Bathroom wipes clogging sewers

BEMUS POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Increasingly popular bathroom wipes - pre-moistened towelettes that are often advertised as flushable - are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer systems around the nation.

Banks may be laundering poker money

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A banker who stood up against an online gambling operation was the star of an anti-money-laundering conference in Las Vegas on Monday.

Bush says Obama shouldn't be criticized for playing golf

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Former President George W. Bush says President Barack Obama should not be criticized for the amount of golf he plays. In an excerpt from "In Play with Jimmy Roberts," airing Tuesday night on the Golf Channel, Bush says he understands the pressures of the White House and that playing golf is a good outlet. "You know, I see our president criticized for playing golf. I don't - I think he ought ...

Effort to delete phony online reviews

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A perfect hotel? An amazing restaurant? Teeth whitener that leads to romance?

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NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NATION: DUCT TAPE USED IN THEFT OF 23 GOATS: HONOLULU (AP) - More than 20 purebred goats- most of them pregnant - were stolen from a Hawaii farm on a full moonlit night, with duct tape used to keep the animals from making noise, their owner said.

SC man wins $400M Powerball jackpot

Bathroom wipes clogging sewers

Obama hasn't smoked in years, 'scared of my wife'

Blame already being cast over budget fight

WASHINGTON (AP) - Even before a budget deadline arrives, leaders from both parties are blaming each other - and some Republicans are criticizing their own - for a government shutdown many are treating as inevitable.

Suspected tsunami debris continues washing ashore

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Two-and-a-half years after an earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Japan, suspected debris from the disaster continues to quietly wash ashore in Hawaii and along the West Coast of North America.

Builders hustle to reconnect Colo. towns

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - State highway crews and National Guard troops worked furiously Sunday to repair highways to Colorado mountain towns cut off by unprecedented flooding.

Computer mishap delays supply ship

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A brand new commercial cargo ship making its orbital debut experienced navigation system trouble Sunday, and its arrival at the International Space Station was delayed at least two days.

Worker rescued after getting stuck in tank of tar

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A worker at a Florida asphalt plant has been rescued after getting stuck in a tank of tar.

Professor on leave after NRA tweet

iViolence: Line scheme leads to chaos

PASADENA (AP) - An overnight campout for the new iPhone turned chaotic Friday morning when two men were arrested for fighting outside an Apple Store and a man's plan to hire homeless people to wait in line for the coveted devices backfired, authorities said. Dozens of people recruited at a downtown Los Angeles homeless shelter to buy iPhones at a Pasadena store were left unpaid, and they mobbed the man who had hired them, Pasadena ...

Cat used for target practice shot by arrow

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) - A cat that Connecticut officials believe was used for target practice has survived being shot by an arrow. Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom was campaigning for re-election on Monday when he said he found the cat on a house porch. The cat named Elliot was shot with a 15-inch arrow. The mayor called police and an animal control officer took the cat to Dr. Kathleen Tangari, a veterinarian. Tangari says the arrow ...

Obama ‘sorry' people are losing insurance

WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking to calm a growing furor, President Barack Obama said Thursday he's sorry Americans are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they could keep under his signature health care law. But the president stopped short of apologizing for making those promises in the first place.

Anal probes ordered after traffic stop

Dinosaur that predates T. rex found in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Paleontologists on Wednesday unveiled a new dinosaur discovered four years ago in southern Utah that proves giant tyrant dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex were around 10 million years earlier than previously believed.

Some unions could get break from paying Obamacare fees

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration appears ready to give some labor unions a break from costly fees under the new health care law, a move that drew criticism from Republicans who say it unfairly favors a key White House ally.

Pot’s tax potential attracts new allies

DENVER (AP) - Colorado's hearty embrace of a 25 percent marijuana tax this week could prove a turning point for legalization backers. They've long argued that weed should come out of the black market and contribute to tax coffers instead of prison populations.

Democrats, GOP, tea party dig in

College defends lockdown set off by costume

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Officials at Central Connecticut State University on Tuesday defended the police and school response to reports of a masked man with a gun and sword a day earlier, when law enforcement swarmed the campus and buildings were locked down for three hours.

Paralyzed deer hunter chooses to end life support

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tim Bowers got to decide for himself whether he wanted to live or die.

Mall shooting baffles relatives of gunman

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) - Relatives and friends of a young man who fired shots in New Jersey's largest mall, trapping terrified shoppers for hours before killing himself, struggled Tuesday to reconcile those actions with a person they described as pleasant and well-liked.

White House sidesteps on Obamacare change

Christie re-elected governor of NJ

Coach fired for Hooters party plan

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A Portland, Ore.-area middle school football coach who said he was willing to lose his job rather than back down from plans for a team party at Hooters has lost his job. The athletic director for the Corbett School District, Jean-Paul Soulagnet, sent a letter to parents Monday night telling them the end-of-season awards party at Hooters was no longer a Corbett Middle School event. Soulagnet also fired coach Randy Burbach ...

Colon cancer testing may be leveling off

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TESTOSTERONE TREATMENTS LINKED WITH HEART RISKS: CHICAGO (AP) - Testosterone treatments may increase risks for heart attacks, strokes and death in older men with low hormone levels and other health problems, a big Veterans Affairs study suggests.