Judge: John Edwards has heart condition
| A judge agrees to delay the campaign-finance trial of John Edwards after his attorney presented two letters detailing a problem that will require surgery. |
Girl, 9, who was taunted on Facebook, dies
A 9-year-old Detroit-area girl whose battle with Huntington's disease drew attention after she was taunted online in 2010 by her grandmother's former neighbor has died.
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US to change disputed quote on MLK Memorial
| A quotation inscribed on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial will be changed following months of complaints that the statement was edited out of its original context, a spokesman said Friday. |
Pardon power varies widely
| Mississippi's raging controversy over last-minute pardons by outgoing governor Haley Barbour has generated calls for limiting the ability to grant pardons in that state. |
Mont. school district: Missing teacher is dead
| Montana school district officials say a 44-year-old math teacher who went missing last weekend is dead, and the FBI said it has one man in custody and is questioning another. |
Mercedes pushes minivan off ferry into harbor
| A minivan with two parents and two children on board plunged off the Balboa Ferry Friday morning after it was struck by another vehicle. |
Smuggled bush meat brings viral threat to US
| A newly published study shows that "bush meat" and other wild animal products intercepted on their way into the United States often bring with them pathogens that can be deadly. |
New SF sheriff charged with domestic violence
| San Francisco's new sheriff is vowing to fight domestic violence and other misdemeanor charges that prosecutors allege are related to a New Year's Eve incident with his wife. |
Man gives up 94 hamsters
| A Massachusetts man has turned over 94 hamsters to a local animal shelter, telling officials he was running out of room in his apartment. |
Evangelical leaders back Santorum
| A group of 150 influential Christian conservative leaders on Saturday backed former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum as their choice for Republican U.S. presidential nominee. |
Brutal winter leaves Alaska pining for fuel
Living in Alaska's outer reaches is challenging enough, but at least three remote communities also have experienced weather-related late deliveries of fuel so crucial to their survival during an especially bitter winter.
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Trend against outsourcing brings jobs back from China
| Outsourcing manufacturing jobs to China is not as cheap as it used to be, and the United States is poised to bring those jobs back home. |
Miss America crowning new winner in Las Vegas
Miss America is getting ready to transfer her crown again to one of 53 pageant queens looking to prove they've got a winning combination of looks, talent and smarts to justify a yearlong run with the title.
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Butt-slashing suspect reportedly arrested in Peru
| A man suspected of slashing the buttocks of 13 women in the Washington, D.C., area has reportedly been arrested in Peru. |
White House criticizes online piracy legislation
White House officials raised concerns on Saturday about online piracy legislation in the works in Congress that top technology companies have decried as heavy-handed.
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Police: Arrested man is serial killer of homeless
| Mourners wept and placed flowers Saturday at the scene of the latest stabbing death of a homeless man in Orange County, and people who knew the victim said he had feared for his safety as police recently sought a serial killer suspected in the deaths. |
Man dies day after killing 3 co-workers
| The man suspected of fatally shooting three co-workers and wounding a fourth at a North Carolina lumber company has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. |
Paterno: Didn't know how to handle sex abuse case
