2 plead no contest in Florida A&M hazing case
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Two defendants have pleaded no contest to lesser charges of misdemeanor hazing in the beating of a fellow Florida A&M University band member. Aaron Golson and Sean Hobson then were sentenced Thursday in Tallahassee...
Man pleads guilty in contracting fraud scheme
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A former Army Corps of Engineers employee has pleaded guilty to his role in a $30 million bribery and kickback scheme involving the awarding of government contracts. Kerry F. Khan entered the plea Thursday in U.S....
Army replaces female head of drill sergeant school
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The first female commandant of the Army's elite drill sergeant school, who had been suspended for a time by the Army, has bid a tearful farewell to supporters, students and colleagues as she stepped down from her...
Steve Powell's legal troubles may not be over
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The voyeurism conviction of a missing Utah woman's father-in-law may not be the last of his legal troubles, as an attorney said Thursday she is working on a lawsuit that could keep pressure on Steve Powell. Lawyer Anne...
Developer: Pols can't keep approving new casinos
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Casinos are not like Starbucks stores: You really can't have one on every corner. That's the word from David Cordish, whose company is opening a huge new casino next month in Maryland. Yet Cordish warns that the...
Canadians squall about Vermont wind energy project
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The winds blowing through Canada's broad St. Lawrence Valley and across Vermont's hilltops are stirring up an international tempest over which country's laws should govern how those breezes are harnessed for...
Florida student to plead guilty to Obama threat
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Court records show a Miami college student intends to plead guilty to making threatening posts against President Barack Obama on Facebook. A change of plea hearing is set Wednesday for 20-year-old Joaquin Amador...
PHOTOS: Last Dance, Donna Summer's life
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Twirling her leopard-print dress on stage in the `70s, proudly holding many of her music awards and performing in recent years on "American Idol", Donna Summer was the ultimate disco queen Summer, whose hits such as...
New SC mom hospitalized with flesh-eating bacteria
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Days after giving birth to twins, a South Carolina mother has been hospitalized for what doctors say is a rare flesh-eating infection. The development follows the similar affliction of a Georgia graduate student, who...
Correction: Seattle Police story
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In a story May 15 about the Seattle Police Department's analysis of reforms proposed by the Justice Department, The Associated Press erroneously repported the police department's average response time to emergency...
Attorney: Judge, lawyers drained Rosa Parks estate
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An attorney claims a judge and two lawyers involved in a long-running dispute over civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks' estate conspired to drain the estate's cash. Attorney Stephen G. Cohen said in court papers Tuesday...
Ariz. wildfire to keep growing amid strong winds
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Strong wind gusts will likely keep spreading a wildfire that has grown to nearly 10 square miles and prompted the evacuation of a historic Arizona mining town. Fire incident spokeswoman Michelle Fidler says gusts of up...
Family sues Calif. mortuary over switched bodies
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A family is suing a mortuary over a body switch that resulted in a grandmother being buried in another woman's clothes in a California cemetery instead of an above-ground crypt in Nicaragua. The lawsuit filed Wednesday...
135-year sentence in Indianapolis cookout shooting
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A man convicted of murder in a shooting at an Indianapolis birthday cookout has been sentenced to 135 years in prison. A Marion County judge ordered the sentence against Damion Martin on Wednesday. Authorities said...
Federal agents join school bus threat probe in Ga.
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Police in an Atlanta suburb have enlisted the help of federal agents to examine a rifle dropped by a man who was seen aiming at a school bus and left behind a notebook with bus numbers. Clayton County police Officer...
10 Things to Know for Thursday
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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. MINORITIES NOW SURPASS WHITES IN U.S. BIRTHS New census figures show that, for the first time,...
The nation's weather
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Weather Underground Forecast for Thursday, May 17, 2012. The cold front of the East will provide more wet weather activity in the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday. The northern half of this cold front is expected to trek...
4.3 magnitude earthquake rattles east Texas
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A moderate earthquake rattled an area in east Texas near the Louisiana border. National Earthquake Information Center geophysicist Amy Vaughan says the quake happened at 3:12 a.m. Thursday and had a magnitude of 4.3....
Mentally ill inmates sue to get out of solitary
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Troy Anderson is a mentally ill inmate in isolation at the Colorado State Penitentiary, deemed for more than a decade too dangerous to be among other offenders. His lawyers argue, however, that prolonged solitary...
Ore. county cutting law enforcement to bare bones
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A failed levy vote in an Oregon county is taking a toll: government workers facing dismissal, a pending prisoner release, and crimes such as misdemeanor domestic assault and shoplifting likely to go unprosecuted. A day...
Aletta weakens to a tropical depression in Pacific
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Aletta has weakened to a tropical depression as it swirls far out over the Pacific. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Aletta's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 mph (55 kph) with...
Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses
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Army leaders are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly...
A look at major issues at NATO summit in Chicago
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A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday. THE PLAYERS An alliance formed in 1949 to deter Soviet aggression. The central principle...
Leading insurer pays $109M for dog bite claims
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Dog bites man does not get a lot of attention in the news, but it costs insurance companies hundreds of millions in claims every year. State Farm Insurance, one of the nation's largest home insurers, paid more than...
NATO summit gives Chicago coveted global spotlight
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The famous skyline is etched with distinctive buildings. The downtown boasts a vibrant cultural district. And the stunning lakefront and art-filled parks attract thousands of visitors every day. The Chicago of 2012 is...
