Mexican old guard leads, ruling party concedes

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's old guard prepared to sail back into power after a 12-year hiatus Sunday as the president of the country's long-ruling party said that exit polls "irreversibly" favored its presidential candidate, Enrique Pena Nieto.

Connecticut. inmate saw oysters as way out from death row in bizarre scheme

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man on death row for the killings of a mother and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion says he came up with a bizarre plan to end his own life by lying about killing others in a spree of violence.

Police: NM deputy stole panties while on duty

MORA, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico State Police says a Mora County Sheriff's deputy has admitted of stealing a pair of women's panties from a home while on duty.

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• MID-ATLANTIC POWER OUTAGES COULD LAST DAYS: FRANCONIA, Va. (AP) - A day after seeking refuge at shopping malls and movie theaters, hoping the lights would be back on when they returned, nearly 2.7 million residents faced a grim reality Sunday: stifling homes, spoiled food and a looming commute filled with knocked-out stoplights.

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JUSTICE WON'T PROSECUTE HOLDER FOR CONTEMPT : WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department declared Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to withhold information about a bungled gun-tracking operation from Congress does not constitute a crime and he won't be prosecuted for contempt of Congress.

Remains of 2nd person found amidst Colorado fire wreckage

More changes coming as Obamacare phases in

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Congress passes student loans, highway jobs bill

Effort to boost governor's tax hike on ballot draws lawsuit

SACRAMENTO (AP) - An effort to give Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative top billing on California's November ballot has drawn a lawsuit by a rival tax campaign. The lawsuit filed against the secretary of state accuses state lawmakers of abusing their power and says they are trying "to change the rules in the middle of the game." The ...

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NM MOM JAILED FOR OVERDUE 'TWILIGHT' BOOK, DVDS: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico woman was arrested and spent a night in jail for not returning the book "Twilight" and two-DVD set "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" back to the library on time.

Colorado Springs fire destroys 346 homes

Colorado Springs fire destroys 346 homes

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Small biz: questions, waiting after health ruling

Health care law survives with conservative Justice Roberts' help

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

Food, skin allergies increasing in children

FBI: Backpack from Boston suspect's room

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FROSTY START FOR UPSTATE NY ICE CREAM TRUCK SEASON: GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - The chilly relationship between rival upstate New York ice cream truck operators got out of hand this season, with Sno Cone Joe trying to chase Mr. Ding-A-Ling out of the market, authorities said Wednesday.

'American Idol' is now 3rd-rated competition show

Kansas school apologies to Airman in prom dispute

Kansas school apologies to Airman in prom dispute

Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up

Maria Shriver is coming back to NBC News

Worker dies in blender at Oregon meat plant

Utah referee critically hurt by soccer game punch

Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letter suspect

Obama defends counterterrorism effort