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US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard
Prosecutors say they'll drop manslaughter charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide contractors charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting. (Updated: 11/20/09 4:51 PM )
Terror plot ringleader gets 13-year prison term
The ringleader of a group of men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices has been sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison. (Updated: 11/20/09 4:46 PM )
Pa. judges in juvenile kickbacks case win immunity
Two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking kickbacks to supply private detention facilities with juveniles have been granted partial immunity from civil liability. (Updated: 11/20/09 4:26 PM )
Murder trial move to LA a setback for transit cop
The decision to move Johannes Mehserle's trial to Los Angeles County is a setback for the former transit officer charged with killing an unarmed man on New Year's Day. (Updated: 11/20/09 4:26 PM )
Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base
The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3 Orions depart from Brunswick Naval Air Station. (Updated: 11/20/09 5:01 PM )
Lawyer: Ohio's legal injection a human experiment
An attorney for a condemned killer says Ohio's new lethal-injection plan is so untested it would amount to human experimentation if used for the first time next month. (Updated: 11/20/09 4:01 PM )
Court filings: Accused spy couple to plead guilty
A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of three decades of spying for Cuba are preparing to plead guilty in the case, according to a Friday court filing. (Updated: 11/20/09 4:21 PM )
Atty: Hospital hearing set for Fort Hood suspect
An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday. (Updated: 11/20/09 3:41 PM )
Pa. university students upset about fitness class
A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. (Updated: 11/20/09 5:01 PM )
Panel: Extending nuclear weapons life successful
An independent panel says the United States can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with existing programs, a finding that activists contend means there's no need for the nation to design replacements for the nuclear arsenal. (Updated: 11/20/09 3:46 PM )
Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder
A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego. (Updated: 11/20/09 4:01 PM )
Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what's the show?
Whether he's planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani is suddenly back and talking about the topic that made him a national star - Sept. 11. (Updated: 11/20/09 3:21 PM )
Army announces review of how it tests body armor
The Army says there will be an outside review of how body armor for its soldiers is tested. (Updated: 11/20/09 3:11 PM )
Militia movement resurfaces across nation
Norm Olson's genial tone belies his reputation as a radical militiaman, yet here he is, at 63, an affable grandfather explaining why Americans should arm themselves against their government. (Updated: 11/20/09 2:21 PM )
1 dead, 3 injured in Arizona mobile home fire
A 2-year-old boy dragged a 1-year-old Arizona girl Friday from a house fire that killed her mother and injured two other adults, authorities said. (Updated: 11/20/09 2:21 PM )