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Sandusky attorney: Accusers may have 'collaborated'
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 8:00pm MST
Lawyers representing Jerry Sandusky ask for phone numbers of 10 alleged victims in the sexual abuse case against the former Pennsylvania State football coach. -
No sex charges for NYC police commissioner's son
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:48pm MST
The son of New York City's police commissioner will not be charged in a case alleging sexual assault, prosecutors say.
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Pilots worry about safety of drones in US skies
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 6:35pm MST
Airline pilots and privacy rights activists are fretting over a provision of the FAA funding bill passed by Congress that would open up the U.S. skies to drones.
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Historian pleads guilty in document thefts
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:29pm MST
A presidential historian has pleaded guilty to stealing valuable documents signed by U.S. presidents, Karl Marx and the French queen Marie Antoinette. -
Janice Voss, veteran astronaut, dies at 55
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 5:25pm MST
Astronaut Janice Voss, a veteran of five spaceflights and a former science director for a NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 55.
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Fatal shark attacks in 2011 at 20-year high
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:37pm MST
Fatal shark attacks across the globe reached a 20-year high in 2011, researchers report, while attacks in the U.S. were the lowest over the last decade and none were fatal. -
Grandaddy of standardized tests on way out?
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:57pm MST
The state that was the birthplace for the set of standardized tests that public school students took for decades is considering doing away with the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.
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Komen's Karen Handel quits after funding dispute
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 2:26pm MST
Karen Handel, an executive with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity has resigned after a dispute over funding for Planned Parenthood. -
Court: Calif. ban on gay marriage unconstitutional
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:34pm MST
A federal appeals court has declared California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, paving the way for a likely U.S. Supreme Court showdown on the voter-approved law.
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Sandusky prosecutors cite neighbors in seeking tougher bail
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:00pm MST
Pennsylvania state prosecutors are asking that Jerry Sandusky's bail conditions to be tightened after receiving reports from local neighbors that the accused child molester has been spotted sitting on the deck of his house watching school children in a nearby playground. -
Parade down Broadway for vets? Not yet
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:44pm MST
Will there be a parade down New York City's Broadway for returning war veterans? Not quite yet, says the Pentagon, even though the idea is gathering steam. -
Oregon climber reported dead in Mount Hood fall
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:34pm MST
Search and rescue teams on Tuesday found the body of an experienced mountaineer who apparently died in a severe fall during icy conditions on Oregon's Mount Hood, authorities said.
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Powell driven by revenge in killing sons, himself?
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 12:26pm MST
Psychiatrists say they’ve identified some reasons why someone like Josh Powell would kill his sons and then himself.
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Marriage retreats combat high rate of military divorce
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 11:24am MST
Hoping to reverse the rising divorce rate among service members, organizations across the country are offering military couples and families places to have fun, bond and cope with life after wartime.
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Brooklyn teacher's aide held on sex abuse charges
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:54am MST
A teacher's aide in Brooklyn who was arrested last month on charges of distributing child pornography has been arrested by the FBI again for allegedly sexually abusing children in the school where he worked, NBC New York has learned. -
January warmest on record? The answer is...
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:45am MST
Hard as it may be to believe if you live in the Northeast or upper Midwest, last January was not the warmest on record across the lower 48 states, federal recordkeepers announced Tuesday.
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Attorney: Prozac may have set off teen killer
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 10:33am MST
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Students' tardiness leads to criminal charges for parents
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:16am MST
Detention for chronically late students is common, but what about parents in court because of their frequently tardy children? That’s happened to some parents in Loudoun County, Va. -
ACLU: Student has right to wear 'Boobies' bracelet
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 9:07am MST
An Indiana eighth grader sued his school district in federal court Monday for the right to wear a bracelet promoting breast cancer awareness with the message "I (heart) Boobies," WTHR reported. -
Grand Canyon banning sales of drinks in plastic bottles
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 8:20am MST
Activists concerned that Coca-Cola might be influencing National Park Service policy were breathing easier Tuesday after the Grand Canyon National Park announced it would eliminate the sale of bottled water inside the park within 30 days.
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Cops: Powell meticulously planned murder-suicide
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:54am MST
Josh Powell painted himself as a tortured man, ridiculed without reason in the disappearance of his wife, steadfastly insisting he was innocent until the end. -
Report: Powell left apologetic voicemail minutes before death
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:54am MST
Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore. -
Long-awaited federal ruling on Prop 8 due
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 7:09am MST
A federal appeals court has declared California's voter-approved Proposition 8 unconstitutional, NBC News is reporting. -
Ohio man admits fundraising help for al-Shabab
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:40am MST
A Somali-American man admitted Monday that he helped raise money so others could travel from the U.S. to join the terror group al-Shabab in Somalia.
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Mountain lion attacks 6-year-old in Texas park
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 4:26am MST
Officials at Big Bend National Park in Texas were looking for a mountain lion that attacked and injured a 6-year-old boy as he walked with three other people. -
Models aren't 'coat hangers,' new rights group says
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:32am MST
Models launched a rights group on Monday ahead of New York Fashion Week to seek workplace standards including backstage privacy to stop unauthorized nude photos.
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Earmarks fund projects near lawmakers' properties
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 3:00am MST
Members of Congress have pushed more than $300 million in earmarks and other provisions to projects near their own properties, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. -
Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction
Posted: February 7th, 2012, 1:38am MST
Amanda Knox's Italian lawyer has filed an appeal of her slander conviction in Italy, a family spokesman said Monday. In October, an Italian appeals court overturned the young Seattle woman's murder conviction in the 2007 death of her British roommate in Perugia.
