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Commerce secretary to take leave of absence

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Commerce Secretary John Bryson said Monday he will take a medical leave of absence to undergo tests and evaluations after suffering a seizure in connection with a succession of traffic accidents in the Los Angeles area....
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Commerce secretary to take leave of absence

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Commerce Secretary John Bryson said Monday he will take a medical leave of absence to undergo tests and evaluations after suffering a seizure in connection with a succession of traffic accidents in the Los Angeles area....
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Gang member accused in Calif. attack that killed 4

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Sacramento police say the suspect in a home-invasion robbery that left four people dead was a paroled gang member suspected in a separate shooting earlier that day....
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Wildfires in Colo., NM burn out of control

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
BELLVUE, Colo. (AP) -- Massive wildfires in drought-parched Colorado and New Mexico tested the resources of state and federal crews Monday and underscored the need to replenish an aging U.S. aerial firefighting fleet needed to combat a year-round fire season....
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Nevada tunnel accident kills worker, hurts another

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A construction worker was killed and another worker was injured in a tunnel under construction at Lake Mead after some material became loose and pressure sent grout flying through the air....
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Nevada tunnel accident kills worker, hurts another

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A construction worker was killed and another worker was injured in a tunnel under construction at Lake Mead after some material became loose and pressure sent grout flying through the air....
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Aussie coroner agrees dingo took baby in 1980 case

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Settling a notorious 1980 case that split the nation and led to a mistaken murder conviction, an Australian coroner ruled Tuesday that a dingo took a baby from a campsite in the Outback, just as her mother said from the beginning....

FEC sues ex-Sen. Craig over use of campaign cash

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho was sued Monday by federal election regulators who contend he misused some $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense after his arrest in a 2007 airport bathroom sex sting....

FEC sues ex-Sen. Craig over use of campaign cash

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho was sued Monday by federal election regulators who contend he misused some $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense after his arrest in a 2007 airport bathroom sex sting....

FEC sues ex-Sen. Craig over use of campaign cash

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho was sued Monday by federal election regulators who contend he misused some $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense after his arrest in a 2007 airport bathroom sex sting....

FEC sues ex-Sen. Craig over use of campaign cash

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho was sued Monday by federal election regulators who contend he misused some $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense after his arrest in a 2007 airport bathroom sex sting....

FEC sues ex-Sen. Craig over use of campaign cash

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho was sued Monday by federal election regulators who contend he misused some $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense after his arrest in a 2007 airport bathroom sex sting....

FEC sues ex-Sen. Craig over use of campaign cash

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho was sued Monday by federal election regulators who contend he misused some $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense after his arrest in a 2007 airport bathroom sex sting....

'Escape from Alcatraz' gets anniversary attention

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. (AP) -- For 20th century crime buffs, few capers match the intrigue and ingenuity of the "Escape from Alcatraz," the 1962 prison break three inmates pulled off with stolen spoons, dummy heads and a raincoat raft....
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'Escape from Alcatraz' gets anniversary attention

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. (AP) -- For 20th century crime buffs, few capers match the intrigue and ingenuity of the "Escape from Alcatraz," the 1962 prison break three inmates pulled off with stolen spoons, dummy heads and a raincoat raft....
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Penn State trial opens with graphic testimony

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Jerry Sandusky's trial in the Penn State scandal opened in graphic fashion Monday with the first witness testifying that the retired coach molested him in the locker-room showers and in hotels while trying to ensure his silence with gifts and trips to bowl games....
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FEC allows campaign donations via text messaging

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal election officials say small-dollar donors may use their cell phones' text messaging to contribute to political campaigns....

Mother of 19-year-old killed by Border Patrol sues

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
PHOENIX (AP) -- The mother of a 19-year-old man fatally shot in the back by a U.S. Border Patrol agent has sued the federal government and the agent himself, claiming it was "an appalling use of excessive force" because her son was unarmed, had his back to the agent and posed no threat....
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Mother of 19-year-old killed by Border Patrol sues

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
PHOENIX (AP) -- The mother of a 19-year-old man fatally shot in the back by a U.S. Border Patrol agent has sued the federal government and the agent himself, claiming it was "an appalling use of excessive force" because her son was unarmed, had his back to the agent and posed no threat....
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Auburn killing suspect surrenders after manhunt

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-04-22 05:05
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A man accused of killing three people at a party near Auburn University turned himself in Tuesday after a three-day manhunt that included a tense but fruitless search of a Montgomery home by police tactical units....
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