Reese Witherspoon charged with disorderly conduct

ATLANTA (AP) - Oscar-winning Actress Reese Witherspoon was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a state trooper said she wouldn't stay in the car while her husband was given a field sobriety test in Atlanta.

Caregiver: There’s now and app for that

NEW YORK (AP) - As her mother and father edged toward dementia, Nancy D'Auria kept a piece of paper in her wallet listing their medications.

More rain as rivers crest across Midwest

CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) - Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered any feelings of victory.

Search ends for fishermen missing off Texas coast

HOUSTON (AP) - John Reynolds and the four others aboard the Nite Owl weren't worried when the thunderstorms made it impossible for the commercial fishing boat to return back to shore. They'd seen this kind of weather before.

Furloughs kick in, but flights come in on time

NEW YORK (AP) - Commercial airline flights moved smoothly throughout most of the country on Sunday, the first day air traffic controllers were subject to furloughs resulting from government spending cuts. But while the nightmarish flight delays and cancellations that the airline industry predicted would result from the furloughs did not materialize yet, the real test will come Monday, when traffic ramps up.

Skier, 4 snowboarders killed in avalanche

DENVER (AP) - Authorities have released the names of four Colorado snowboarders and one skier killed over the weekend in the state's deadliest avalanche in more than 50 years.

Davidian survivors mark 20th anniversary

Dramatic capture of bombing suspect Boston bomb suspect in custody, brother killed

Texas town grieves for dead first-responders; 14 confirmed deaths

Trains, buses halted during massive manhunt

Boy Scouts propose to lift gay bar for youth; bar gay adults as leaders

Thanks & jubilation in Boston suburb

Experts: Ricin like that in letters easy to make

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ARIZ. WOMAN ACCUSED OF ABUSING NIECE PLEADS GUILTY: PHOENIX (AP) - The legal guardian of a 10-year-old Arizona girl who died in 2011 after being padlocked in a footlocker by another family member pleaded guilty in the case Friday.

Fish oil doesn't help prevent heart attacks

ATLANTA (AP) - Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking medicines to prevent them, a large study in Italy found.

Saga of suspect's body dragging on

Commander cites 'rot' in nuke force

Teen charged with homicide by assault in soccer ref death

Man charged with rape, kidnapping

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Police facing questions in 3 women's rescue

Intel worker subjected to 'Kick Me' prank

Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell

Christie has weight-loss surgery

Late-payment rate on mortgages fall

Home signs warn of presence of predators

Delaware now 11th state with gay marriage

Gun homicides down 39% since 1990s

FBI says raid disrupts planned terror attack