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Alternate juror disagrees with Rutgers verdict

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- An alternate juror in the trial of a former Rutgers University student convicted in a webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate's suicide said he disagrees with the verdict....
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New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
DENVER (AP) -- Angeline Chilton says she can't drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman says she'd never get behind the wheel right after smoking, but she does use medical marijuana twice a day to ease tremors caused by multiple sclerosis that previously left her homebound....
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Republican Catholics cool so far to Rick Santorum

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- At El Sendero De La Cruz evangelical church, Rick Santorum sought prayers along with votes. He told the San Juan congregation that he felt "very blessed" to be with people of faith and said he can withstand the demands of campaigning because of the many people like them he meets while running for president....

Cuba detains dissidents ahead of papal visit

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban authorities detained a prominent dissident and dozens of her colleagues early Sunday, then arrested more activists while they staged a weekly protest march through Havana....

Romney wins Puerto Rico, GOP campaign continues

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Mitt Romney scored an overwhelming win Sunday in Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary, trouncing chief rival Rick Santorum on the Caribbean island even as the two rivals looked ahead to more competitive contests this week in Illinois and Louisiana....
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Death of consul's daughter spurs Venezuela outcry

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The killing of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter by police is reigniting concerns among Venezuelans about excessive force by officers and their frequent involvement in violent crimes....

Death of consul's daughter spurs Venezuela outcry

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The killing of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter by police is reigniting concerns among Venezuelans about excessive force by officers and their frequent involvement in violent crimes....

Brother of 2 top Colombian drug suspects sent home

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- The younger brother of two of Colombia's most wanted drug-trafficking suspects has been deported home by neighboring Ecuador....

Brother of 2 top Colombian drug suspects sent home

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- The younger brother of two of Colombia's most wanted drug-trafficking suspects has been deported home by neighboring Ecuador....

Santorum beats Romney in Louisiana

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in yet another conservative Southern state....
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Death of consul's daughter spurs Venezuela outcry

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The killing of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter by police is reigniting concerns among Venezuelans about excessive force by officers and their frequent involvement in violent crimes....

Republican Catholics cool so far to Rick Santorum

AP - Politics - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- At El Sendero De La Cruz evangelical church, Rick Santorum sought prayers along with votes. He told the San Juan congregation that he felt "very blessed" to be with people of faith and said he can withstand the demands of campaigning because of the many people like them he meets while running for president....

Israelis agree Iran hasn't decided on atom bomb

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Despite saber-rattling from Jerusalem, Israeli officials now agree with the U.S. assessment that Tehran has not yet decided on the actual construction of a nuclear bomb, according to senior Israeli government and defense figures....

4 GOP-appointed justices control health law's fate

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Here's a thought that can't comfort President Barack Obama: The fate of his health care overhaul rests with four Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices....
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Many willing to cut Afghan shooting suspect slack

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
He is accused of the kind of crime that makes people shiver, the killing of families in their own homes under cover of night, the butchery of defenseless children. Under normal circumstances, Americans would dismiss such an act as worthy of only one response: swift and merciless punishment....
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New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
DENVER (AP) -- Angeline Chilton says she can't drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman says she'd never get behind the wheel right after smoking, but she does use medical marijuana twice a day to ease tremors caused by multiple sclerosis that previously left her homebound....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Alternate juror disagrees with Rutgers verdict

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- An alternate juror in the trial of a former Rutgers University student convicted in a webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate's suicide said he disagrees with the verdict....
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Yemen battles kill 16 al-Qaida militants, 7 troops

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemeni warplanes pounded al-Qaida fighters on Monday, killing at least 16, while seven soldiers died in clashes with militants in the country's troubled south where the army is trying to uproot the terror group, military officials said....

NYC activists differ on Occupy's direction

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
NEW YORK (AP) -- A day after police broke up a rally at Manhattan's Zuccotti Park and arrested dozens, Occupy Wall Street protesters said Sunday that their movement for economic justice would pick up momentum with the spring....
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Belarus executes 2 men convicted of subway bombing

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-05-14 13:49
MINSK, Belarus (AP) -- Two men convicted of carrying out a deadly subway bombing last year in Belarus' capital have been executed, drawing strong condemnation from activists and the European Union....
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