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GULF SHORES, Ala. - Weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents refused to retreat from a steadily weakening rare late-season tropical storm that crept toward shore Tuesday, bringing heavy rain, stiff winds and some flooding. Full Story »
CLEVELAND, Texas - Authorities called several times to check on a family's well-being in a rural Texas home eventually found the bodies of four people. Full Story »
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RICHMOND, Va. - Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed Tuesday for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three weeks in 2002. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat. Full Story »
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GULF SHORES, Ala. - Squalls ahead of a rare late-season tropical storm that was crawling toward the Gulf Coast blew in heavy rain Monday as residents hunkered down mostly at home to ride out high winds and anticipated flooding. Full Story »
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CLEVELAND - The search for victims of a suspected serial killer is expanding far beyond his Ohio home and yard, where police have found the remains of at least 11 people. Full Story »
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WICHITA, Kan. - Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children. Full Story »
SEATTLE - Cell phone executive Joe Mallahan conceded defeat Monday in the race for Seattle mayor, handing environmental attorney Mike McGinn a victory in the state's biggest city. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - Envelopes containing suspicious powder were sent to three foreign consulates in Manhattan on Monday, but initial tests suggested the mailings were a hoax, police officials said. Full Story »
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SAN ANTONIO - The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's met with his hospitalized client. Full Story »
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SEATTLE - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that while she opposes an anti-abortion amendment to the House version of the health care bill, it was necessary for the measure to pass. Full Story »
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ORLANDO, Fla. - A man who was in an Orlando office when a former employee came in and started shooting said Monday that the ordeal that left one dead and five injured lasted about a minute. Full Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO - An accident-plagued stretch of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge saw its first fatality Monday when the driver of a speeding big rig lost control and the truck plummeted 200 feet from the span, authorities said. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - The Associated Press has asked a judge to deny a request by the attorneys of street artist Shepard Fairey to withdraw from his copyright battle over the Barack Obama "HOPE" poster. Full Story »
SELDEN, N.Y. - Authorities are investigating whether any of the more than 20 animal carcasses found in the backyard of a Long Island home are the remains of animals reported missing by pet owners in the area. Full Story »
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/MILAN (Reuters) - At first glance, Giuseppe Oglio's farm near Milan looks like it's suffering from neglect. Weeds run rampant amid the rice fields and clover grows unchecked around his millet crop. Full Story »
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SEATTLE - DNA and ballistics tests link a suspect shot by detectives last week to the Halloween slaying of a Seattle police officer as well as an attempted hit on law enforcement nine days earlier, investigators said Monday. Full Story »
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