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Italian turnout drops in key national election
02/25/2013 1:03am
Italians are voting for a second day Monday in a national election that will determine if they are prepared to stay the course of painful economic reform or send a message of discontinuity to the political class that led the country to the brink of disaster by rallying around a protest party.
As cuts loom, Obama meets with governors
02/25/2013 1:34am
President Barack Obama will be meeting with the nation's governors as they push Congress to avert deep federal spending cuts that begin to take effect Friday.
Legal pot in Colo., Wash. poses growing dilemma
02/25/2013 1:50am
It may be called weed, but marijuana is legendarily hard to grow.
NYC seaport a 'ghost town' months after Sandy
02/25/2013 2:26am
The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water's edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighborhood silenced by Superstorm Sandy.
Column: No big compromises? Blame party power
02/25/2013 5:17am
These days, it sounds like an improbable fairy tale: politicians with deeply differing visions of America setting aside disagreements to reach a grand compromise on a critical issue.
AP PHOTOS: Highlights from the Oscars
02/25/2013 6:32am
Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
NRA uses Justice memo to accuse Obama on guns
02/25/2013 6:48am
The National Rifle Association is using a Justice Department memo it obtained to argue in ads that the Obama administration believes its gun control plans won't work unless the government seizes firearms and requires national gun registration _ ideas the White House has not proposed and does not support.
Why can't Washington compromise? They're too human
02/25/2013 6:56am
Turns out politicians are people, too, only worse.
Lawmakers push for end to draft registration in US
02/25/2013 7:29am
Two lawmakers are waging a little-noticed campaign to abolish the Selective Service System, the independent federal agency that manages draft registration.
High court to review Kansas sheriff's killing
02/25/2013 7:46am
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reinstating the conviction and death sentence of a man who said he was high on meth when he killed a Kansas sheriff.
NYC man arrested in meat cleaver attack on wife
02/25/2013 8:19am
A husband hacked his wife with a meat cleaver on a bustling Chinatown street before firefighters tackled him, police said Monday.
Biden: Washington frozen by partisanship
02/25/2013 9:39am
Vice President Joe Biden says Washington is frozen by intense partisanship _ but he's hoping it's just temporary.
Cutting edge Calif. tunnels poised to open
02/25/2013 10:45am
Two slick new mile-long tunnels are undergoing final safety tests this month, poised to divert motorists away from an ocean cliff-hanging roadway dubbed Devil's Slide south of San Francisco to a smooth, Alpine-like passageway unlike any in the U.S. today.
Timeline of Gulf oil spill and ensuing legal cases
02/25/2013 11:08am
Timeline of the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, government response and ensuing legal cases:
Ore. regulators sign off on bullet plant cleanup
02/25/2013 11:10am
Oregon environmental regulators have approved the cleanup done by a bullet and ammunition manufacturer whose factory was damaged in a 2010 explosion.
AP PHOTOS: A look back at the 2010 Gulf oil spill
02/25/2013 11:27am
A high-stakes trial started Monday to assign blame and help figure out exactly how much more BP and other companies should pay for the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Under the Clean Water Act, which is designed to punish companies and prevent future spills, a polluter pays a minimum of $1,100 per barrel of spilled oil; the fines nearly quadruple for companies found guilty of grossly negligent behavior.
Money in politics? The sky is the limit in Mo.
02/25/2013 11:36am
When it comes to money in politics, the sky is the limit in Missouri.
Ex-La. official gets jail for giving wife fake job
02/25/2013 11:36am
A judge imposed a sentence of nearly four years for the ex-president of a populous New Orleans parish best known for sobbing during a nationally televised interview during Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath.
Utah faces revenue gap as students go on missions
02/25/2013 12:19pm
Utah lawmakers are considering a measure that would allow state universities to give high-performing out-of-state students in-state tuition as the state aims to fill a revenue gap created by an unprecedented exodus of students on Mormon missions.
Ohio diocese: No bias vs. unmarried pregnant woman
02/25/2013 12:45pm
A Roman Catholic archdiocese in Ohio has denied discriminating against an unmarried Catholic school teacher who says she was fired because she was pregnant.
Court nixes Va. appeal in case of low IQ inmate
02/25/2013 12:50pm
Virginia cannot reinstate the death sentence of a convicted killer who claims he is too mentally disabled to be executed, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Reputed Philly mob boss denied bail before retrial
02/25/2013 12:56pm
A reputed Philadelphia mob boss won't be released on bail to await his retrial in a racketeering case, even after the first jury failed to convict him of a single charge.
