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Souter to speak at Harvard's commencement

Published: 02/08/10

Harvard University says retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter will be the principal speaker at its spring commencement ceremony.

Judge sentences California cop killer to death

Published: 02/08/10

A judge has sentenced a 26-year-old man to death for fatally shooting a Northern California police officer in 2006.

Buffalo man accused of imprisoning 13-year-old

Published: 02/08/10

A 26-year-old Buffalo man remained jailed Monday on charges of holding a 13-year-old runaway in his house for six months, having sex with her more than 100 times and making her baby-sit his 1-year-old son.

5 killed in Conn. power plant blast are identified

Published: 02/08/10

Authorities have released the names of the five men killed in an explosion at a power plant that was under construction in a Connecticut town.

NYC man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend's cat

Published: 02/08/10

A New York City graphic designer accused of surreptitiously killing a series of his girlfriend's cats has admitted slaying one of them, a kitten found with a broken neck.

Celebrity photographer Felice Quinto dies at 80

Published: 02/08/10

Felice Quinto, a renowned celebrity photographer and the likely model for the character Paparazzo in Federico Fellini's 1960 film "La Dolce Vita," has died. He was 80.

Balloon boy dad transferred to start work-release

Published: 02/08/10

The man who pleaded guilty in the balloon boy hoax has been released from a Colorado jail to serve the rest of his sentence in a work-release program.

Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

Published: 02/08/10

Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.

On tapes, Mass. teen denies high school stabbing

Published: 02/08/10

In a recorded jailhouse conversation, a teenager charged with fatally stabbing another student at a suburban high school told a friend he was being "persecuted" because he stayed behind to help the victim.

Attorneys seek new trial for abortion doc's killer

Published: 02/08/10

Attorneys for a man convicted of murdering a prominent Kansas abortion provider have asked for a new trial or an order of acquittal for their client.

Advocates push abortion-rights license plate in Va

Published: 02/08/10

Abortion-rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two-dozen states, so now they're working to balance the bumper debate.

NYC mayor wants fed promise to pay for 9/11 trial

Published: 02/08/10

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he's skeptical that the federal government would cover the cost of trying Sept. 11 suspects in Manhattan.

Philly snow record on tap with new storm this week

Published: 02/08/10

Another huge snowstorm is expected to smack the Philadelphia area this week and make it the snowiest winter on record in the city.

Cleared drug agent in Ohio hopes return to duty

Published: 02/08/10

The attorney for a federal drug agent acquitted of framing 17 suspects in a 2005 sting in Ohio says the agent hopes to return to regular duty soon.

Former Philly officer to be charged with murder

Published: 02/08/10

An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Philadelphia police officer accused of fatally shooting a neighbor during an off-duty altercation in November.

NC mudslide evacuees urged to stay away for weeks

Published: 02/08/10

Residents are being urged to stay away from their North Carolina mountainside homes after a 30-foot-high mudslide washed over their road.

US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa

Published: 02/08/10

Marine Cpl. Jamie R. Lowe

US troops killed in Iraq and Kuwait

Published: 02/08/10

Army Spc. Brushaun X. Anderson

Man arrested after Detroit airport security breach

Published: 02/08/10

A portion of a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport has been evacuated after authorities say a man walked through a passenger screening checkpoint and refused to comply with security officers.

34 recovering from carbon monoxide at Pa. church

Published: 02/08/10

Thirty-four people are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning apparently caused by a blocked chimney in a northwestern Pennsylvania church.

New legal issue: Payment for child porn victims

Published: 02/08/10

It's been more than a decade since "Amy," as she's known in court papers, was first sexually abused by her uncle. The abuse ended long ago and he's in prison, but the pictures he made when she was 8 or 9 are among the most widely circulated child pornography images online.

Cops attack homegrown gang in Calif heartland

Published: 02/08/10

This is Bulldog Country, or so the bumper stickers say.

NY Gov. Paterson meets with lawmakers over future

Published: 02/07/10

Gov. David Paterson met privately with key Democratic leaders about his re-election plans as questions swirl around the state capitol about a variety of unproven accusations involving the Democratic governor's personal conduct.

Mo. contractor charged in bungled NJ kidnapping

Published: 02/07/10

Court documents allege kidnappers abducted a New Jersey resident thinking he was another man with the same name in a bungled effort to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of a Missouri contractor.

Winning Powerball ticket bought in North Carolina

Published: 02/07/10

A winning Powerball ticket worth more than $140 million was sold in western North Carolina.

Palin stumps for Gov. Perry in suburban Houston

Published: 02/07/10

Gov. Rick Perry has welcomed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to a rally in suburban Houston, adding some national Republican star power to his re-election campaign.

