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iPhone secrets among tips that led to arrests
Retiree writes $10K check to thank California
700K Ecstasy tabs seized, Customs agent arrested
Man cleared in alleged NY hate attack on imam
Donors replace torched Birmingham Christmas tree
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Father of 3 missing boys: 'Organization' has them
Administration plans stepped-up fight against carp
Arrest made in California shootout that killed 2
Feds agree to draft recovery plan for parrot
Lawyer for disgraced celebrity adviser is arrested
Courts may not get last word in health care fight
Fla. wife accused in NY killing unhappy with jail
Wal-Mart recalls 2.2 million electric heaters
White House: Pass giant year-end spending bill
Cartwright: Russia deal won't hurt missile defense
US concerned about terror attacks during holidays
Police search NY home in beach-corpses probe
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Apparent homemade bombs are found in Conn. home

iPhone secrets among tips that led to arrests

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST

Secrets about Apple Inc.'s iPhone were among insider trading tips that led to the arrests Thursday of three employees at public companies and a sales executive at a California expert-networking firm, authorities said as they boosted to six the number of arrests in a wide-ranging Wall Street insider trading probe.

Retiree writes $10K check to thank California

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST

A South Carolina retiree is doing his part to help California close its massive budget deficit.

700K Ecstasy tabs seized, Customs agent arrested

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST

Prosecutors in Georgia say they have seized 700,000 tabs of Ecstasy and have charged a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent along with 13 others in what they say was a large-scale drug trafficking scheme.

Man cleared in alleged NY hate attack on imam

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST

A transportation police officer has been cleared of all criminal charges after being accused of aiding a bias-fueled beating of a Muslim religious leader in a subway station.

Donors replace torched Birmingham Christmas tree

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:51 PM PST

Donors have replaced the city of Birmingham's Christmas tree after it was torched in a downtown park.

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Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:51 PM PST

Father of 3 missing boys: 'Organization' has them

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:41 AM PST

The father of three missing Michigan brothers says he gave them to someone from an "organization" who visited his home on Thanksgiving.

Administration plans stepped-up fight against carp

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST

The Obama administration says it will step up efforts to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, even though closing Chicago-area shipping locks is off the table.

Arrest made in California shootout that killed 2

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:21 AM PST

Authorities say a suspect is in custody after a shootout at a California strip mall that killed two people, including a mother as she protected her toddler, and injured five others.

Feds agree to draft recovery plan for parrot

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:21 AM PST

The federal government has agreed to draft a recovery plan for an endangered parrot with a historical range that included Arizona and New Mexico.

Lawyer for disgraced celebrity adviser is arrested

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:20 AM PST

Federal authorities say they've arrested a one-time attorney for a financial adviser to celebrity clients.

Courts may not get last word in health care fight

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 09:51 AM PST

Opponents of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law are a cheering a federal court ruling that one of its core provisions is unconstitutional. They may not realize that Obama has a fallback option that also could do the job.

Fla. wife accused in NY killing unhappy with jail

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST

A Florida woman accused of arranging her millionaire husband's killing is complaining about spending months in jail before her New York trial.

Wal-Mart recalls 2.2 million electric heaters

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recalled about 2.2 million electric heaters Thursday after receiving reports of burn injuries and property damage from fire.

White House: Pass giant year-end spending bill

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 09:51 AM PST

The White House is pressing for passage of a $1.27 trillion year-end spending bill despite the inclusion of thousands of congressional pet projects that President Barack Obama had vowed to oppose.

Cartwright: Russia deal won't hurt missile defense

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 09:51 AM PST

Marine Gen. James Cartwright says a stalled nuclear deal with Russia will not create any barriers to America's ability to move forward on missile defense.

US concerned about terror attacks during holidays

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:02 AM PST

Counterterrorism officials are warning about threats to the U.S. from al-Qaida and affiliated groups during this holiday season.

Police search NY home in beach-corpses probe

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 07:55 AM PST

Police investigating the discovery of four bodies in a remote New York beach area have removed a sport utility vehicle from a Long Island home where a missing New Jersey woman was last seen.