‘Patio furniture re-arranger' hits NM home

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A family says an unwelcome visitor keeps striking their Albuquerque home with an unusually goal - to re-arrange their patio furniture. The unknown woman enters onto the family's property to change things around for some peculiar reason. Surveillance footage shows her walking up to the front porch early in the morning and moving around the family's patio furniture. ...

Senators demand White House declassify Libya attack video

Sen. Reid leaves hospital after Vegas car crash

Hacker gains access to 3.6M SC tax returns

Biden calls George McGovern 'modern Democratic Party' father

In testimony, Romney was skeptical of Staples recovering from setbacks

Jailers worry about dental floss being used as a lethal weapon

New York police officer charged in cannibalism plot to cook & eat 100 women

AP poll: Romney erases Obama advantage among women voters

WASHINGTON (AP) - What gender gap? Less than two weeks out from Election Day, Republican Mitt Romney has erased President Barack Obama's 16-point advantage among women, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. And the president, in turn, has largely eliminated Romney's edge among men. Those churning gender dynamics leave the presidential race still a virtual dead heat, with Romney favored by 47 percent of likely voters and Obama by 45 percent, a result within the ...

Big jump in young adults moving out of state

WASHINGTON (AP) - Their lives on hold for years, young adults are now making big moves in the fledgling economic recovery, leaving college towns or parents' homes and heading out of state at the highest rate since the height of the housing boom.

1878 Edison audio recording unveiled

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) - It's scratchy, lasts only 78 seconds and features the world's first recorded blooper.

Teen boy arrested in Colorado10-year-old’s girl's abduction, death

WWII vet dies at 93 after casting last ballot

Calif. sees record number of new charter schools

Stockton triple murder suspect was in contentious divorce

STOCKTON (AP) - A California family counselor suspected of killing his estranged wife and two of her relatives before he committed suicide had been in a contentious divorce that included a fight over property valued as high as $1 million, a defense attorney said Wednesday. Divorce proceedings between suspect Colin McGrattan, 45, and his estranged wife, Jackie Arata, 57, had been tense ...

After Sandy: Soaring flood insurance

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - George Kasimos has almost finished repairing flood damage to his waterfront home, but his Superstorm Sandy nightmare is far from over.

Lost Lincoln document found at college

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - In losing a president, Lycoming College found a piece of its history.

Erin Brockovich ia arrested while boating in Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Environmental activist Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts in a 2000 movie about her fight over the pollution of a California town, was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated at Lake Mead near Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday.

Casino cocktail waitresses fight shoe rules

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) - Cheryl Haase has been serving cocktails for more than two decades, and the 52-year-old waitress says she has a list of foot ailments to prove it.

Auto industry about to go on hiring spree

DETROIT (AP) - The auto industry is about to go on a hiring spree as car makers and parts suppliers race to find engineers, technicians and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles.

Obama: Records sweep not targeting American citizens

IRS targeting: Was it limited to Cincinnati office?

Actress charged in Obama ricin threat

Boston hospital cleaning Egyptian mummy

Man killed in bear mauling in Alaska

Obama raises cybersecurity at summit

Charges dismissed in airport pressure cooker arrest case

DETROIT (AP) - Charges were dismissed Friday against a Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after a pressure cooker was found in his bag, but he still has to leave the United States. The U.S. Attorney's Office said it has "conducted a thorough investigation" of 33-year-old Hussain Al Khawahir, who was arrested May 11 and charged with giving false statements to federal agents and possessing an altered passport. "We decided to dismiss the complaint ...

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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TO BE CHARGED IN PA. COLLAPSE: PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A felon who was allegedly high while operating demolition equipment when a downtown building collapsed and killed six people will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, a top city official said Friday.

Swimmer and movie star Esther Williams dead at 91

Girl gets on lung donor list; boy also sues