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Entire staff to be replaced at school where 2 teachers arrested
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:43pm MST
The Los Angeles Unified School District is replacing the entire staff of Miramonte Elementary School following the arrest of two teachers on lewd conduct charges last week, Superintendent John Deasy told parents at a meeting Monday night. -
Chicago cabbie pleads guilty in terror case
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:19pm MST
A Pakistani-born Chicago taxi driver who prosecutors say could be heard on FBI wiretaps discussing a plan to bomb a stadium pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to send money to a Pakistani-based terrorist with alleged ties to al-Qaida. -
Sex-ed less effective in red states, study says
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:47pm MST
By Christopher WanjekLiveScience Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study. Perhaps paradoxically, states with a majority conservative population and higher degree of religiosity tend to have higher teen birthrates. -
At Yale, True Love Week hopes to challenge Sex Week
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:16pm MST
As Sex Week 2012 unfolds on the Yale University campus boasting about 50 workshops on topics ranging from contraception and sexual harassment to pornography and online dating, a smaller series of events is branding itself as the alternative. -
Officials: Powell children had head and neck wounds
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:07pm MST
The two boys of a Utah man suspected in his wife's disappearance, and then of killing himself and his sons in an intentional fire, suffered from head and neck injuries, officials say. -
Tucson shooting suspect to remain at Mo. facility
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:41pm MST
A judge ruled Monday that the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will spend four more months at a facility where officials are forcibly medicating him. -
Serious potty talk gets boy a dream toilet
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:34pm MST
Some kids ask for Legos, others a train. But Dustin Kruse, 4, of New Berlin, Wis., wanted something extra special this Christmas -- a toilet. -
Dog-poop DNA testing raises stench with renters
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:33pm MST
It's a smelly job, but someone has to do it -- DNA-testing dog waste, that is. Pet owners who fail to use the pooper-scooper at five apartment complexes in Sioux Falls, S.D., will no longer be able to make a clean getaway. -
Serious potty talk gets boy a dream toilet
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:50pm MST
Some kids ask for Legos, others a train. But Dustin Kruse, 4, of New Berlin, Wis., wanted something extra special this Christmas -- a toilet. -
Retirement home bands together to bring WWII stories to life
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:24pm MST
More than 70 years after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, many residents of a retirement community in picturesque Hanover, N.H., still remember exactly where they were. They’ll sit down with you, and if you have a minute to spare, they’ll even show you their black and white pictures. -
Are SeaWorld's killer whales slaves? Judge weighs case
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 1:35pm MST
The stars of SeaWorld were the main attraction in federal court as a judge weighed PETA's claim that they are being treated like slaves.
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Mo. teen describes killing as amazing, enjoyable
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:27pm MST
A teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an "ahmazing" and "pretty enjoyable" experience. -
Junior 'high': Student sells pot brownies to classmates
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 12:23pm MST
Students at a New York City middle school are facing discipline after an eighth grader allegedly sold marijuana-laced brownies to about 20 fellow pupils. The incident happened at Intermediate School 208 in Bellerose, a suburban section of Queens. -
Parents protest at school where 2 teachers arrested
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:58am MST
Frustrated parents gathered early Monday outside Miramonte Elementary School to express their concerns about the cases of two former teacher accused of molesting students at the South LA school. -
Could Wash. have done more to protect Powell boys?
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:00am MST
State authorities can expect tough questions about whether more might have been done to protect a missing Utah woman's two children.
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Former White House intern Mimi Alford reveals details of Kennedy affair
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:55am MST
Mimi Alford claims she had an 18-month-long affair with President John F. Kennedy when she was a White House intern. -
Huge number of dolphin beachings along Cape Cod
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:08am MST
Nearly 130 dolphins have beached themselves on Cape Cod in the last three weeks, with 92 dying in what's become "the single largest stranding" in at least two decades in the Northeast.
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School where 2 teachers arrested closing for 2 days
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:03am MST
The superintendent of schools is meeting with worried parents and classes are canceled for two days at a California school where two teachers are suspected of lewd acts with young students.
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Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 9:34am MST
Georgia's top court struck down a state law that restricted assisted suicides, siding on Monday with four members of a suicide group who said the law violated their free speech rights. -
Attorney: Powell boys said mom was 'in the trunk'
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:07am MST
The two boys of a Utah man suspected in his wife's disappearance and then of killing himself and his sons in an intentional fire were starting to talk about what happened the night their mother vanished, an attorney said. -
Man gets stuck in elevators twice in one day
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:21am MST
Firefighters rescued a man who got stuck twice on elevators in a downtown building in Chicago on Sunday night. -
Police: Man shoots self in leg at gun show
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:11am MST
Authorities say a Georgia man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Savannah gun show. -
Missing mom's slain sons: She was put 'in the trunk'
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 5:43am MST
The husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell intentionally set his home on fire Sunday, killing him and his two young sons, authorities say -
College student uncovers lost Malcolm X tape
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 2:31am MST
The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy-Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats.
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Husband, sons of missing woman killed in blaze
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:15pm MST
A fire at the home of Josh Powell, the husband of a missing Utah woman, killed him and their two young sons, officials said. -
A home in heiress's building? You'll need $25 million
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 9:10pm MST
Curiosity seekers hoping for a glimpse of the New York home of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark will have to make do with an apartment for sale just one floor below hers. -
Husband, sons of missing woman killed in blast
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:17pm MST
An explosion at the home of Josh Powell, the husband of a missing Utah woman, killed him and their two young sons, officials said. -
Obama: Diplomacy 'preferred solution' with Iran
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 3:09pm MST
Israel is right to be concerned about Iran's push to join the league of nations that possess nuclear weapons, but diplomacy - not military intervention - remains the "preferred solution" to averting a potential arms race in the Middle East, President Barack Obama said Sunday. -
PhotoBlog: US Park Police clear Occupy DC camp in Washington's McPherson Square
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:39am MST
Eleven are arrested as encampment is disbanded. -
Colleges caught in obsession over rankings
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 11:20am MST
When US News & World Report debuted its list of best colleges, it hoped the rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves.
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Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American'
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:44am MST
The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."
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Twitches spread at New York school
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:37am MST
Three more names were added to a growing list of students in a N.Y. state school who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities sought to assure parents the school is safe. -
Father of abducted barista pleads for her return
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 7:18am MST
James Koenig has pleaded for the safe return of his 18-year-old daughter Samantha, who police say was abducted from the Alaska coffee bar where she worked.
