AP PHOTOS: Hungry people in Niger sell animals
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In markets all over Niger, hungry people are selling hungry animals for half their normal value, giving up on the milk and money of tomorrow so that their children can eat today. Their plight is a sign of how far the...
Man arrested in parking lot shooting at Texas mall
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ODESSA, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a 24-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting in a Texas mall parking lot left one person dead and two injured. Police in Odessa say Braushlyon Richardson turned himself in...
Sept. 11 group appeals NY decision on remains
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NEW YORK (AP) — A dispute over the future resting place of thousands of unidentified remains of Sept. 11 victims is going back to court. A group of family members of 9/11 victims who oppose plans to put the remains...
UA flight has engine 'issue,' lands safely in NJ
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a United Airlines flight has landed safely at Newark after taking off from the airport for Berlin then returning when something apparently went wrong with the engine. Airline...
Japan nationalists land on isle at heart of row with China
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By Chris Meyers EAST CHINA SEA (Reuters) - Several Japanese nationalists landed on Sunday on a rocky island in the East China Sea at the heart of a territorial row with Beijing, a move all but certain to fan ang
United flight to Germany returns to Newark after engine trouble
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(Reuters) - A United Airlines flight bound for Germany had to return Saturday evening to Newark Liberty International Airport after experiencing engine trouble, officials said. The crew for United Flight 96 from
Correction: Civil War-Mississippi Angst story
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a story Aug. 17 about the angst felt in Mississippi during the anniversary of the Civil War, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Jefferson Davis was a Mississippi native. He was born...
Texas mall shooting results in one dead, two injured
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By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO, Tex (Reuters) - One man was killed and two wounded early Saturday in a shooting at a shopping mall in the west Texas town of Odessa, police say. Police say officers went to the M
Crash sends beer spilling onto NC interstate
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GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a car smashed into a tractor-trailer hauling tons of beer on a North Carolina interstate, spilling suds all over the highway. Police say crews spent more than five hours Friday...
The Tonight Show cuts staff; Leno trims pay
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "The Tonight Show" has laid off about two dozen workers, prompting host Jay Leno to accept a pay cut to spare other staffers as NBC clamps down on expenses. NBC Universal imposed the cutbacks...
American Diana Nyad starts latest Cuba-U.S. swim attempt
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By Jeff Franks HAVANA (Reuters) - With a shout of "courage," veteran long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad dove into the Florida Straits on Saturday and began stroking her way north in her fourth and likely final att
Swimmer in his 50s dies during triathlon in Vt.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A man competing in the USA Triathlon in Vermont has died after being pulled from a lake during the swimming portion of the race. USA Triathlon officials say safety personnel noticed the man just...
Mine violence hits at South Africa political power nexus
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By Jon Herskovitz MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The bloody protest by South African miners that ended in a hail of police gunfire and 34 deaths this week could also wound the ruling ANC and its main labor a
Special needs kids staying in traditional schools
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The high cost of educating students with special needs is disproportionately falling on traditional public schools as other students increasingly opt for alternatives that aren't always readily open...
Ecuador rallies Latin America in Assange battle with UK
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By Eduardo Garcia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador cast its dispute with Britain over asylum for WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange as a struggle against colonialism on Saturday, drawing growing support from its neighbo
For suburbs of NYC, challenge is to lure tourists
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WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The Empire State Building casts a long shadow. Suburbs in the metropolitan area are stepping up efforts to attract tourist dollars, but they have to deal with the proximity of New York City, the...
Employer: Ex-servant using trial to get US status
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman accused of keeping an illegal immigrant as a servant at her upstate New York mansion says the housekeeper has become a prosecution witness in an effort to get legal status to remain in the...
Wildfires strain outdoor tourism business in western U.S.
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By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Wildfires sweeping across the western United States are straining communities that depend upon the summer tourism season, as recreation sites catch fire, campgrounds
John Lennon's killer again up for parole in NY
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ALDEN, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say John Lennon's killer, who is up for parole for the seventh time, could have a parole hearing as early as Tuesday. New York Department of Corrections spokeswoman Linda Foglia says Mark...
USC brushes off sanctions to be No. 1 in AP Top 25
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NEW YORK (AP) — Southern California is No. 1 in the AP Top 25, tossing off the weight of NCAA sanctions and returning to a familiar place in the rankings — with a boost from LSU's problems. USC earned the top spot in...
Grexit debate stirs in Germany ahead of Greek PM visit
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece will not leave the euro zone unless the country "totally refuses" to fulfill any of its reform targets, the head of the Eurogroup said on Saturday, as Germany insisted the crisis-stricken co
Real Walter White found in treatment facility
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — It turns out the real-life Walter White, wanted in Alabama for a meth-related charge, wasn't running from the law after all. The Tuscaloosa News reports (http://bit.ly/NQJhKy) the man who shares...
Sioux tribes upset over sale of sacred site in SD
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It's advertised as a one-of-a-kind deal: Nearly 2,000 acres of prime real estate nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota for sale to the highest bidder. But the offer to sell the land near...
Blunders jeopardize Peterson murder prosecution
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CHICAGO (AP) — With no physical evidence tying Drew Peterson to the death of his third wife and so much of the case hinging on what she said before she died and what his next wife said before she vanished, it was a...
