1970s NY graffiti artists still have urge to tag

NEW YORK (AP) - In torn jeans and saddled with a black backpack, Andrew Witten glances up and down the street for police. The 51-year-old then whips out a black marker scribbles "Zephyr" on a wall covered with movie posters. He admires his work for a few seconds before his tattooed arms reach for his daughter, holding her hand as he briskly walks away.

NJ troopers charged in 100-mph escort of high speed luxury vehicles on turnpike

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Two state troopers charged Friday with records-tampering turned a state highway into a "virtual speedway" when they gave a caravan of luxury cars a high-speed escort, taping over their own license plates to conceal their involvement, the attorney general said.

Explorers find sunken German U-boat from WWII off Mass.

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Administration projects $1.2T budget deficit

TransCanada gets OK for south part of pipeline

Defense: Shooting suspect in ‘Batman’ movie massacre was seeing psychiatrist

Man heavily armed & calling himself 'a joker' threatened shooting up business

Chick-fil-A sandwiches now a political symbol

Some medics idled for 20 minutes after Colorado movie massacre

National drought rapidly intensifying

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THE VALLEY

Defense cuts could hit civilian workforce

NBC tops $1 billion in Olympics ad sales despite weak economy

NEW YORK (AP) - NBC said Wednesday that it has topped the $1 billion mark in advertising sales for the Olympic Games beginning this week in London.

GOP puts Obama on defense for a bit

Legal issues surround suspect's questioning

Police: Boston suspects planned to attack NY

Boston victims face huge bills

Politics on hold at the dedication of Bush library

Talks on bill to ease FAA furloughs

Mormon church pleased with Boy Scouts proposal

Man gets most severe charge in teens' deaths

Country singer charged with threats to Ga. man