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• Murder, rape charges pending in Philly stranglings
• First lady wears McQueen to state dinner
• Calif city rejects Fcebook shaming of DUI suspects
• Analysis: US-China tensions may grow again
• Prison for La. man in 2008 Miss. River oil spill
• LA school officer shot off campus
• Boehner a no-show at White House state dinner
• Detroit police arrest person of interest in rapes
• Judge gives former Ill. sheriff life in prison
• Army officer sentenced to 5 years for bribery
• Obama hosts Hu as world powers seek common ground
• Suspect in 4 Boston slayings pleads not guilty
• Missing NC honor student case baffles Md. police
• Sen. Reid calls China's Hu a 'dictator'
• Andrus: Idaho set up to become nuclear waste site
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• NM teacher on leave after locking up student
• High court hears case on corporate privacy
• GOP investigative hearing to probe bailouts
• Adm. Mullen's wife faints at White House ceremony

Murder, rape charges pending in Philly stranglings Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:21 PM PST Philadelphia authorities say a transient linked by DNA to the stranglings of three young women in a high-crime city neighborhood last year will be formally arraigned on charges that include rape and murder.

First lady wears McQueen to state dinner Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:21 PM PST Michelle Obama chose a red Alexander McQueen gown with black details for the state dinner she and President Barack Obama were hosting Wednesday night in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Calif city rejects Fcebook shaming of DUI suspects Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:01 PM PST Police will not be posting the mug shots of habitual drunken driving suspects on Facebook.

Analysis: US-China tensions may grow again Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:51 PM PST Despite the pomp, pageantry and vows of cooperation, tensions between the United States and China are likely to grow -- not shrink -- after President Barack Obama's summit meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Prison for La. man in 2008 Miss. River oil spill Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:51 PM PST The co-owner of a company whose towboat was involved in an oil spill that closed part of the Mississippi River for nearly a week has been sentenced to 21 months in prison.

LA school officer shot off campus Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST A Los Angeles school police officer has been shot outside a San Fernando Valley school but his bulletproof vest took the hit.

Boehner a no-show at White House state dinner Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:20 PM PST House Speaker John Boehner's decision to skip the White House state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, following his declining to join President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One last week, has again raised the question of whether the two political leaders are having trouble getting along.

Detroit police arrest person of interest in rapes Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:11 PM PST Detroit police say they've arrested a "person of interest" in a series of rapes that have terrorized the city's east side since Jan. 1.

Judge gives former Ill. sheriff life in prison Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:01 PM PST A federal judge has ordered a life sentence for a southern Illinois sheriff convicted of trafficking marijuana on the job and later trying to have two potential witnesses against him killed.

Army officer sentenced to 5 years for bribery Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST A Colorado Army officer who pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for awarding contracts to foreign companies has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Obama hosts Hu as world powers seek common ground Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST Touching on a key source of tension between the U.S. and China, President Barack Obama greeted Chinese President Hu Jintao Wednesday by stressing the need for nations to observe universal human rights. Hu responded with a call for both countries to respect each other's core interests.

Suspect in 4 Boston slayings pleads not guilty Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:31 AM PST A Boston man has pleaded not guilty in connection with the killings of four people during a drug-related robbery.

Missing NC honor student case baffles Md. police Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:21 AM PST It's been more than three weeks since a North Carolina honor student disappeared while visiting relatives in Baltimore, and investigators have few if any leads.

Sen. Reid calls China's Hu a 'dictator' Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:21 AM PST Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has labeled Chinese President Hu Jintao (hoo jihn-tow) a "dictator." But the Nevada Democrat, known for his gaffes, quickly acknowledged he perhaps shouldn't have used the word.

Andrus: Idaho set up to become nuclear waste site Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:10 AM PST Former Democratic Gov. Cecil Andrus said he's troubled by a new deal that would allow even small amounts of nuclear waste to be shipped to eastern Idaho.

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NM teacher on leave after locking up student Posted: 19 Jan 2011 09:03 AM PST A shop teacher at a New Mexico high school has been put on paid on leave after cell phone video surfaced of her locking up a student in an outdoor cage.

High court hears case on corporate privacy Posted: 19 Jan 2011 08:41 AM PST The Supreme Court has indicated that corporations may not assert personal privacy interests to prevent the government from releasing documents about them under the federal freedom of information law.

GOP investigative hearing to probe bailouts Posted: 19 Jan 2011 08:41 AM PST The House's major investigative committee will explore financial bailouts and the foreclosure crisis on Jan. 26, in the panel's initial hearing this year.

Adm. Mullen's wife faints at White House ceremony Posted: 19 Jan 2011 08:21 AM PST Adm. Mike Mullen's wife, Deborah, fainted during the White House arrival ceremony for Chinese President Hu Jintao (hoo jihn-tow) but officials say she quickly recovered.

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