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Wis. woman drops insanity plea in fetal abduction

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By CARRIE ANTLFINGERAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and trying to steal her full-term fetus dropped her insanity plea during a final hearing Thursday before her trial starts next week. Annette Morales-Rodriguez, 34, had pleaded not guilty

Construction Elevator Falls; 19 Workers Die

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BEIJING (AP) -- A platform elevator at a construction site in southern China has dropped 30 floors in a free fall, killing 19 workers. The official Xinhua News Agency says the accident happened Thursday in Wuhan city in Hubei province. A government notice posted by local Wuhan

Judge: Mom convicted in Iowa slaying must see kids

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By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A mother serving life in prison for murder must be allowed to see her children, who were in the rural Iowa home during the execution-style killing of their neighbor, a judge decided in a ruling that outraged the prosecutor in the case.

Libyan attacks said to be 2-part militant assault

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By OSAMA ALFITORYAssociated Press BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - The attack that killed four Americans in Libya, including the U.S. ambassador, was an organized two-part operation by heavily armed militants that included a precisely timed raid on a supposedly secret safe house just as Libyan and U.S.

4 dead, 8 injured after car hits bus stop in Vegas

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By MICHELLE RINDELSAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas man faces four counts of driving under the influence resulting in death after his car rolled over Thursday and plowed into a Las Vegas bus stop, killing four pedestrians and injuring several other people. The Thursday morning

California man confirms role in anti-Islam film

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By GILLIAN FLACCUS and STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - The search for those behind the provocative, anti-Muslim film implicated in violent protests in Egypt and Libya led Wednesday to a California Coptic Christian convicted of financial crimes who acknowledged his role in

US consulate attack in Libya said twin operation

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By HAMZA HENDAWI and OSAMA ALFITORYAssociated Press BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - Heavily armed militants used a protest of an anti-Islam film as a cover and may have had help from inside Libyan security in their deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate, a senior Libyan official said Thursday. As Libya

APNewsBreak: US identifies anti-Muslim filmmaker

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By EILEEN SULLIVAN and STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal authorities have identified a Coptic Christian in southern California who is on probation after his conviction for financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Muslim film that ignited mob violence against U.S

Timeline of attack on US Consulate in Libya

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By MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Well-armed Libyan extremists launched a sustained attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Tuesday, killing four State Department employees, including the American ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and foreign service officer Sean

Analysis: Romney has few GOP echoes in criticism

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By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney is a Republican standard-bearer largely standing alone in his rush to criticize President Barack Obama after violent attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya. Romney's quick swing at Obama - as the crisis was