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Vigil for Colo. victims draws Columbine survivor
Anne Marie Hochhalter, wearing a silver cross around her neck, sat in the front row of a vigil for the victims of the Colorado theater massacre.
Car washed, then plunges into NJ river
Police believe a woman hit the gas instead of the brake as she left a New Jersey car wash, sending her vehicle into a river. An employee and a ...
Authorities: 11 dead after truck crashes in Texas
At least 11 people died Sunday and another 12 were injured after a pickup truck loaded with passengers left the highway and crashed into trees in ...
US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960s
The ranks of America's poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s amid ...
Lone gunmen always a law enforcement challenge
The lone gunman keeps law enforcement officers across the country awake at night. He's hard to pick out of a crowd. He has no criminal record.
Demonstrators protest California police shooting
Demonstrators stormed a police department in Orange County, Calif., on Sunday to protest an officer-involved shooting that left an unarmed man dead ...
Broncos visit Colo. shooting victims in hospital
A half dozen Denver Broncos visited with survivors of the Colorado theater shooting on Sunday to try to lift their spirits. The group visited with ...
Movie massacre suspect mum; Batman mask found
University of Colorado officials were looking Sunday into whether James Holmes used his position in a graduate program to collect hazardous materials, ...
AP Source: Batman mask found at suspect apartment
A law enforcement official says investigators have found a Batman mask inside the apartment of a man suspected of opening fire at a midnight premiere ...
Search for missing Iowa girls will likely expand
Law enforcement officials will likely expand their search for two missing Iowa cousins now that the girls' disappearance is considered an abduction ...
A look at the lives of Colorado shooting victims
A U.S. Navy veteran who served three tours of duty in the Middle East. A 6-year-old girl excited about her swimming classes. A Target employee who ...
In CA city, mixed picture of life after bankruptcy
Cobblestones show through the decrepit pavement in Sheila Dodson's downtown neighborhood, prostitutes ply the sidewalks in broad daylight and many of ...
NCAA to punish Penn State; Paterno statue removed
Shortly after Penn State tore down its famed statue of Joe Paterno, the NCAA announced Sunday it would impose "corrective and punitive" sanctions.
Survivor thought 'This will be the end of my life'
Stephen Barton says he was bloodied from gunshot wounds as he staggered away from the hellish chaos inside a Colorado movie theater, but he didn't ...
NY marks 1 year of gay marriage, impact unclear
One year ago, New York became the largest and most influential state where gay marriage is legal, raising supporters' hopes that it would boost ...
Police: Colo. shooting suspect not cooperating
Police in Colorado say the suspect in one of the worst shootings in U.S. history is not cooperating with authorities. Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates ...
Santa Monica trailer park community threatened
Sandwiched between a brake shop, gritty industrial buildings and a few modest storefronts is a little neighborhood that time has seemingly forgotten.
AP PHOTOS: A community grieves after a massacre
With the suspect in the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater in custody, people from the state and beyond are coming together to contemplate the ...
News guide to the Colorado movie theater massacre
Here's a guide to some key questions in the wake of the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater during a showing of "The Dark Knight Rises." ___ Q: ...
Police getting ready for RNC convention in Tampa
Tampa has hosted four Super Bowls, but the protesters expected to cram into the city for the Republican National Convention will be a different sort ...
NCAA to announce 'corrective' measures for Penn St
The NCAA announced Sunday that it will levy "corrective and punitive measures" against Penn State in the wake of the child sex-abuse scandal involving ...
Statue of famed Penn St. coach Paterno taken down
The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday as the NCAA announced it would be issuing sanctions ...
Officials hoping for safe convention in Tampa
Tampa has hosted four Super Bowls, but the protesters expected to cram into the city for the Republican National Convention will be a different sort ...
Inmate claims he had to escape to get medical care
An inmate with Mafia ties is asking a judge to have a heart, claiming his own ticker is in such bad shape, he just had to escape from federal custody ...