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The nation's weather
Wet weather was forecast to persist in the Eastern half of the nation Friday as a large low pressure system hovered over the region....
Former John Edwards aide returning to NC court
PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- A former aide to John Edwards is returning to court just days after a North Carolina judge nearly sent him to jail over his handling of a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidential candidate in a sexual encounter....
Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An appellate court has upheld references to God on U.S. currency and in the Pledge of Allegiance, rejecting arguments they violate the constitutional separation of church and state....
Autopsy: Animal fatally mauled teacher in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A teacher jogging along a rural Alaskan road was killed in an animal attack and authorities say wolves are the chief suspects....
Utah House GOP leader says he paid off woman
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah's House majority leader said late Thursday he paid a woman $150,000 to keep silent about going nude "hot-tubbing" with her when she was minor a quarter century ago....
After drop in poll, AG recuses himself in NY probe
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- In recusing himself after two weeks of investigating Gov. David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said there was no "technical conflict" but described the probe thus far as preliminary and bowed to pressure that included sinking approval ratings for the man widely expected to run for governor....
Judge to hear plan to pay $657M to WTC responders
NEW YORK (AP) -- A settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center goes before a judge Friday, and he has said he favored a settlement but planned to analyze it carefully to make sure it was fair....
Friend: Suspected US al-Qaida member grew radical
BUENA, N.J. (AP) -- Sharif Mobley had strong Muslim views as early as high school. But his old friend Roman Castro knew he had radicalized when he saw him about four years ago....
Lesbian teen sues to force school to hold prom
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- An 18-year-old lesbian student who wanted to take her girlfriend to her senior prom is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district reinstate the dance it canceled rather than let the couple attend....
Woman beaten in NYC bar after rejecting advances
NEW YORK (AP) -- A stranger followed a woman into a New York City bar restroom after she rejected his advances early Thursday, savagely beat her in a toilet stall and perhaps tried to sexually assault her, police said....
Starving sea lion pups wash up on Calif. beaches
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Marine mammal experts say dozens of hungry and sick sea lion pups have washed up on Southern California beaches this winter and many have died at rescue centers....
Pilot dies in plane crash at small Ariz. airport
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) -- A World War II-era plane crashed Thursday while attempting to land at a small suburban Phoenix airport, killing the pilot and starting a hangar on fire, authorities said....
More SF drug cases dropped amid crime lab scrutiny
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- More drug-related cases were dismissed in San Francisco courtrooms Thursday, bringing to nearly 60 the number of cases thrown out over the past two days because of accusations of evidence tampering in the city's crime lab....
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