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Former Fla. police officer scheduled for execution

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By By TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Manuel Pardo was a decorated Florida police officer before he was fired for lying and turned to life as a vigilante, slaying nine people during a three-month crime spree. Almost 27 years later, Pardo, 56, is scheduled to be executed Tuesday

Brig boss: Manning's treatment closely watched

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By By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - The former head of a Marine Corps brig testified Monday that she was shocked when the base commander asked for advance notice of any orders she planned to give regarding the confinement of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier charged with

Tribe prepares to bury 5 slain members in Calif.

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By By TRACIE CONEAssociated Press PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Gravediggers work the old-fashioned way on the Tule River Indian Reservation, chipping away at the hard pan by hand with pickaxes and shoveling the dirt aside. They say it's a sign of respect not to use machinery, but never has

Black women battle obesity with dialogue, action

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By By STACY A. ANDERSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Nicole Ari Parker was motivated by frustration. For Star Jones, it was a matter of life or death. Toni Carey wanted a fresh start after a bad breakup. All three have launched individual campaigns that reflect an emerging priority for

NTSB: singer Rivera dead in Mexican plane crash

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By By PORFIRIO IBARRA and GALIA GARCIA-PALAFOXAssociated Press MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - U.S. authorities confirmed Monday that Jenni Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made her a Mexican-American superstar, was killed in a plane crash in

McAfee wants to return to US, 'normal life'

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By By MARK STEVENSONAssociated Press BACALAR, Mexico (AP) - Software company founder John McAfee said Sunday he wants to return to the United States and "settle down to whatever normal life" he can. In a live-stream Internet broadcast from the Guatemalan detention center where he is fighting a

Cowboys involved in fatal wreck were close friends

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By By SCHUYLER DIXONAP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) - Josh Brent and Jerry Brown met in college, forming a close, unshakeable bond. Having realized his NFL dream, Brent was trying to help his roommate do the same. But Brent wasn't starting on Dallas' defensive line when the Cowboys

Singer feared dead in Mexican plane crash

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By By PORFIRO IBARRA and GALIA GARCIA-PALAFOXAssociated Press MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - The wreckage of a small plane believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera, the U.S-born singer whose soulful voice and unfettered discussion of a series of personal travails made her a Mexican-American superstar,

Cowboys involved in fatal wreck close friends

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'Skyfall,' 'Guardians' duel for box-office win

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By By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Bond is in a box-office photo finish with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny over what looks to be the last slow weekend of the holidays. According to studio estimates Sunday, Sony's Bond tale "Skyfall" took in $11 million to move