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5 Long Beach high school students arrested in alleged groping of 9th-grade girls on campus

Gunman fatally wounds Ore. passenger, dies in exchange of gunfire with police

Closed communist-era factories reap windfall profit for Ukraine but problem for climate deal

Pursuit of a scoop about Stalin's grandson put AP reporter in the thick of the Cold War

3-alarm fire on Atlantic City boardwalk pier under control; 3 shops damaged

UC Santa Cruz building still occupied in 3rd day of protest over fee hike, budget cuts

Biden says Dems have more momentum than ever in health care debate, dismisses `noisy' critics

Man fatally stabbed on NYC subway in fight with another passenger over seat, police say

4 injured on San Francisco cable car after cable problem causes a sudden, jarring stop

Fort Hood shooting suspect will remain hospitalized initially during pretrial confinement

Court-martial finds ex-Air Force nurse not guilty of killing 3 terminally ill patients

Wardens: Calif. fisherman shot sea lion in Sacramento River, faces animal cruelty charges

AP News in Brief

Fort Benning officials investigate suspicious note, package found at Ga. Army post

In 1 month, a vigil, a special salute and goodbyes _ war in Afghanistan ripples across America

Mental health cases stress police, emergency workers; patients end up in justice system

Jury finds NC man scared grandmother to death during kidnapping; he faces life in prison

Education for brightest students struggles without backing of federal government, report says

Postal Service to allow volunteers in Alaska town to write 'Dear Santa' responses

Resort island Saipan reeling after gunman opens fire; 2 children among dead

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Police: Thieves kill 5 in rural Arkansas for expensive wheel rims, flat-screen televisions

CA judge rules there's enough evidence to try late porn mogul's son in ex-girlfriend's death

Army allows media at Palin event in North Carolina despite concerns about anti-Obama politics

California investigates whether churches were cheated by leasing companies

Police say NC man raped and killed 5-year-old girl the same day he kidnapped her

Car strikes crowd of 10 outside Alabama school; 1 adult killed, 9 children injured

LA prosecutors say no appeal of Missouri mom's dismissed conviction in MySpace suicide case

Hearing ends with prosecutor calling alleged Maui spy difficult to work with but competent

Obituaries in the news

3-year-old leads toddler to safety in mobile home fire near Phoenix that kills mother

Authorities say man who fastened lizards to chest caught at Los Angeles airport customs

Parents in case of Liberian girl allegedly raped by 4 boys arrested on abuse charges

Levi Johnston's mother gets 3 years in painkiller distribution case

GOP congressmen criticize settlement with Sacramento mayor's nonprofit over use of grants

At least 842 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,364 Friday, according to Associated Press count

Workers rescue 35 elementary school students from burning bus on NYC bridge; no injuries

2 former judges granted partial judicial immunity in NE Pa. kids-for-cash kickback lawsuit

Wyoming files new lawsuit challenging Yellowstone snowmobile rules

Plea bargain reached in case against woman accused in Wal-Mart altercation

Police make 3rd arrest in shooting death of off-duty Las Vegas police officer

Teen pleads guilty to murdering Border Patrol agent during robbery try

Appeals court rules against Oregon high school teacher who wants to take her gun to class

Attorney seeks psychiatric care for Mo. teen facing murder charge in death of 9-year-old girl

UN children's convention at 20: Indian boy embodies the plight of millions of downtrodden kids

Fired psychiatrist says Marines suffering from stress are getting shoddy care at Camp Lejeune

LA jurors noted for anti-police leanings a concern for former transit officer's murder trial

Prosecutors charge former Marine with 6 counts of murder in death of 'Cathouse' star, others

Missouri jury deliberates on case of black school teacher who says white police assaulted her

UN committee targets Iran's human rights violations and crackdown on election opponents

Sears Tower terror plot ringleader sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison by Fla. federal judge

Overweight students at university in Pennsylvania told to take fitness class or risk diplomas

End of an era: Brunswick Naval Air Station's planes to depart as base readies for closing

Panel of SC lawmakers will begin discussing impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford next week

Lawyer: Ohio's new lethal-injection plan amounts to asking court to approve human experiment

Independent scientists say program can extend life of nation's nuclear weapons for decades

Rudy Giuliani returns to the spotlight, but for what reason is anyone's guess

Del. diocese: Pedophile priests should receive retirement benefits despite sexual abuse

Prison official: Man released after 17 years in prison on now-overturned NYC murder conviction

Key player of 1990s anti-government movement resurfaces, as citizen militias rise again

NY man convicted of endangerment after leaving his father, 85, in hot car, finding him dead

Indianapolis man convicted in slayings of 7 gets life sentence, compares self to Christ

Arkansas officials: FBI investigating police officer's use of stun gun on 10-year-old girl

Air taxi emergency landing in Alaska smooth as runway; pilot kept his cool on tundra

Birth control for bison aims to reduce size of herd on Santa Catalina Island off LA coast

Arizona family begs burglars for return of music box holding ashes of 5-month old son

AP IMPACT: As military academies seek diversity, urban lawmakers often make fewest nominations

Mo. woman whose nearly 370 animals were seized gets probation in child endangerment case

Congressional districts with the fewest military academy nominations in the past 5 years

San Francisco's 'public option' - a city-run health care program - informs national debate

Cleanup after Washington landslide moves forward with effort to save stranded fish

Leonardo da Vinci exhibition of futuristic inventions opens in New York's Times Square

Key UN committee approves resolution criticizing widespread human rights violations in NKorea

NJ dad trying to get son back from Brazil to testify before congressional human rights panel

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad

Plea deal reached for 1 of 7 suspects in Pa. steel town's series of arsons

U.S.-trained scientist and al-Qaida suspect says she's innocent and will boycott NY trial

Texas inmate executed after governor rejects clemency recommendation from parole board

Jurors in Baltimore mayor's theft trial keep asking questions after they are dismissed for day

Judge rules ex-sailor granted conditional pardon can be retried in rape, murder case

Officers shot, suspect killed after apparent bank robbery, chase in suburban Denver

Vowing to be jailhouse lawyer, NY ex-lawyer surrenders at federal courthouse

Police: 800-pound SC man dies after 8 months in recliner; wife says he was ready to see Jesus

Police: Family members of 6 charged in Mo. child sex case remember posing with naked men

UC regents vote to reopen troubled Los Angeles hospital partly closed because of negligence

Deputy says suspect in 6 slayings in Tenn. asked to hug daughter before being cuffed at scene

Minn. man indicted on terror charges is 7th to face counts in missing Somalis investigation

AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek UN treaty to protect religion from blasphemy

3 teens accused of setting 15-year-old Fla. boy on fire plead not guilty to attempted murder

UN urges help for 1 billion deprived children and hundreds of millions affected by violence

Sen. John Kerry's eldest daughter arrested in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk

Woman awarded nearly $3 million to settle claim she was raped while working for KBR in Iraq

NYC jury in 'Junior' Gotti case goes home for weekend after signaling possible deadlock

Philadelphia jury convicts confessed cop killer of 1st degree murder, penalty phase next

Merchant sea captain held by pirates, Navy rescue crew reunited in Virginia

Federal officials in Md. indict 19 alleged gang members on racketeering conspiracy charges

More college students want to study abroad but pack their dreams away, daunted by economy

It came from the popcorn bucket: Group finds high saturated fat, calories in movie popcorn

Feds back plan to remove 5 million pounds of unwanted carp from Utah lake to save other fish

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