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North Korea apparently conducts third atomic test
North Korea apparently conducted a widely anticipated nuclear test Tuesday, strongly indicated by an "explosion-like" earthquake that monitoring ...
2 charged in slaying of Chicago honor student
Two Chicago gang members charged Monday in the death of a 15-year-old honor student mistook her and her friends for members of a rival gang and ...
Police: Child, 10, killed in random Minn. Shooting
A gunman apparently firing randomly at vehicles killed a 10-year-old and wounded the child's mother and another woman Monday night, Oakdale's police ...
Latin America would like a Latin pope, odds slim
Latin America is home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population, but hopes that the next pope will come from the region appear faint, experts ...
Disabled cruise ship now being towed to Alabama
The operators of a cruise vessel stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after a weekend engine fire said Monday evening that the craft had drifted so far ...
10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. BENEDICT'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA LARGELY ...
TV station hacker warns of zombies in Montana
A Montana television station's regular programming was interrupted by news of a zombie apocalypse. The Montana Television Network says hackers broke ...
Conviction on lesser murder charge in NY cop death
A man accused of firing the shot that killed a police officer during a robbery gone wrong was acquitted Monday of intentionally murdering the officer ...
Father charged in fatal shooting after Texas wreck
A Texas man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting at a crash scene of a suspected drunken driver who authorities say plowed into his sons ...
Woman cries at trial in Arizona boyfriend killing
A woman charged with killing her lover broke down in tears Monday as she described for jurors how her relationship with the victim included satisfying ...
San Francisco seeks help with America's Cup costs
San Francisco officials are racing to raise tens of millions dollars from private donors to pay for security, transportation and the other costs of ...
Gun victims' relatives emerge as advocates
Several people whose lives have been shattered by gun violence will be watching from the packed House gallery as President Barack Obama gives his ...
Ex-Navy SEAL remembered as servant to others
As military service members carried the flag-draped coffin out of Cowboys Stadium, the sounds of bagpipes echoed and people saluted Chris Kyle, an ...
Texas man convicted in '81 stabbing death freed
A 58-year-old Texas man walked free Monday after serving years for a crime he didn't commit — the repeated stabbing of a woman whose body was found ...
No need to leave the room: Bet by TV at NJ casino
Guests at one New Jersey casino won't even have to get out of bed in order to place a bet. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City said it ...
2 US adoption agencies closing, citing woes abroad
The lone U.S. adoption agency accredited in Kyrgyzstan is shutting down due to financial troubles, a sudden new setback for about 15 American families ...
3 dead in copter crash on Calif. reality TV set
Three people were killed Sunday in a pre-dawn helicopter crash in a rural area of northern Los Angeles County while filming for a new reality TV show ...
US ships military equipment out of Afghanistan
The United States began its withdrawal from Afghanistan in earnest, officials said Monday, sending the first of what will be tens of thousands of ...
In Philly, business booms where battleships born
The city's Navy Yard, a massive military powerhouse where battleships were born until the Cold War put it on ice, is celebrating a milestone that ...
10 Things to Know for Today
1. POPE BENEDICT XVI TO STEP DOWN The 85-year-old pontiff, the first to resign in nearly 600 years, says his advanced age and diminishing strength ...
4 wounded in shooting during Mardi Gras revelry
Investigators worked early Monday to find suspects in a weekend shooting that wounded four on Bourbon Street during the countdown to Mardi Gras, while ...
Breakdown on legal costs for Calif. prison cases
Here's what California taxpayers have paid for lawyers, court-appointed overseers and experts involved in the two major federal court cases over ...
10 Things to Know for Monday
1. ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS MENACE NORTHERN MALI AGAIN Armed with automatic rifles, they launch surprise attack on Gao two weeks after French and Malian ...
Hospital releases 3 New Orleans shooting victims
Gunshots erupted in a crowd of bead-wearing, drink-carrying late-night revelers on Bourbon Street during the countdown to Mardi Gras, wounding four ...