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- Mom says Ind. school shooting suspect was troubled
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- Pa. wants to cut off gas-drilling wastewater
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- A decade post-riot, Cincinnati's image recovering
- Duke lacrosse accuser charged with murder
- Ariz. governor vetoes presidential birth bill
- 15-state tornado system deadliest string since ’08
- New suspension adds to traffic controller woes
| Police: Dead stowaway likely got on as plane idled Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:51 PM PDT A teenager who died after stowing away in the wheel well of a jet flying from Charlotte to Boston likely got onto the plane as it idled for more than half an hour waiting for takeoff, according to a report released by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.           |
| CIA declassifies WWI-era secret documents Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:51 PM PDT The CIA is declassifying secrets for writing with invisible ink and even opening sealed letters without detection: state-of-the-art spying techniques from World War I.  |
| Obama's pulpit is bully, but GOP keeps charging Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:51 PM PDT Running for re-election, President Barack Obama is employing powers not available to his Republican challengers. Just this week he's holding town halls in three states, arriving in grand style on Air Force One and granting coveted interviews to local TV news anchors.  |
| Man charged with sex assault at Denver airport Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:41 PM PDT A Portland man suspected of raping a 22-year-old woman at Denver International Airport has been charged with one count of sexual assault.  |
| Report: US national lab needs more cyber controls Posted: 19 Apr 2011 01:21 PM PDT A federal report released Tuesday says Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California failed to set up adequate cyber security controls and possibly compromised the lab's ability to protect some sensitive information.  |
| Duck boats returning to Philly after fatal crash Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:21 PM PDT Duck boat tours are returning to the Delaware River in Philadelphia on Thursday, more than nine months after a collision between a tourist boat and a barge killed two exchange students.  |
| Victims' families observe OKC bombing anniversary Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:11 PM PDT More than 300 people have gathered at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum to mark the 16th anniversary of the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building that killed 168 people.  |
| Apple hit by lawsuit over in-app purchases by kids Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:01 PM PDT Apple is facing a lawsuit from a Pennsylvania man whose 9-year-old daughter racked up $200 buying "Zombie Toxin" and other game items on an iPod.  |
| Health chief Seblius contrasts Medicare proposals Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:51 AM PDT A top U.S. health official said she cannot rule out future cost increases to Medicare beneficiaries, but predicted a Republican budget-cutting proposal would force beneficiaries to pay much more for health insurance.  |
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| Mom says Ind. school shooting suspect was troubled Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:32 AM PDT The mother of a 15-year-old boy accused in a central Indiana school shooting says her drinking fueled her son's anger.  |
| Prosecutor: Texas dad admits disabled son drowned Posted: 19 Apr 2011 09:11 AM PDT Prosecutors say a Houston father of a disabled 10-year-old boy whose decomposing body was found in a cardboard box over the weekend admitted to a relative that his son drowned in a bathtub after he left him to go to the store.  |
| In NY, ex-Soviet officer claims US threatened him Posted: 19 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT A former Soviet military officer charged with trying to sell weapons to a terrorist group says U.S. agents warned he could face hunger, disease and rape in Thailand jails if he did not talk to them.  |
| Pa. wants to cut off gas-drilling wastewater Posted: 19 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT Citing potentially unsafe drinking water, Pennsylvania called on companies drilling in the Marcellus Shale natural gas formation to stop taking wastewater to 15 treatment plants by May 19.  |
| Police: Slain Mich. officer shot in head and chest Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:51 AM PDT Authorities say a public safety officer died after he was shot in the head and chest during a gun battle in southwestern Michigan. The suspected gunman later turned the weapon on himself.  |
| A decade post-riot, Cincinnati's image recovering Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:41 AM PDT Mayor Mark Mallory has shown he has some winning pitches for Cincinnati. Sporting dreadlocks and picking up dead animals on city streets in the CBS reality show "Undercover Boss," appearing with Justin Bieber on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and going on national TV to join in the fun over his remarkably bad ceremonial first pitch at a Cincinnati Reds opener, ...  |
| Duke lacrosse accuser charged with murder Posted: 19 Apr 2011 04:21 AM PDT A murder charge against the woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her is but the latest problem for a woman friends say is still haunted by the stigma of the lacrosse case.  |
| Ariz. governor vetoes presidential birth bill Posted: 18 Apr 2011 09:54 PM PDT PHOENIX — Arizona Governor Jan Brewer yesterday vetoed a bill that would have required President Obama and other presidential candidates to prove their US citizenship before their names could appear on the state's ballot.  |
| 15-state tornado system deadliest string since ’08 Posted: 18 Apr 2011 09:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON — The deadly swarm of twisters that battered up to 15 states over three days last week may have been the worst tornado cluster in three years and among the top 10 three-day outbreaks recorded in the United States.  |
| New suspension adds to traffic controller woes Posted: 18 Apr 2011 09:49 PM PDT The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said yesterday that he is infuriated that air traffic controllers have been caught snoozing on the job, but insisted the government will not permit its controllers to nap during breaks to fight fatigue.  |
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