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American will favor passengers without roller bags
In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly. The airline said Thursday ...
Investigation into Powell disappearance may close
After a two-day search in rural Oregon failed to yield any trace of missing Utah mother Susan Powell, authorities said Thursday they may close the ...
Documents: Ricin letters suspect evaded police
The man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials appears to have attempted to evade law enforcement ...
Newtown parents seek more focus on school security
The moment Alissa Parker learned of a shooting at her daughter's school, she suddenly regretted not pointing out what she had seen as security gaps ...
Mont. man in custody after release in 1979 slaying
The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate entered what could be its final stage this ...
Prison treatment program for Idaho monkey killer
An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to ...
NAACP board honors Evers' memory in Miss. capital
NAACP leaders from around the country are honoring the memory of the group's former Mississippi leader, Medgar Evers, nearly 50 years after he was ...
Texas senior, 18, bags 800-pound record alligator
A Houston-area high school senior has bagged a 14-foot, 800 pound alligator — the heaviest ever certified in Texas — on his first alligator hunt.
Boston Marathon invites stopped runners back
Boston Marathon runners who were stopped on the course when bombs went off at the finish line will have a chance to come back and run again next year, ...
Exhibition of secretly shot photos upsets NYers
Residents of a New York luxury apartment building are livid over an exhibition of photos secretly snapped through their apartment windows.
Wash. state woman spots stolen car in drive-thru
A Washington woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later — in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant ...
SC slave cabin dismantled for Smithsonian display
As a cool sea breeze wafted across a 17th century South Carolina plantation that once grew prized sea island cotton, workers this week carefully ...
OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial
O.J. Simpson, a former star athlete who once lived for the spotlight, was back on stage telling the grim story of the Las Vegas afternoon in 2007 that ...
At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornado
Officials awaited daybreak to fully assess the scope of the destruction left in the wake of a deadly tornado in Granbury. Hood County Sheriff Roger ...
Inmate who killed Wash. guard sentenced to death
A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Byron Scherf is ...
Numbers drawn for $360M Powerball jackpot
The winning numbers have been drawn for the $360 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night: 2, 11, 26, 34, 41 and a ...
Los Angeles buildings emptied after devices found
A police bomb squad detonated 17 homemade explosive devices found in an apartment on Wednesday after officers spotted an explosive liquid in a man's ...
Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty
The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder last week took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress ...
Iran beats US in Grand Central exhibition
Iran's wrestling team visited the United States for the first time in a decade and found a virtual home meet. The fans waving Iranian flags and ...
Murder charges sought for man in 5 Nevada deaths
Authorities in northern Nevada are seeking murder charges against a 25-year-old man they believe is responsible for killing five people, carjacking ...
Columbia U. seeks to alter whites-only bequest
Columbia University is seeking to change the terms of a 93-year-old trust earmarked for white students from Iowa. The Lydia C. Roberts Graduate ...
Deer smashes Pa. bus windshield, takes short ride
A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus. The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat newspaper (http://bit.ly/14nGOx0) reports the white-tailed deer ...
AP PHOTOS: OJ Simpson testifies in new trial bid
O.J. Simpson didn't testify at his infamous murder trial. And he declined a chance to testify when he was tried for a bungled attempt to retrieve ...
Jurors deliberate at Ohio trial hinging on blinks
A video showing a paralyzed shooting victim blinking his eyes is expected to be key in a murder trial as jurors consider whether the blinks were ...
Lawyer: Is boy mature enough to aid murder defense
Attorneys for a 12-year-old California boy charged with killing his sister said Wednesday they wonder if he is mature enough to aid his defense.