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HOUSTON - Annise Parker's mayoral campaign Web site bio reads like a catalog of campaign catchphrases: She has been Houston's city controller and a member of City Council. She's for job creation, against irresponsible spending and tough on crime. Full Story »

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - In a Dec. 8 story about a federal health screening for a genetic mutation associated with a rare blood cancer, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of people in northeastern Pennsylvania who were tested. It was 1,170, not nearly 2,200. Full Story »

PORTLAND, Ore. - General Mills — the maker of Lucky Charms, Trix and Cocoa Puffs — plans to reduce the amount of sugar in its cereals marketed to children. Full Story »

NEW YORK - A U.S. citizen who served as Bosnian ambassador to the United Nations cannot be extradited even though he is accused of embezzling more than $610,000 from the government of the war-torn Balkan nation, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. Full Story »

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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. - A judge has denied bond for a Maryland woman accused of holding a pregnant woman captive and trying to cut her unborn child from her womb. Full Story »

SCRANTON, Pa. - A microscope. A new puppy. A mother. And absolutely, positively NO CLOTHES. Full Story »

ATLANTA - Jimmy Carter's grandson is following the former president into politics with a run for the Georgia state Senate. Full Story »

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota man whose tip helped the FBI catch Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui has finally received a $100,000 reward, while another man credited as a tipster still has received nothing. Full Story »

CENTERVILLE, Texas - A Texas prison inmate convicted of killing a corrections officer during a September 2007 escape is headed to death row. Full Story »