outdoor crowd control into an inmate's cell and running away as it ... Authorities searched along a highway Monday for the body of a missing 5-year-old girl but said they still hoped they might find her alive.Shaniya Davis has been miss... A lawyer for the physician being investigated in Michael Jackson's death says he'll ask a judge in Las Vegas to let his client make minimum child support payments for now, ... Court papers say woman charged in Elizabeth Smart abduction expected to plead guilty.... NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, despite increasingly cloudy skies.Forecasters put the odds of acceptable ... Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday.Last year there ... Federal officials are due to arrive in rural northwest Illinois to inspect a prison that could be bought by the federal government and used to house Guantanamo Bay detainee... Fingers will be flying when space shuttle Atlantis blasts off Monday: About 100 of NASA's geekiest fans will be on hand, pecking away at iPhones, BlackBerrys, laptops and o... Lou Dobbs says he doesn't feel like he was pushed out of CNN, the news organization where he worked for all but two years of its existence until last Wednesday."Not ... A North Carolina mother accused of offering her 5-year-old daughter for prostitution is expected to appear in court.Authorities were searching again Monday for Shani... Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study ... Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who was hailed as a hero this summer for confronting a metal-bar wielding man, is running for governor.Barrett made the announcement off... An Ohio jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they try to sell them. Henry Triplett of Henry's Jewele... President Barack Obama sat down with the Chinese leader Monday night, hours after he pointedly nudged his host country to stop censoring the Internet access, offering an an... Businessman Len Goodman owns a company that makes hand-painted art tiles, but these days his office desk is strewn with the raw materials of a new enterprise: fat, sweetly ... They're antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement. A good number of them are just waiting for the economy to p... What's it going to cost me?Americans are worried about the fine print in the health care overhaul, an Associated Press poll says, and those concerns are creating new... The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is launching a special hot line in hopes of hearing from those who survived encounters at the house where remains of 11 women were found. When Robin Webb lived in New York City, he was treated by HIV specialists and had access to counseling and nutritional programs. Now he lives in Mississippi, where few of t... People with AIDS, activists and health care professionals want the Obama administration to provide more money to combat the disease's toll in the rural South.That wi... NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, despite increasingly cloudy skies.Forecasters put the odds of acceptable ... The country's midsection could start the workweek with some active weather on Monday because of a storm system in the Southern Plains that is expected to move into the Mid-... Attorneys for a former Air Force nurse charged with killing three elderly patients by giving them lethal doses of medication say it would be negligent to undertreat pain fo... Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store and touched off what she calls a racially charged dispute with white customers ... Bobby FrankelLOS ANGELES (AP) — Bobby Frankel, a gruff Hall of Fame trainer who possessed a gift for coaxing top performances out of ornery, high-strung thoroughbr... Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a Missouri store and touched off what she calls a racially charged dispute, the young black schoolteacher ... A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last yea... A San Francisco Bay area wine keeper about to stand trial for a fire that destroyed a warehouse filled with 6 million bottles of wine has scheduled a change-of-plea hearing... After drug giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it was opening a new research center here, city officials aggressively moved to acquire surrounding land for an economic develop... The Agriculture Department says sunflower crops could set records in the top two producing states this year, helping to blunt a drop in nationwide production and ensure a h... Authorities acted on a tip Sunday and searched a wide area in south-central North Carolina trying to find a 5-year-old girl reported missing by her mother, who has been cha... The pilot who guided his disabled plane to a safe emergency landing in the Hudson River says that a new book that underscores the role of the jet's automation technology in... Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle proposed a plan Sunday to end the state's hotly disputed teacher furloughs starting in January, using a rainy day budget fund and converting planni...Judge tells Chicago to let students transfer, Karen HawkinsRetail sales figures point to subdued holidays, Martin CrutsingerIll. town would rather get Gitmo prisoners, Deanna BellandiSheriff: Michigan man shot wife, sons before self, Corey WilliamsNH radio host, blogger's gay Dem attack condemned12 injured in shooting after San Francisco concertSecurity threats inside and out for 9/11 trial, Devlin Barrett And Larry NeumeisterMichelle Obama talk tests, mentoring in Denver, Kristen WyattCops: Mich. man shot wife, 14-year-old sons, selfAbuse suits target Mormons, Boy ScoutsColo. officials: No inquiries on Gitmo detaineesArrest at Mo. Walmart leads to charges of racism, Betsy TaylorNJ airport guard pleads guilty over Obama threatNew advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50, Stephanie Nano And Marilynn Marchione4.6-magnitude quake shakes California desertOhio Police: Repo man struck by repossessed carCaltech grad gets prison for SUV firebombingsNJ man who played Santa imprisoned for sex tourism, David PorterMichelle Obama promotes mentor program in DenverPolice: Man upset over ticket phoned trooper's momVonage to settle investigation involving 32 statesStudy: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER, Carla K. JohnsonWoman expected to enter guilty plea in Smart case, Jennifer DobnerGreen card seekers won't have to get HPV vaccine, Anabelle GarayIdaho boy, 11, shoots black bear on family's porchRed Cross sells pieces of history to cut deficit, Brett ZongkerGroups file suit to stop Grand Canyon uranium mineEek! Rats giving RI Statehouse staffers a scare, Ray HenryTurkey on NJ Turnpike causes havoc, evades captureOfficials find potatoes disguised as chocolatesOverdue library books returned half century laterMan carrying $600 pinched for alleged pencil theftEx-funeral home director admits mishandling bodiesProbation for driver who killed man with Maserati, Meg KinnardAutopsy: Chicago schools leader committed suicideConn. firefighters in bias case seek promotionsBishops' leader defends role in health care debatePa. dog breeder withdraws animal cruelty pleaFrank floats loan plan for unemployed homeowners, Michelle R. SmithPolice: Conn. man set fire over assault accusation, John ChristoffersenShuttle crew includes surgeon and former NFL pick, Marcia DunnMich. caseworkers worry about threats from clients, David EggertAccused celeb burglar pleads not guilty in LATroops hone artillery skills to cut Afghan deaths, Kristin M. HallBody of Chicago School Board leader found in riverPolice name brothel worker as victim in OKC fire, Tim TalleyFAA splits Hudson River airspace into 2 low zones, Victor EpsteinSpace shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission, Marcia DunnAll 'Bull': Madoff's yacht, boats on auction block, Curt AndersonSoldier mom refuses deployment to care for baby, Russ BynumNJ man gets nearly 20 years in sex-tourism caseVa. lawmaker resigns amid federal, state probes, Bob LewisNC searchers find body of missing 5-year-old girl, Alysia PattersonPalin tells Winfrey she prays for Levi JohnstonFAA splitting Hudson airspace into local, distance, Victor EpsteinPolice find body of missing 5-year-old NC girl, Alysia PattersonAstronauts board space shuttle Atlantis for launch, Marcia DunnFamilies seek support for 3 hikers jailed in IranPfizer move a new blow to Conn. city in land fight, Eric TuckerPro-Cuba embargo money flows to US lawmakers, Laura Wides-munozPolice: Family of 4 found dead in MichiganAP NewsBreak: Mass. senator driven home by cops, Steve LeblancLA pushes to get repaid for $3M Jackson memorialMadoff's yacht, 2 smaller boats on auction block, Curt AndersonFeds: Kuwaiti company conspired to defraud US, Greg BluesteinSuspect returns to crime scene for cell phoneFla. man arrested for calling 911, asking for sexMan distracted by bird drives Bugatti into marshTrial delayed for former nurse charged in killings, Paul J. WeberWis. releases grenade video to settle AP lawsuitPolice now searching for body of missing NC girl, Alysia PattersonJackson MD due in Vegas court in child money caseAP NewsAlertSpace shuttle Atlantis set for afternoon launch, Marcia DunnSexually spread diseases up, better testing cited, Mike StobbeOfficials to inspect Ill jail for Gitmo inmatesGeeky 'tweeters' to report on space shuttle launch, Marcia DunnDobbs says his departure from CNN was 'amicable', David BauderMissing NC girl's mom faces court appearancePro-Cuba embargo money flows to lawmakers, Laura Wides-munozMilwaukee mayor hailed as hero to run for governor'Gold' rings stolen from Ohio shop just brassObama to China: Uncensored society is healthy, Charles HutzlerNM's medical pot program has slow, cautious start, Deborah BakerRecession intensifies GenX discontent at work, Martha IrvineAP Poll: Fine print in health care prompts worries, Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar And Trevor TompsonHot line for those who fled Ohio bodies suspectAIDS patients to president: Send more money south, Shelia ByrdAIDS activists to Obama: Send funds to the SouthNASA fuels space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff, Marcia DunnThe nation's weather, Weather UndergroundEx-Air Force nurse on trial for killing 3 patients, Paul J. WeberArrest at Walmart leads to charges of racism, Betsy TaylorObituaries in the newsArrest at Wal-Mart leads to charges of racism, Betsy TaylorStudy raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia, Marilynn MarchioneCalif. man set for hearing in wine warehouse fireConn. residents: Pfizer land battle unnecessary, Eric TuckerDakotas might see record sunflower yields, Blake NicholsonAuthorities acting on tip search for missing girlHudson 'Miracle' pilot criticizes book's takeHawaii gov's plan would restore classroom days