| Nevada judge accused of demanding royal treatment
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| AP - Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen. |
| Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
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AP - A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.
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| Mo. woman enters Alford plea in kidnapping case
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| AP - A Missouri woman accused of slashing a young mother's throat, kidnapping her newborn and passing off the child as her own for five days has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. |
| Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
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AP - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.
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| Mourners pay respects to slain Philadelphia police officer
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AP - Hundreds of mourners lined up in the pouring rain outside a cathedral Friday to pay their respects to a Philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty.
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| Fans long to have their ashes scattered on sporting sites
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| AP - Even though he's only 37 and in good health, Nathan Davis has already made out his will. In it, he bequeaths money to the University of Alabama athletic department and his ashes to Bryant-Denny Stadium. |
| Car full of weapons lands US soldier in Mexican jail
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| AP - When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition, several cartridges and three knives. |
| Investigation at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson hid
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| AP - National Park Service officials say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible human remains. |
| Church records offer rare look inside polygamist families
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AP - Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives.
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| 7 more cops pulled from Philly streets over taped beating
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AP - Seven more police officers were taken off street duty Thursday as investigators look into the videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects during a traffic stop.
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| 'Best Santa ever' arrested in N.J. on child sex charges
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AP - A rare international alert seeking a man shown in dozens of raw child porn images quickly led to the arrest of a small-time actor, who painted faces at children's parties and performed as "the best Santa Claus anyone has ever seen."
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| Police: Convicted murderer shot hikers on Appalachian Trail
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| AP - A convicted murderer is suspected of shooting and wounding two men on the Appalachian Trail a few miles from the spot where he killed two hikers in 1981, authorities said. |
| Court orders American Indian to trial for shooting eagle
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AP - An American Indian who shot a bald eagle for use in a tribal religious ceremony must stand trial, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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| NC officials: Fatal twister could have been worse
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| AP - Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell. |
| NY governor vows to examine undercover police procedures
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AP - Gov. David Paterson pledged to examine undercover police conduct on Thursday, a day after more than 200 people were arrested protesting the acquittal of three detectives involved in the shooting death of an unarmed man.
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| Overlooked in the global food crisis: A problem with dirt
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AP - Science has provided the souped-up seeds to feed the world, through biotechnology and old-fashioned crossbreeding. Now the problem is the dirt they're planted in.
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| Lack of water cited in deaths of 9 S.C. firefighters
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| AP - Emergency crews didn't have enough hoses or adequate water pressure to properly fight a blaze that killed nine Charleston firefighters in a giant furniture store almost a year ago, according to a federal report released late Thursday. |
| Huge Texas sinkhole's appetite decreasing, officials say
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AP - Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down Thursday, but that it could take months before it's clear whether surrounding areas are stable.
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| Lawyers: McGreeveys reach custody deal in divorce case
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AP - Former Gov. James E. McGreevey and his estranged wife settled custody issues for their only child on Thursday as they moved closer to dissolving their marriage, their lawyers said.
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| Texas teens tell police they converted skull into bong
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| AP - Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong. |