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Fla. bill would ban buying sweets with food stamps
Posted: February 5th, 2012, 6:51am MST
Florida's poor can use food stamps to buy staples like vegetables and meat. But they can also use them to buy sweets and snack foods like chips, something a state senator wants stopped. -
Storm chaser killed by wrong-way driver
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 8:41pm MST
Storm chaser Andy Gabrielson survived the hunt for tornadoes for more than 10 years, but driving home after two days of chasing storms, he was hit by a wrong-way driver. -
School suspends 9-year-old over MJ 'groin grab'
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 5:11pm MST
A 9-year-old boy was suspended from a Catholic school after mimicking a Michael Jackson move during a performance of "Billie Jean" at a fundraiser, a Minnesota newspaper reports. -
School official quits amid charges he videotaped boys
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:46pm MST
A New Jersey assistant principal has quit his job after being jailed on accusations of secretly video recording teenage boys at a Catholic high school where he volunteered as a coach. -
Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC; 7 held
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 4:12pm MST
Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites, with police clearing away tents they said were banned under park rules.
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Brother refuses to stop search for missing family
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:58pm MST
It's been two years since a Fallbrook family of four went missing, and one of their relatives is still looking for clues in their disappearance. -
5.7 quake recorded off BC, no tsunami
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:54pm MST
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded about 105 miles west of Ucluelet off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. -
5.7 quake hits off Canadian coast; no tsunami
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:54pm MST
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded about 105 miles west of Ucluelet off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. -
3 mushroom pickers found alive after 6 days
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:53pm MST
A couple and their adult son were found injured but alive Saturday in Southern Oregon, six days after they disappeared from their campsite to go mushroom picking.
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Coroner: Twins died of accidental suffocation
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:44pm MST
Three-week-old twins found unconscious after sleeping in bed with their mother died of accidental suffocation, an Idaho coroner has ruled. -
Virginia lacrosse murder trial set to start
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 12:52pm MST
In the nearly two years since a University of Virginia lacrosse player was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, it's become easier for possible abuse victims to get a restraining order.
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Hundreds of cruise passengers hit with stomach illness
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 12:43pm MST
Princess Cruises has announced delayed embarkation times for the next sailings of Crown Princess and Ruby Princess, following an increased number of suspected Norovirus cases on each of the ships' current voyages. -
Police clear tents from Occupy site in Washington
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 11:46am MST
Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the last remaining Occupy encampments in the U.S., with police clearing the grounds of tents that they said were banned under park rules. -
US tourist dies while diving in Cayman Islands
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 11:29am MST
Police in the Cayman Islands say a 47-year-old U.S. tourist has died while scuba diving off popular North West Point in Grand Cayman. -
Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 11:03am MST
New York City's activist mayor is spending millions of his own money touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague.
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1 dead, 2 hurt in gas explosion near Marine base
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 9:12am MST
The person killed in a propane gas explosion outside a remote Northern California training base was the wife of a U.S. Marine, and the two people seriously injured were a Navy corpsman and his wife. -
Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 6:34am MST
A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska. -
Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 6:00am MST
Indiana's top elections official loses his job after jurors convict him of multiple voter fraud-related charges. -
Did alleged homeless slayer kill woman, son?
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 1:43am MST
Prosecutors plan to file two more murder charges against an ex-Marine accused of killing four homeless men in Southern California.
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Did alleged homeless slayer kill woman, son?
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 1:43am MST
A 24-year-old man previously accused of murdering his mother and brother in Southern California has been released after a brief stay in the custody of federal immigration officials. -
Five feared hurt after explosion at Marine base
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 12:13am MST
One person was killed and at least two injured after an explosion at a Marine Corps base in Coleville, California, NBC News reported Saturday. -
Charges dropped against soldier in Afghan deaths
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:11pm MST
The Army on Friday dropped all charges against the fifth soldier it had accused of killing Afghan civilians for sport during a 2010 deployment. -
American brigadier general dies in Afghanistan
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:57pm MST
A 49-year-old brigadier general died of apparently natural causes in Afghanistan, the Army said Friday, the highest-ranking soldier to die during the war.
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Court martial ordered in WikiLeaks case
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:14pm MST
Bradley Manning, the Army private accused in the WikiLeaks scandal, was ordered Friday to face a general court martial on charges he released thousands of documents of classified information.
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Police: Missing barista abducted from stand
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:13pm MST
An 18-year-old barista who disappeared from the coffee stand where she worked was abducted, Anchorage police say.
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For mentally ill inmates, care behind bars often out of reach
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:43pm MST
A man who was declared suicidal by a New Mexico jail and alleges he was then left to rot in solitary confinement for nearly two years is just one of many former inmates who say they were denied essential mental health services while incarcerated at that detention center, which like others across the country has struggled with how to treat the mentally ill. -
Nuclear plant worker fell into reactor pool
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:37pm MST
A worker was leaning over to retrieve a flashlight when he lost his balance and fell into a reactor pool at the San Onofre nuclear power plant last week, plant officials say.
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Report: Climate of 'mistrust' in air marshal program
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:10pm MST
The Federal Air Marshal program is rife with acrimony between supervisors and air marshals, creating a climate of "tension, mistrust, and dislike," according to a report due to be released next week. -
20 years for driver in DUI crash that killed nun
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:04pm MST
The man convicted in the deadly Bristow, Va., accident that killed a nun was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. Police said Carlos Martinelly-Montano, in the United States illegally, was drunk when he slammed his car into another car in 2010. -
More cities consider parades for Iraq War vets
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:09pm MST
A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.
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American aid worker in Libya: US bars my return
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 11:48am MST
U.S. citizen Jamal Tarhuni went to his native Libya to conduct aid work and now finds himself prevented from flying home by American officials for mysterious reasons.
