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Crews start breaching levee stressed by Isaac
Crews are breaching a levee stressed by Isaac's floodwaters in southeast Louisiana's hard-hit Plaquemines Parish. At the same time, water at a dam ...
Controlled release begins at Isaac-stressed dam
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says a controlled release of water has begun at a Mississippi dam that's been stressed by Isaac and prompted evacuations ...
Police find woman scalped, but other clues scant
Using the forensic science mimicked on television crime dramas, investigators in Kentucky revealed evidence of a gruesome crime: A woman shot to death ...
Berry Gordy, Paul McCartney to play Motown piano
In town for a concert last summer, Paul McCartney made his first-ever visit to Detroit's Motown Museum, the legendary two-story "Hitsville USA" ...
'Spider-Man' director, producers settle NYC suit
Like in any great theater production, the conflict between director Julie Taymor and the producers of the Broadway production of "Spider-Man" peaked ...
FBI suspected Ray Bradbury of communist sympathies
The FBI gave Ray Bradbury a mixed review. According to documents declassified recently through the Freedom of Information Act, the bureau investigated ...
Court mistakenly posts secret pipeline settlement
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. agreed to pay more than $2 million to a teenager burned in the 2010 San Bruno gas pipeline explosion that killed eight ...
GLAAD gives CW network high marks for diversity
The advocacy group GLAAD has given the CW network high marks among broadcast outlets for its portrayal of gay and lesbian characters. Meanwhile, cable ...
Iconic images from Katrina revisited for Isaac
Hurricane Isaac made landfall Tuesday on the eve of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that devastated the same area of the northern Gulf ...
Fort Hood shooting suspect explains beard to judge
The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage told a judge Thursday that he grew a beard because his Muslim faith requires ...
Rescues continue as Isaac floods parts of La.
Isaac dropped unrelenting rain Thursday, flooding areas north and south of New Orleans, and officials had to scramble to evacuate and rescue people ...
Man kicked by cop in video charged with stalking
A man whose apparently violent arrest by a Minnesota police officer was caught on video has been charged with stalking and making terroristic threats.
Correction: Pet Goat-Tennessee story
In a story Aug. 29 about a pet goat violating East Ridge livestock ordinances, The Associated Press reported erroneously the owner surname. The owners ...
La. orders evacuation after Miss. dam threatened
Louisiana officials have ordered evacuation of low-lying, sparsely-populated areas along the Tangipahoa River because an Isaac-hammered dam at a state ...
Yale president stepping down after 20 years
Yale University President Richard C. Levin, who oversaw a big building and renovation program and an expansion in financial aid programs, announced ...
Burden on Colorado prosecutors to prove sanity
If James Holmes pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, prosecutors wanting to prove that he methodically carried out a deadly Colorado movie theater ...
Isaac steers clear of direct blow on New Orleans
Isaac's whistling winds lashed this city and the storm dumped nearly a foot of rain on its desolate streets, but the system of levee pumps, walls and ...
Will dispute prevents burial of Sherman Hemsley
The embalmed body of actor Sherman Hemsley, who became famous for his role as television's George Jefferson, will be kept in refrigeration at an El ...
Disasters familiar to hard-hit Plaquemines Parish
As water lapped over a levee, officials rushed to evacuate more than 100 nursing home residents from Plaquemines Parish, an area with a reputation for ...
US commander: Stealth fighters '100 percent' safe
The deployment of a dozen F-22 stealth fighters to Japan has so far gone off without a hitch as the aircraft are being brought back into the skies in ...
LAPD commander removed in probe of rough arrest
A Los Angeles Police Department commanding officer has been removed amid an internal investigation into a videotaped beating in which officers tackled ...
Top newsroom jobs eliminated at Review-Journal
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is eliminating its managing editor, city editor and sports editor positions in a reorganization that will leave two ...
Many suspected ineligible CO voters US citizens
Nearly a third of people whose citizenship and right to vote were questioned by Colorado's secretary of state are actually U.S. citizens, election ...
Peterson son on stand: 'Dad is innocent'
Drew Peterson's son stepped up Wednesday as the last witness before the defense rested, telling jurors in a calm, confident voice that he never for ...
Plaquemines Parish has long history with disasters
Ever since the Mississippi River laid down this spit of silt and swamp grass, wind and water have conspired to drag it into the sea. And for almost ...