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Fort Hood suspect allowed to keep beard at trial
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage will be allowed to keep his beard during his military trial. The new judge …
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2 inmates escape from federal prison in Chicago
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World CHICAGO (AP) — Two convicted bank robbers were on the run after using a knotted rope or bed sheets to escape from a federal prison window high above downtown Chicago …
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Petraeus mistress won’t face cyberstalking charge
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has decided not to charge David Petraeus’ mistress, Paula Broadwell, with cyberstalking as part of its investigation into an email scandal that led to …
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Judge denies Apple request to ban Samsung phones
December 18, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge late Monday rejected Apple Inc.’s demands that its chief rival in the more than $100 billion global smartphone market cease selling models a …
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Hollywood hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison
December 17, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a hacker to 10 years in prison on Monday after he broke into the personal online accounts of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera …
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Authorities: Kansas man who killed 2 cops dies
December 17, 2012 in Nation/World TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man with a history of theft and weapons convictions gunned down two police officers investigating possible drug activity in a Kansas grocery parking lot, and …
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Missing Fla. foster child’s custodian feared worst
December 17, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI (AP) — The legal custodian of missing foster child Rilya Wilson testified Monday that she suspected the worst when the girl abruptly disappeared in late 2000 but did not …
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Police: Man held after LA schools threatened
December 17, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man was arrested and nine guns were seized after threats were posted on Facebook against Los Angeles elementary schools, police said Monday. Kyle Bangayan, …
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Fla. woman gets life in prison in family killings
December 17, 2012 in Nation/World WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who was convicted of orchestrating the beating deaths of her millionaire husband and mother-in-law was sentenced Monday to life in prison. The judge …
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Mistrial declared in case of watchdog group
December 17, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of a watchdog group accused of violating federal law when it shared a whistle-blower settlement with a government …
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Man held in alleged threats to LA schools
December 17, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have arrested a man for allegedly posting Facebook threats against Los Angeles elementary schools. Officer Venus Hall says weapons were confiscated when the man was …
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Hollywood hacker honed his skills for years
December 16, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long before Christopher Chaney made headlines by hacking into the email accounts of such stars as Scarlett Johansson and Christina Aguilera, two other women say he …
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Fla. woman to be sentenced in husband’s NY killing
December 16, 2012 in Nation/World WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A Florida woman convicted of arranging the killings of her millionaire husband and mother-in-law will hear her sentence Monday — if she’s in the courtroom. …
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Ala. police kill suspects after separate shootings
December 16, 2012 in Nation/World BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama say a SWAT team shot dead a man wielding an assault rifle following a chase touched off by a triple killing, hours after …
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Agents visit Conn. gun shops after school massacre
December 16, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — While white-steepled churches and President Barack Obama prepared to comfort a grieving town Sunday, federal agents planned to fan out to dozens of gun stores and …
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Conn. gunman broke in, shot kids multiple times
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The gunman behind the Connecticut elementary school massacre stormed into the building and shot 20 children at least twice with a high-powered rifle, executing some at …
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Conn. gunman broke in, shot some victims twice
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The gunman behind the Connecticut elementary school massacre stormed into the building and shot 20 children at least twice with a high-powered rifle, executing some at …
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Police find ‘very good evidence’ on gunman
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions … 4
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Ala. police kill suspects after separate shootings
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama killed two suspects Saturday following separate shooting incidents 75 miles apart that left three other people dead and several injured, including two officers. … 1
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Okla. teen arrested in school shooting plot
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Hours before a gunman opened fire at a Connecticut elementary school, police in Oklahoma arrested a teenager for allegedly plotting to attack his high school and … 1
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Conn. town mourns as police look for answers
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Investigators tried to figure out what led a bright but painfully awkward 20-year-old to slaughter 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school, while townspeople …
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Conn. school victims shot by rifle multiple times
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — All the victims of the Connecticut elementary school shooting were killed up close by multiple rifle shots, a medical examiner said. Dr. H. Wayne Carver said … 1
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Owner of Rivera plane denies drug connections
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World PHOENIX (AP) — The man who runs the business that owns a luxury jet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera says he has never been involved in …
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Conn. police find ‘very good evidence’ on gunman
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions …
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Police, world wonder about Conn. shooting motive
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions …
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Correction: Conn School Shooting-Suspect story
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — In some versions of a story Dec. 14 and 15 about the suspect in a school shooting in Connecticut, The Associated Press erroneously reported a comment by …
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Police, world wonder about Conn. shooting motive
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-searching around the world even as it raised more basic questions …
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Conn. gunman recalled as intelligent but remote
December 15, 2012 in Nation/World Family and friends remember Adam Lanza as many things — intelligent, nerdy, goth, remote, thin. Now the world will always remember him as a mass murderer. The 20-year-old man is …
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Connecticut shooting suspect was honors student
December 14, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — He was an honors student who lived in a prosperous neighborhood with his mother, a well-liked woman who enjoyed hosting dice games and decorating the house for … 7
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Gunman kills 26 at Conn. school, commits suicide
December 14, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A man killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday inside an elementary school, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered … 3
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