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30 marijuana bales found floating off Calif. beach
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:39am MST
About $500,000 worth of marijuana was found floating off the coast of Marina del Rey, Calif., Wednesday afternoon, police said. -
Woman claims big breasts impede sobriety test
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:31am MST
A Florida woman who claimed her breasts were too big to perform a field sobriety test was arrested on a DUI charge after deputies say she started to disrobe, authorities say. -
ACLU sues library for not allowing access to porn
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:30am MST
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Washington state library district for not offering access to online porn, Seattle's King 5 TV reports. -
Libraries struggle with issue of Internet access and porn
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 10:30am MST
In Seattle, the library system is defending unfettered use of the Internet in its facilities. In Wenatchee, the library district is defending its restrictions on Internet access. -
Firefighter finds his own stolen goods during call
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 9:58am MST
A firefighter responding to a medical call at a Vacaville, Calif., mobile home came upon a surprise find – thousands of dollars’ worth of tools and equipment that had been stolen from his own home. -
Major winter storm pummels Colorado, closing roads
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:58am MST
A powerful winter storm moving across Colorado forced the state Department of Transportation to close portions of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25 on Friday. -
NBC: Americans kidnapped in Egypt let go
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:51am MST
Two Americans and their Egyptian guide were kidnapped in South Sinai, Egypt, by Bedouins, police said Friday. -
ACLU sues library for not offering online porn
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 8:41am MST
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Washington state library district for not offering access to online porn, Seattle's King 5 TV reports. -
NC educator charged in beheading plot
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:58am MST
A U.S. judge is weighing whether to hold a woman accused of paying a hit man to behead three witnesses in a North Carolina terrorism case. -
Cold case: 1940s starlet's death befuddles cops
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:02am MST
It was one of those cases that seemed straight out of pulp fiction, a noir mystery written by one of those hard-boiled scribes who liked to surround damsels in distress with mobsters and movie stars. Yet it was real life. -
Major winter storm pummeling Colorado
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 6:52am MST
A powerful winter storm moving across Colorado forced the state Department of Transportation to close portions of Interstate 70 and Interstate 25 on Friday. -
Police: Two Americans kidnapped in Egypt
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:46am MST
Two Americans and their Egyptian guide were kidnapped in South Sinai, Egypt, by Bedouins, police said Friday. -
Mexico's 'super labs' send meth pouring into US
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:41am MST
The number of methamphetamine “super labs” seized by Mexican authorities has rocketed in the last five years but shipments of the drug across the border have also continued to grow. -
LA cops: Catwoman flees after Jack Sparrow hurt
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 12:53am MST
Several people dressed as movie characters on Hollywood Boulevard got into a brawl that ended with a man dressed as Ozzy Osbourne being pepper-sprayed, according to police. -
Police: Suspect in 4 Calif. homeless men linked to 2 more deaths
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 8:11pm MST
An ex-Marine charged with killing four homeless men in Southern California has been linked to the stabbing deaths of a woman and her son, police said Thursday.
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Teen deported in error: 'I made ... horrible mistakes'
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 6:00pm MST
Jakadrien Turner has a message for other girls thinking about running away from home: It’s just not worth it.
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Too crazy to kill? Supreme Court might decide
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:17pm MST
Defense attorneys say that when Edwin Hart Turner killed two people in a gas station robbery, he was mentally unbalanced, and they want the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution. -
Document: NYPD sought to spy on Muslims
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:03pm MST
The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, the AP reports.
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School playground 'rape tag' sparks alarm
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:35pm MST
Freeze tag during recess seldom raises eyebrows, but a variation of the game known as “rape tag” at a Minnesota elementary school has alarmed administrators and parents. -
Mystery teen illness grows in upstate NY, more cases reported
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:33pm MST
Three more teens and a 36-year-old nurse have been stricken by the same symptoms first observed in 12 teenage girls.
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Lesbian couple: Catholic college's alumni contest rejects love story
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:32pm MST
A contest by St. Joseph’s University’s Alumni Association to share the stories of how alumni couples met is raising allegations that the Catholic university is discriminating against same-sex alumni.
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Complaint about accused ex-teacher made years ago
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:11pm MST
A longtime Los Angeles teacher accused of bizarre acts of lewd conduct and taking photographs of children was investigated in 1994 for allegedly trying to fondle a 10-year-old girl, according to authorities. -
Teen pageant winner loses title for being 20 days too old
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:41pm MST
Aspen Brito won the Jr. Miss Antelope Valley Pageant but was stripped of the title after another contestant's parent complained about her age.
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Law schools sued over job-placement claims
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:33pm MST
Fifty law school graduates from across the country are suing their schools, alleging they were misled about job prospects and burdened with huge amounts of student debt. -
Lawsuit: Gulf oil spill still leaking after 7 years
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:21pm MST
Environmental groups on Thursday sued an oil company over the pace of its cleanup of a Gulf of Mexico spill that continues seven years after it was triggered by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
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Marrow donor case involving fashion models settled
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:20pm MST
Massachusetts officials have announced an agreement that requires a bone marrow registry and medical laboratory agency that hired fashion models to recruit donors to pay $520,000. -
Verisign, at Web's core, hacked: What does it mean to you?
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 12:57pm MST
It should be clear by now that nothing online is sacred, and no security company is safe from hackers. -
Bishop Long crowned 'king in God's government'
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 12:33pm MST
Bishop Eddie Long, the subject of sexual allegations made by male members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, is making headlines again. -
Under fire, Komen CEO denies politics in Planned Parenthood cuts
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 12:11pm MST
Nancy G. Brinker rejected accusations that the organization caved to political pressure in cutting ties to Planned Parenthood. She spoke to NBC's Andrea Mitchell.
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$1 million lottery winner won't quit waitress job
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 12:07pm MST
One 21-year-old Florida waitress has no plans to quit her day job – even after winning a $1 million lottery prize. -
Committee to Holder: 'Give us the documents'
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 10:25am MST
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Committee to Holder: 'Give us the documents'
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 10:25am MST
Attorney general takes heat for government's role in a gun-smuggling program called Fast and Furious. -
Bald suspect wanted for stealing Rogaine
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:26am MST
Police are looking for two men, one of whom is bald, caught on surveillance cameras stealing Rogaine from a CVS Pharmacy on Long Island. Authorities say the men walked into the CVS in Sayville on Dec.
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Dallas gets some relief from historic drought
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 9:11am MST
For millions of residents in the Dallas area, one of the most severe droughts in Texas history is no longer a concern — for now.
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Fla. teenage crash survivor won't be deported
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 8:30am MST
Immigration officials say the lone survivor of a family killed in a mile-long pileup along Interstate 75 on Sunday south of Gainesville, Fla. will not be deported. Relatives who want Lidiane Carmo, 15, to live with them in the United States feared she may be deported. -
More than a foot of snow forecast for Denver area
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 8:15am MST
One of the few snowy stormfronts so far this winter is about to hit the central U.S., but snow-starved areas in the north -- from Minnesota to New England -- won't be getting any.
