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    • Wintry storm strands travelers in Chicago airports 10 min ago

      Stranded airline passengers lingered in Chicago's airports Monday as a storm tapered off after delivering a wintry mix to Illinois including snow, gusty winds and ice that led to at least two traffic deaths.

    • Testing newborns for HIV can save lives 15 min ago

      Early treatment for babies born with the virus that causes AIDS can significantly increase their chances of survival, according to a report Monday by four U.N. agencies.

    • Ariz. governor picked for Homeland Security post 22 min ago

      Ariz. Gov. Janet Napolitano will be the third secretary of the Homeland Security Department if confirmed by the Senate.
      A former federal prosecutor, state attorney general and twice-elected governor of Arizona, Napolitano brings a well-rounded skill set to the task.

    • Ex-mayoral aide pleads guilty in Detroit scandal 23 min ago

      Stoic and publicly silent through months of a sex scandal, the woman whose relationship with former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick led to his downfall broke her silence Monday, shedding tears as she pleaded guilty.

    • Obama pick gives Arizona a GOP governor 23 min ago

      President-elect Barack Obama's announcement Monday that Gov. Janet Napolitano is his choice to head the Department of Homeland Security means a Republican will move into the governor's office.

    • Armored truck guard dies in Miami mall shooting 25 min ago

      An armored truck guard was shot to death at a suburban Miami mall Monday, and police were searching for two gunmen.

    • Jones brings hefty resume to security post 25 min ago

      President-elect Barack Obama's pick to be national security adviser is a Vietnam war veteran who rose to become a Marine four-star general and NATO commander, but is at least as well known for his diplomatic skills.

    • Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency in Calif. 35 min ago

      Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency Monday and called lawmakers into a special session to address California's $11.2 billion deficit.

    • Pa. family sues ex-legislator over fatal gunshot 39 min ago

      A former state senator's son was "reckless and careless" with his father's handgun, resulting in the shooting death of the boy's friend, according to a wrongful death suit filed Monday by the victim's father.

    • Miami activist moves people into foreclosed houses 44 min ago

      Max Rameau delivers his sales pitch like a pro. "All tile floor!" he says during a recent showing. "And the living room, wow! It has great blinds."

    • 30-mile debris pile becomes symbol of FEMA delays 47 min ago

      A 30-mile scar of debris along the Texas coast stands as a festering testament to what state and local officials say is FEMA's sluggish response to the 2008 hurricane season.

    • Lawyer: Trampled NY worker lacked crowd training 54 min ago

      A family attorney says a temporary worker trampled to death by customers at a New York Wal-Mart store had no training in crowd control.

    • Correction: WKRP in Cincinnati story 1 hr ago

      In a Nov. 29 story about a television station promoting its new digital signal, The Associated Press erroneously reported that station WBQC changed its call letters to WKRP. The station refers to itself as WKRP, reminiscent of the 1970s hit television show "WKRP in Cincinnati," and changed its...

    • Bush asked to commute sentence of ex-Ill. governor 1 hr ago

      Sen. Dick Durbin has asked the president to commute the corruption sentence of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan.
      The Democratic senator released a letter Monday in which he asked President George W. Bush to "consider commuting the sentence of George Ryan to time served."

    • 1 victim of Mumbai attacks was Chicago resident 1 hr ago

      One of the victims of the terrorist attacks in India was a Chicago resident who worked for a company that provides radiation therapy for cancer patients.
      A spokeswoman for the company said Monday that Sandeep "Sam" Jeswani was traveling in Mumbai on business when he was killed.

    • LA police arrest 2 in breakup of dogfighting ring 2 hrs ago

      Los Angeles police say they have made two arrests and rescued 17 dogs in the breakup of a dogfighting operation.
      Police say the dogfighting outfit was a major player in the illegal training and breeding of animals for fighting.

    • 'Rockefeller' to get half his gold coins back 2 hrs ago

      The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller will get back about half of the gold coins and cash seized by authorities after he was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter.

    • Barbara Bush continues to recover 2 hrs ago

      A Houston hospital says former first lady Barbara Bush is in good condition and recovering from ulcer surgery as expected.
      Bush, 83, was hospitalized a week ago for abdominal pains and underwent surgery to repair a perforated ulcer Nov. 25.

    • Calif. climber dies after fall on Mount Shasta 2 hrs ago

      A 33-year-old-woman has died while ascending California's Mount Shasta with other climbers who tried to help.
      A sheriff's spokeswoman, Susan Gravenkamp, says the woman slipped and fell 600 feet to 1,500 feet while climbing Friday with two men.

    • Correction: Students-Dishonesty story 2 hrs ago

      In a Nov. 30 story about a survey of high school students' honesty, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of an expert affiliated with the National Association of Secondary School Principals. He is Mel Riddile, not Riddle.

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