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Warrant issued for man in Houston school shooting
Obama celebrates Jewish contributions to US
National Zoo panda has signs of possible pregnancy
DA seeks to drop nepotism case against TX judge
SPIN METER: On health care, it's Newt vs. Newt
Pa. lawsuit: Whites told they can't teach blacks
Costly Miss. River closure meant to protect levees
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Yale suspends Bushes' fraternity for sexist chants
Former Md. county exec pleads guilty to extortion
ACLU says Colo. immigrant settles detention case
Company abandoning pipeline project in Alaska
NJ woman's plane photos of space shuttle go viral
Church member pleads guilty in NH teen rape case
Some fishing fines returned after investigation
Teen charged in brutal torture slaying takes stand
Feds unveil plan to combat bat-killing fungus
APNewsBreak: Settlement ends sweat lodge lawsuit
3-foot alligator captured in western NY yard
Obama: Mideast peace 'more vital than ever'

Warrant issued for man in Houston school shooting

Posted: 17 May 2011 01:30 PM PDT

A warrant has been issued for a man accused of allowing a 6-year-old boy access to a gun that the child accidentally fired inside an elementary school cafeteria in Houston.

Obama celebrates Jewish contributions to US

Posted: 17 May 2011 01:30 PM PDT

During a hectic week of Mideast policymaking, President Barack Obama has honored the contributions of Jews to America.

National Zoo panda has signs of possible pregnancy

Posted: 17 May 2011 01:30 PM PDT

Scientists at the National Zoo say they have detected a rise in hormone levels in the female giant panda, Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) that could indicate she may give birth or end a false pregnancy by early July.

DA seeks to drop nepotism case against TX judge

Posted: 17 May 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Prosecutors in West Texas say they will seek to drop a corruption case against a state judge already imprisoned for a bribery scandal in which he requested sexual favors.

SPIN METER: On health care, it's Newt vs. Newt

Posted: 17 May 2011 01:19 PM PDT

An official presidential candidate for less than a week, Newt Gingrich already finds himself in hot water with conservatives for suggesting he supports health care mandates while at the same time deriding a Republican budget proposal that would replace Medicare with vouchers.

Pa. lawsuit: Whites told they can't teach blacks

Posted: 17 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Four white Philadelphia teachers charge in federal race-bias lawsuits that a black principal suggested they were unfit to teach black students.

Costly Miss. River closure meant to protect levees

Posted: 17 May 2011 12:04 PM PDT

The Coast Guard has interrupted shipping along the country's busiest inland waterway over fears that the bulging Mississippi River could strain levees that protect hundreds of thousands from flooding. Already, thousands have sought refuge from floodwaters up and down the river.

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Posted: 17 May 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Yale suspends Bushes' fraternity for sexist chants

Posted: 17 May 2011 12:00 PM PDT

A prestigious Yale fraternity that counts both Bush presidents among its alumni is being banned from recruiting and activities on campus for five years after pledges were ordered to chant obscenities against women.

Former Md. county exec pleads guilty to extortion

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT

The former county executive of a Washington, D.C. suburb has pleaded guilty to federal charges of extortion and witness and evidence tampering arising from an FBI investigation into pay-to-play business dealings.

ACLU says Colo. immigrant settles detention case

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:40 AM PDT

An immigrant suspected of being in the country illegally could receive $90,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully held in a suburban Denver jail for 47 days.

Company abandoning pipeline project in Alaska

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:20 AM PDT

A company is dropping its bid to build a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska, saying it didn't get the agreements necessary to justify continuing.

NJ woman's plane photos of space shuttle go viral

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

A bird's-eye view of the space shuttle's historic penultimate journey is getting hundreds of thousands of views online after a New Jersey woman recorded it from her airplane seat.

Church member pleads guilty in NH teen rape case

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

A New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty to sexual assault in the 1997 rape of a 15-year-old fellow church member who got pregnant and was later shipped by church leaders to another state to have her baby.

Some fishing fines returned after investigation

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

The U.S. Commerce Secretary has ordered tens of thousands of dollars in fines returned to fishermen after a special investigator determined the penalties were excessive or unjust.

Teen charged in brutal torture slaying takes stand

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

An 18-year-old Pennsylvania woman charged with instigating the torture murder of a mentally disabled friend has taken the stand in her own defense.

Feds unveil plan to combat bat-killing fungus

Posted: 17 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

The Interior Department is unveiling a national plan to combat a fungus that has killed more than a million bats in the eastern and southern United States and is spreading west.

APNewsBreak: Settlement ends sweat lodge lawsuit

Posted: 17 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

The owners of an Arizona retreat where a self-help author's sweat lodge ceremony turned deadly have settled a lawsuit brought by the victims' families and other participants.