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Philly inspector said collapse 'wasn't my fault'

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 02:27 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia official says a building inspector left a videotaped message before his apparent suicide saying a deadly building collapse wasn't his fault.
    

LePage signs Maine hospital debt payment plan

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 02:11 PM PDT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Friday signed a bill authorizing the state to pay off hundreds of millions of dollars owed to Maine's hospitals for Medicaid services, but he remained silent on whether he plans to approve the state's budget or a proposal to expand health care coverage under the federal health care overhaul.
    

House revises abortion bill after rape controversy

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 02:08 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have modified a tough anti-abortion bill to include exceptions for rape and incest after the GOP sponsor of the legislation raised a firestorm by declaring that very few rapes result in pregnancies.
    

Depth pays off for Blackhawks

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 02:08 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Much as they would love to get big contributions from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, the Chicago Blackhawks have shown they can win even when their biggest stars aren't lighting up the scoreboard.
    

Colt to welcome Texas governor on Monday visit

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 02:07 PM PDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The president of Colt Manufacturing says he will be pleased to welcome Texas Gov. Rick Perry for a tour of its plant in West Hartford on Monday.
    

A guide to the trial of James 'Whitey' Bulger

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 02:02 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — James "Whitey" Bulger is on trial on a long list of charges, including participating in 19 killings. Here's a look at the case against him, his defense and what's happening in the courtroom:
    

Sentencing delayed for ex-Mass. housing director

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:59 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — Sentencing has been delayed for the former executive director of the Chelsea Housing Authority on charges he tried to hide his inflated salary from state and federal authorities.
    

Obama taps finance director as envoy to Denmark

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:57 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is tapping his former campaign finance chairman, an HBO executive and the head of a major Catholic charity to be U.S. ambassadors.
    

Crews battling Colo. wildfire hold flames in check

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:54 PM PDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Crews battling the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history say they were better prepared to take on the flames because of lessons learned fighting last year's Waldo Canyon Fire, a similarly devastating blaze that devoured hundreds of homes and killed two people only a few miles away.
    

Army Ranger dies during parachute drill in Ga.

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:52 PM PDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An Army Ranger was found dead on the ground with parachute cords wrapped around his neck after a routine training jump in southeast Georgia and commanders hope an investigation will reveal what went wrong, a military spokesman said Friday.
    

Key differences in the 2014 defense policy bills

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:47 PM PDT

There are key differences in the sweeping defense policy bills moving through the Republican-led House and the Democratic-run Senate. Here's a look at disparities between legislation approved Friday by the House and a bill passed Thursday by the Senate Armed Services Committee. Once the full Senate approves the committee's bill, a panel made up of members from both chambers will meet to resolve differences.
    

Judge delays remedies in Arpaio profiling case

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:46 PM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge who ruled an Arizona sheriff's office racially profiled Latinos delayed instituting remedies Friday to allow parties time to agree on options, but he indicated a court-appointed monitor likely would be assigned to assure the agency is complying with constitutional requirements.
    

Markey outraises Gomez by more than $1 million since April

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:45 PM PDT

Leveraging his 37-year incumbency and a healthy fundraising operation, Democratic Senate nominee Edward J. Markey outspent Republican rival Gabriel E. Gomez by nearly $4 million in a nine-week period heading into the final stretch of their special election.
    

RI girl killed in Mass. rollover crash

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:44 PM PDT

BELLINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police say a Rhode Island man is facing charges after a 4-year-old girl was killed when his car rolled over on Interstate 495 in Bellingham.
    

Ex-NY senator gets 5 years in prison in tax case

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:41 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Brash former state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., who ran a once-respected health care network, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for looting the taxpayer-subsidized clinics to pay for children's pony rides and other extravagances.
    

Conn. chimp victim denied $150M state lawsuit

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:38 PM PDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the animal was dangerous but didn't do anything about it.
    

Chicago paper apologizes for Boston bombing joke

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:34 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Tribune is apologizing for an image in the paper this week that joked about the Boston Marathon bombing in reference to the NHL teams playing for Stanley Cup.
    

Army Ranger dies during parachute drill in Ga.

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:31 PM PDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The military say it is investigating the death of an Army Ranger who was found on the ground with parachute cords wrapped around his neck after a routine training jump in southeast Georgia.
    

Public opinion sought on future of Dover theater

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:51 AM PDT

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A public meeting is being held on the future of a historic theater in Dover, N.H.
    

Army judge bans soldier's defense strategy that he shot Fort Hood troops to protect Taliban

Posted: 14 Jun 2013 11:49 AM PDT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Army judge bans soldier's defense strategy that he shot Fort Hood troops to protect Taliban.