New Orleans ready to party during Super Bowl

Published: 02/07/10

The party began long before kickoff on Super Bowl Sunday in New Orleans.

A glance at 9/11 workers suing over their health

Published: 02/07/10

Here is a look at the 30 plaintiffs being considered for the first trials among the thousands who claim work at ground zero made them sick.

US colleges court Hispanic families using espanol

Published: 02/07/10

For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then translating the whole system for their parents, who don't speak English.

US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death

Published: 02/07/10

A judge is hearing arguments this week on whether the federal government should remain part of a lawsuit alleging abuse and neglect of a Chinese immigrant who died in the custody of a Rhode Island detention center two years ago.

AP IMPACT: Credibility key in 9/11 health trials

Published: 02/07/10

As the first cases in a massive battle over illnesses linked to 9/11 near trial, an Associated Press investigation has found that several of the initial 30 suits contain inconsistent or exaggerated claims about how the workers got sick or how much time they spent at ground zero.

1 dead, 4 wounded in San Francisco shooting

Published: 02/07/10

Authorities have released the name of a man fatally shot outside a nightclub early Sunday near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf.

An engineering marvel takes shape near Hoover Dam

Published: 02/07/10

Less than a mile downstream from one of the nation's best-known engineering marvels, the Hoover Dam, a second is taking shape.

Gas explosion, fire at power plant in Conn.

Published: 02/07/10

Police are reporting a gas explosion and fire at a power plant in Connecticut.

Researchers target whales in herring loss study

Published: 02/07/10

Something is holding down the herring population of Alaska's Prince William Sound, and marine scientists are tailing some rather large suspects: humpback whales.

Gibbons to deliver emergency State of State

Published: 02/07/10

Nevada's budget is so far out of balance that by one account the state could lay off every worker paid from the general fund and still be $300 million in the red. The economic downturn has hit so hard that prisons may be closed, entire colleges shuttered and thousands left without jobs.

Tribe marks massacre with burial ground gathering

Published: 02/07/10

Tribal members descend in late January each year to the burial ground near the Bear River where soldiers felled hundreds of their ancestors in one of American history's bloodiest_ but little remembered_ massacres.

Palin: Obama could win votes by playing 'war card'

Published: 02/07/10

Sarah Palin says that if President Barack Obama "played the war card," he could improve his chances of being re-elected.

Palin calls Obama budget 'immoral'

Published: 02/06/10

Sarah Palin says President Barack Obama's proposed 2011 budget is "immoral" because it increases the national debt, which she called "generational theft."

Palin: Obama administration mishandling terrorism

Published: 02/06/10

Sarah Palin says the recent attempted bombing of an airliner on Christmas Day was evidence that the Obama administration doesn't understand the war on terror.

Palin says Obama policies to be short-lived

Published: 02/06/10

Sarah Palin is predicting a good year for conservative candidates for public office, saying the policies of President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress will be short-lived.

Missionary who was held in N. Korea arrives in US

Published: 02/06/10

A Los Angeles airport spokeswoman says a commercial airplane carrying an American missionary who was detained in North Korea for 43 days has landed in Los Angeles.

House fire in Warwick, RI, kills 5, including baby

Published: 02/06/10

A house fire in Warwick, R.I., has left five people dead, including a 7-month-old baby.

Boulder authorities respond to air accident

Published: 02/06/10

Boulder County authorities are responding to reports of an air accident.

Police: California guard fabricated attack story

Published: 02/06/10

A state prison guard has been arrested for allegedly filing two false crime reports, including an attack police had called "a vicious beating."

Calif. law to free inmates early draws protests

Published: 02/06/10

A law intended to reduce inmate overcrowding by allowing early releases at state prisons and county jails is sowing confusion throughout California a month after it took effect.

Internet rape case jolts Wyoming city

Published: 02/06/10

Authorities say a Casper woman was assaulted at her front door, raped at knifepoint in her living room and left bound on the floor, and they say one of the men charged in the brutal attack claimed that he thought it was invited.

NJ teacher admits guilt in cash-for-grades scheme

Published: 02/06/10

A former social studies teacher in New Jersey has admitted pocketing "charitable donations" from students looking to improve their grades.

S. California storm brings mudslides, flooding

Published: 02/06/10

Authorities say approximately six foothill homes in wildfire burn areas northeast of Los Angeles are under mandatory evacuation orders after a pounding winter storm triggered mudslides and caused widespread flooding.

Haiti relief supplies stall in shipping limbo

Published: 02/06/10

Cases of bottled water and cardboard boxes full of blue jeans, diapers and cans of tuna are piled a several feet high in Ruth Estriplet's living room. The charity worker doesn't want to stack anything above her head so that she can see what's in the boxes.