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Trial in 1977 killing asks: Were suspects framed?

Trial in 1977 killing asks: Were suspects framed?
By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Two black men wrongly convicted in the 1977 murder of a white Iowa police officer hope to prove something they couldn't during trials that sent them to prison for 25 years: that detectives framed them to solve a high-profile case.

'Frankenstorm': Worse than sum of its parts

'Frankenstorm': Worse than sum of its parts
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The storm that is threatening 60 million Americans in the eastern third of the nation in just a couple of days with high winds, drenching rains, extreme tides, flooding and probably snow is much more than just an ordinary weather system. It

'Frankenstorm': Worse than sum of its parts

'Frankenstorm': Worse than sum of its parts
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The storm that is threatening 60 million Americans in the eastern third of the nation in just a couple of days with high winds, drenching rains, extreme tides, flooding and probably snow is much more than just an ordinary weather system. It

Satellite images suggest airstrike on Sudan site

Satellite images suggest airstrike on Sudan site
By MAGGIE FICKAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Satellite images of the aftermath of an explosion at a Sudanese weapons factory this past week suggest the site was hit in an airstrike, a U.S. monitoring group said Saturday. The Sudanese government has accused Israel of bombing its Yarmouk military

Iraq bombings, house raids leave 40 dead

Iraq bombings, house raids leave 40 dead
By ADAM SCHRECKAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi insurgents unleashed a string of bombings and other attacks primarily targeting the country's Shiite community on Saturday, leaving at least 40 dead in a challenge to government efforts to promote a sense of stability by preventing

Libyan witnesses recount organized Benghazi attack

Libyan witnesses recount organized Benghazi attack
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - It began around nightfall on Sept. 11 with around 150 bearded gunmen, some wearing the Afghan-style tunics favored by Islamic militants, sealing off the streets leading to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. They set up

'Frankenstorm': Worse than sum of its parts

'Frankenstorm': Worse than sum of its parts
By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The storm that is threatening 60 million Americans in the eastern third of the nation in just a couple of days with high winds, drenching rains, extreme tides, flooding and probably snow is much more than just an ordinary weather system. It

Police arrest 1 in Los Angeles family shooting

Police arrest 1 in Los Angeles family shooting
By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) - A suspect was in custody after being arrested Friday in the killing of three people and wounding of two others in suburban Los Angeles, authorities said. Jade Douglas Harris, 30, had been detained and questioned Thursday after a stolen black

Bombings, clashes leave Syria truce in tatters

Bombings, clashes leave Syria truce in tatters
By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A Syrian warplane flattened a three-story building, suspected rebels detonated a deadly car bomb and both sides traded gunfire in several hotspots across the country Saturday, activists said, leaving a U.N.-backed holiday truce in tatters on its

6 decades later, probe to solve political murder

6 decades later, probe to solve political murder
By RAF CASERTAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The story goes that when Prince Baudouin took the oath to succeed his father after years of tumult over the monarchy, Communist leader Julien Lahaut shouted from the crowd: "Long Live the Republic!" A week later, two men turned up at Lahaut's