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Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer

1 hour 25 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former New York Congressman Eric Massa says he groped a staffer but denies it was sexual. Massa's comments came Tuesday on conservative commentator Glenn Beck's Fox News Channel show....
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Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown

1 hour 29 min ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers....
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Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self

1 hour 35 min ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt....
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Judge considers sending ex-Edwards aide to jail

1 hour 58 min ago
PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A judge said Tuesday he is considering whether to send a former John Edwards aide to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate....
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Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists online

1 hour 58 min ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas....
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Democratic senator opposes fast-track health bill

1 hour 58 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A moderate Democrat insisted Tuesday she remained opposed to pushing a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote, despite saying she wanted to see what was in the legislation....
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Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports

1 hour 58 min ago
BERLIN (AP) -- The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it....
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Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California

1 hour 58 min ago
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -- A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a stuck gas pedal was to blame....
Categories: General News

Dozen centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea

2 hours 14 min ago
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany....
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Dozen centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea

2 hours 14 min ago
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany....
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Woman delivers surprise baby, picks up other son

2 hours 26 min ago
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) -- A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord. Kelly Bottom told The Advocate-Messenger that she also picked up her other son from school and stopped in at the baby's grandmother's house to show her the infant before going to the hospital Thursday....
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Woman delivers surprise baby, picks up other son

2 hours 26 min ago
HARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) -- A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord. Kelly Bottom told The Advocate-Messenger that she also picked up her other son from school and stopped in at the baby's grandmother's house to show her the infant before going to the hospital Thursday....
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Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self

2 hours 37 min ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt....
Categories: General News

Judge considers sending ex-Edwards aide to jail

2 hours 45 min ago
PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A judge said Tuesday he is considering whether to send a former John Edwards aide to jail for contempt over his handling of a purported sex tape showing the former presidential candidate....
Categories: General News

Democratic senator opposes fast-track health bill

2 hours 47 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A moderate Democrat insisted Tuesday she remained opposed to pushing a health care bill through the Senate with a simple majority vote, despite saying she wanted to see what was in the legislation....
Categories: General News

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California

2 hours 56 min ago
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -- A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a stuck gas pedal was to blame....
Categories: General News

Pa. woman charged with recruiting jihadists online

2 hours 59 min ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas....
Categories: General News

Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports

3 hours 8 min ago
BERLIN (AP) -- The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it....
Categories: General News

'I do' in DC: Same-sex couples wed in Washington

3 hours 24 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. They walked down the aisle to Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" and kissed after the pastor pronounced them "legally married."...
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Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown

3 hours 45 min ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- A television producer admitted Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers, avoiding a long prison sentence by pleading guilty in exchange for six months in jail and community service....
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