GOP used car salesman tops senior W.Va. senator
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Mark Maynard owns a used car lot, runs a towing business and spends his spare time on a professional drag racing pit crew. And despite not raising a dime for his Republican campaign and agreeing with his Democratic opponent on almost all the issues, he defeated West…
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Arkansas Governor to pardon son's drug conviction: report
(Reuters) - Outgoing Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe said on Wednesday that he will pardon his son for a felony drug conviction, local media reported. Beebe, who is set to leave office in January due to term limits, said he would pardon his son Kyle, now 34, for his 2003 felony conviction of marijuana…
Russian bomber patrols to reach Gulf of Mexico
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's long-range bombers will conduct regular patrol missions from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting tensions with the West over Ukraine.
Victim's family doesn't want CBS to air segment
NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a woman murdered while vacationing in Mexico wants CBS not to air a prison diary made by the man accused of the crime for fear it will make him a sympathetic figure.
Greece holds breath as skeleton found in Alexander-era tomb
Archaeologists are holding their breath that a skeleton found in a mysterious, richly-decorated tomb from the time of Alexander the Great will solve the riddle of who ancient Greece's biggest burial mound was built for. Having dug their way past huge decapitated sphinxes, broken through a wall…
Ohioan gets 5 years for child rape suspect's death
URBANA, Ohio (AP) — A judge on Wednesday handed down a five-year prison term to an Ohio man for the jailhouse beating of a child-rape suspect who later died, rejecting the suspect's allegations that other inmates also attacked the victim.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Those low gas prices on station signs aren't going away soon, the government says.
Armenia vows 'grave consequences' after helicopter downed
Armenia threatened 'grave consequences' after Azerbaijani forces shot down a military helicopter, sparking fears of a major escalation in the conflict over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh. The downing of the helicopter belonging to the army of the breakaway ethnic Armenian region is the…
Teacher calls for 'help' in frightening 911 call
SEATTLE (AP) — The teacher described by witnesses as a hero for trying to intervene when a student opened fire inside his Washington state high school described a horrifying scene during a 911 call: "Blood is everywhere. I need help. I need help now."
Space pilot 'unbuckled' himself as craft split apart
The surviving pilot of the Virgin Galactic spaceship that crashed last month unbuckled himself and was thrown free from the disintegrating craft, investigators said Wednesday. Peter Siebold told them he did not know that his co-pilot had prematurely unlocked a key system on the spaceship, which…
Doctor: Girl, 12, competent in Slender Man case
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A state doctor believes the mental condition of one of two girls accused of repeatedly stabbing a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man has improved, and the 12-year-old is fit to stand trial, a Wisconsin judge said Wednesday.
76-Year-Old Father of 7 Beaten to Death Over Bike in East L.A.; Killer Sought
The family of a 76-year-old father of seven who was beaten to death over a bicycle in East Los Angeles joined authorities Wednesday in asking the public for help catching his killer. Kimberly Cheng reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014.
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DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors said Wednesday that a man accused of pushing his wife to her death off a cliff in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park as they celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary planned to kill her in advance, and later lived off $1.5 million in assets that were partly hers.
China shows off new stealth fighter
China's new stealth jet fighter rocketed skywards Wednesday as Beijing puts on an unprecedented display of openness -- and military force -- at the country's premier airshow. Defence analysts say the J-31 is China's answer to the United States' F-35, though the Chinese jet lags behind the American…
New Jersey college buys Atlantic City's closed Showboat casino
By Daniel Kelley PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A college in southern New Jersey has announced plans to buy the shuttered Showboat Atlantic City casino resort from Caesars Entertainment Corp and turn the property into a branch campus. The company announced Wednesday that Richard Stockton College, located…
Skakel settles lawsuit against HLN's Nancy Grace
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel has settled a lawsuit against television commentator Nancy Grace and others over comments made on her HLN network show in 2012 about the murder case against him.
Obama to announce action on immigration: Fox News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to announce as early as next week a plan to overhaul U.S. immigration policy through executive action, including suspending deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants, Fox News reported on Wednesday. The network, citing a source close to…
Factbox: New U.S. Navy warship readies for 16-month deployment to Asia
(Reuters) - The USS Fort Worth, a warship built by Lockheed Martin Corp, is slated to depart on Monday for Asia, where it will operate largely out of Singapore for 16 months, the longest deployment of a U.S. Navy ship in 42 years, Navy officials said. Following are some key facts about the ship,…
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