Romney's wife diagnosed with precancerous lump
BOSTON -- Former Massachusetts first lady Ann Romney has been diagnosed with a precancerous lump in her breast and had surgery to have it removed. (Updated 8:53 a.m. PT)
Kan. high court orders abortion records returned
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered a prosecutor to turn over abortion patients' medical records. (Updated 8:05 a.m. PT)
Mass. man ticketed in gridlock while wife in labor
BOSTON -- A man in Massachusetts is appealing a $100 ticket he got for driving to a hospital in the breakdown lane of a gridlocked Boston highway while his wife was in labor. (Updated 8:01 a.m. PT)
AP Enterprise: Deaths loom over self-defense laws
JACKSON, Miss. -- A convenience store clerk chased down a man and shot him dead over a case of beer this summer and was charged with murder. A week later, a clerk at another Jackson convenience store followed and fatally shot a man he said tried to rob him, and authorities let him go without charges. (Updated 6:55 a.m. PT)
Minn. baby sitter admits using child in porn film
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to answering an online advertisement for baby-sitting work and then using the client's child to make a pornographic video. (Updated 6:35 a.m. PT)
Horrifying parasitic illness reaches all-time low
ATLANTA -- Cases of Guinea worm disease - a horrifying infection that culminates in worms coming out of a victim's skin - have reached an all-time low worldwide, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced Friday. (Updated 6:14 a.m. PT)
Tapes show jail visits in missing Fla. girl case
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A tearful Casey Anthony tells her parents she just wants to see her missing toddler daughter again in tapes of jailhouse visits released by Florida authorities. (Updated 5:48 a.m. PT)
O.J. Simpson faces 6 years to life at sentencing
LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson is going to prison; the question is for how long. (Updated 5:28 a.m. PT)
US foundations giving record amounts globally
SEATTLE -- U.S. charitable foundations gave money to international causes at record levels in 2007 and their contributions are likely to increase again this year, says a report by an organization that monitors philanthropy. (Updated 3:54 a.m. PT)
Woman swept to sea during proposal on Oregon coast
NESKOWIN, Ore. -- A romantic marriage proposal on the Oregon coast turned deadly for the bride-to-be when a wave swept her out to sea. (Updated 3:50 a.m. PT)
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- Ask AP: Bottom-up bailouts, gas pump tampering
- Calif. trio charged with torturing, abusing teen
- Penn State fraternity bonded by thrill of the hunt
- Gun club, police chief indicted in boy's Uzi death
- Son of former Assembly speaker pleads not guilty
- Minn. teen girls charged in nursing home abuse
- Families can't forgive Nebraska mall shooter
- Judges weigh ordering release of Calif. prisoners
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 | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008 |
- Conductor: Light was green before deadly LA crash
- St. Louis schools to seek lead abatement funds
- Dallas man found guilty in murders of wife, 2 sons
- Groups protest drilling-lease auction in Utah
- Deputies: Couple robbed 60 homes; 100 guns seized
- FBI: Girls told agent evangelist Alamo abused them
- US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,209
- Man framed for 1965 Boston-area slaying arrested
- Mich. medical pot law now in effect amid questions
- Prosecutors in NY seek immediate jailing of Vilar
- Who runs Kansas City _ the mayor or his wife?
- Convict's mom goes undercover, gets dirt on juror
- NY soldier acquitted of murder in officers' deaths
- Salvation Army leader to lose job over marriage
- Recordings show doubt among NJ plot defendants
- Ill. workers in trouble for looking up Obama info
- Texas justice fined over law firm's $168K discount
- 2nd man dies of injuries from Texas refinery fire
- Charges dropped against NY mom in son-in-oven case
- Report: Prejudice against Muslims on rise
- RI man convicted of murder for beating 3-year-old
- NYC court: Big city guns can equal stiff sentence
- 3 US residents killed in Ciudad Juarez in 3 weeks
- Texas sentenced 9 to die in '08, fewest in decades
- New tapes show LBJ worried about Vietnam, Nixon
- Chicago approves $1.1 billion parking-meter lease
- Fines sought against Mo. governor over records law
- A mixed bag for women this election year
- Too early to know if Mo. school had HIV outbreak
- Report: Ignored LA patient could have been saved
- NYC high school freshman hit, killed by school bus
- Name by name, Obama's Cabinet taking shape
- Ex-FBI agent denies role in 1982 slaying
- OJ judge known for stern lectures, stiff sentences
- East River tolls, payroll tax in NY transit plan
- Landmark strip club in West Hollywood burns
- AP appoints Barrett deputy editor of new East desk
- US Senator takes step toward run for Texas gov
- NYC firefighter settles lawsuit for $3.75 million
- Ex-NY Gov. Spitzer debuts as columnist for Slate
- Ex-Atlantic City official sentenced for blackmail
- Ala. van driver going to Sweden for Nobel ceremony
- Teen faces murder trial in Philly officer's death
- Feds nix plan to sell Detroit houses tied to drugs
- Minor injuries after bus, truck collide in Ill.
- Guard won't be charged for Scientology shooting
- What will Arnold Schwarzenegger's next role be?
