George Zimmerman sues NBC and reporters

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AUTOPSY: BORDER PATROL AGENT FIRED GUN 10 TIMES: SAN DIEGO (AP) - A Border Patrol agent in Southern California who shot and killed a mother of five after she hit him with her vehicle fired his gun 10 times from the hood of her car as he tried to get the woman to stop, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.

Pearl Harbor survivor helps identify unknown dead buried in Punchbowl

Snooki, hosting MTV's New Year's Eve show

LOS ANGELES (AP) - New York's Times Square is getting a little bit Jersey for New Year's Eve. MTV says "Jersey Shore" stars Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWOWW" Farley and comedian Jeff Dye will host the network's live New Year's Eve special from Times Square. "MTV's Club NYE 2013" will also feature performances from Ke$ha, Ne-Yo, Sean ...

Gay Washington couples get marriage licenses

Mormon church seeking more compassion for gays

At 450 pounds, killer fights execution

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - At about 450 pounds, Ohio death row inmate Ronald Post is so fat that his executioners won't be able to find veins in his arms or legs for the lethal injection, and he might even break the death chamber gurney, his lawyers say.

Woman killed after car, motorized wheelchair bump

ATLANTA (AP) - An elderly man opened fire on a woman after her car came into contact with his motorized wheelchair at a central Georgia service station, authorities said Wednesday. She died shortly afterward at a hospital despite the efforts of a crowd of people to aid her.

NY subway victim’s daughter: ‘What’s done is done’

NEW YORK (AP) - The daughter of a man pushed in front of a subway train and photographed a split-second before his death said Wednesday after a suspect was arrested that it "would have been great" if someone had helped her father up but "what's done is done."

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NEW STUNNING NIGHTTIME VIEWS OF EARTH UNVEILED: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twinkling city lights, raging wildfires and colorful auroras are lit up in new dazzling nighttime views of the Earth.

Houston-area town's mayor for 63 years dead at 92

RICHMOND, Texas (AP) - Hilmar Moore, who has been mayor of the Southeast Texas town of Richmond since 1949, has died at age 92. Moore died Tuesday night after a lengthy illness, his wife, Evelyn Moore, said Wednesday. Hilmar Moore was the nation's longest-serving mayor of uninterrupted tenure, according to the website for the city of Richmond, which is about 25 miles ...

Celebrations planned as Washington legalizes marijuana possession today

Below surface, moon reveals a "shattered" history

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Chicago-area restaurant gives away 10,000 Twinkies ORLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - A suburban Chicago restaurant has given away about 10,000 Twinkies. Baby's Cheesesteak and Lemonade gave away the coveted treats Wednesday at its locations in Orland Park and Country Club Hills along with 2,200 chocolate cupcakes. The restaurant got the idea ...

Amazon launches Kindle content for kids

Still no Hoffa after 1st day of latest search

Still no Hoffa after 1st day of latest search

Texas, SD court Conn. gun makers

Nevada non-Hispanic white population shrinks

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada's non-Hispanic, white population shrunk in all but three counties from 2010 to 2012, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures. Washoe County, covering Reno-Sparks, and Humboldt County in rural north-central Nevada each had a fraction of a percentage point increase in non-Hispanic white population over the two years, the bureau said. Northeast Nevada's Elko County posted the only significant gain, about 3 percent, in a trend the Reno Gazette-Journal first ...

Jury convicts Arizona man in terrorism hoax

Perry signs 'Merry Christmas' bill into law

Christian college expels lesbian, charges tuition

Chimp victim is denied $150M state lawsuit

Nazi leader's Minneapolis life prompts shock

Crews battling Colo. wildfire hold flames in check

No injuries in Reno plane collision at air races practice

91-year-old sets age-group weightlifting record

Authorities probe sports bar deck collapse

Prep player classified as sex offender

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BOSTON WOMAN PAYS $560,000 FOR 2 PARKING SPOTS: BOSTON (AP) - Parking is such a precious commodity in Boston that one woman was willing to pay $560,000 for two off-street spaces near her home.

Many Americans say 'Big Brother' is here