Officials fret about creatures on tsunami dock that drifted across Pacific Ocean

Vet gave show errant photo by 'mistake'

Suicides are surging among US troops

House passes homeland security spending bill

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MILEY CYRUS, LIAM HEMSWORTH ARE ENGAGED: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - It turns out "The Last Song" was only the beginning for Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth.

Teen guilty in texting-while-driving crash

HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts teenager was sentenced Wednesday to spend a year in jail for a fatal traffic accident that happened while he was texting. Aaron Deveau of Haverhill was sentenced to 2 ½ years behind bars with a year to serve and the remainder suspended for the February 2011 crash that took the life ...

Lake Tahoe water level hits likely annual high

RENO, Nev. (AP) - The water level of Lake Tahoe hit what could be its high mark for the year after a dry winter and scant spring runoff. A spattering of rain and snow early in the week nudged it a bit, and the lake's level was measured Tuesday at 6,227.66 feet above sea level - the highest it's likely to get ...

Nation's unions lost big in the Wisconsin showdown over collective bargaining

Penn State-heavy jury picked in sexual-abuse case trial of former football coach

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - A jury dominated by people with Penn State loyalties was selected Wednesday to decide Jerry Sandusky's fate in the child sexual abuse scandal that rocked the university and led to football coach Joe Paterno's downfall.

New TV series awards bunker to winning survivalist on Spike network

New TV series awards bunker to winning survivalist on Spike network

Al-Qaida No. 2 dies in drone strike in Pakistan

First lady walks fine line on NYC drink proposal

NM court upholds gay discrimination ruling against photography business

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A professional photographer who refused to take pictures of a gay couple's commitment ceremony violated state anti-discrimination laws, the New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled. The court on Thursday agreed with a previous ruling, in which a district court judge said the photo studio is considered public, similar to a restaurant or store, and cannot refuse service ...

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LAPTOP SNAPS THIEF'S PHOTO, LEADING TO HIS ARREST: ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Open an app. See a flash. Get arrested.

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