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Murder trial to start for Fla. mom Casey Anthony

Posted: 08 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT

The trial of Casey Anthony, the young mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, is drawing so much media attention that the judge is keeping the location of jury selection secret until the proceedings begin Monday.

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Police: Camera catches Okla. wife setting fire

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Authorities say a central Oklahoma man hid a camera in a backyard grill to catch whoever set fires on his property and unexpectedly captured images of his wife starting a blaze.

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50 Alaska homes evacuated after explosives found

Posted: 08 May 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Alaska State Troopers say residents were evacuated from about 50 homes in a small town after authorities found 550 pounds of explosives in an abandoned station wagon.

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In the Delta, a new flood brings back old fears

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT

As the crest in the Mississippi River rolls toward the heart of the Delta, the great flood of 1927 is on a lot of minds.

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Plane cleared to fly after 'security threat' in NM

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT

A Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to San Diego that was diverted to Albuquerque, N.M. on Sunday has been cleared to take off again after authorities found "no suspicious devices" on the plane, an FBI spokesman said.

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Body found inside demolished Atlanta home

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Atlanta police and fire officials say a woman's body was found in the attic of a house that was being torn down.

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Posted: 08 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

NY lawmakers eye bin Laden bounty for 9/11 victims

Posted: 08 May 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Two congressmen from New York City say that up to $50 million in Osama bin Laden bounty money should go to first responders, survivors and families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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How a networking immigrant became a spy

Posted: 08 May 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Locked in a federal penitentiary in the Arizona desert, Tai Kuo spends his days helping with the cooking, teaching language classes and tennis, making new friends.

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Cut would eliminate NH's pool inspection program

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Resort owner Peter Spanos doesn't support big government regulations but fears a proposal to eliminate New Hampshire's public pool and spa inspection program will mean more pool-related illnesses in a state that receives 34 million visits annually.

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Together, Phoebe and Tyler alerted us to a crisis

Posted: 08 May 2011 09:40 AM PDT

Two high-profile teen suicides that prompted a national debate about bullying took major turns in court last week.

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In tornado-stricken Ala., shock yields to grief

Posted: 08 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT

The 7-year-old girl plugged her ears and shook her head as her mother told a Red Cross social worker about their brush with death. Nakarah Britt didn't want to relive the terror of a tornado bearing down on their Birmingham apartment.

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La Nina brings flood risks and drought to the West

Posted: 08 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT

La Nina has made for extreme weather across the West -- bringing joy to skiers and urban water managers yet flood and fire worries elsewhere.

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Train entering NJ station crashes; minor injuries

Posted: 08 May 2011 07:20 AM PDT

A train pulling into the station struck an abutment Sunday morning, injuring dozens of people and shutting down service indefinitely, authorities said.

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Cheney undecided on heart transplant operation

Posted: 08 May 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he hasn't decided whether to seek a heart transplant.

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Bin Laden's death a tough subject for the pulpit

Posted: 08 May 2011 06:20 AM PDT

The killing of Osama bin Laden, a man who was America's face of evil for nearly a decade, left Christians, Jews and Muslims relieved, proud or even jubilant. For their religious leaders, it was sometimes hard to know just what to say about that.

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US official: bin Laden haul is biggest ever

Posted: 08 May 2011 06:10 AM PDT

The national security adviser for the White House says the material seized from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan amounts to the largest cache of intelligence ever gathered from any single terrorist.

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AP NewsBreak: Iowa GOP donors court NJ's Christie

Posted: 08 May 2011 05:44 AM PDT

Some of Iowa's top Republican campaign contributors, unhappy with their choices in the developing presidential field, are venturing to New Jersey in hopes they can persuade first-term Gov. Chris Christie to run. The entreaty is the latest sign of dissatisfaction within the GOP over the crop of candidates competing for the chance to run against President Barack Obama in 2012.

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Health care costs a hefty price tag for Pentagon

Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 AM PDT

A military built for fighting wars is looking more and more like a health care entitlement program.

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Posted: 08 May 2011 05:20 AM PDT