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One of the New Jersey politicians arrested in a corruption sweep last summer has pleaded not guilty. Full Story »
One of the New Jersey politicians arrested in a corruption sweep last summer has pleaded not guilty. Full Story »
A Fort Drum military policeman accused of stabbing his two Army buddies to death has been arraigned on second-degree murder charges. Full Story »
Law enforcement officials say a U.S. citizen sought back home on suspicion ofhiring someone to kill her former husband has been arrested in Vienna. Full Story »
The first woman elected to a full U.S. Senate term without a family political connection has died. Paula Hawkins of Florida was 82. Full Story »
The campaign manager for former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays of Connecticut has been arrested on charges he embezzled about $250,000 in campaign funds. Full Story »
An update to a state report on the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech now says university officials locked down a few buildings and some informed their own family members about the initial killings before a campuswide alert was... Full Story »
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says Rio de Janeiro can become a safe city before it hosts the 2016 Olympics. And his consulting firm will be paid to offer advice on how to make that happen. Full Story »
A store owner pleaded guilty Friday to fraud and theft for keeping a winning multimillion dollar lottery ticket for himself when the real winners brought it in to be validated. Full Story »
Members of an Iranian opposition group claimed Friday that Iraqi authorities are limiting their access to outside health care at a camp in northern Iraq where they have been under watch since the fall of Saddam Hussein in... Full Story »
A former British military chief says the United States decided that it had won the war in Iraq too soon. Full Story »
Highly anticipated immigration negotiations between Cuba and the United States in Havana have been pushed back from this month to February at the communist island's request because of scheduling concerns, a State Department... Full Story »
He compared al-Qaida in Iraq to wolves, urging that the terrorist group be crushed since he believed its members would never reject violence. But the wolves got to the Iraqi counterterrorism officer first. Full Story »
An Ivy League professor who shares a name with a man accused of killing a Wesleyan University student has sued the school, saying it circulated his photo instead of the suspect's and dragged its feet to correct the error. Full Story »
In Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 stories about the hijacking of the oil tanker Maran Centaurus, The Associated Press erroneously reported the value of the crude oil aboard. Full Story »
Guinea's president has been flown to Morocco for medical treatment after he was shot during an assassination attempt nearly a year after he seized power in a coup, a government official said Friday. Full Story »
A look at key issues in the health care debate: Full Story »
WASHINGTON - A young giant panda who became a major draw after his birth at Washington's National Zoo will return to China soon. Full Story »
The ancient chestnut tree that cheered up Jewish teenager Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis is dying, but thanks to a planting campaign now under way its descendants will live on around the globe. Full Story »
Workers are setting up the Vatican's Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square, keeping up a 27-year tradition of decorating the vast square for the holiday. Full Story »
A sports reporter accused ofrunning a prostitution business in Massachusetts is facing seven new charges, including a witness-intimidation count. Full Story »
A Philadelphia teenager who authorities say used a stolen cell phone to snap a photo of himself that automatically got sent to the victim has turned himself in. Full Story »
An illegal immigrant accused of kidnapping and raping a Pennsylvania woman must use his real name at trial. Full Story »
Police in central Pennsylvania say a prankster who scaled a 400-foot radio tower to hang a bedsheet from an antenna needs to see a doctor right away. Full Story »
Maine police are searching for a maximum-securityinmate who was mistakenly released from the county jail. Full Story »
U.S. Marines and Afghan troops on Friday launched the first offensive since President Barack Obama announced an American troop surge, striking against Taliban communications and supply lines in a southern insurgent... Full Story »
Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in downtown Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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