Fla. woman suing Casey Anthony is arrested
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The woman who is suing Casey Anthony claiming defamation has been charged with giving liquor to a minor. Zenaida Gonzalez was arrested Friday by the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and...
Grexit debate stirs in Germany ahead of Greek PM visit
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Greece will not leave the euro zone unless the country "totally refuses" to fulfill any of its reform targets, the head of the Eurogroup said on Saturday, as Germany insisted the crisis-stricken co
Michelle Obama to meet families of Sikh temple shooting victims
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama on Thursday will meet with families of victims of the shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin earlier this month, a White House aide said on Saturday. Six
Tropical Storm Helene weakens, plows up Mexican coast
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Helene made landfall off the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and weakened into a tropical depression as it plowed up Mexico's east coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Wash. residents go home near fire, still 'on edge'
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — As hundreds of residents in Washington and California were allowed to return to homes once threatened by major wildfires, some people were told to evacuate as encroaching blazes neared Idaho towns....
Philly officer fatally shot after finishing shift
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say an off-duty Philadelphia police officer was apparently able to get his gun out of his holster before he was shot and killed, but they don't know whether he was able to fire. Police...
USC brushes off sanctions to be No. 1 in AP Top 25
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NEW YORK (AP) — Southern California is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after two years of NCAA sanctions that kept the Trojans out of bowl games. USC earned the top spot in the preseason college football poll for the seventh...
2 shot, killed in La. car; 2 children unharmed
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AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Authorities in greater New Orleans say two young children have been recovered unharmed from a car where a male driver and female passenger were found dead with multiple gunshot wounds. Spokesman...
Budget breather for Greece would spur economic recovery: report
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Finance ministry officials in Greece have calculated that the debt-stricken country's economy will recover faster and its debt be more sustainable if it is given two more years to reduce its budget
Police release video in Ark. patrol car shooting
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police video recorded the night a young man was fatally shot in a northeast Arkansas patrol car while his hands were cuffed behind his back hasn't resolved questions about whether he shot...
Fire evacuees in Wash. and California return home
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of people in Washington and California who fled encroaching flames from wildfires were allowed to return to their homes Friday, and in Washington many were to find out whether their...
Earhart expedition team says video possibly shows plane debris
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By Malia Mattoch McManus HONOLULU (Reuters) - A team of researchers trying to solve the mystery of aviator Amelia Earhart's 1937 disappearance said on Friday that underwater video from a Pacific island has revea
Battle far from over for immigrants who get deferrals
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By David Adams and Alex Dobuzinskis MIAMI/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Obama administration's new policy to grant temporary legal status to millions of young illegal immigrants will end the immediate threat of de
Today in History
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Today is Saturday, Aug. 18, the 231st day of 2012. There are 135 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guaranteed the right of all...
Nebraska agrees with Arizona: no benefits for 'deferred action' immigrants
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!P> By Karen Brooks (Reuters) - Illegal immigrants sheltered from deportation under a new federal program still won't be eligible for state services such as driver's licenses in Nebraska, the state's Republican...
Family pushed Paterno to read Sandusky report
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Joe Paterno had to be prodded by his family to read the grand jury report regarding Jerry Sandusky and did not understand some of its graphic terminology, according to a new book. The book, "Paterno" by Joe Posnanski,...
Phelps' agent: Leaked pics not an IOC violation
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Michael Phelps retired from swimming with more medals than any other Olympian. Don't expect him to lose any of them because of an ad campaign for Louis Vuitton. Phelps' longtime agent, Peter Carlisle, dismissed any...
Former head of Border Patrol union charged with wire fraud
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By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A former head of the U.S. Border Patrol union has been charged with misusing union and government funds to enrich himself, maintain a mistress in Chicago and pay for pornogr
La. man pleads guilty in slayings of 2 women
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana college student desperately tried to fend off her killer by spraying him with mace and even stabbing him several times with his own knife before he fatally shot her last May. Brandon...
Gunman in Texas shootout fired more than 65 rounds
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HOUSTON (AP) — A gunman who was among three people killed in a shootout near Texas A&M University earlier this week fired more than 65 rounds and also took an officer's gun after fatally shooting him, police said...
Abortion charges against Kansas Planned Parenthood clinic dropped
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By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Friday dropped 32 remaining criminal charges accusing a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kansas of performing late-term abortions, ending the first-ever
Peterson judge bars hearsay testimony about alibi
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JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The judge overseeing former police officer Drew Peterson's murder trial on Friday barred important hearsay testimony meant to undercut the former suburban Chicago police officer's alibi in the death...
Ex-teacher gets 5-year prison term for student sex
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former North Texas high school teacher was convicted Friday and sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with five 18-year-old students at her home. The Tarrant County jury decided on...
University of Colorado to allow guns at some off-campus housing
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!P> By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - The University of Colorado will allow students with concealed-carry weapons permits to keep guns at some off-campus housing but students cannot have them in dormitories,...
Thousands of pot fans rally at Seattle festival
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SEATTLE (AP) — Tens of thousands of people descended on a waterfront park in Seattle Friday for the opening of what's billed as the nation's largest marijuana rally — an event that has a pressing political edge this...
NASA rover prepares to use laser on a Martian rock
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ready, set, fire. The NASA Mars rover Curiosity is preparing for its first laser target practice — zapping a Martian rock 10 feet away on Saturday night. Since landing in an ancient crater Aug. 5,...