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Bonfire blamed for sparking Santa Barbara wildfire...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities in Southern California say it was a bonfire built by a group of college students that caused a wildfire in Santa Barbara that destroyed 210 homes. More than two dozen people were injured.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown says it appears the fire was the result of carelessness, not criminal attent, and that the students said they thought they'd put th...
Lawyer: Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel...
LONDON (AP) - Michael Jackson might be too sick to travel to London to testify in a suit claiming he owes an Arab sheikh $7 million, the pop star's attorney said Tuesday.
Jackon is seeking to give his testimony by video link from the United States.
«It would be unwise for him to travel, given what's he's
got now,» lawyer Robert Englehart said, declining to elaborate «for th...
NY federal prosecutor leaving...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A high-profile federal prosecutor has told superiors at the Justice Department that he is leaving his job in New York to join a private law firm.
As the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael Garcia oversaw the prostitution investigation that led to the resignation of then-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. He also had a big role in probes of Wall Street....
Oklahoma school districts work to provide hope to bully victims...
He eats lunch by himself. He hears students making comments about his clothes and saying he's poor. He just tries to stay out of trouble.
The 14-year-old is likely one of thousands of Oklahoma students who will encounter bullying during the school year if the latest numbers available hold true. During 2006-07 there were more than 12,000 incidents in state schools of bullying or harassmen...
AG opinion: Age limit all that can be considered...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - An attempt to get mental health services for older children under Nebraska's safe haven law appears dead for now.
Attorney General Jon Bruning said in an opinion Sunday that part of a proposed bill that would allow parents to seek help for children up to 15 years old at hospitals and possibly other facilities is outside the scope of the special legislative session ca...
Giuliani leaves option open for NY governor run...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Rudy Giuliani said Sunday he will consider running for governor of New York and isn't ruling out a second attempt at the U.S. presidency.
A one-time presidential front-runner and former mayor of New York City, Giuliani dropped out of the race for Republican nominee in January after losing the primary in Florida, where he had poured the bulk of his campaign ...
Campaigns over, John Edwards returns to stage...
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Scarred by an extramarital affair and weakened by two failed presidential campaigns, Democrat John Edwards is pushing to return to the national political stage by championing an issue he once owned: a crusade to end poverty.
With the 2008 presidential campaign safely over, the Southern populist emerged again this past week, testing the waters in two events that provided h...
Woman accused of grand theft, cremation enters plea...
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NM teens deny hazing charges...
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LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Six former high school athletes have denied charges they sexually assaulted yo...
Maryville man gets 7 years in death...
MARYVILLE, Mo. — A second defendant in the death of a Nodaway County short-order cook was sentenced to prison Monday.
Erik B. Romig, a 27-year-old Maryville resident, was sentenced to seven years in prison for the involuntary manslaughter of Donald Ray Gardner Jr. Circuit Judge Roger Prokes gave Mr. Romig the maximum sentence allowed.
The other defendant, 22-year-old Nicholas A. R...