Attack victims might be able to visit Colorado theater as part of healing

Minn. office shooter among 'several' dead

Man kills masked boy, finds out it's his son

NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - A man fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense outside his neighbor's house during what appeared to be an attempted late-night burglary and then discovered it was his son, state police said. Police identified the dead boy as 15-year-old Tyler Giuliano, who was shot at about 1 a.m. Thursday in New Fairfield, a town along the New ...

Romney decries military cuts; President Obama talking jobs

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama pledged to create many more jobs and "make the middle class secure again" in a campaign-closing appeal on Thursday - more than five weeks before Election Day - to voters already casting ballots in large numbers.

1 CRASH RESULTS IN 2 DUIS FOR WESTERN PA. DAD, SON

IRWIN, Pa. (AP) - Western Pennsylvania police say a father and son had both been drinking before the younger man crashed into a utility pole and was then given a ride home by his father. Online court records don't list attorneys for 30-year-old Adam Augustine and his father, 61-year-old Francis Augustine, both of Irwin. They face preliminary hearings on drunken driving charges ...

New York to round out skyline with world’s tallest Ferris wheel

Police chief resigns, not allowed to carry a ground leaving force with just a dog

Renters won't have to declaw, devocalize pets under new state law signed by Brown

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation barring landlords from forcing renters to declaw or devocalize their pets to cut down on noise and property damage. Brown announced Wednesday he had signed SB1229 by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills. Under the bill, landlords cannot reject tenants who refuse to have the surgeries done on their pets ...

General charged with adultery, other sex crimes

Quitting driving: Families key but docs have role

Slipping in polls, Romney assures voters 'I care' & can do more for them than Obama

'Moon River' crooner Andy Williams dies

Court rejects conservationists in woodpecker fight

Ahmadinejad pushes new world order,slams American bullying & domination

Texas executes ex-Army recruiter after 3 reprieves

Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letter suspect

Obama defends counterterrorism effort

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NYC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADOPTS ALL-VEGETARIAN MENU: NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City elementary school has adopted an all-vegetarian menu, serving kids tofu wraps and veggie chili.

Legal tiff settled over Chicago parking meters

US assessing reported Syrian chemical use

Army amputee completes air assault school

Man arrested for letting son, 9, drive Ferrari

Pro-gun Native American billboard draws criticism

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SOME LOSING JOBS AMID ALLEGED NEV. PATIENT DUMPING: CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Two staff members who violated discharge policies at a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital were fired Monday and three others are being disciplined following an investigation into busing patients to other states, the governor's office and agency officials said Monday.

Lawyer: Former ricin suspect's home is unlivable

1st female Iraq war resister to be court-martialed

Abortion trial stirs debate on when life ends

Boston suspect's defense team gets major boost