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Man survives 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls

May 21, 6:47 PM

A man survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt Monday – only the third person known to have lived after going over the falls without a safety device.

Military Deaths

May 12, 1:22 PM

The U.S. Defense Department’s latest identifications of fatalities in Afghanistan:

Obama's stand a symbolic watershed in nation's approach to gay rights

May 11, 9:27 AM

Sitting at work in Kansas City, 20-year-old Caleb-Michael Files heard the news that his country's president had endorsed same sex marriage. "My heart started racing," said Files, who's gay. "It was like, oh, this is really happening."

Romney apologizes for school pranks

May 10, 11:21 PM

Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for “stupid” high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay.

The ‘war on women’ sparks a battle for votes

Apr 28, 11:55 PM

There’s little question that the political battle for the women’s vote is intensifying, as Democrats were on the march this weekend across the nation, protesting what they see as an assault on reproductive rights. Yet some wonder whether the fierce infighting will have much impact on the outcome of the presidential election this fall, and whether any of this is all that new.

The Buzz | Hopes that Obama would be a gentler drug warrior have gone up in smoke

Apr 28, 6:20 PM

Back when he was running for president in 2008, Barack Obama said that he supported the basic concept of using medical marijuana for the same purposes and with the same controls as other drugs and that he was not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws.

Military Deaths

Apr 28, 12:14 PM

The U.S. Defense Department’s latest identifications of fatalities from Afghanistan:

Payroll tax cut worries Social Security advocates

Dec 13, 12:43 AM

President Barack Obama’s plan to cut payroll taxes for a year would provide big savings for many workers, but makes Social Security advocates nervous that it could jeopardize the retirement program’s finances.

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Police search for missing college student in La.

May 26, 8:01 AM

Louisiana authorities are searching for a college student who has been missing for nearly a week after she was last seen on a bicycle in the early morning hours.

New Mexico wildfire spreads smoke across state

May 26, 3:21 AM

Firefighters are battling a massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico that has destroyed a dozen cabins and spread smoke across the state, prompting holiday weekend air-quality warnings.

Quotations of the day

May 26, 2:06 AM

"Looks like we've got us a dragon by the tail." - NASA astronaut Donald Pettit after he used the International Space Station's 58-foot robot arm Friday to snare SpaceX's Dragon capsule, the first time a business enterprise delivered a supply ship to the space station.

Barbara Graves, wife of prominent publisher, dies

May 25, 10:42 PM

Barbara Kydd Graves, the wife of the publisher of Black Enterprise Magazine who aided in the growth of the publication and media company, died Friday.

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Tropical storm warnings for Southeast coast

May 26, 1:21 AM

Tropical storm warnings have been issued for the Southeast coast from north Florida to South Carolina as a cluster of thunderstorms was gathering strength early Saturday and expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over the Memorial Day weekend.

Correction: California Church Abuse story

May 25, 9:06 PM

In a story May 22 about internal files of nine Franciscan priests that were released as part of a sexual abuse lawsuit settlement in California, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of the attorney for the Roman Catholic order. His name is Brian Brosnahan.

Report: LAPD seeks Manson family member recordings

May 25, 7:21 PM

Police want to review audio recordings of conversations between a Manson family member and his attorney as detectives search for information about unsolved killings.

Farm traced to listeria outbreak files bankruptcy

May 25, 7:21 PM

A Colorado farm that was traced to a listeria outbreak in cantaloupe last year has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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Wis. officials unknowingly break law with Facebook

May 25, 11:45 PM

High-ranking members of both political parties were unaware that posting photos of completed ballots on Facebook or Twitter is illegal in Wisconsin, and they promised to quickly take down the posts Friday after election officials reminded voters of the law.

Quebec students challenge anti-protest law

May 25, 6:31 PM

Student groups in Quebec have filed a legal motion against a provincial law aimed at ending more than three months of protests over proposed tuition hikes.

AP Photos: 'Star Wars' celebrates 35th anniversary

May 26, 7:21 AM

It was 35 years ago Friday that moviegoers were first transported to a galaxy far, far away.

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Bus driver taking kids to Disneyland arrested

May 25, 10:42 PM

An alert police officer who boarded a bus full of recent Utah high school graduates headed to Disneyland averted what could have been a deadly road trip after arresting the driver for suspicion of being under the influence of drugs, authorities said Friday.

Miss district agrees to stop handcuffing students

May 25, 6:06 PM

Jackson public schools will no longer handcuff students to poles or other objects and will train staff at its alternative school on better methods of discipline.

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Judge won't preside in trial in Ark. lotto dispute

May 25, 5:22 PM

An Arkansas judge who ordered a new trial in a lawsuit over a $1 million lottery ticket that a woman says she mistakenly discarded announced Friday that he won't preside over the case.

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Campaign styles clash in Wis. recall race

May 25, 5:06 PM

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and his opponent, Democrat Tom Barrett, are locked together in a fiercely fought recall campaign, but that's where the similarity ends. They don't campaign the same way.

Judge to Edwards jurors: Don't discuss the case

May 26, 2:41 AM

Jurors in the John Edwards campaign fraud trial have the long holiday weekend to think over the case - but not talk about it - as the judge sternly warned before sending them home after six days of deliberations.

UN chief cites unacceptable violence in Syria

May 25, 6:01 PM

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon blamed the Syrian government Friday for much of the "unacceptable levels of violence and abuses" occurring every day in violation of a U.N.-backed peace plan.

Kan. gov. signs measure blocking Islamic law

May 25, 5:11 PM

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes, and a national Muslim group's spokesman said Friday that a court challenge is likely.

Judge: Anti-gay marriage law is unconstitutional

May 25, 3:46 PM

A judge in California has ruled that the federal law that prohibits recognition of same-sex unions is unconstitutional because it denies long-term health insurance benefits to legal spouses of state employees and retirees.

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Ex-Mexican officer pleads guilty in cartel case

May 25, 4:47 PM

A Mexican police officer pleaded guilty Friday in a drug smuggling case and admitted he hired a fellow officer to run a hit squad on behalf of a Tijuana-based drug cartel, prosecutors said.

Seattle man shot by stray bullet worked for Zillow

May 25, 3:26 PM

Seattle-based Zillow says the man fatally shot by a stray bullet while he and his family drove down a Seattle street was an employee of the high-tech real estate company.

Homeless man charged in Kansas TV station attack

May 25, 3:26 PM

A homeless military veteran has been charged with breaking into a Kansas television station and attacking several employees.

Suspect indicted in Ore. health worker killing

May 25, 3:26 PM

A grand jury has indicted a man for murder after he was released from the Oregon state mental hospital and accused of killing a woman making a routine medicine delivery to his apartment.

Cheaper gas spurs more travelers this Memorial Day

May 26, 4:51 AM

More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they'll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices.

Smoke from massive fire spreads across NM, Ariz.

May 25, 6:41 PM

Wildfires cast a pall over Memorial Day weekend in parts of the West Friday as smoke from a massive New Mexico blaze prompted widespread air-quality warnings and high fire danger in Colorado spurred officials to put thousands of firefighters on standby.