- Poll: Calif. gay marriage ban driven by religion
- Kennedy auction offers star-studded experiences
- Conservation group sues for walrus protection
- NYC hospital's role in Burress case called unusual
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 | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008 |
- DC rail extension to airport gets key fed approval
- House lawyers: Renzi prosecution unconstitutional
- LA coroner: Japanese businessman's death a suicide
- Judge issues gag order in TV anchorwoman's slaying
- Rockefeller Center lights tree in annual ceremony
- Pa. businessman charged with sex crimes in Russia
- Jimmy Carter writes new book on Middle East
- Career criminal dies at 92; oldest inmate in Mass.
- Autopsy: Train engineer not on drugs before crash
- NJ girl paralyzed in crash by Giants fan gets $26M
- Lungs from NJ church shooting victim transplanted
- US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 556
- NYC restaurant owners charged with cooking books
- Polygamist Jeffs appeals 2007 Utah conviction
- Judge: Lawsuit over flawed terror case can proceed
- Prosecutor: Jealousy behind Hudson family killings
- Texas time warp? State criticized for mental care
- Nev.'s lieutenant gov. indicted over college fund
- 22-year sentence _ again _ for millennium plotter
- Court upholds $156M Palestinian terror verdict
- Irish, Indian historians share humanities prize
- King associates rally behind MLK memorial effort
- Family of NY man trampled by shoppers sue Wal-Mart
- Critic of Pa. governor becomes state's new No. 2
- Former Minn. prosecutor wins whistleblower deal
- Correction: Not Going Home story
- Correction: Salpeter obituary
- Ind. soldiers sue over chemical exposure in Iraq
- Man gets 45 years in prison in Pa. collarbomb case
- Artifacts stolen by US Army pilot return to Egypt
- Product Recalls: doll clothing sets, Army figures
- LA delays decision on scrapping elephant exhibit
- Couples staying together because of poor economy
- 21 illegal immigrants claim abuse by Texas captors
- Save the date: Ala. county passes Obama holiday
- Jewish mission makes Chabad a target
- Yellow expected as a bright spot for 2009
- 6 people arrested in African ivory smuggling ring
- 8 students injured in school bus accident in SC
- Texas editor, SD publisher named to Pulitzer board
- DC wants Obama to back Congress vote with limo tag
- Conservatives form rival group to Episcopal Church
- Police: Kmart shooting suspect commits suicide
- Bill Clinton: Hard for Hillary to give up Senate
- Harvard's endowment takes $8 billion hit
- Obituaries in the news
- Study flunks 49 states in college affordability
- Chicago would get $1.1B in parking meter lease
- FBI agents stage sting to snare corrupt Ill. cops
- Hurricane Ike cleanup workers report wage theft
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 | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008 |
- Man killed, officer hurt in Calif. police standoff
- Ex-OC sheriff's lover to get own corruption trial
- Judge scales back ruling on roadless nat'l forests
- NY juvenile justice counselor accused of teen rape
- Publisher of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt quits
- Prosecutors expand indictment of Bernard Kerik
- Barbara Bush discharged from hospital
- Phoenix-area politician accused of nondisclosure
- Dropped dental student bites back with $1.7M award
- Another suspect denies NY murder-for-hire plot
- Ex-Houston prosecutor avoids charges over e-mails
- Pa. township official accused of rape, kidnapping
- St. Louis alderman calls on residents to get armed
- Confession introduced in NJ bank robbery trial
- Police: 2 homemade bombs dismantled in Ohio town
- Va. father, daughter killed in India remembered
- NYPD: Man confesses to fatally stabbing bus driver
- Feds fault Texas' treatment of mentally disabled
- Man charged with reckless driving in parade crash
- Florida judge orders Gotti case moved to NYC
- Rastafarian can sue over Jiffy Lube hair policy
- Kosher meatpacker wins money to reopen Iowa plant
- Report calls for shifting foreign focus from Iraq
- Indicted Ala. mayor talked of clothing debt
- US soldiers re-enlisting because of poor economy
- 911 tape of SoCal toy store shooting released
- Obama vows to help states weather economic woes
- Condemned former soldier gets more time to appeal
- Univ. of Toledo official fired over column sues
- Capitol Visitor Center in DC opens to public
- Suburban Ohio school district wants a bailout, too
- Raymond Lederer, convicted in Abscam probe, dies
- Army labs get security training after anthrax case
- Mass. Catholic diocese pays $4.5M for abuse claims
- Atheists want God out of Ky. homeland security
- Court orders new sentencing of bin Laden aide
- Cox Newspapers to close Washington bureau
- Fundraiser Rezko has Jan. 6 corruption sentencing
- Dem Official: Obama to tap Richardson for Commerce
- 2nd man sentenced in Texas tot pot-smoking video
- Memo dramatizes White House dilemma over Vietnam
- Police: NY doctor dead at scene of suicide pact
- Va. GOP chief: Obama remark was stupid but true
- Airliner lands safely with cracked windshield
- Clintons' ex-NY neighbor gets 25 years for murder
- Group: Other candidates used donor money on duds
- Casino says offer was mistake, tries to cover loss