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Federal regulators sue Arizona over union law
DEA event collects 188 tons of unwanted drugs
Giffords dines out in Houston with Kelly, friends
Obama visit highlights Ind. as tough state to hold
Man pleads not guilty to mall bomb near Columbine
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Feds drop Bush era endangered species policy
NY judge nixes attorney request in terror case
Ex-Del. pediatrician wants to waive jury trial
APNewsBreak: Injunction sought over Utah law
Omaha cops shoot man with sword, dressed as pirate
Defendant in 4 Calif killings to represent himself
Catholic priest named as next House chaplain
Mom suspected of killing 5 newborns set for plea
Same-sex couple seeks to suspend deportation
Competency still issue for suspect in 5 NJ murders
Govt fines online airline ticketing services
Pentagon chief: Bin Laden death a game-changer
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Woman pleads not guilty in NJ pit bull case

Federal regulators sue Arizona over union law

Posted: 06 May 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Federal labor regulators have sued the state of Arizona over a state constitutional amendment that limits how workers can choose whether they want union representation.

DEA event collects 188 tons of unwanted drugs

Posted: 06 May 2011 02:00 PM PDT

The Drug Enforcement Administration says that Americans turned in more than 188 tons of old or unwanted medicines in a second daylong, nationwide effort aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and keeping the drugs out of the water supply.

Giffords dines out in Houston with Kelly, friends

Posted: 06 May 2011 01:50 PM PDT

A spokesman for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says the congresswoman went out to dinner in Houston with her astronaut husband Mark Kelly and two good friends.

Obama visit highlights Ind. as tough state to hold

Posted: 06 May 2011 01:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama's visit to Indiana highlights its importance in 2012 -- and that it could be a tougher place to win even if Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels doesn't enter the presidential race.

Man pleads not guilty to mall bomb near Columbine

Posted: 06 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT

An ex-convict suspected of planting a homemade bomb at a Denver-area shopping mall has pleaded not guilty to charges of using a destructive device and arson.

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Posted: 06 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT

Feds drop Bush era endangered species policy

Posted: 06 May 2011 12:10 PM PDT

The Obama administration has discarded a Bush administration policy that considered state boundaries when determining endangered species protections.

NY judge nixes attorney request in terror case

Posted: 06 May 2011 12:10 PM PDT

A defendant in the New York terrorism case brought after the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa has informed a judge that he expects to be brought to the United States within months for trial.

Ex-Del. pediatrician wants to waive jury trial

Posted: 06 May 2011 12:00 PM PDT

A former Delaware pediatrician charged with sexually assaulting scores of patients over more than a decade wants to waive his right to a jury trial.

APNewsBreak: Injunction sought over Utah law

Posted: 06 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT

Two civil rights groups are asking a federal judge to stop a Utah immigration law from taking effect next week.

Omaha cops shoot man with sword, dressed as pirate

Posted: 06 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT

Omaha police say they shot a man dressed as a pirate who menaced them with a sword.

Defendant in 4 Calif killings to represent himself

Posted: 06 May 2011 10:20 AM PDT

A judge says a man charged with killing four Northern California women with matching first and last initials can act his own attorney in what is expected to be a death penalty case.

Catholic priest named as next House chaplain

Posted: 06 May 2011 09:40 AM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner says he will nominate the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy, a Catholic priest who now teaches at Jesuit High School in Portland, Ore., as the next House chaplain.

Mom suspected of killing 5 newborns set for plea

Posted: 06 May 2011 09:20 AM PDT

A northeast Pennsylvania woman suspected of killing five newborns and keeping their skeletal remains in a locked closet has negotiated a plea.

Same-sex couple seeks to suspend deportation

Posted: 06 May 2011 09:10 AM PDT

A Venezuelan salsa dancer who legally married an American man in a same-sex ceremony last year is scheduled for a deportation hearing Friday, one day after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a similar case put on hold.

Competency still issue for suspect in 5 NJ murders

Posted: 06 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT

A man charged with killing five teenagers in Newark, N.J., in 1978 has held off on dismissing his attorney.

Govt fines online airline ticketing services

Posted: 06 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Federal regulators are going after online ticketing services that fail to tell customers booking a flight on a major airline that a leg of their trip will be operated by a separate regional carrier.

Pentagon chief: Bin Laden death a game-changer

Posted: 06 May 2011 08:40 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the killing of Osama bin Laden could be game-changer for the U.S. military in Afghanistan by splitting the native Taliban from the al-Qaeda terror network.