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For Cleveland women, ordeal of recovery begins now

For Cleveland women, ordeal of recovery begins now
By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer Year after year, the clock ticked by and the calendar marched forward, carrying the three women further from the real world and pulling them deeper into an isolated nightmare. Now, for the women freed from captivity inside a Cleveland house, the ordeal is not

Teen immigrant angst _ a factor in bombings?

Teen immigrant angst _ a factor in bombings?
By MARTHA IRVINEAP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) - Anna Tabakh didn't know a word of English. At age 5, a stranger in a strange land, she was en route with her parents from the Soviet Union to a new home in Kansas City, Mo. But she understood the intent when security guards at a New York

9/11 museum officials say admission fee needed

9/11 museum officials say admission fee needed
By KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Faced with hefty operating costs, the foundation building the 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center has decided to charge an admission fee of $20 to $25 when the site opens next year. The exact cost of the mandatory fee has not yet been decided.

Just how crucial were experts for Arias defense?

Just how crucial were experts for Arias defense?
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - As Jodi Arias' trial wraps up this week after four months of testimony, her fate rests in part on the testimony of expert witnesses who have offered up one clinical diagnosis after another for the small-town waitress and aspiring photographer from

Military court reverses suicide attempt conviction

Military court reverses suicide attempt conviction
By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military's highest court has reversed a discharged Marine's criminal conviction for slitting his wrists in a case that raised questions about whether suicidal service members should be prosecuted. The Court of Appeals for the

TV's most memorable end games

TV's most memorable end games
By Matt Roush, That's a wrap! The stakes are rarely higher for a TV series than at the end of a season — whether it's signing off until next fall with a climactic grand gesture or taking a well-earned final bow. As part of TV Guide Magazine's Finale Preview issue (on newsstands

SC woman pleads guilty, mentally ill in 4 slayings

SC woman pleads guilty, mentally ill in 4 slayings
By JEFFREY COLLINSAssociated Press PICKENS, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina woman with multiple personalities was seized by one that didn't know right from wrong when she killed four relatives and tried to pin the killings on one of her sons she had just shot in the head, a psychologist testified

Anger, fear, tears normal response to disasters

Anger, fear, tears normal response to disasters
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical Writers BOSTON (AP) - Kaitlyn Greeley burst into tears when a car backfired the other day. She's afraid to take her usual train to her job at a Boston hospital, walking or taking cabs instead. She can't sleep. "I know this is how people

Across America, a week of chaos, horror _ and hope

Across America, a week of chaos, horror _ and hope
By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer Moment after nail-biting moment, the events shoved us through a week that felt like an unremitting series of tragedies: Deadly bombs. Poison letters. A town shattered by a colossal explosion. A violent manhunt that paralyzed a major city, emptying streets of

Across America, a week of chaos, horror _ and hope

Across America, a week of chaos, horror _ and hope
By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer Moment after nail-biting moment, the events shoved us through a week that felt like an unremitting series of tragedies: Deadly bombs. Poison letters. A town shattered by a colossal explosion. A violent manhunt that paralyzed a major city, emptying streets of