Listen up ladies! Uncle Sam might want you too
02/25/2013 1:13pm
Tennnnnn-hut, ladies! The next time Uncle Sam comes calling, he's probably going to want you, too.
Settlement binds power co. to stop burning coal
02/25/2013 1:14pm
One of the largest U.S. electricity producers will stop burning coal at two of its power plants and make deeper pollution cuts at more than a dozen others under a legal settlement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency, eight states and several environmental groups.
Jail, probation deal for woman in 1957 murder
02/25/2013 1:19pm
A 76-year-old Wisconsin woman accused of killing her infant daughter more than a half-century ago could serve little jail time after pleading no contest to second-degree murder Monday.
FBI to release records on Withers' informer work
02/25/2013 1:21pm
The FBI will release records about civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers' work as an informant for the FBI, to settle a Tennessee newspaper's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
Glance: Lawmakers seek end to draft registration
02/25/2013 1:23pm
Two lawmakers are waging a little-noticed campaign to abolish the Selective Service System, the independent federal agency that manages draft registration.
3 plead not guilty in NJ 'Baby Bones' case
02/25/2013 1:27pm
Three New York City residents have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the 2002 death of a 9-year-old girl whose burned remains were found in central New Jersey.
US stopping use of term 'Negro' for census surveys
02/25/2013 1:42pm
After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys.
Teen in high school shooting gets 35-year sentence
02/25/2013 1:57pm
A high school sophomore has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a Maryland high school cafeteria shooting that injured a student with Down syndrome.
Texas man indicted for carving symbol on his son
02/25/2013 2:07pm
A North Texas grand jury has indicted a man who admitted in a 911 call that he carved a pentagram on his 6-year-old son's back.
Panetta tuning in to C-SPAN to await Hagel vote
02/25/2013 2:13pm
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has apparently had all the Pentagon farewells he can take.
Jindal faces troubles in his home state
02/25/2013 2:18pm
Gov. Bobby Jindal faces deepening troubles in his home state even as he dishes out advice on how the divided GOP can regroup and looks to position himself as a national party front man.
Sotomayor criticizes prosecutor for racial remark
02/25/2013 2:30pm
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday publicly criticized a federal prosecutor for what she called "a racially charged remark" during a drug trial.
Report: High school dropouts cost economy billions
02/25/2013 3:07pm
High school dropouts are costing some $1.8 billion in lost tax revenue every year, education advocates said in a report released Monday.
$2.8B damages in 2011 Mississippi River flood
02/25/2013 3:11pm
The Mississippi River flooding of 2011 caused $2.8 billion in damage and tested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' system of levees, reservoirs and floodways like never before, exposing vulnerabilities that need attention, a report released Monday said.
A guide to the complex Gulf oil spill case
02/25/2013 3:39pm
Monday marked the start of a potentially monthslong trial to determine the cause of a well blowout that triggered a massive oil spill and killed 11 oil workers in the Gulf of Mexico nearly three years ago. The trial also will assign blame for the spill.
Murder charges dropped in Okla. dismemberment case
02/25/2013 3:47pm
First-degree murder charges have been dismissed against two men accused of killing a 19-year-old Oklahoma woman whose dismembered body was found stuffed in a duffel bag.
Evacuations ordered at La. college after threat
02/25/2013 4:03pm
Several buildings were evacuated for a time at a Louisiana college and classes have been canceled after a high school housed on the campus received a bomb threat.
Cardinal: LA's Mahony should help select pope
02/25/2013 4:08pm
The former archbishop of San Francisco said Monday that Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony has a rightful place among Vatican officials who will choose the next pope, even though Mahony has been battered in recent days by disclosures about his role in covering up clergy sex abuse.
Jobless, cities could be first to feel budget pain
02/25/2013 4:38pm
Who'll be the first to feel the sting?
Voters ponder guns, ethics in Jackson Jr. district
02/25/2013 4:56pm
Candidates for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s former congressional seat made their final push for votes Monday ahead of a high-stakes primary, but turnout was expected to be paltry despite the lurid headlines surrounding the disgraced Chicago Democrat and millions in outside super PAC money driven largely by the guns debate.
Bork: Nixon offered next high court vacancy in '73
02/25/2013 4:58pm
Robert Bork says President Richard Nixon promised him the next Supreme Court vacancy after Bork complied with Nixon's order to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox in 1973.
