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Coast Guard: 7 punished for hazing aboard ship
Egyptian pleads guilty in NYC hotel sex-assault
Former Detroit mayor to be released from prison
Judge approves viewing of Jackson film outtakes
Rising numbers of Venezuelans seek exile in US
Sarah Palin film premieres in Iowa theater Tuesday
Report: Man shot at Ore business, suspect arrested
APNewsbreak: Judge dismisses Prince from suit
Jury set for trial of Ohioan charged in 11 deaths
Unions scuttle Conn. budget deal; layoffs eyed
Suspect in NY fire pleads not guilty
US steps ups pressure on Gaza flotilla activists
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Pollution found in Pa. wells near site of blowout
NJ governor suggests Washington follow NJ's lead
BP: Don't give Gulf fail-safe device to Transocean
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Ratio of students to each counselor, by state

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Average number of students assigned to each guidance counselor in 2008-2009, by state: Alabama, 398

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Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Coast Guard: 7 punished for hazing aboard ship

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Seven Coast Guard crew members have been punished for tying down fellow crew members and stripping them of their clothing in hazing incidents, and officials said Friday that they have finished investigating the allegations.

Egyptian pleads guilty in NYC hotel sex-assault

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT

An Egyptian businessman has admitted kissing a housekeeper's face and touching her breasts without her permission at a posh New York City hotel.

Former Detroit mayor to be released from prison

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

The Michigan parole board voted Friday to release former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prison after more than a year behind bars for violating probation in a criminal case that forced him out of office in 2008.

Judge approves viewing of Jackson film outtakes

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Both the defense and prosecution in the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor have won permission to view raw footage of rehearsals from which the concert movie "This Is It" was made.

Rising numbers of Venezuelans seek exile in US

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT

A growing number of Venezuelans are fleeing to the United States and seeking political asylum.

Sarah Palin film premieres in Iowa theater Tuesday

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT

A public relations firm says a film about former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will premiere in the small central Iowa town of Pella.

Report: Man shot at Ore business, suspect arrested

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:31 AM PDT

A TV station says a shooting at a Eugene business has left an employee wounded and a suspect has been arrested.

APNewsbreak: Judge dismisses Prince from suit

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:21 AM PDT

A federal judge has dismissed Blackwater founder Erik Prince from a civil lawsuit alleging his former security firm cheated the government in bills it submitted for protecting government employees in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jury set for trial of Ohioan charged in 11 deaths

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:11 AM PDT

A jury has been seated in the Cleveland trial of a man charged with killing 11 women and hiding their bodies in his home and backyard.

Unions scuttle Conn. budget deal; layoffs eyed

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:01 AM PDT

A union vote on Friday scuttled a labor-concessions package that the governor was counting on to balance a two-year state budget, setting the stage for cuts that could include thousands of layoffs.

Suspect in NY fire pleads not guilty

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT

An 18-year-old student has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in a case that has brought unusual attention to a Hasidic Jewish enclave in New York.

US steps ups pressure on Gaza flotilla activists

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT

The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on activists planning to challenge Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza Strip, warning that they will face action from Israeli authorities and that American participants may also be violating U.S. law.

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Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT

Pollution found in Pa. wells near site of blowout

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Federal environmental officials say that testing has revealed contamination in three private water wells following an April blowout at a Pennsylvania natural gas drilling site.

NJ governor suggests Washington follow NJ's lead

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT

Gov. Chris Christie thinks politicians in Washington could learn a thing or two from New Jersey.

BP: Don't give Gulf fail-safe device to Transocean

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 06:50 AM PDT

BP and Transocean are at odds over who should get possession of a key piece of evidence in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill investigation once additional testing is complete.