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550 abuse claims filed against Milwaukee Archdiocese
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 7:53am MST
About 550 people are asking for restitution for alleged sexual abuse by clergy in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee — more than in any of the other U.S. dioceses that have filed for bankruptcy protection, according to a lawyer involved in the Milwaukee case. -
Deadly rabies fear after man shows off bat in box
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:24am MST
Health officials are warning people who were in downtown Providence last week that they may have been exposed to rabies when a man showed off a bat he had in a box. -
Deadly rabies fear after man shows off bat in box
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:24am MST
Health officials are warning people who were in downtown Providence last week that they may have been exposed to rabies when a man showed off a bat he had in a box. -
Feds' secret no-fly list more than doubles in a year
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 4:53am MST
The size of the government's secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned from flying to or within the United States has more than doubled in the past year, The AP has learned.
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Treasure hunter claims to have found $3 billion wreck
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 3:43am MST
A treasure hunter claims he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship sunk off Cape Cod during World War II while allegedly carrying cargo now worth more than $3 billion.
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Washington State Senate approves same-sex marriage bill
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:41pm MST
Senators voted 28-21 to approve a bill to legalize gay marriage in the state. The measure now moves to the House, which has enough support to pass. -
$25 million claim made in Fast and Furious case
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 6:57pm MST
The parents of a slain U.S. Border Patrol agent are seeking $25 million from the federal agency that ran Operation Fast and Furious, a gun-smuggling probe under investigation in Congress.
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American missionaries found slain in Mexico
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 5:04pm MST
An American missionary couple has been found slain in their home near the violence-plagued industrial city of Monterrey. -
Afghan combat role to end; US forces still at risk
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:35pm MST
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. military hopes to end its formal combat mission in Afghanistan next year, but that doesn't mean Americans won't see combat there.
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Filmmaker arrested at House hearing on shale gas
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:09pm MST
The director of a U.S. documentary that portrays shale gas production as dangerous was arrested and escorted out of a Republican-dominated Congressional hearing on Wednesday, touching off a dispute over public access to the event. -
Why are fans paying medical bills for skier Burke?
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:50pm MST
Sarah Burke, a 29-year-old Canadian skiing star who died after a Utah training accident, should have been covered by Canada's insurance system, right? The answer is yes — and no.
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Crash survivor loses family, faces deportation to Brazil
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:48pm MST
A Georgia teen who lost her entire family in a Florida interstate crash that killed 11 now faces deportation to Brazil. -
Sheriff's weapon in fighting crime -- blinking signs
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:27pm MST
Deputies in one Missouri town staked out areas hit hard by thefts and positioned electronic signs to ask residents to report suspicious activity. -
Christo sued over plan to drape river with fabric
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:11pm MST
The artist Christo calls it artwork that mimics nature, but his plan to drape nearly six miles of aluminum-coated fabric across the top of the Arkansas River has enemies in the environmental community.
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Panetta: US to end combat in Afghanistan next year
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:48pm MST
U.S. and other international forces in Afghanistan aim to end their combat role next year and switch to training and advising Afghan forces through 2014, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.
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'Porsche Girl' photo lawsuit settled for $2.37 million
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:41pm MST
A family that couldn't even visit the mangled body of a daughter killed in a car wreck has received $2.37 million in a settlement over gruesome online photos of what became known as the "Porsche Girl," the Los Angeles Times has reported.
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Air shipment of 60 lab monkeys blocked, PETA says
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:30pm MST
A daylong bombardment of emails, social media posts and phone calls led Air France to cancel a planned shipment Wednesday of monkeys to a testing lab in the U.S.
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'Veterans For Weed' agrees to name change
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 1:53pm MST
A group of veterans calling for the legalization of marijuana plans to change its acronym after the Veterans of Foreign Wars sent a cease-and-desist order to the pot group’s organizers.
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Cost of Alabama immigration law disputed
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 12:52pm MST
A study finding Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigrants will cost the state up to $11 billion is under fire from the law's supporters. -
Small radiation amount 'could have' escaped plant
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 12:38pm MST
An "extremely small" amount of radiation could have escaped from a Southern California nuclear power plant after a water leak prompted operators to shut down the reactor, a utility spokesman said Wednesday. -
Board rejects clemency for condemned arsonist
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 12:11pm MST
A man sentenced to death for intentionally setting a blaze that killed his 3-year-old son was denied clemency on Wednesday by the Ohio Parole Board, despite his attorneys' arguments that there was another viable suspect. -
theGrio: The 10 biggest myths about black history
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:56am MST
With many misconceptions and mischaracterizations of black history, theGrio sets the record straight on everything from slavery to the civil rights movement. -
Parents shaken by ex-teacher's molestation charges
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:41am MST
Authorities say there was never any outward indication that anything was wrong in Mark Berndt's classroom at Miramonte Elementary School in south Los Angeles. -
No kidney transplant for illegal immigrant
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:50am MST
Jesus Navarro has a donor and he has medical insurance -- everything the Oakland man needs for the kidney transplant that will save his life. Problem is, Navarro, 35, is an illegal immigrant. -
Amtrak train derails after hitting tractor-trailer
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:31am MST
An Amtrak passenger train headed to Chicago slammed into a semitrailer at a highway crossing Wednesday in Michigan and derailed. Minor injuriesd were reported. -
Obama proposes $5-10 billion for home refinancing
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:13am MST
President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to approve a $5 billion to $10 billion effort to help U.S. homeowners refinance as part of a wider package of proposals to shore up the depressed housing market. -
Following tip, divers search lake for Orlando mom
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:13am MST
After receiving a "credible tip," Orlando police divers are searching a small lake Wednesday morning for clues in the case of Michelle Parker.
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Oops! FBI uses chain saw on wrong door
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 8:39am MST
A Massachusetts mother says the FBI used a chain saw blade to cut through her door and held her at gunpoint for at least 30 minutes before agents realized they were conducting a raid at the wrong home. -
NYPD cop is shot in the head; expected to make full recovery
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 7:14am MST
A New York City police officer is expected to make a full recovery after being shot in the head while chasing a suspect in Brooklyn, authorities said. -
High times in the Bronx: 593 marijuana plants found
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 7:03am MST
New York police raided a five-story Bronx building that they believe was being used as a marijuana farm with hundreds of plants in an elaborate growing system. A search warrant was executed at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday at 610 Morris Park Ave., according to police. -
Facebook effect: Will charities get some IPO dough?
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 6:01am MST
What will a new generation of Facebook millionaires do with their wealth? It’s a good bet that many will splurge on a fancy new car, purchase a new home or perhaps even plan a trip to space.