NYC neighborhood hit by Sandy chosen for buyouts
02/25/2013 4:59pm
A New York City oceanfront neighborhood where three people died during Superstorm Sandy will be the first to get state-sponsored home buyouts.
House votes to rename flight center for Armstrong
02/25/2013 5:12pm
The House has approved a bill to rename a NASA flight center in California for the late astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.
Senate OKs bill condemning North Korea nuke test
02/25/2013 5:18pm
The Senate has approved a bill condemning North Korea for its nuclear test and pressing for tougher action against Pyongyang.
Highlights of nation's most famous surgeon general
02/25/2013 5:23pm
With a fiery drive belying the courtly beard and bow tie, C. Everett Koop led a groundbreaking fight against smoking and brought AIDS to the attention of a reluctant nation. Koop was the only surgeon general to become a household name, and health specialists say he used the bully pulpit to fight for Americans' health despite political obstacles.
Union Pacific: Others responsible for fatal crash
02/25/2013 5:32pm
If lawsuits stemming from last year's train collision that killed four veterans on a parade float in Texas make it to trial, jurors should be able to consider whether actions by parade organizers and the hosting city contributed to the crash, a Union Pacific spokeswoman said Monday.
Salazar: Thousands of Interior workers imperiled
02/25/2013 5:53pm
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says thousands of Interior Department workers would be furloughed, and thousands more seasonal workers would not be hired under automatic spending cuts set to take effect Friday.
Ex-gov, hedge fund target Mont. mining company
02/25/2013 5:54pm
A former Montana governor considered a dark horse candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination has joined a hedge fund's attempt to take control of the state's largest publicly-owned mining company.
NY assemblyman apologizes for blackface costume
02/25/2013 6:07pm
A New York assemblyman who at first vigorously defended wearing blackface, an Afro wig and a basketball jersey to a costume party apologized Monday, saying he didn't mean to hurt anyone.
White House: No price tag for Obama access
02/25/2013 6:26pm
Facing tough questions about President Barack Obama's past pledges to help curb the role of money in politics, the White House pushed back Monday against suggestions that donors to a new group supporting his agenda will have special access to the president.
High-stakes trial begins over 2010 Gulf oil spill
02/25/2013 6:44pm
BP put profits ahead of safety and bears most of the blame for the disastrous 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a U.S. Justice Department attorney charged Monday at the opening of a trial that could result in the oil company and its partners being forced to pay tens of billions of dollars more in damages.
Obama warns of risks over budget cut uncertainty
02/25/2013 6:46pm
President Barack Obama on Monday said looming automatic spending cuts are already affecting the economy, while a top administration official warned that the nation's borders would be less secure if billions of dollars are yanked from the budget Friday.
Obama warns of risks over budget cut uncertainty
02/25/2013 6:46pm
President Barack Obama on Monday said looming automatic spending cuts are already affecting the economy, while a top administration official warned that the nation's borders would be less secure if billions of dollars are yanked from the budget Friday.
NJ town plans to use rainforest wood on boardwalk
02/25/2013 7:07pm
Environmental groups say they'll launch a boycott drive against a Jersey shore town that refuses to back off its plan to use tropical rainforest wood to rebuild a boardwalk destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.
Immigration detainees released in budget crunch
02/25/2013 7:13pm
The Associated Press has learned that federal immigration authorities have released a number of detainees around the country to save money.
Judge refuses to toss gay Calif. veteran's lawsuit
02/25/2013 7:39pm
A lawsuit brought by a lesbian Army veteran and her wife over the denial of disability benefits can move forward over the objections of the Department of Justice, a federal judge in California ruled Monday.
Utility agrees to $500,000 fine in fatal Pa. blast
02/25/2013 8:27pm
A utility has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine and speed replacement of its cast-iron pipelines following an eastern Pennsylvania gas explosion that killed five people two years ago.
North Chicago hit for brochure some find offensive
02/25/2013 10:28pm
The North Chicago Police Department is being criticized for a brochure that some say is peppered with stereotypes of African-Americans.
TransUnion: Late auto-loan payments rose in 4Q
02/25/2013 10:30pm
More Americans fell behind on their auto loan payments in the last three months of 2012, a time of the year when some borrowers' financial obligations temporarily take a backseat to spending on holiday shopping.
Coast Guard trying to ID family missing at sea
02/25/2013 11:58pm
Authorities have turned to the public in hopes of identifying a family that sent a series of distress calls saying their boat was sinking far off the Central California coast.
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