Loughner would get life in shooting

PHOENIX (AP) - A possible plea deal in the deadly Tucson shootings that wounded then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords would send Jared Lee Loughner to prison for the rest of his life, a person familiar with the case said Saturday.

1 dead, 9 injured in lightning strike at Pocono

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said.

Social Security not deal that it once was for American workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

NASA picks 3 private firms to develop space taxis

Anxiety over rover's Hollywood-style Mars landing

Wind-whipped wildfires destroy homes

Movie theater attack: Did University of Colorado drop the ball in assessment?

Ex-senator: Bathroom trip official business

Northern condescension? More than gay marriage driving Chick-fil-A flap

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Ohio teen admits to playing major role in big drug ring on Ohio high school campus

Vermont man crushed police cars with tractor

Chihuahua finds 2 girls lost in Georgia forest

NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) - A Chihuahua is being hailed as a hero after authorities say it sniffed out two girls who were lost in a Georgia forest. The girls, ages 5 and 8, disappeared Monday for a couple of hours when they were walking on trails near their neighborhood about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. As police and firefighters began to search ...

Turlock cops find suspect at police station

TURLOCK (AP) - Turlock police didn't have to travel far to nab a man suspected of breaking into a woman's apartment. Larry Laugen, 37, was arrested Wednesday at the Turlock police station where he had gone to register as a sex offender. Police say a woman at the station pointed out Laugen, claiming he had broken into her ...

Megabus crash in Illinois; 1 dead, 3 dozen hurt

Chick-fil-A manager in NH to help gay pride fest

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - The manager of a Chick-fil-A in Nashua, N.H., is donating sandwiches to an upcoming festival celebrating gay rights.

Flag-covered spire hoisted to WTC roof

Pot magazines same as porn?

Suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged

Man killed after firing shot at airport

Man killed

Judge OKs release of man charged with terror

Fresh off victory, NRA convention underway in Houston

Soccer referee in coma from player's punch

Nation news briefs

SAN DIEGO STUDENTS SUSPENDED FOR 'TWERKING' VIDEO: SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dozens of students at a San Diego high school have been suspended for making a suggestive "twerking" dance video.

J.C. Penney ad apologizes to retail customers

5 year-old shoots 2-year-old sister in Kentucky

Wind-fueled wildfire erupts east of LA

Missing woman, thought dead, surfaces in Fla.

J.C. Penney ad apologizes to retail customers

Ohio executes man who killed, raped 6-month-old

Justice appeals morning-after case