AK police: missing barista's body believed found
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage police say a dive team has found a body believed to be that of an Alaska coffee shop worker who vanished Feb. 1. Police Chief Mark Mew said Monday evening that officers...
View ArticleTornadoes reported near Dallas-Fort Worth area
BURLESON, Texas — The National Weather Service says tornadoes have touched down in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and there is at least one report of damage. Weather service advisories issued Tuesday...
View ArticleClashes in rival towns kill 22 in western Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan officials say 22 people have been killed in clashes between Arab and ethnic Berber tribal fighters from two rival western towns despite attempts to broker a cease-fire. The...
View Article1 worker dies, 3 hurt in NYC construction accident
NEW YORK — Fire officials say a partial building collapse in New York City has killed one construction worker and left three others with minor injuries. The single-family home was under construction...
View ArticleMass. blind aunt's slaying case ends in mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. — A mistrial has been declared in the case of a Texas man accused of fatally stabbing his legally blind aunt in her Massachusetts apartment. The mistrial was declared Monday after a...
View ArticleMass. murder case ends in a mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. — The murder trial of a Texas man accused of fatally stabbing his legally blind aunt in her Massachusetts apartment has ended in a mistrial. A mistrial in the case of Randall Carpeno Jr....
View ArticleAustin police say shoplifting ring shattered
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police say they've smashed an international shoplifting ring that pilfered such goods as laundry detergent, batteries and cosmetics for sale at flea markets or smuggling into...
View ArticlePakistani president to meet Indian PM this week
ISLAMABAD — A spokesman for Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari says the leader will meet India's prime minister when he visits the neighboring country later this week. Farhatullah Babar said on...
View ArticleAmerican Eagle adds 4th Santa Fe-DFW flight
SANTA FE, N.M. — American Eagle is adding an extra flight between Santa Fe and Dallas for the summer. The city of Santa Fe says American Eagle will increase to four the number of daily flights between...
View Article'Get out!' _ 911 tape of plane hitting Fla. store
ORLANDO, Fla. — A man is heard yelling "Get out! Get out!" in 911 tapes from the crash of a small experimental plane into a Florida grocery store that left five people injured. Emergency dispatch...
View ArticleJudge in Ohio OKs fired pregnant teacher's lawsuit
CINCINNATI — A federal judge has given the go-ahead for trial in a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Cincinnati by a Catholic school teacher fired after she became pregnant through artificial...
View ArticlePolice: Calif. suspect looked for administrator
OAKLAND, Calif. — Police say the gunman who shot and killed seven people at a California college was looking for a female administrator when he went to the building. Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan...
View ArticleGerman minority keeps Easter egg tradition alive
SCHLEIFE, Germany — A tiny Slavic minority in Germany is keeping alive a long and intricate tradition of hand-painting Easter eggs with the help of feathers and wax. Shortly after Christmas every...
View ArticleDallas Police say possible tornadoes have touched down in southern part of...
DALLAS — Dallas Police say possible tornadoes have touched down in southern part of the city. ___ April 03, 2012 02:51 PM EDT Copyright 2012, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material...
View ArticleNoncitizens sue over U.S. gay marriage ban
Five legally married gay couples filed a lawsuit Monday to challenge the 1996 law that bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages, arguing that it is particularly harsh on couples...
View ArticleSnow in Scotland just days after heat wave
LONDON — What a difference a week makes. Snow fell in the Scottish highlands Tuesday, just days after record-breaking warm temperatures in northeastern Scotland. The temperature hit 0 Celsius (32...
View ArticlePolice: Woman was fencing stolen laundry detergent, cosmetics
Police have arrested a woman they say sold tens of thousands of dollars in shoplifted laundry detergent, batteries, shampoo and other cosmetic items at flea markets and from her Southeast Austin home....
View ArticleFire at Moscow market kills 12 migrant workers
MOSCOW — A spokesman for Moscow's fire department says a blaze at a market on the outskirts of Moscow has killed a dozen migrant workers who lived on the premises. Yevgeny Bobylyov said all 12 were...
View ArticleAP Exclusive: Titanic artifacts linked to officer
ATLANTA — A new exhibit featuring artifacts from the Titanic is opening in Atlanta. The exhibit features personal items of William Murdoch, the bridge officer who tried in vain to keep the doomed ship...
View ArticleIsrael PM makes another appeal for settlers
JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister is again siding with Jewish settlers trying to remain in West Bank homes they occupied illegally. The Israeli army had ordered the settlers out of a house in Hebron...
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