House votes to end energy loan guarantee program; bill not likely to pass in Senate

On Bourbon Street, party but don't preach at night

Bomb threats prompt evacuations at 3 campuses

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JUDGE WEDS COUPLE THEN SENTENCES GROOM TO PRISON: OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Talk about the old ball and chain.

Teens sentenced in sex assault-Twitter case

Deena from 'Jersey Shore' gets 2-year ban from bar

California-based anti-Muslim film promoter outspoken critic on Islam

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HEARSE PARADE SET IN MICHIGAN COMMUNITY OF HELL: HELL, Mich. (AP) - A parade of hearses is planned this weekend in the Michigan community of Hell was part of an attempt to regain a spot in the record books.

4 dead, 8 injured after speeding car hits bus stop in Las Vegas

NY judge strikes down terror law scholars fear

US sends Marines to Libya after deadly attack kills American ambassador

Nation news briefs

DA: NYC WORKERS STOLE 100,000 TINY BOOZE BOTTLES: NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say workers at New York's Kennedy airport stole 100,000 mini liquor bottles and duty-free items such as larger bottles of liquor, perfume and cigarettes.

Californian confirms role in anti-Islam film

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COPS: MAN TRIED TO PAY BARTENDER WITH HIS OWN CARD: MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Police in Miami Beach say a homeless man broke into a car, stole a credit card and then tried to use it to buy a beer - from the bartender the card belonged to.

YouTube blocks video inciting violence

Methane report further divides fracking camps

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists: Does the recent boom in fracking help or hurt the fight against climate change?

NYPD whistle-blowers testify at stop-frisk trial

NEW YORK (AP) - After Officer Pedro Serrano decided to testify in federal court about what he sees as wrongdoing within the New York Police Department, a rat sticker appeared on his locker.

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WIKILEAKS SUSPECT NAMED SF PRIDE PARADE MARSHAL: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Army private charged in a massive leak of U.S. secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been named as a grand marshal of San Francisco's annual gay rights parade, a choice that was immediately condemned by several groups representing gay and lesbian service members.

Feds demand answers from psych hospital

ACLU seeks apology from school over transgender student prom king dispute

Possible 9/11 plane landing gear part found in New York

Fired Oregon officer: Alcoholism is disability

Controllers to return; flight delays sway Congress

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Obama backs Planned Parenthood in political fight

Student's prom dress is one of a kind

Boston bomb suspect moved