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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
2nd degree murder verdict in lacrosse death trial
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Jurors found a former University of Virginia lacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend that was fueled by jealousy...
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Justices will review racial preference for college
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is setting an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday to consider new limits on the contentious issue of affirmative ac...
Glenn marks 50 years since historic orbit of Earth
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — John Glenn made his historic spaceflight alone in 1962 but celebrated its 50th anniversary Monday among hundreds of people within his orbit, from fellow headline-making ast...
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
3 dead, up to 8 missing in Washington avalanche
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2012
SEATTLE (AP) — Three people are dead and as many as eight missing after an avalanche Sunday near a popular ski resort in Washington state, authorities said.The King County Sheriff's Office bega...
2 dead, up to 8 missing in Washington avalanche
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2012
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say two people are reported dead and as many as eight more are missing after an avalanche near a Washington state ski resort.King County sheriff's Sgt. Cindi West say...
High court examines lying about military exploits
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Xavier Alvarez was in good company when he stood up at a public meeting and called himself a wounded war veteran who had received the top military award, the Medal of Honor.Alv...
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
Houston voice soars at NJ hometown funeral
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The best voices of a generation all paid tribute to her. But in the end, the most powerful voice at Whitney Houston's funeral was her own.The first notes of "I Will Always...
Friday, February 17th, 2012
Terror suspect arrested near Capitol in FBI sting
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
WASHINGTON — A 29-year-old Moroccan man who believed he was working with al-Qaida was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol as he was planning to detonate what he thought was a suicide vest that...
Terror suspect wanted to blow up Capitol
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested Friday in an FBI sting operation near the U.S. Capitol while planning to detonate what police said he thought were live explosives...
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
NJ Assembly passes gay marriage bill
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2012
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Assembly on Thursday passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriages, setting the stage for an expected veto by Gov. Chris Christie. AP Photo/Rich Schultz A...
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Coroner seeking Houston medical, pharmacy records
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner's office has issued subpoenas for medical and pharmacy records from Whitney Houston's doctors and medical providers, which is standard procedure in...
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Funeral for Whitney Houston set for Saturday in NJ
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
AP Photo/Rich Schultz Tamika Solomon, of Newark, N.J., takes part in a candlelight vigil as they wait for Whitney Houston's body to arrive at the Whigham Funeral Home, in Newark, N.J., Monday....
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Washington gov signs gay marriage bill into law
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2012
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Chris Gregoire handed gay rights advocates a major victory Monday, signing into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state, making it the seventh in...
Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Whitney Houston recalled as happy in days before death
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2012
LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston's last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing.Her death Saturday afternoon in a...
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
Maine GOP chairman say Romney wins caucuses
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2012
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster says Mitt Romney has won the Maine caucuses by a slim margin, giving him a much needed boost following losses in three other con...
Romney edges Santorum in conservatives' straw poll
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney has won The Washington Times/CPAC Presidential Straw Poll of conservative activists. AP Photo/Evan VucciRepublican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts...
Friday, February 10th, 2012
Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for free birth control for workers, scrambl...
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Tribe sues beer companies for alcohol problems
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2012
LINCOLN, Neb. — An American Indian tribe sued some of the world's largest beer makers Thursday, claiming they knowingly contributed to devastating alcohol-related problems on South Dakota's Pi...
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Washington state lawmakers pass gay marriage bill
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state lawmakers voted to approve gay marriage Wednesday, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.The...
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2012
GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors...
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
Blast kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2012
GRAHAM, Wash. — The long, bizarre case of a Utah woman missing for two years took a horrific turn Sunday when a powerful house explosion killed the woman's husband and his two young sons, momen...
Blast kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2012
GRAHAM (AP) — A lawyer for Josh Powell says he received a three-word email from his client just minutes before Powell and his two boys died in a house explosion. It said, "I'm sorry, goo...
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY — Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collec...
Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
NEW YORK — For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming — and couldn't withstand.Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Friday abando...
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Dentist who used paper clips gets year in jail
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2012
FALL RIVER, Mass. — A former Massachusetts dentist was sentenced to one year in jail Monday for using paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals.Dr. Michael Clair pleaded guilty...
