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Feds: Prison for Ohio woman who buried mom in yard

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08 EDT

Authorities say an Ohio woman who buried her mother in her yard and cashed the dead woman's Social Security checks for 14 years has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.

Man gets 35 years for killing former landlady

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:58 EDT

A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for strangling his former landlady and setting fire to her house.

Authorities: OH woman buried mother, cashed checks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:49 EDT

Authorities say an Ohio woman who buried her mother in her yard and cashed the dead woman's Social Security checks for 14 years has been sentenced to 30 days in prison.

5 things to know in Florida for June 20

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:23 EDT

Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

Hillsborough County approves incentives for Amazon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:43 EDT

Hillsborough County is giving financial incentives to Internet retailer Amazon.com to build a distribution center.

US and Cuba agree to resume migration talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:23 EDT

The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies.

OfficeMax, Office Depot pit Ill. v. Fla. for HQ

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:08 EDT

OfficeMax Inc. and Office Depot Inc. want Illinois and Florida to compete to be the home of their combined headquarters if their proposed merger is approved by offering the best package of tax breaks that they can.

Colo. voter citizenship checks yield few responses

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:58 EDT

The latest round of letters questioning the citizenship of some Colorado registered voters has 63 out of 298 people affirming their right to vote, and most recipients are ignoring the May letters altogether.

Correction: Board of Education story

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:33 EDT

In a story June 18 about school district officials speaking to the state Board of Education, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a bill that school districts fear will cost them millions involves high school advanced placement courses. It involves high school students enrolling jointly in college classes.

Tighter security coming for prescription database

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:24 EDT

State health officials said Wednesday they were beefing up security of the statewide prescription drug database to protect patient information, a week after the American Civil Liberties Union said patients' personal information was leaked.