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Lobby group asks fed regulator to override Minnesota robocall law
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A political action committee has asked federal regulators to override parts of Minnesota's law against so-called "robocalls."
Nov 09, 2009 | 12:00 pm
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block execution of Beltway sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:45 am
Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary
Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on Monday to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall gave way to their desire for freedom and unity.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:40 am
Bomb squad robot removes object near LA courthouse
Authorities say a bomb squad robot has removed a suspicious object near a county courthouse in East Los Angeles, but there is no word on whether the device was dangerous.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:40 am
Case against Ohio bodies suspect expands overseas
Authorities are investigating whether a man whose home and yard harbored the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:40 am
Hospital: Ft. Hood shooting suspect awake, talking
The man accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 at Fort Hood is able to talk, a hospital spokesman said Monday, but it's unknown when investigators might take advantage of his improving health to press forward with their probe into the shooting spree.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:30 am
Clinton, Bush cancel LA, NY appearances
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have canceled February appearances in Los Angeles and New York because a promoter wrongly billed the events as debates.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:30 am
Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack
Somali pirates attacked on oil tanker Monday farther out at sea than any previous assault, suggesting that pirate capabilities are growing as they increase activity off East Africa.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:25 am
4 people found shot to death in rural Texas home
Authorities called to check on a family's well-being in a rural southeast Texas home found the bodies of four people who had been shot to death.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:20 am
Funeral for UK nurse who died 30 years ago
The body of a British nurse who died 30 years ago in Saudi Arabia was cremated Monday after being held for decades in a British mortuary.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:20 am
Mankato school district settles with family of girl hurt playing kickball
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - The Mankato School District has reached a financial settlement with the mother of a girl who was injured while playing kickball during summer school.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:15 am
Taylor nears end of testifying in his own defense
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ended 13 weeks on the witness stand Monday by rejecting allegations that he commanded and controlled rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:15 am
Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off SF bridge
A trucker died Monday after his big-rig plummeted 200 feet from a new section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that has seen more than 42 crashes since it opened, authorities said.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:15 am
Gulf Coast preps as Ida weakens to tropical storm
Schools closed, residents of low-lying areas sought shelter and Florida's governor declared a state of emergency Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm churned toward the Gulf Coast.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:15 am
High court looks at life in prison for juveniles
The Supreme Court appears sharply divided over whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:15 am
Govt asks 27 years in prison for ex-Rep. Jefferson
Federal prosecutors want a prison term of at least 27 years for a former Louisiana congressman convicted of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:10 am
Formal charges expected in Seattle police killing
The man accused in the Halloween-night shooting death of a Seattle policeman remains hospitalized, and authorities were expected to talk more about why they believe the suspect is a domestic terrorist who held a grudge against law enforcement.
Nov 09, 2009 | 11:05 am
Wisconsin Senate Democrats unveil job-creation plan
MADISON, Wis. - Democrats who control the Wisconsin state Senate have unveiled a package of proposals they say will help create and retain jobs and businesses and improve worker education and training.
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Witness: Fla. office shooter stayed about a minute
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.
Nov 09, 2009 | 10:50 am
Quotes about the Berlin Wall anniversary
A selection of comments from ceremonies, remembrances of the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
Nov 09, 2009 | 10:50 am
