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Chained teen shows up at Calif. gym, 2 arrested
A husband and wife have been charged with torture and other counts after a bruised, terrified 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.
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Estranged relative arrested in Hudson killings
Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in Illinois in the deaths of the singer's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
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Sen. Mel Martinez of Fla. won't seek re-election
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost public support because of his close ties to President George W. Bush, announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term in 2010, saying he wants to spend more time with his family.
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Barbara Bush discharged from hospital
Former first lady Barbara Bush has been released from a Houston hospital a week after undergoing ulcer surgery.
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Kmart worker shot during dispute at Philly store
A Kmart worker was shot and critically wounded at a store loading dock Tuesday morning after he intervened in an argument between a co-worker and her boyfriend, police said.
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Clintons' ex-NY neighbor gets 25 years for murder
A man who lived a few doors down from Bill and Hillary Clinton was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life in prison for shooting and killing his wife.
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NY court orders resentencing of bin Laden aide
A federal appeals court in Manhattan has ordered a new sentencing for a former top aide to Osama bin Laden, who was convicted of stabbing a guard in the face with a sharpened comb.
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Car plows into parade crowd in Texas; several hurt
An elderly driver hurtled through barricades into a crowd lined up for a Christmas parade Monday and injured several people, some of them members of a Cub Scout troop, a city official and witnesses said.
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Texas teen with bullet in head accepts plea deal
A teenage suspect with a bullet lodged in his forehead, who made headlines two years ago when authorities sought unsuccessfully to remove it for evidence, has reached a plea deal to settle remaining charges against him.
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An elaborate FBI sting snares politicians in Mass.
The meeting appeared routine - a businessman and politician stopped at a sandwich shop to chat about plans to develop a nearby parcel of land. But this get-together had an unusual twist: The state senator allegedly got $10,000 in bribe money and authorities left with more evidence in the most elaborately orchestrated public corruption sting in decades in Massachusetts.
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49th Annual WRAL-TV Tower LightingWRAL-TV's tower has been changed into a 300-foot Christmas tree, with 2,805 colored lights and three stars on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
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The week in photosA look at the top news, politics and sports stories of the week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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Gallery: Black Friday shoppingA look at shoppers across the country on Black Friday.
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The week in entertainmentA look at the top entertainment stories this week through the lenses of Associated Press photographers.
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Apex vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville (November 28, 2008)Wake Forest-Rolesville beat Apex 35-7 in the third round of the NCHSAA 4-AA playoffs.
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