Loughner pleads guilty to Ariz. shooting

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Jared Lee Loughner agreed Tuesday to spend the rest of his life in prison, accepting that he went on a deadly shooting rampage at an Arizona political gathering and avoiding the prospect of a trial that might have brought him the death penalty.

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Romney: Obama favors 'culture of dependency'

Did cuffed suspect shoot himself in head in patrol car?

Girl found clinging to floating corpse in lake

Hate music is part of white supremacist circles

2 men charged with staging reality TV robbery

2 men charged with staging reality TV robbery

INDIANA, Pa. (AP) - Police have charged two out-of-state men with robbing two other men in western Pennsylvania by claiming they were recording a video for a reality TV show called "You Just Got Robbed." Police in Indiana, Pa., tell The Associated Press the incident happened about 1:20 a.m. Sunday and that the suspects apparently attend a nearby technical school. They're identified ...

Men back on job at brothel in northern Nevada

MOUND HOUSE, Nev. (AP) - A Lyon County brothel is the latest to try its luck offering male prostitutes alongside the working women. The owner of the Kit Kat Guest Ranch in Mound House says she has hired four men from California to work as independent contractors just as the women do at her bordello just east of Carson City. <p style="line-height: ...

Tea Party hosts panel discussion on business woes

The Manteca Tea Party Patriots are hosting a business panel discussion Thursday on business and environmental regulations that critics contend are choking businesses and which keeps companies from creating jobs. The panel discussion takes place Thursday, Aug. 9, at 7:30 p.m. following a 7 p.m. social hour. <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in ...

American Sikhs a small, misunderstood community & often tied with other faiths

School reverses course on HIV-positive student

School reverses course on HIV-positive student

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Nation news briefs

TICKETS ON SALE FOR LADY LIBERTY'S JULY 4 OPENING: NEW YORK (AP) - The Statue of Liberty is reopening July 4 after Superstorm Sandy flooded the island where it stands.

Police not told FBI got Tsarnaev warning

NYC weighs allowing many immigrants to vote

Man didn’t die, sues and gets $60K

Calif. exchange granted secrecy

Ohio captive suffered 5 miscarriages

Nation news briefs

ARIZ. CLIMBER FOUND DEAD, COVERED WITH BEE STINGS: TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A Tucson climber was found dead, hanging from a southern Arizona cliff in his climbing gear and covered with bee stings.

High hospital bills go public, but will it help?

Appeals panel lauds Google book plans

Arias case likely far from over even after murder verdict