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Retired president of Border Patrol union indicted
The former leader of a union representing Border Patrol agents was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on charges of diverting hundreds of ...
Real-life Walter White sought on meth charge
A man who shares the same name with television's most noted meth dealer is wanted by authorities in Alabama for allegedly violating his probation for ...
297-lb Texas boy too big to play peewee football
A suburban Dallas boy has been barred from playing peewee football because the league says he is just too big at nearly 300 pounds. Mesquite Pee Wee ...
1 boy dead, another missing in Yosemite river
A 10-year-old boy died and his 6-year-old brother was missing after they were swept away along a popular but treacherous boulder-strewn stretch of the ...
2 sheriff's deputies dead, 2 hurt in La. shootout
Two sheriff's deputies in Louisiana were shot to death and two others were injured in an early-morning shootout west of New Orleans, authorities said ...
Ore. rider gets stolen bike back, puts on YouTube
Jake Gillum loves his bike. So when it got stolen in Portland, Ore., while he was on a date, he was determined to get it back. The quest seemed ...
Bonds' lawyers file reply brief in appeal
Barry Bonds' lawyers filed their reply brief Thursday in their appeal of his obstruction of justice conviction, arguing it should be overturned.
Motorists rescue woman, sister from burning car
Passing motorists who saw smoke billowing Thursday from a stand of pine trees along southern Mississippi's Interstate 10 rescued a woman and her ...
Patrick Kennedy: Rep. Jackson in 'deep' depression
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is in a "deep" depression and has "a lot of work" ahead of him on the road to recovery, former Rhode Island U.S. Rep.
Lawyer ordered to pay $4.5M to gay U-M student
A jury on Thursday awarded a gay University of Michigan student body president $4.5 million in his lawsuit against a former Michigan assistant ...
Romney: Never paid less than 13 percent in taxes
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney declared Thursday he has paid at least 13 percent of his income in federal taxes every year for the past ...
Suspension of Fareed Zakaria lifted by CNN, Time
All is forgiven for Time magazine writer and CNN host Fareed Zakaria, who last week was suspended by both outlets for apparent plagiarism. CNN said ...
Police seeking crash notification find 3 dead
Officers tasked with the grim job of notifying a woman about the death of her husband stumbled onto a grisly crime scene Thursday when no one ...
Colo. shooting prompts gun bills in big states
Democratic leaders in three big states have used this summer's mass shooting in Colorado to push bills that would crack down on assault weapons and ...
Court upholds death sentence in SD guard killing
An inmate who killed a South Dakota prison guard during a failed escape attempt should face the death penalty, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Holmes doesn't react to talk of struggling victims
The suspect in the Aurora movie shooting showed no emotion in court Thursday as a lawyer discussed a charity's efforts to distribute $4 million it ...
EPA signs rule to cut haze in Big Sky Country
Federal regulators have approved a new measure meant to help turn Montana's Big Sky Country into Clear Sky Country by forcing industrial plants to cut ...
Fall trial set for mom accused of being NYC madam
A suburban mother charged with running an upscale, urbane escort service is headed for trial after a judge declined Thursday to throw out the case.
Challengers of Pa. voter photo ID law file appeal
Strategies will shift as the first court battle over Pennsylvania's new law requiring voters to show valid photo identification heads to the state ...
German grandmother facing possible death sentence
Attorneys for an elderly German woman accused of drowning her 5-year-old grandson in the bathtub of a Florida beach house say she suffered from ...
People affected by refinery fire sue Chevron
Nine people have sued Chevron Corp. over a California refinery fire that sent thousands to hospitals with respiratory issues and contributed to higher ...
Some states try to fill national gun control void
OVERVIEW: The July 20 shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater that killed 12 people has prompted Democratic leaders in at least three large states ...
Forecast: US drought lingering but leveling off
The worst drought in the U.S. in decades may be leveling off or even be easing ever so slightly in some lucky locales, federal weather forecasters ...
Rare WWII naval dispatch brings $20K at auction
A rare military cable heralding the end of World War II has fetched more than $20,000 at auction. The naval dispatch announced the end of hostilities ...
Biden vs Ryan: No. 2s key in White House campaign
Paul Ryan likes exercise, budget charts and the Green Bay Packers. Joe Biden likes train rides, foreign policy and talking — a lot. In some ways, ...