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Sheriff: Suspect linked by DNA to missing CA teen
A man was in custody Tuesday on suspicion of murder and kidnapping after his DNA was found in the bag of a missing girl whose abduction was believed to be a random act of violence, authorities said. In addition, the DNA of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar was found in the red ...
Exotic animal regulations head to Ohio governor
Legislation that would tighten regulations on owning exotic animals in Ohio was headed Tuesday to the governor for his expected signature, months after authorities were forced to shoot dozens of lions, tigers and other dangerous wildlife released from a farm last fall. The measure would ban new ownership of exotic ...
KU to hold 4-hour emergency exercise
Dozens of law enforcement officers and emergency personnel will swarm part of the University of Kansas campus on Wednesday for an annual readiness exercise. The university's Public Safety Office says the emergency response management drill will begin at 10 a.m. and last about four hours. University spokesman Gavin Young told ...
SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push
Business software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion. The deal continues Germany-based SAP's rivalry with database maker Oracle Corp. Both companies are buying up smaller ones that, like Ariba, provide software ...
Serial stabbings suspect guilty of murder in Mich.
A man suspected of fatally stabbing five men and wounding nine others in and around a Michigan city two summers ago was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder in the first case to go to trial. Jurors rejected the insanity defense put forth for Elias Abuelazam, finding him guilty of stabbing ...
Commercial spacecraft speeds toward space station
Opening a new, entrepreneurial era in spaceflight, a ship built by a billionaire businessman sped toward the International Space Station with a load of groceries and other supplies Tuesday after a spectacular, middle-of-the-night blastoff. The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and its unmanned Dragon capsule marked the first time ...
2 charged in killing of 2 students from China
Two men were charged Tuesday with murder in the shooting of two University of Southern California graduate students from China — a crime that sent shockwaves through the university community. Bryan Barnes, 20, and Javier Bolden, 19, also were charged with attempted murder in unrelated shootings at parties in South ...
New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales
The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology. The Dish Network, which has offered its new Auto Hop feature on new digital video recorders since March, ...
Corn prices plunge on moderating weather forecast
Corn prices dropped nearly 6 percent Tuesday after forecasts predicted cooler weather and the potential for rain that could benefit crops in parts of the Corn Belt. The better growing conditions could mitigate the effects of dry weather that has been blanketing parts of the Midwest and pushing up prices ...
Pa. eyes control in struggling school districts
A Republican-penned bill that would pave the way for state takeovers of Pennsylvania school districts veering toward financial collapse has the support of Gov. Tom Corbett and began advancing in the Legislature on Tuesday over the objections of Democrats. The Senate Education Committee voted along partisan lines to send it ...
Group threatens suit over reptile protection
An environmental group threatened Tuesday to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for not moving quickly enough to protect 25 amphibian and reptile species across the Southeast that it believes are in danger of extinction. Officials at the Minneapolis-based Center for Biological Diversity said they hoped the threat of ...
Joplin remembers deadly tornado, 1 year later
A year after a massive tornado tore through Joplin, thousands of survivors and others touched by the storm's fury made a somber march through some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods in a town dedicated to remembering its losses but also committed to what is certain to be a long, slow recovery. ...
Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era
Google has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing. The deal closed Tuesday, nine months after Google Inc. made a surprise announcement that it ...
Fargo lawmaker heads medical marijuana initiative
A Fargo Democratic lawmaker is chairman of a new initiative campaign to make marijuana use legal in North Dakota for medical reasons. The proposed law was turned in to Secretary of State Al Jaeger's office on Tuesday. Jaeger's approval is needed before the initiative petition can be circulated. Fargo Democratic ...
NM tribe makes Johnny Depp honorary member
Johnny Depp has been made an honorary member of a tribe in New Mexico, where he is playing a Native American in the film adaptation of "The Lone Ranger." Comanche Nation tribal member LaDonna Harris said Tuesday that the tribal chairman presented Depp with a proclamation at her Albuquerque home ...
Legion's latest admission revives hypocrisy charge
The Legion of Christ religious order, already discredited for concealing the crimes of its pedophile founder, suffered another blow to its credibility Tuesday after its superior admitted he knew in 2005 that his most prominent priest had fathered a child, yet allowed him to keep teaching and preaching about morality. ...
Oil near 2012 low, closes at $91.66
Oil prices dropped near their lows for the year following warnings of a "severe recession" in Europe and an apparent easing of tensions over Iran's nuclear program. Benchmark U.S. crude on Tuesday lost 91 cents to end the day at $91.66 per barrel in New York while Brent crude fell ...
Sales for 'Fifty Shades' trilogy top 10 million
The heat is on: Sales for E.L. James' "Fifty Shades" trilogy are at 10 million and counting, making it among the fastest-selling series of all time. The explicit sensation has topped charts practically from the moment Vintage Books released it in early April. Reprints have exceeded 900,000 copies in a ...
Police: Body found is missing Harvard student
The body of a Harvard Business School student was recovered from Portland Harbor on Tuesday, three days after he was told to leave a waterfront bar for being visibly drunk while celebrating his upcoming graduation with two friends. A Maine State Police diver recovered the body of Nathan Bihlmaier, 31, ...
Ad aimed at women takes on Obama's economic record
TITLE: Basketball LENGTH: 60 seconds (A 30-second version also is airing.) AIRING: Network affiliates in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, considered swing states. KEY IMAGES: This ad from Crossroads GPS, a group with ties to Republican political strategist Karl Rove, uses actors ...
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