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UN nuke inspectors hail 'good' talks with Iran
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 5:15am MST
The leader of a United Nations nuclear inspection team said Wednesday that their visit to Iran had been a "good trip," and announced plans to revisit Tehran "in the very near future."
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11th victim found days after deadly Fla. crash
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:57am MST
The body of an eleventh person has been found in a pickup truck days after a deadly pileup on Interstate 75, the Florida Highway Patrol said Wednesday.
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Birth control pills recalled, packaging error cited
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:57am MST
Pfizer said on Tuesday it was recalling about a million packets of birth control pills in the United States because they may not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy. -
Alert level raised as Alaska volcano forms lava dome
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:42am MST
The warning level for a remote Alaska volcano has been raised after a new lava dome began forming, indicating the mountain could explode and send up an ash cloud that could threaten aircraft.
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40-foot boat explodes at Wash. marina; man injured
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 1:16am MST
A boat that exploded at a marina in Washington broke windows, inflicted shrapnel-type damage on other vessels and seriously injured a 78-year-old man, firefighters said.
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Philly cardinal dies ahead of child sex abuse trial
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 12:49am MST
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua — the retired Catholic archbishop of Philadelphia who was due to testify in a sex abuse trial — died in his sleep on Tuesday, the church said. He was 88.
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Possible leak: Calif. nuclear reactor shut down
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:38pm MST
A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant in Southern California was being shut down after a possible leak was detected in one of the unit's steam generator tubes, the plant operator says. -
Park ranger uses stun gun on dog walker
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:12pm MST
A man walking his dogs in a federal park was hit with a stun gun and arrested by a park ranger who accused him of not putting a leash on the animals and giving a false name, astonishing passers-by who say the reaction was excessive. -
Occupy protester's Twitter posts subpoenaed
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:08pm MST
Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy Wall Street protester who was arrested in October during a mass protest on the Brooklyn Bridge. The subpoena from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office seeks "user information, including email address," along with three months' worth of tweets from one man. -
Romney rebounds with Florida primary win
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:00pm MST
Based on exit poll data and preliminary returns, NBC News projects that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win Florida's Republican primary. -
McDonald's drops use of gooey 'pink slime' in meat
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:54pm MST
McDonald's confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium nitrate — a key ingredient in fertilizers and household cleaners — in its hamburger meat.
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McDonald's drops use of gooey 'pink slime' in meat
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:54pm MST
McDonald's confirmed that it has eliminated the use of ammonium nitrate — a key ingredient in fertilizers and household cleaners — in its hamburger meat.
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Feds deport woman to Mexico, activists had rallied
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:59pm MST
Federal immigration authorities have deported a 22-year-old woman from Ohio over the objections of activists who feared she could be suicidal if sent back to Mexico. According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, Yanelli Hernandez was returned to Mexico on Tuesday. -
As al-Qaida fades, new challenges confront US security
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 3:11pm MST
Al-Qaida remains a threat, but intense U.S.-led pressure could relegate it and similar organizations to having only "symbolic importance," the nation's intelligence chief said Tuesday. -
If it's 60 degrees F, it must be spring ... or not
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:52pm MST
Balmy temperatures across much of the Northeast and Great Lakes region add to the drama over whether this will go down as the warmest January on record in the continental U.S.
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$10,000 reward in sea lion killings
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:34pm MST
A group best known for fighting off whalers has joined federal investigators looking into the recent killings of sea lions near Seattle, offering a $10,000 reward.
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Suspect in Utah school bomb plot charged
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:19pm MST
Authorities on Tuesday charged a 16-year-old boy with a felony in what they say was a plot to detonate a bomb at a Utah high school. -
Separate Great Lakes from Mississippi River?
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 1:18pm MST
Keeping the invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes will involve re-reversing the flow of the Chicago River, a new study said on Tuesday. -
Probe: Air Force illegally punished Dover whistleblowers
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 12:09pm MST
Air Force officials violated whistleblower laws when they retaliated against four civilian workers who reported the mishandling of war remains at Dover Air Force Base, Del., federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Lawyer blames Xbox games for synagogue attacks
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:54am MST
A man accused of firebombing three New Jersey synagogues may have been influenced by violent Xbox video games that aggravated his mental issues, his attorney said Tuesday. -
Al-Qaida in decline, but threats to US multiply
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:29am MST
Al-Qaida is in decline around the world, but Iran's leaders seem prepared to attack U.S. interests overseas, particularly if they feel threatened by possible U.S. action, U.S. intelligence official said. -
Widespread abuse alleged at two pig farms
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:42am MST
Aiming to pressure two of the largest U.S. producers of pork, one of them a Walmart supplier, into changing how they treat pigs, the U.S. Humane Society on Tuesday said it had staged undercover operations that revealed atrocious conditions.
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Ex-LA teacher charged with molesting 23 children
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:52am MST
Los Angeles school officials are trying to determine how a teacher charged with molesting 23 children could have committed the crimes without anybody finding out. -
Report: US deficit falls slightly to $1.1 trillion
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 9:03am MST
A new budget report released Tuesday predicts the U.S. government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, a slight dip from last year but still very high by any measure. -
Dry lakefront Texas town gets water trucked in
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 8:41am MST
Tanker trucks loaded with water have become the lifeline for a Texas lakefront village that came precariously close to becoming the state's first community to run out of drinking water.
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'I'm very alive': Army veteran declared dead 4 times
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 7:59am MST
Despite rumors to the contrary, Army veteran Jerry Miller is still very much alive. "I'm alive. I’m very alive," Miller told WESH 2 News. -
Real-life nightmare: Car lands on sleeping man
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:47am MST
A Connecticut man woke up to a real-life nightmare early Tuesday morning when a car police were pursuing slammed into his apartment while he was sleeping and landed on top of him. -
College official faked SAT scores to boost ranking
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:34am MST
A senior administrator at California's Claremont McKenna College resigned after admitting that for years he falsified SAT scores to inflate the small, prestigious school's ranking. -
Mafia snitch gets 10 years despite murders
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 5:25am MST
A former mobster who helped convict Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday despite being involved in multiple murders. -
Airline fee rules herald return of honest price tags
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 4:08am MST
Consumers have had enough, so could cell phone or pay television providers also go back to inclusive prices? -
Marine gets 30 days in hazing case linked to suicide
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 1:30am MST
A Marine accused of hazing a colleague who later committed suicide in Afghanistan was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail and a reduction in rank.
