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• Ex-Marine tweeted about killing coworkers in ‘09

  August 31, 2012 OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — Unhappy with his life as a Marine stationed in California, Terence Tyler posed a question three years ago on Twitter: “is it normal to want …

• Ex-Marine kills 2 workers, self at NJ supermarket

  August 31, 2012 OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — An ex-Marine who had suffered from depression and once tweeted about killing “everyone I see” opened fire in camouflage gear at a supermarket early Friday, …

• Clinton pledges security in South Pacific visit

  August 31, 2012 RAROTONGA, Cook Islands (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday pledged renewed American commitment to security in the Asia-Pacific, where tensions are rising between China and …

• Astronauts, family mourn humble hero Armstrong

  August 31, 2012 CINCINNATI (AP) — Neil Armstrong was a humble hero who saw himself as a team player and never capitalized on his celebrity as the first man to walk on the …

• Mexico extradites Eduardo Arellano Felix to US

  August 31, 2012 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mexico extradited Eduardo Arellano-Felix to the United States Friday, marking what one U.S. official said was the end of a 20-year investigation into the once-mighty drug …

• Federal government ending Wyoming wolf protections

  August 31, 2012 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The federal government will end its protections for wolves in Wyoming, where the species was introduced two decades ago to revive it from near extinction in …

• Up to 10,000 Yosemite visitors at risk of virus

  August 31, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Up to 10,000 people who were guests in certain lodging cabins at Yosemite National Park might have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne virus, park officials …

• Isaac renews old debate about Louisiana levees

  August 31, 2012 IRONTON, La. (AP) — When Hurricane Isaac whirled into the Gulf Coast this week, the federal levee system protecting New Orleans did its job. But the patchwork of floodwalls shielding …

• APNewsBreak: Sick cows not slaughtered for food

  August 31, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators probing a slaughterhouse after an undercover video showed inhumane treatment of cows said Friday that there is no evidence that sick animals entered the …

• Can an honor code prevent cheating at Harvard?

  August 31, 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University, whose motto “Veritas” means “truth,” has never had a student honor code in its nearly 400-year history — as far as it knows. But …

• Thousands call Yosemite hotline to ask about virus

  August 31, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,000 calls a day are coming into Yosemite National Park as visitors frightened about a growing outbreak of a deadly mouse-borne virus flood phone … 1

• First since ‘52: No talk of war in GOP speech

  August 31, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — With America embroiled in its longest armed conflict, Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party’s nomination without mentioning war. Three election cycles …

• German drug firm makes 1st apology for thalidomide

  August 31, 2012 in Health BERLIN (AP) — The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, issued its …

• Sheriff: Man stole doctor’s ID, saw 500 patients

  August 31, 2012 in Health COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina authorities say a man stole the identity of a physician and pretended to be a doctor, and now they’re trying to see whether he …

• NJ store worker fatally shoots 2 employees, self

  August 31, 2012 OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey supermarket employee opened fire at the closed store early Friday as a dozen or more colleagues worked inside, killing two of them …

• Health fund in Ohio set up in Armstrong’s memory

  August 31, 2012 in Health CINCINNATI (AP) — Two fellow lunar pioneers helped launch a children’s health fund Friday in memory of Neil Armstrong, whom they praised as an inspirational team player, a humble hero. …

• Colleges open their eyes: Zs are key to GPA

  August 31, 2012 in Health As college students return to campus in the coming weeks, they’ll be showered in the usual handouts of coupons, condoms and credit cards. But some schools are also giving students …

• Surgery allows blind orangutan to see her babies

  August 31, 2012 in Health JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A formerly blind Sumatran orangutan can see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia. The …

• Romney homestretch game plan: jobs, jobs, jobs

  August 31, 2012 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — His convention behind him, Mitt Romney enters the campaign homestretch with a singular goal: convince Americans disappointed with President Barack Obama that the Democrat is to …

• Basics about hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite

  August 31, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Answers to common questions about mice and the hantavirus linked to death of 2 people who visited Yosemite National Park: ___

• FACT CHECK: Romney’s deficit vow lacks specifics

  August 31, 2012 in Health WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney promised he would cut deficits and put America on track to a balanced budget as president, but he left voters to take it on faith …

• Romney accepts nomination, focuses on adding jobs

  August 30, 2012 in Nation/World TAMPA, Fla. — Republican Mitt Romney has a message for the millions of Americans who voted for Democratic President Barack Obama: It’s OK to be disappointed. Romney used the biggest … 4

• Twin typhoons raise fears in disaster-prone NKorea

  August 30, 2012 in Health SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Twin typhoons renewed fears of a humanitarian crisis in North Korea, where poor drainage, widespread deforestation and crumbling infrastructure can turn even a routine rainstorm …

• AP PHOTOS: Flooding from Isaac plagues Louisiana

  August 30, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A highway lost under water. A levee intentionally breached to alleviate flooding. People riding ATVs through flooded streets. Here are some aerial images of the effects …

• 2 more Yosemite visitors have mouse-borne virus

  August 30, 2012 FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Two more Yosemite National Park visitors have been found with a mouse-borne virus blamed for the deaths of two people, bringing the total number of infections …

• Mom upset daughter’s attacker on run after verdict

  August 30, 2012 LIBERTY, Texas (AP) — The mother of a young Texas girl who was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a group of men and boys over several months says she’s upset one …

• Yosemite shuts cabins at center of rodent probe

  August 30, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — More than 90 cabins in Yosemite National Park are closed indefinitely after the site was found to be at the center of a mouse-borne virus that …

• GOP’s final night is about telling Romney’s story

  August 30, 2012 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When Mitt Romney addresses the Republican convention Thursday night, he’ll do it from a stage that puts him a little bit closer to the crowd inside … 2

• Montana wildfires burn homes, cause injuries

  August 30, 2012 in Region BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rapidly expanding wildfires across a broad swath of southern Montana have caused injuries and burned homes, buildings and vehicles, authorities said Thursday, as firefighters struggled to … 8

• GOP calls for broader gun rights, unlimited clips

  August 30, 2012 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republicans have strengthened the pro-gun-rights portion of their party platform, including a new call for unlimited bullet capacities in guns, in a defiant response to criticism …

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