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O'Donnell blames foes for funds allegations

Republican Christine O'Donnell denies misusing campaign funds, blames foes' 'thug' tactics. Former Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell went on the offensive Thursday following reports that federal prosecutors are looking into whether she illegally used campaign money for personal use, saying the accusations are politically motivated and stoked by disgruntled former campaign workers.
 

Snowstorm coats East, frustrating holiday travel

Monster Northeast storm frustrates post-Christmas travelers, canceling hundreds of flights. A winter storm made travel torturous in the Northeast on Sunday, dropping a thick layer of snow that stranded thousands of airline, train and bus passengers and made motorists think twice about hitting after-Christmas sales.
 

Snowstorm coats East, frustrating holiday travel

Monster Northeast storm frustrates post-Christmas travelers, canceling hundreds of flights. A winter storm made travel torturous in the Northeast on Sunday, dumping a thick layer of snow that stranded thousands of airline, train and bus passengers and made motorists think twice about hitting after-Christmas sales.
 
Military jury: Prison, dismissal for Army birther

Military jury: Prison, dismissal for Army birther

Army "birther" doctor who wouldn't deploy sentenced to 6 months in military prison, dismissal. An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned President Barack Obama's eligibility to be commander in chief was sentenced by a jury Thursday to six months in a military prison and dismissal from the Army.
 

Believers find mixed blessings in Pope's comments

Pope's words on condoms received well by some believers in Americas, though pitfalls foreseen. Some Catholic believers in the Americas greeted Pope Benedict XVI's comments on condoms as a sign that the church was stepping into the modern debate in the fight against AIDS, though the church was adamant Sunday that nothing has changed in its views banning contraception.
 

Believers find mixed blessings in Pope's comments

Pope's words on condoms received well by some believers in Americas, though pitfalls foreseen. Some Catholic believers in the Americas greeted Pope Benedict XVI's comments on condoms as a sign that the church was stepping into the modern debate in the fight against AIDS, though the church was adamant Sunday that nothing has changed in its views banning contraception.
 

Corruption charges disturb residents in Md. county

High-profile corruption cases frustrate residents of Md. county near the nation's capital. In two years, Prince George's County residents have seen a former schools superintendent sent to prison and corruption charges brought against a senior state senator and the county executive and his wife.
 

FBI asks how subway bomb defendant was radicalized

FBI agents in subway bomb case probe what turned suburban US citizen into accused terrorist?. FBI agents who ensnared a suburban father in a terrorism sting involving a fictional subway bomb plot have turned their attention to figuring out what may have made the Pakistani-born U.S. citizen turn against his adopted country.
 

Next question for FBI in subway bomb case: Why?

Next question in subway bomb case: What turned suburban US citizen into accused terrorist?. FBI agents who ensnared a suburban father in a terrorism sting involving a fictional subway bomb plot have turned their attention to figuring out what may have made the Pakistani-born U.S. citizen turn against his adopted country.
 
Gone from NPR, Williams begins bigger role on Fox

Gone from NPR, Williams begins bigger role on Fox

Fired by NPR, Juan Williams begins bigger role at Fox, keeps up criticism of ex-employer. As listeners and angry citizens complained to NPR and public radio stations across the country over the firing of Juan Williams, the news analyst kept up his own criticism of his former employer as he began a bigger role with Fox News Channel.
 

NPR gets earful from listeners on Williams firing

NPR stations nationwide get an earful from listeners over firing of analyst Juan Williams. NPR and its public radio stations around the country got an earful from listeners and angry citizens in the middle of pledge season Friday over its firing of commentator Juan Williams, receiving thousands of complaints and scattered threats to withhold donations.
 
O'Donnell TV appearances began with chance meeting

O'Donnell TV appearances began with chance meeting

From college Republican to US Senate hopeful, O'Donnell has been a TV regular since 1992. Ever since Christine O'Donnell as a college student had a chance meeting with a television producer at the 1992 Republican national convention, she has never been too far from the cameras.
 

Northeast storm brings sheets of rain, high winds

Heavy rains wash across Northeast, quickly ending dry spell and cutting power to thousands. Flooding posed a threat around the Northeast on Friday on the heels of a pounding storm that submerged cars, cut power to thousands and forced scattered evacuations as it crept up the East Coast.
 

Md. man charged with slaying other mental patient

Police: Md. mental hospital patient says he kissed fellow patient before strangling her. On a medium-security wing at a state mental hospital, El Soundani El-Wahhabi befriended the woman in the room three doors down who, like him, was committed there after a murder trial. He's now accused of killing her.
 

APNewsBreak: 911 calls detail shooting aftermath

APNewsBreak: Frightened patients, employees call 911, describe moments after hospital shooting. Deb McKeever was picking up her mother-in-law after surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital when a shot rang out down the hall.
 

Doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore

A man shot a doctor and then barricaded himself inside a room at Johns Hopkins hospital, where he remained holed up two hours after the shooting Thursday, police said.
 

Doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore

A man shot a doctor and then barricaded himself inside a room at Johns Hopkins hospital, where he remained holed up two hours after the shooting Thursday, police said.
 

Police: Discovery Channel hostages planned escape

Police: Discovery Channel hostages were ready to make a break for it when gunman was shot. Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. Inside the lobby, Lee's three hostages had no intention of waiting.
 

Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape

Police: Discovery Channel hostages were preparing to escape when gunman was shot, killed. As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff.
 

Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape

Police: Discovery Channel hostages were preparing to escape when gunman was shot, killed. As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff.