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NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker
The New York Senate voted Tuesday night to expel a senator convicted of a misdemeanor charge of assaulting his girlfriend, a resolution the lawmaker assailed as an injustice to the people who elected him.
New Feb 09, 2010 | 10:45 pm
LA-area foothills under mudslide threat
A new winter storm washed over the wildfire-scarred foothills north of Los Angeles Tuesday, leaving some residents to flee their homes in baggage-laden cars while others used shovels and buckets to try to hold back the muddy deluge.
New Feb 09, 2010 | 10:40 pm
Court orders US man to serve 3-year prison term for forgery, undeclared foreign currency.
New Feb 09, 2010 | 10:40 pm
Teen arrested in killing of LA anti-gang counselor
When Ronald "Loony" Barron urged a young graffiti tagger to put away his paint cans, he was doing what he viewed as his mission _ steering kids away from crime _ but he paid for it with his life.
New Feb 09, 2010 | 10:25 pm
Trial of man charged in Jakarta bombings begins
An alleged Islamic militant went on trial Wednesday on charges of harboring terrorists behind twin suicide hotel bombings in Jakarta that killed seven and injured more than 50 in Indonesia.
New Feb 09, 2010 | 10:10 pm
NY governor says he'll step aside only 'in a box'
New York Gov. David Paterson, defying calls from even fellow Democrats to drop out of the race for a full term, said Tuesday that he would leave only if the voters turned him out through the ballot box, or he's carried out "in a box."
New Feb 09, 2010 | 10:10 pm
City vehicles strike 2 in San Francisco accidents
One pedestrian is dead and another seriously injured following separate accidents in San Francisco involving city-owned vehicles.
New Feb 09, 2010 | 10:05 pm
Suspect plays 'Dating Game' video in murder trial
A convicted rapist who could face the death penalty in five alleged serial killings from the 1970s presented "The Dating Game" defense Tuesday during a surreal court session in which he questioned himself on the witness stand.
New Feb 09, 2010 | 9:20 pm
Firm seeks tax credits for building renovation
WATERLOO - A Minneapolis-based company is planning to buy and renovate the historic Russell-Lamson building as affordable housing.
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UN envoy in North Korea to spur nuke talks
A senior U.N. envoy pressed ahead Wednesday with international efforts to get North Korea back into nuclear disarmament talks, during the world body's first high-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years.
Feb 09, 2010 | 9:00 pm
Snow shuts down federal government, life goes on
If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice? With at least another foot of snow headed for Washington, Philadelphia and New York, we're about to find out. The federal government in the nation's capital has largely been shut down since …
Feb 09, 2010 | 8:35 pm
Calif. man convicted of killing girlfriend's son
A jury has convicted a 23-year-old California man of killing his girlfriend's 1-year-old son.
Feb 09, 2010 | 8:35 pm
Iran boosts nuclear enrichment, drawing warnings
Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn of a "significant regime of sanctions."
Feb 09, 2010 | 8:25 pm
NYC jail chaplain released in razor blades case
A grand jury declined Tuesday to indict a Muslim chaplain accused of trying to smuggle razor blades and scissors into a jail, spurring his release without bail while the case continues.
Feb 09, 2010 | 8:20 pm
UNICEF warns against Haiti child smuggling
The head of UNICEF warned Tuesday that people may still be trying to smuggle children out of Haiti and said protecting youngsters who survived the earthquake is the top concern of the U.N. children's agency.
Feb 09, 2010 | 8:20 pm
Braley visits HCC farm, touts job bill
WATERLOO - Rep. Bruce Braley toured Hawkeye Community College's farm Monday and talked about new legislation to promote clean energy job training.
Feb 09, 2010 | 8:00 pm | (0) Comments
Abortion doctor's killer says he has no regrets
The convicted killer of a Kansas abortion provider has little sympathy for the family of his victim, comparing them to the relatives of a hit man in a recording posted online.
Feb 09, 2010 | 8:00 pm
DHS: The number of illegal immigrants in US fell
The Homeland Security Department estimates the number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. fell about 7 percent to 10.8 million in January 2009.
Feb 09, 2010 | 7:45 pm
Man who taught boy to drive arrested after crash
Authorities have arrested a California man who they say was teaching a sixth-grader how to drive when his car crashed into another vehicle, killing the boy, his mother and younger sister.
Feb 09, 2010 | 7:40 pm
State: Birth defect rate in CA town not unusual
State health officials said Tuesday they found nothing unusual about the rate of infant birth defects in an impoverished San Joaquin Valley farm town located next to the West's largest toxic waste dump.
Feb 09, 2010 | 7:15 pm
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