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Ill. nuclear plant shuts after 'unusual incident'
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 1:00am MST
A nuclear reactor at a northern Illinois plant shut down after losing power, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators. -
Iconic skier's death points out US health gap
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:56pm MST
Since the death of Canadian skier Sarah Burke in January, fans and supporters from around the world have donated over $300,000 – more than enough to cover the massive U.S. medical bill generated by efforts to save her.
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Canadian Mounties scrap Arizona training
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:30pm MST
Canadian Mounties canceled plans to send hundreds of officers to Arizona for training after finding out the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is accused of racial profiling, unlawful stops and other offenses against Latinos. -
'Extremist' speaker at West Point draws protests
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:16pm MST
The Army is drawing protests from veterans’ and Islamic groups for inviting a retired general who many have called anti-Muslim to speak at a West Point prayer breakfast.
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Clerk charged with stealing $1 million from NY archdiocese
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:48pm MST
A longtime worker for the Archdiocese of New York has been accused of using accounting tricks to steal more than $1 million from the church, law enforcement officials and church leaders said. -
Drought forces Texas cattle north
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:47pm MST
The drought ravaging Texas has done what the Dust Bowl could not: forced ranchers to ship cattle more than 600 miles north to Nebraska.
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For activist and beloved (building), a shotgun wedding
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:43pm MST
Occupy protesters have taken a wide array of approaches to further their power-to-the-people message. But here's a new one: In Seattle, Babylonia Aivaz married a building. -
FDA whistleblowers sue, alleging electronic spying
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:11pm MST
The Food and Drug Administration electronically spied on whistleblowers who alerted the Obama administration and Congress of alleged misconduct uin the agency, particularly relating to what they claim was the push to approve unsafe and ineffective medical devices, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. -
Pentagon suspends flights of 15 F-35 fighter jets
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 2:16pm MST
The Pentagon on Monday said it was temporarily suspending high-speed ground and flight operations of more than 15 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets after discovering improperly packed parachutes under the pilot's ejection seat. -
No charges for airmen who posed around casket
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:34pm MST
The airmen involved in the picture received administrative punishment because their conduct “brought discredit to both the military and themselves,” said Col. Gregory Reese, commander of the 37th Training Group.
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Plan would protect jobs of military family members
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:57am MST
The Obama administration has proposed new rules to help military families care for service members when they are called to active duty or become injured. -
It's been a warm January, just not the warmest
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:17am MST
January has been warmer than average across the lower 48 states, but the record was set just six years ago in January 2006 and it's too soon to tell if that will fall.
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Occupy DC faces eviction as deadline passes
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:43am MST
Occupy protesters set up a large, blue tarp with the words "tent of dreams" in the nation's capital as a noon deadline to end camping at some of the movement's last remaining large encampments passed.
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62 below: Deep freeze grips much of Alaska
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 9:18am MST
Even if it has been warmer than usual in much of the United States, there's no denying Alaska is seeing a real winter, even by its standards.
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Conn. police chief retiring amid racial scandal
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:24am MST
The police chief in East Haven, Conn., is retiring amid a scandal in which four officers are accused of tyrannizing Latino residents.
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For Floridians, it's all about the economy
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:09am MST
Nearly one in four voters along the "I-4 corridor" in Florida are registered independent or have no party affiliation and no allegiance to Republicans or Democrats. A report from NBC's Kate Snow for Rock Center. -
Occupy DC faces 'noon' deadline to end camping
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 7:26am MST
Occupy protesters in the nation's capital were preparing for a noon Monday deadline set by federal park authorities to end camping at some of the movement's last remaining large encampments.
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Marine in hazing suicide case goes to trial
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 7:04am MST
A U.S. Marine accused of hazing a colleague who committed suicide at their remote outpost in Afghanistan is appearing in court after agreeing to a plea bargain. -
Native Americans, given less time to vote for president, sue S.D.
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:01am MST
Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, a heavily Democratic group, are getting only six days for early voting in the presidential primary election, while the rest of the state gets 46. Their lawsuit is described in a story published Monday by 100Reporters, a new investigative reporting group . -
Arson eyed as smoke, fog sparks deadly I-75 pileup
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:00am MST
The Florida Highway Patrol says there was a three-vehicle crash just hours before a series of pileups killed 10 people and injured 18 others on the same stretch of Interstate 75. -
Occupy Oakland: 400 arrested after violent protest
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:07am MST
Crews cleaned up Oakland's historic City Hall on Sunday from damage inflicted violent anti-Wall Street protests that resulted in about 400 arrests.
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Missing toddler's blood found at dad's home
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:56am MST
Some of the blood found in a Maine home where a missing toddler was last seen six weeks ago belonged to the little girl, an official said Sunday -
Blaze kills 3 young siblings, injures 4-year-old relative
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 12:10am MST
An early-morning fire killed three toddlers in central Mississippi on Sunday. A fourth child was being treated at a burn center. -
Trash piling up faster along border with Mexico
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 3:36pm MST
Picking her way into the desert brush, Raquel Martinez gathered scores of plastic water bottles tossed in an Arizona desert valley near the Mexico border, often by migrants making a risky trek.
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Candidate barred for English deficit vows appeal
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 3:29pm MST
A city council candidate in Arizona who was barred from running because she doesn't speak English proficiently is vowing to appeal the judge's ruling. -
Oil spill brings attention to delicate Gulf coast
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 2:13pm MST
For decades, farmers and fishermen along the Gulf of Mexico watched as their sensitive ecosystem's waters slowly got dirtier and islands eroded, all while the country largely ignored the destruction.
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School bans fuzzy boots used to hide cell phones
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 1:12pm MST
Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never attended Pottstown Middle School. Starting Monday the Philadelphia suburban district is banning the wearing of fuzzy open-top boots, including the popular Ugg brand, to middle school classes because students have been stashing cell phones in the loose footwear. -
GOP tries new strategy to get Canada pipeline
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 11:42am MST
Republican lawmakers will try to force the Obama administration to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline by attaching it to a highway bill House Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday. -
With pipeline to US on hold, Canada eyes China
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 11:38am MST
The latest chapter in Canada's quest to become a full-blown oil superpower unfolded this month in a village gym on the British Columbia coast.
