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Marine veteran found after 2 days in Oregon snow

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:31 EST

A former Marine sniper who suffers from panic attacks and fled on foot following a minor traffic accident in Oregon was found after two days in the snow.

This Week in the Civil War

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:06 EST

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Coroner examined late Philadelphia cardinal's body

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:56 EST

A county coroner is testing tissue and fluid from the body of late Philadelphia Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua (beh-vih-LAH'-kwah) at the request of prosecutors because of the odd timing of his death a day after he was found competent to testify at a high-profile church sex abuse trial.

Conn. officer seeks dismissal of bias charges

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:36 EST

One of four Connecticut police officers accused of abusing and harassing Latinos is asking a federal judge to dismiss the charges because of the publicity the case has received.

5 killed in wrong-way crash on I-10 in La.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:11 EST

Authorities say five people were killed when a driver going the wrong way crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 10 outside New Orleans, closing the westbound lanes for nearly five hours.

National Archives shows Benjamin Franklin's papers

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:21 EST

Documents from the National Archives are going on view to explore the life of Benjamin Franklin as a scientist, diplomat, philanthropist and founding father.

Lawyer: Uzbek man to plead guilty in Obama plot

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:16 EST

A defense lawyer says an Uzbekistan national charged with supporting terrorism in a plot to kill President Barack Obama will plead guilty in federal court in Alabama.

Florida offers look at problems with education law

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51 EST

By almost any measure, Norma Butler Bossard Elementary is a top performing school in Miami: It has consistently been rated an 'A' by the state, and students have achieved high scores on Florida's standardized math and reading exams.

2nd deposition sought for convicted Ponzi schemer

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:26 EST

Convicted Florida Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein could be ordered to give a second round of sworn testimony about the inner workings of his $1.2 billion fraud.

Embalmer takes speech case to Mass. high court

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:16 EST

Troy Schoeller admits he could have chosen his words more carefully when he talked to a reporter about bodies he worked on as an embalmer at a funeral home.