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• Source: Officials see potential suspect in bombing

  April 17, 2013 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Investigators poring over photos and video from the Boston Marathon have an image of a potential suspect in the deadly bombing but do not know his name … 17

• Ex-Sen. Craig loses bid to dismiss FEC lawsuit

  March 28, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Thursday to dismiss a Federal Election Commission lawsuit that accuses former Sen. Larry Craig of misusing $217,000 in campaign funds for his … 24

• Cache of weapons found in Newtown gunman’s home

  March 28, 2013 in Nation/World NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A cache of weapons including guns, more than a thousand rounds of ammunition, a bayonet and several swords was found in the home of the … 19

• Records provide new look at Ariz. shooting spree

  March 27, 2013 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities investigating the shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 11 others compiled nearly 3,000 pages of documents released Wednesday that provide …

• Italian court orders new trial for Amanda Knox

  March 26, 2013 in Nation/World ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest criminal court on Tuesday overturned Amanda Knox’s acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial, prolonging a case that has …

• Key dates in the Amanda Knox case

  March 26, 2013 in Nation/World Key dates in the case of American student Amanda Knox, convicted in the slaying of British roommate Meredith Kercher. — Nov. 2, 2007: The body of Kercher, 21, is found …

• Gay marriage argument at high court today

  March 26, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian … 6

• Knox must wait 1 more day for high court decision

  March 25, 2013 in Nation/World ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court says it will issue a decision Tuesday morning on whether to overturn American student Amanda Knox’s acquittal in the murder of her roommate. The … 1

• 2 Ohio football players convicted of raping girl

  March 17, 2013 in Nation/World STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Two members of Steubenville’s celebrated high school football team were found guilty Sunday of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl, and Ohio’s attorney general warned the case … 23

• Man accused of killing grandparents in Washington

  March 11, 2013 in Nation/World, Region SEATTLE (AP) — A man released from a Washington state prison Friday after serving time for robbery is suspected of killing his grandparents in the Seattle area and stealing their … 9

• Crews demolish most of house over sinkhole

  March 3, 2013 in Nation/World SEFFNER, Fla. (AP) — Crews on Sunday razed more than half of the Tampa-area home over a huge sinkhole that swallowed a man three days ago, managing to salvage some … 9

• Pistorius granted bail

  February 22, 2013 in Nation/World PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius was granted bail today, paving the way for him to be freed from custody pending his trial in the Valentine’s Day shooting death of … 9

• Clear sky aids mountain hunt for fugitive ex-cop

  February 9, 2013 in Nation/World Searchers took advantage today of a break from recent stormy weather in their hunt for a former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three killings, patrolling a mountain resort town … 40

• Texas woman’s execution halted; DA won’t appeal

  January 29, 2013 in Nation/World HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas woman won a reprieve from the death chamber Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be the first woman executed in the U.S. since … 17

• Hackers take over sentencing commission website

  January 26, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz, an Internet activist who committed suicide. … 14

• Judge delays arraignment in Colo. theater shooting

  January 11, 2013 in Nation/World CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A judge on Friday delayed the arraignment of the man charged with the Colorado theater shooting until March. District Judge William Sylvester ruled Thursday night that …

• Mass. chemist arraigned in drug lab scandal

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts drug lab chemist at the center of a drug testing scandal that threatens to unravel thousands of criminal cases pleaded not guilty Thursday to …

• Chicago jail escape resembles 1985 breakout

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — This week’s daring escape from a downtown Chicago jail bore striking similarities to the last time anyone broke out of the high-rise facility, nearly three decades ago. …

• US Army seeks death sentence in Afghan rampage

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army is seeking the death penalty against a soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a punishment some experts …

• Bernard Madoff brother to face victims in NY court

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The suspense surrounding the sentencing of the brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff will largely be absent because a plea agreement makes a 10-year prison term …

• Bernard Madoff brother to face victims in NY court

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the suspense surrounding the sentencing of the brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff has been eliminated with a plea agreement that makes a 10-year …

• Officials: 31 suspended in Army day care scandal

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions …

• Officials: 31 people fired in Army daycare scandal

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 31 people were fired from two Army day care centers at Fort Myer, Va., last week after officials scrutinized their backgrounds and found criminal convictions … 1

• FBI: Escaped inmates took cab near Chicago jail

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Two convicted bank robbers who pulled off a daring overnight escape from a high-rise Chicago jail had changed from their prison garb by the time they hopped …

• US Army seeks death penalty in 16 Afghan killings

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army said Wednesday it will seek the death penalty against the soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a …

• FBI offers $50k reward in Chicago jail escape

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — A manhunt for two bank robbers who used a makeshift rope to pull off a daring escape from a high-rise Chicago lockup pushed into a second day …

• For minor crimes, NYers sentenced to Sandy relief

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers who got into minor trouble in Manhattan have been sentenced to Sandy. Last week, 70 people who were given community service after pleading guilty …

• 2 inmates fled Chicago high-rise jail using rope

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — A manhunt for two bank robbers who used a makeshift rope to pull off a daring escape from a high-rise Chicago lockup pushed into a second day …

• 2 inmates escape from high-rise jail in Chicago

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Two bank robbers pulled off a daring escape from downtown Chicago’s high-rise jail Tuesday by apparently scaling down about 20 stories using a makeshift rope tied to … 1

• Prosecutors: Fla. man planned NY terror bombing

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Pakistani-born man wanted to avenge the deaths of U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan by blowing up a New York City landmark but lacked the …

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