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Police checking robbery find 5 dead in home
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 9:03am MST
Police in Alabama say they have arrested three suspects in the deaths of five people whose bodies were found by officers investigating a possible robbery.
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At least 9 killed in Fla. highway pile-ups
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 8:36am MST
Ten people died in crashes overnight apparently caused by smoke from a fire along Interstate 75 in north Florida, authorities said Sunday.
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Arctic snowy owls soar south in rare mass move
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 8:14am MST
Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading owl researcher called "unbelievable."
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Avalanche kills snowboarder in half-mile slide
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 7:53am MST
A 24-year-old snowboarder has died after becoming trapped in an avalanche in a steep Utah backcountry area that the public was warned to avoid after potent snowstorms. -
Hazanavicius wins Directors Guild award for 'The Artist'
Posted: January 29th, 2012, 2:41am MST
Michel Hazanavicius, director of "The Artist", was named the year's best feature film director by the Directors Guild of America on Saturday. -
Body of girl, 6, who fell into Ore. river is found
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:17pm MST
The body of a 6-year-old girl swept into the Clackamas River last week has been recovered, deputies say. -
Scores arrested at Occupy Oakland protest
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:11pm MST
About 50 Occupy protesters broke into Oakland's City Hall, where they smashed glass display cases, spray-painted graffiti, and burned the U.S. and California flags. -
Man stuck in mud for 3 days, is rescued
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 10:30pm MST
A homeless man stuck in thick mud near the Rio Grande river for three days was rescued after high school students on a field trip heard him yelling for help, authorities said. -
Dozens arrested at Occupy Oakland; protesters break into City Hall
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 9:58pm MST
Dozens of people were arrested in Oakland skirmishes on Saturday as an estimated 2,000 Occupy protesters tried to take over a vacant convention center, then broke into City Hall. -
3 dead in Sacramento SUV-light rail crash
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 7:19pm MST
Investigators on Sunday were trying to determine what motivated the driver of a sport utility vehicle to ignore a downed crossing arm and flashing lights and pull the vehicle into the path of an oncoming commuter train in Sacramento. -
Oakland police use tear gas on Occupy protesters
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 6:29pm MST
Oakland police used tear gas and "flash" grenades to break up an estimated 2,000 Occupy protesters after some demonstrators started tearing down fencing. -
74 cats in a camper: Owner may face charges
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 5:56pm MST
AUBURN, Wash. -- A man who had 74 cats and one dog crammed in his camper may faces charges of second-degree animal cruelty, authorities say. -
17-year-old girl dies in Mt. Hood snowboarding accident
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 4:15pm MST
Taylur DeWolf, 17, of Sandy, was found dead after a snowboarding accident at Skibowl Friday night. -
Ala. tornado survivors help after latest twisters
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 3:08pm MST
Survivors still haunted by memories of last year's tornado outbreak that killed 250 in Alabama are writing checks, donating diapers and standing over hot grills to help victims of the latest twisters to pummel the state.
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PhotoBlog: St. Louis hosts first big parade to welcome Iraq War veterans
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 2:31pm MST
People in the crowd waved American flags and held signs reading, "Welcome Home" and "God Bless Our Troops." -
Dolphin, seal deaths plague New England
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 1:48pm MST
Scores of dolphins that beached on Cape Cod in recent weeks have died, the second time in three months New England has seen a mass of marine mammal deaths.
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Police officer shot, killed by fellow officer trying to arrest him
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 12:48pm MST
A California police officer was shot and killed Saturday by a fellow officer who was trying to arrest him for suspected sexual misconduct with a minor. -
Blood found in home where toddler vanished
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:20am MST
Investigators say they've found blood inside the Maine home where a toddler was reported missing six weeks ago. -
Man falls to death aboard cruise ship in Bahamas
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 10:36am MST
Authorities are investigating the death of a passenger aboard the Carnival Fantasy who fell from an upper deck to a lower deck while the cruise ship was docked in the Bahamas. -
Panetta: Pakistan doctor gave US key bin Laden intel
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 6:00am MST
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. ahead of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
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Expert who foresaw '08 crash warns of tough decade
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 3:43am MST
Economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his gloomy predictions ahead of the 2008 financial meltdown, says a conflict with Iran could cause a global recession.
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Mistrial for officer in Katrina shootings probe
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:07pm MST
Prosecutors intend to retry a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. -
Outrage as bodies pile up at Cook County morgue
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 6:46pm MST
Pastors and community activists call for an independent investigation after reports that bodies have been piling up for weeks. -
8 sea lions found shot to death near Seattle
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:39pm MST
At least eight sea lions have been found shot to death in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks, wildlife officials say. -
Cops: 4-year-old brings nine bags of pot to school
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:52pm MST
A 4-year-old boy brought nine bags of pot to his elementary school and pulled them out during snack time, police said. -
Feds: 'Mob Wives' dad charged in NYC case
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:44pm MST
Four alleged members of the Bonanno organized crime family have been charged with include racketeering, gambling and drug sales.
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Authorities to end camping at Occupy DC sites
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:22pm MST
Federal park authorities in the nation's capital gave notice to Occupy protesters -- a move seen by the activists as a "slow creep" aimed at whittling down their demonstration. -
Man gets 26-year jail term for 17 years of stalking
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:43pm MST
In what prosecutors called the longest sentence for stalking in memory, a Seattle-area man received a 26 1/2-year prison term for waging a 17-year campaign of harassment against a former classmate that began after she offered him help with his homework in 1994. -
Doubts cast over Yale QB's honor
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:58pm MST
Patrick Witt, the 22-year-old Yale quarterback who made headlines in November when he chose to lead Yale against arch rival Harvard University over an interview for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship may not have been faced with that tough choice after all. -
Domestic abuse charges dog new SF sheriff
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:57pm MST
In another blow to San Francisco’s newly elected sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, a judge has refused to lift an order that prevents him from contact with his wife and son.
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'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 12:56pm MST
A federal judge in Seattle has sentenced the "Barefoot Bandit" to 6 1/2 years in prison for his two-year, international crime spree of break-ins, and boat and plane thefts.