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30-minute defense in Hudson family murder trial
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:48PM May 08, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — The man accused of killing three of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's relatives did not take the stand and his attorneys put on a mere 30-minute defense Tuesday, calling just two detectives in a bid to suggest they botched the 2008 investigation.
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Coroner: Valium, alcohol killed painter Kinkade
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:17PM May 08, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artist Thomas Kinkade died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and prescription tranquilizers, but his heart had grown so enlarged he had been vulnerable to a fatal heart attack at any point, according to a detailed autopsy report released Tuesday.
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'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:02PM May 08, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Sendak didn't think of himself as a children's author, but as an author who told the truth about childhood.
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Key Penn State witness seeks whistle-blower suit
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:38PM May 08, 2012 CommentHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Penn State football assistant whose report of Jerry Sandusky allegedly attacking a child in the showers led to Joe Paterno's firing said in a court filing Tuesday that he is suing the school.
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Air Force whistle-blowers to get protection
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:35PM May 08, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — There will be no actions taken against two whistle-blower pilots who complained about problems with the F-22 fighter jet, including comments made during a recent "60 Minutes" television interview, the Air Force said Tuesday.
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Doctor: Chest compression led to CA homeless death
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:27PM May 08, 2012 CommentSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A trauma surgeon said Tuesday that continuous compression of a California homeless man's chest during a confrontation with police officers caused breathing problems that led to his death.
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GOP takes turn crafting women anti-abuse bill
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:24PM May 08, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday advanced their own version of an election-year bill to protect women from violence.
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Speechwriter says Edwards knew about cover up
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:09PM May 08, 2012 CommentGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A former speechwriter for John Edwards testified Tuesday that the onetime presidential candidate acknowledged knowing that a wealthy donor was secretly supporting his pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008.
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Faster study a small step toward stopping carp
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:50PM May 08, 2012 CommentTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Obama administration's promise Tuesday to quicken its search for a way to shield the Great Lakes from Asian carp and other invasive species is more a baby step than a giant leap toward a solution that could be in the works for years or even decades.
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Recalling Sendak's 'dark and clear-eyed view'
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:36PM May 08, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Sendak's closest friends gathered in his hospital room — playwright Tony Kushner, authors Brian Selznick and Gregory Maguire. Kushner brought jellybeans, while Maguire placed a picture of Lewis Carroll on the table beside Sendak's bed.
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GOP blocks Senate debate on Dem student loan bill
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:34PM May 08, 2012 Comment (3)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill Tuesday to preserve low interest rates for millions of college students' loans, as the two parties engaged in election-year choreography aimed at showing each is the better protector of families in today's rugged economy.
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Europe's bad mood: Does Obama need to worry?
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:29PM May 08, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The elections that drove Nicolas Sarkozy out of power in France and left Greece scrambling to build a coalition government pose a financial threat to the United States that could undermine President Barack Obama's efforts to cast himself as the agent of a U.S. economic revival.
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New Border Patrol strategy targets repeat crossers
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:29PM May 08, 2012 CommentSAN DIEGO (AP) — With border crossings at a 40-year low, the U.S. Border Patrol announced a new strategy Tuesday that targets repeat crossers and tries to find out why they keeping coming.
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Defense in Penn St. case digs into accusers' pasts
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:27PM May 08, 2012 CommentHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The alleged victims of the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal are finding there isn't much in their pasts that the defense isn't trying to find out. Jerry Sandusky's defense team wants to know their IQs, how well they did in school and even their medical histories.
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Gov't watchdog urges stronger air safety oversight
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:12PM May 08, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — In an unusual public rebuke, a government watchdog charged Tuesday that airline safety regulators have lagged in responding to urgent safety problems, including takeoff and landing procedures at one airport that caused some planes to nearly collide.
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Dealer describes HGH shipment to Clemens house
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:52PM May 08, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Scolded by the judge for putting on a slow and "boring" trial, prosecutors in the Roger Clemens case livened things up by introducing a convicted drug dealer who talked way too fast.
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NY judge OKs model, billionaire child support deal
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:48PM May 08, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Supermodel Linda Evangelista and a French billionaire, saying they were pleased to end a public fight over paying their 5-year-old's expenses, on Tuesday got a judge's approval for a confidential child-support deal.
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Prosecutor: DNA evidence strong in stabbing spree
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:40PM May 08, 2012 CommentFLINT, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that blood stains, DNA and testimony from survivors would provide enough evidence for a conviction in the first murder trial from a 2010 Michigan stabbing spree that left more than a dozen victims bleeding in Flint-area streets.
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Officials: Chemical from printer bombs used again
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:23PM May 08, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials offered the first clues Tuesday about what they believe made a newly discovered al-Qaida bomb more reliable than one that failed to detonate aboard a jetliner on Christmas 2009.
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Report: Schools key to fighting America's obesity
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:08PM May 08, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Fighting obesity will require changes everywhere Americans live, work, play and learn, says a major new report that outlines dozens of options — from building more walkable neighborhoods to zoning limits on fast-food restaurants to selling healthier snacks in sports arenas.
