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Attorney: Parents in balloon hoax will plead guilty

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:53:48 -0500

DENVER - The attorney for the Colorado father who reported his son floated away in a helium balloon says his client and the boy's mother will both plead guilty to charges...

Heavy rain prompts flood warnings from NC to NY

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:39:53 -0500

RICHMOND, Va. - Relentless rain is swamping a long stretch of the Atlantic seaboard, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to Long Island. The...

Maine police say woman's death suspicious

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:08:58 -0500

PORTLAND, Maine - Portland police say the death of a woman found in a city apartment is suspicious. The Portland Press Herald says police were sent to the Ocean Avenue...

2 die in NH crash, medical condition suspected

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:51:41 -0500

HOOKSETT, N.H. - Police in Hooksett say a medical condition may have played a part in a head-on collision that killed two people. Lt. Troy Cline says the driver of a pickup...

Repo man killed, another wounded in Georgia

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:49:01 -0500

ATLANTA - Police are searching for a gunman who killed a repo man and critically wounded another as they tried to repossess his car in south Fulton County. Police spokesman...

RI boy's wheelchair stolen

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:47:59 -0500

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence mother is asking for the person who stole her 4-year-old special need son's wheelchair to return it no questions asked. Latarcia Bonds...

Christmas tree going up in NY's Rockefeller Center

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:32:27 -0500

NEW YORK - A 76-foot Norway spruce is getting ready for its close-up, just blocks from the Broadway theater district. Crews cut down the 10-ton tree Wednesday at the Easton,...

NH man facing 20 years for Maine business fires

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:30:41 -0500

PORTLAND, Maine - A 30-year-old New Hampshire man is facing up to 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on charges he set a fire in Yarmouth that destroyed 26 businesses. Everett...

One Powerball jackpot winner

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:03:50 -0500

ORLANDO, Fla. - 1 ticket sold in Kansas for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 8-12-14-22-29 Powerball: 22 (eight, twelve,...

Remains of 10th person ID'd from Cleveland house

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:02:44 -0500

CLEVELAND - Authorities in Cleveland have identified a 10th woman whose remains were discovered at the home of an accused serial killer. Police Lt. Thomas Stacho says...

Investigators found at fault for Wii bowling incident

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:57:05 -0500

BARTOW, Fla. - Some members of a task force that was caught on camera playing a video game while executing a search warrant will receive retraining. A Polk County Sheriff's...

Jury weighs death penalty in TV anchorwoman case

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:09:26 -0500

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A jury that convicted a man of capital murder in the beating death of an Arkansas TV anchorwoman will weigh Thursday whether to impose the death penalty. Jurors...

Fort Hood suspect's behavior raised red flags to supervisors

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:57:58 -0500

WASHINGTON - Doctors supervising Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's medical training discussed several concerns about the Muslim doctor's behavior at Walter Reed Army...

TV news anchorwoman's attacker guilty of murder

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:48:07 -0500

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A man was convicted of capital murder yesterday for beating an Arkansas TV anchorwoman so brutally that her face was shattered and she never regained consciousness...

Happy ending for ex-fighting dogs

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:11:36 -0500

ST. LOUIS - Dozens of American pit bull terriers netted in the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history are finding homes despite some who predicted aggression or trauma would...

Woman mauled by chimp: I don't 'look backwards'

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:08:09 -0500

CHICAGO - A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee revealed her heavily disfigured face on television yesterday, saying she is blind and has to eat through...

Deer hunter outfoxes dad who abducted daughter, 2

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:39:10 -0500

SANFORD, Maine - A deer hunter convinced a Maine dad to surrender to police more than a day after he abducted his 2-year-old daughter and triggered the state's first...

Gay rights law passes with Mormon support

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:23:14 -0500

SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake...

Missouri relatives charged with kid sex crimes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:21:57 -0500

LEXINGTON, Mo. - Authorities yesterday were searching a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containing notes written more than 15 years ago...

Topless java oasis reopens

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:20:18 -0500

VASSALBORO, Maine - The Grand View Topless Coffee shop in Vassalboro, Maine, is back in business. Tuesday, the town planning board gave Donald Crabtree permission to operate...

Feds: Swine flu kills 4,000 in U.S.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:51 -0500

ATLANTA - Federal health officials now say 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu - about four times the estimate they've been using. The new, higher...

Doctors were wary of alleged shooter

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:08:44 -0500

WASHINGTON - A military official said doctors overseeing Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's medical training discussed concerns about his zealous religious views and strange behavior...

LAPD hunts man they say poured acid on girlfriend

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:00:01 -0500

LOS ANGELES - Police in Los Angeles are seeking a man they say tortured, raped and poured battery acid on his girlfriend during a Halloween attack. Police say 30-year-old...

Michigan farm expert opens Marijuana U.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:03:20 -0500

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Nearly a year after voters in this economically disadvantaged state overwhelmingly passed a ballot initiative approving the consumption of medicinal marijuana,...

Gene found that seems key in evolution of speech

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:08:23 -0500

WASHINGTON - Chimps, our nearest relative, don't talk. We do. Now scientists have pinpointed a mutation in a gene that might help explain the difference. The mutation...