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Deadwood balances rough image with modern gambling

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:11
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) -- The store signs of this Old West village are drawn with a typeface reminiscent of "Wanted: Dead or Alive" posters. The streets are paved with bricks that evoke the dusty 1800s....
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Jury selection to begin in Sandusky trial

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:11
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Picking 12 people to decide Jerry Sandusky's fate in the child-molestation case that brought down coach Joe Paterno and scandalized Penn State could prove a monumental task in a county where practically everyone went to the university, works there, knows someone there or is a fan of the football team....
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Court sides with property owners over EPA

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that property owners have a right to prompt review by a judge of an important tool used by the Environmental Protection Agency to address water pollution.

The court sided with an Idaho couple who object to an EPA order that blocked ...

French suspect showed no sign of militant leanings

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:11
PARIS (AP) -- Just a few weeks ago, Mohamed Merah partied at a nightclub, and an acquaintance noticed nothing out of the ordinary. Another friend said the former car body shop worker liked to talk about "cars, bikes, girls and sports."...

French suspect showed no sign of militant leanings

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:11
PARIS (AP) -- Just a few weeks ago, Mohamed Merah partied at a nightclub, and an acquaintance noticed nothing out of the ordinary. Another friend said the former car body shop worker liked to talk about "cars, bikes, girls and sports."...

Islamists seek influence in Syria uprising

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:11
BEIRUT (AP) -- The gunmen in eastern Syria, wielding grenade launchers and assault rifles, announced on the Internet they were forming the "God is Great" Brigade and joining the country's rebellion. They swore allegiance to the Free Syrian Army and vowed to topple President Bashar Assad....

White teen pleads guilty in Miss. hate crime

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:11
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A white Mississippi teenager has pleaded guilty to murder and committing a hate crime for running over a black man with his pickup truck, killing him....
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Mauritania has not agreed to hand over spy chief

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:11
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) -- A senior member of Mauritania's government denied Wednesday the country had agreed to hand over Moammar Gadhafi's ex-spy chief for trial in Libya, directly contradicting the claim hours earlier by Libya which said Mauritania had assured them they will hand over Abdullah al-Senoussi....

Doctors find clue in quest to predict heart attack

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 17:11
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Too often, people pass a cardiac checkup only to collapse with a heart attack days later. Now scientists have found a clue that one day may help doctors determine if a heart attack is imminent, in hopes of preventing it....
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