Big Bird flies high in 2012 presidential campaign via Obama television ad spot

Man's roach-eating death raises question: Why? Answers elusive

Sandusky gets at least 30 years, denies wrongdoing

Occupy members join police in bid to save man’s Georgia home

Obama looks to regroup; Romney appears confident as race tightens

Mom who glued kid's hands to wall faces life term

Skydiver eyes record-breaking jump over New Mexico from 23 miles up in stratosphere

UK police: Elderly couple unwittingly grew pot

LONDON (AP) - British police say an elderly couple unwittingly grew a monstrous cannabis plant in their yard after buying what they thought was an innocuous green bush at a flea market. Police in Bedford, a commuter town 90 kilometers (55 miles) from central London, posted a picture of a luxuriant cannabis plant growing as tall as the fence in what appeared ...

Man dies after live roach-eating contest

Man mad over soccer call shoves kid, kicks ref

CATHEDRAL CITY (AP) - Riverside County authorities say a man angry about a referee's call at a youth soccer game ran on to the field, shoved a 9-year-old player to the ground and kicked the referee. Jail records showed Monday that 38-year-old Rafael Delfin Sequeda was being held on $2,500 bail at Indio Larson Justice Center, suspected on two counts of battery. ...

Border agents opened fire on each other

PHOENIX (AP) - The U.S. Border Patrol agent killed last week in a shooting in southern Arizona apparently opened fire on two fellow agents thinking they were armed smugglers and was killed when they returned fire, the head of the Border Patrol agents' union said Sunday.

Police shoot, kill naked,unarmed college freshman

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Classmates and friends are questioning why a police officer fatally shot a University of South Alabama freshman who was naked and had been banging on a window at police headquarters.

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COP IMPERSONATOR DEMANDED FREE FAST FOOD: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Authorities in Florida say a man flashed a fake gun and badge and demanded free fast food at a McDonald's drive-thru.

Officials deal with Vegas' worst case of hoarding

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Armed with a court-signed abatement warrant, Las Vegas officials have swarmed a home to deal with what they call the worst case of hoarding they've ever seen.

Officials deal with Vegas' worst case of hoarding

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Armed with a court-signed abatement warrant, Las Vegas officials have swarmed a home to deal with what they call the worst case of hoarding they've ever seen. Officials began hauling away items from Kenneth Epstein's home on Friday after they found materials stacked from floor to ceiling inside and declared it uninhabitable, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. <p ...

Utah soccer league hiring security after ref hit

PVC pipes staking mine claims killing birds

Suspect died of gunshots, blunt trauma

Nation news briefs

WITHERSPOON PLEADS NO CONTEST, FINED AFTER ARREST: ATLANTA (AP) - Reese Witherspoon pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge and paid a $100 fine after berating a state trooper in Atlanta while her husband was given a sobriety test, an embarrassing exchange caught on a dashboard camera after the usually squeaky-clean Hollywood star had what she called "one too many" glasses ...

Trooper arrest investigated after YouTube post

No breakthrough yet in Texas explosion

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