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• Report: Federal air safety program falling short
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• Obama honors Colorado victims with military ties
• House leader says facts first before any gun bill
• Contempt motion dropped against Ky. teenager
• Feds: Helicopter in fatal Arizona crash hit cable
• Judge assails prosecutors in Somali pirate case
• Students workers casualty of Calif. budget cuts
• AP IMPACT: Gas line safety valves resisted
• $1.3 million money laundering case to open in Nev.
• A look at the lives of Colorado shooting victims
• Navy radio might be crippling Conn. garage doors
• Senate has moment of silence for Colorado victims
• For first lady, Olympic trip is 'dream come true'
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• Exchange sponsor says it will fight suspension
• Chicago to settle 2 more police torture lawsuits
• Man confesses in Texas to 1970s Oregon murders
• 4.8M US employees have access to nation's secrets
• FAA official: Radar center will be in New York

Report: Federal air safety program falling short Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:59 PM PDT A government watchdog says a program that encourages air traffic controllers to report their mistakes is amassing data, but the information isn't being effectively used to improve safety.

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Obama honors Colorado victims with military ties Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT President Barack Obama has honored four victims of the Colorado theater attack who had ties to the military.

House leader says facts first before any gun bill Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT The No. 3 Republican in the House says Congress should get all the facts about the Colorado shooting rampage before tackling any legislation on guns.

Contempt motion dropped against Ky. teenager Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT A 17-year-old Kentucky girl who defied a court order by tweeting the names of two teenagers who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her won't face a contempt charge.

Feds: Helicopter in fatal Arizona crash hit cable Posted: 23 Jul 2012 01:19 PM PDT Federal investigators say a helicopter that crashed in Arizona, killing four people, struck a cable spanning the Verde River.

Judge assails prosecutors in Somali pirate case Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:43 PM PDT The judge overseeing the case of a Somali man accused of negotiating a ransom payment during a 2008 pirate takeover of a Danish merchant told prosecutors they had engaged in "inexcusable behavior."

Students workers casualty of Calif. budget cuts Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:29 PM PDT Hundreds of California student assistants will lose their jobs just as the school year begins as part of a deal between the state and its largest public employees union.

AP IMPACT: Gas line safety valves resisted Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:19 PM PDT The bulldozer was clearing land outside a day care center in Hapeville, Ga., when it broke open a buried 1-inch pipeline. The escaping gas ignited into a fireball that killed nine people, including seven children settling down for their afternoon naps.

$1.3 million money laundering case to open in Nev. Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:19 PM PDT A self-proclaimed rabbi and lawyer who prosecutors say laundered about $1.3 million while leading an anti-government group is set to begin trial in Nevada.

A look at the lives of Colorado shooting victims Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:59 AM PDT A U.S. Navy veteran who served three tours of duty in the Middle East. A 6-year-old girl excited about learning to swim. A Target employee who shielded his girlfriend and her brother with his own body. They and nine others were killed in the shooting rampage during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in a Denver suburb. Here ...

Navy radio might be crippling Conn. garage doors Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:43 PM PDT A radio signal being transmitted out of a submarine base is likely behind reports of garage doors failing to open and close in southeastern Connecticut, the U.S. Navy said Monday.

Senate has moment of silence for Colorado victims Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:29 AM PDT The Senate observed a moment of silence Monday for those killed in the shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater.

For first lady, Olympic trip is 'dream come true' Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:29 AM PDT First lady Michelle Obama says she's excited about leading the U.S. delegation to the London Olympics this week but remains "heartbroken" by the Colorado movie theater shooting.

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Exchange sponsor says it will fight suspension Posted: 23 Jul 2012 11:29 AM PDT An organization that has brought thousands of foreign exchange students to the United States is telling its staff and host families that it will fight a State Department decision to suspend the company from the popular visa program, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press.

Chicago to settle 2 more police torture lawsuits Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:59 AM PDT A Chicago City Council committee has signed off on settlements in two lawsuits filed by men who allege they were victims of police torture during the tenure of former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge.

Man confesses in Texas to 1970s Oregon murders Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT Police in Oregon say a 63-year-old man called authorities in Texas and confessed to two Portland homicides in the 1970s.

4.8M US employees have access to nation's secrets Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT U.S. officials say the number of people with access to some of the nation's most carefully guarded secrets topped 4.86 million people in 2011.

FAA official: Radar center will be in New York Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT A new air traffic control center that will serve the busy New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan areas will be built somewhere in New York, although a decision on an exact location is still likely many months away, acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said Monday.

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