Rocky Mountain high is now legal in Colorado on gov’s proclamation

Handcuffed Texas suspect makes off with squad car

Handcuffed Texas suspect makes off with squad car

Police: Boys, 7 and 11, attempt robbery with gun

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two boys, ages 7 and 11, are accused of trying to rob a woman with a loaded gun, police said Sunday. The boys tried to carjack a 22-year-old woman who was in her family's truck waiting for her parents in a church parking lot, Portland police said in a statement. Ami Garrett, of southeast ...

Man sues ex-Elmo puppeteer, claims sex abuse

Last no-alcohol Ala. county votes dry

LINEVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Clay County has almost 14,000 residents, around 100 churches and not a single place where you can buy a beer legally.

Private college presidents pay was up slightly; 36 make more than $1 million

NEW YORK (AP) - Compensation for private college presidents has continued to drift upward, while the number crossing the $1 million barrier - a signal of prestige, and a magnet for criticism - held steady at 36, according to a new survey.

Same-sex couples in start taking vows

SEATTLE (AP) - Scores of same-sex couples crowded Seattle City Hall for a day of wedding ceremonies on Sunday, the first day they could marry after the state's voter-approved gay marriage law took effect.

Hope and fear in gay marriage cases

WASHINGTON (AP) - Gay marriage supporters see 41 reasons to fret over the Supreme Court's decision to take up the case of California's ban on same-sex unions.

Unions vow payback for right-to-work law

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - With defeat in the Michigan Legislature virtually certain, Democrats and organized labor intend to make enactment of right-to-work laws as uncomfortable as possible for Gov. Rick Snyder and his Republican allies while laying the groundwork to seek payback at the polls.

Boy shot in Pa. was buckling himself in

MERCER, Pa. (AP) - A 7-year-old boy had been buckling himself into his safety seat in the back of his father's truck when he was shot to death after a handgun accidentally went off as his father got in the front seat, police said Sunday.

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• AIRPORT SECURITY OFFICER KILLED IN OHIO: CLEVELAND (AP) - A Transportation Security Administration officer was fatally shot by her husband Sunday before he killed himself on an off-site parking lot at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, authorities said.

NJ teen wants Easy-Bake Oven to appeal to boys

Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary

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GUN TURNS UP IN PACKAGE OF FROZEN RIBS AT NM STORE: ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico authorities say they're puzzled by what turned up in a package of meat at a Roswell grocery store.

Pa. jury: Mom had sex with young son, while dad helped

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - A couple were convicted Friday of sexually abusing their young son, who testified he had frequent sexual encounters with his mom while his dad offered him instructions or tips on what to do. The 14-year-old boy told jurors at his parents' sex abuse trial that he began having intercourse with his mom on his eighth birthday, about a ...

Churches split on Scouts' welcoming of gay youth

Committee passes bill on sexual assaults

Building being torn down collapses, killing 1

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RUNNER'S PAIN IS NO PULLED MUSCLE; IT'S A BABY: DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - An aspiring half-marathon runner in Minnesota attributed her unbearable back pain to a two-hour training session. A day later, she was cradling a newborn.

Widow, 84, claims $590M jackpot

Woman from wealthy NY suburb grew $3M in pot

TSA drops plan to allow small knives on planes

Big mako shark caught off Calif. could be record

Casinos ban gamblers using Google Glass

Casinos ban gamblers using Google Glass

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ORE. BILL WOULD REGULATE TRACKING DEVICES FOR KIDS: SALEM, Ore. (AP) - It hasn't happened yet in Oregon, but some lawmakers want to be prepared for the day schools replace roll call with tracking devices.

Fort Hood massacre suspect says he killed soldiers to protect Taliban

IRS brass stayed in $3,500 a night rooms

e accepts insanity plea in Colorado case

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100 students ejected from NYC-to-Atlanta flight

Gator taken from Ohio home, video showed taunts