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Texas jury convicts man in stand-your-ground case
A retired Houston-area firefighter was convicted of murder Wednesday for gunning down his unarmed neighbor during a dispute over a noisy house party, ...
Sacramento sailor OK after rescue off Mexico
A 66-year-old man was rescued early Wednesday after his sailboat was hit by a whale and began sinking off the coast of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard ...
Briton accused of hacking Fox, PBS websites
A 20-year-old Briton suspected of links to the hacking group Lulz Security is accused of cracking into websites for a Fox reality TV show, a venerable ...
Mobster's girlfriend files sentence appeal notice
The day after the longtime girlfriend of mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping him while he was on the run, ...
Ore. woman who got big tax refund faces charges
An Oregon woman was charged Wednesday with duping the state into giving her a $2.1 million tax refund that allowed her to go on a short-lived spending ...
Rome: Question bringing 'beat your wife' line fair
Jim Rome says he thought he was asking a "softball question" about the NBA draft lottery that led Commissioner David Stern to ask the radio host if ...
Federal prosecutors drop case against John Edwards
Federal prosecutors dropped all charges Wednesday against John Edwards, triggering criticism that the year-long prosecution of the former presidential ...
Bear chased off after wandering into Alaska school
Authorities say a bear had to be chased away after wandering into an Anchorage, Alaska, high school. Police say the small black bear on Wednesday ...
Social media helped, hurt in hunt for Ala suspect
Social media at times was a help, other times a hindrance in the search and eventual arrest of a suspect in the triple fatal shooting at a pool party ...
Courteney Cox asks court to drop Arquette name
Courteney Cox Arquette is seeking to legally drop her husband's name once the former couple's divorce is finalized. The actress included the request ...
Okla. horse ranch in cartel case raised suspicions
If associates of a reputed Mexican drug cartel leader had wanted to lay low while laundering money at an American horse ranch, they seemed to do ...
100-year-old Battleship Texas springs massive leak
Children shimmy up the barrels of massive cannons on the upper decks of the 100-year-old Battleship Texas, focused on firing at an imaginary enemy and ...
Former 'Goodfellas' gangster Henry Hill dies in LA
Henry Hill spent much of his life as a "goodfella," believing his last moment would come with a bullet to the back of his head. In the end he died at ...
Bishops press religious-freedom fight with gov't
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops on Wednesday promised steadfast opposition to President Barack Obama's mandate that birth control be covered by ...
Ariz. asks for haikus to promote dust storm safety
Arizona transportation officials are getting the message out about dust storm safety — in precisely 17 syllables. The Arizona Department of ...
Del. court hears pedophile ex-pediatrician appeal
A lawyer for a former pediatrician serving a life sentence for sexually abusing scores of young patients appealed Wednesday to the Delaware Supreme ...
Hoax promising Taco Bell disappoints Alaska town
Some residents in Bethel, Alaska, may have thought their pleas of, "Yo quiero, Taco Bell!" had finally been heard. Yellow flyers announcing the ...
Lawyer: American's health declining in Cuba prison
A lawyer for an American imprisoned in Cuba for more than two years says his client's health is declining and that Cuba is withholding the results of ...
California's prison population eclipsed by Texas
Everything is bigger in Texas, the saying goes, and that is now also true of its prison system. California used to have the nation's largest state ...
Closing arguments at NYC insider trading trial
A former Goldman Sachs board member fed secrets about the banking giant to a close friend and fellow Wall Street heavyweight who used the information ...
Neb. police ID body as pharmacy gunman's father
Officers found a man dead at his Nebraska Panhandle home about an hour after his son launched a failed bid to rob a nearby pharmacy that escalated ...
US calls for fair elections in Cambodia
The United States is urging Cambodia to allow diverse participation in next year's general elections and release women who were imprisoned last month ...
Republican 'reflecting' after losing Giffords seat
Ron Barber's decisive victory in a special election for the congressional seat held by his old boss and fellow mass shooting survivor Gabrielle ...
JetBlue passengers sue airline over pilot scare
Ten passengers filed a lawsuit Wednesday against JetBlue Airways, claiming they feared for their lives when a pilot had to be physically restrained ...
Foundation sells Hemingway's suburban Chicago home
The suburban Chicago house where Ernest Hemingway is believed to have written some of his earliest works will be converted back into a single-family ...