Calif. woman apparently burned by rocks in pocket
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A woman suffered third-degree burns after what appeared to be the spontaneous combustion of rocks that had been scooped up from a Southern California beach, a fire official said. The 43-year-old woman's children...
Today in History
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Today is Thursday, May 17, the 138th day of 2012. There are 228 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 17, 1937, Teddy Hill and His Orchestra recorded "King Porter Stomp" for RCA Victor's...
RFK Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in NY
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead at the family property Wednesday. An autopsy for the 52-year-old was scheduled for Thursday, and...
FBI links white-powder envelopes to Texas
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The FBI says it suspects the mailings of hundreds of envelopes containing white powder over the last four years are the work of someone in Texas. The FBI released a statement Wednesday saying the letters contain...
Inactive missile drops from Army chopper in Texas
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A 6-foot-long inactive training missile accidentally fell from a military helicopter into field near a Texas military post, causing the brief evacuation of nearby homes but not harming anyone, officials said. About 100...
Cheerleaders suspended for hazing incident in Utah
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Authorities are investigating a hazing incident at a Utah high school in which a student with a peanut allergy was smeared with peanut butter. Ogden School District spokeswoman Donna Corby says nine cheerleaders at...
Officer's acquittal over Texas arrest upsets some
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A jury's acquittal Wednesday of a former Houston police officer in the alleged beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect during a videotaped arrest upset black community leaders who criticized the verdict as unjust and...
CPS: Kidnapped Texas boy not ready to meet parents
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A Houston boy kidnapped eight years ago is still not ready to meet his parents after being in foster care since authorities found him in March, Texas child welfare officials said Wednesday during a court hearing. ...
Jim Abdnor, former US senator from SD, dies at 89
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Former U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor gained fame nationally as the South Dakota Republican who ousted George McGovern from the Senate, but he was known in his home state as the farmer-turned-astute-politician who loved talking...
Report questioning execution doesn't sway lawyers
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The defense lawyer for a Texas inmate executed two decades ago said Wednesday he isn't convinced the state wrongly put a man to death despite a new report that again questions the case. Carlos DeLuna was convicted in...
Arkansas mom, premature son die after stabbing
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A newlywed was being held on a murder charge Wednesday after his pregnant wife staggered into a western Arkansas police station, her blouse covered in blood from the stab wound in her chest, and collapsed. Emergency...
Diplomat: UN experts say Iran sends arms to Syria
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An expert panel monitoring U.N. sanctions on Iran has reported that Syria continues to be the main destination of illicit Iranian weapons, a Security Council diplomat said Wednesday. The diplomat, speaking on condition...
House OKs GOP's anti-violence against women bill
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House Republicans set up a showdown Wednesday with the Senate and President Barack Obama over legislation to protect women from domestic violence, a fight that's become as much about female voters this election year as...
Sisters sue agencies in CA, claiming abuse missed
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Six sisters who for years were sexually abused by their father with their mother's help have sued government entities and officials, claiming they failed to properly investigate their ordeal. The women claim in a...
Detective: Video shows Miss. murder-for-hire plan
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A well-known Mississippi oncologist accused of orchestrating a plot to kill his ex-wife's divorce lawyer said he wanted a picture of the slain attorney with a "bullet between his eyes," according to testimony Wednesday....
Federal judge: Terror law violates 1st Amendment
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A judge on Wednesday struck down a portion of a law giving the government wide powers to regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists, saying it left journalists, scholars and political...
911 tape: Confusion at home where mom shot kids
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Neighbors of a Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself weren't sure who was injured after hearing gunshots and refused to admit three of the woman's kids who were trying to get in their...
Malnourished Washington boy, 2, on life support
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A 2-year-old Washington boy who authorities say was so malnourished he weighed less than half as much as a normal child his age remained on life support Wednesday after his heart stopped and he was airlifted to a...
Susan Powell looms over Wash. voyeurism conviction
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Inside the jury room, the case had nothing to do with Susan Powell. Outside, it was all about her. Family members of the missing Utah mother cheered a verdict Wednesday convicting her father-in-law of 14 voyeurism...
Pa priest-abuse files kept behind lock, key, alarm
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Evidence in a groundbreaking priest-abuse trial shows the men running the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia used elaborate methods to keep sex-abuse complaints from prying eyes. Memos unearthed from...
No tears as Ga. woman sees bacteria-ravaged hands
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A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection has been looking at her ravaged hands and asking about the damage, all without tears, her father said Wednesday. What Aimee Copeland still doesn't know...
Dancer: $1,000 buttocks enhancement damaged lungs
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A Philadelphia woman dubbed "the Black Madam" used silicone from Thailand and Krazy Glue to perform at-home cosmetic surgery that left an exotic dancer with a plump derriere _ and potentially deadly complications, the...
Man faces prison for Iran shipments scheme
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A federal judge has sentenced a businessman to 13 months in prison following his guilty plea in a scheme to illegally export computer parts to Iran. The Justice Department says Massoud Habibion and his company, Online...
Sebelius to address Georgetown grads amid flap
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A planned graduation speech by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University is going forward, despite criticism from the Archdiocese of Washington that Sebelius is an inappropriate...
Edwards doesn't testify at campaign finance trial
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John Edwards' team wrapped up their defense Wednesday without calling the ex-presidential candidate, his mistress or daughter to testify, a move experts say was intended to shift focus from a political sex scandal to...