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White House mulls how to strike over Libya attack

White House mulls how to strike over Libya attack
By KIMBERLY DOZIER and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali - if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group

Zimmerman wants better management of evidence

Zimmerman wants better management of evidence
By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Attorneys for former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman said in a motion Monday that prosecutors are dragging their feet on turning over evidence. Zimmerman's attorneys said prosecutors aren't turning information over in

Cops: Two Held Over Tot's Drive-By Shooting

Cops: Two Held Over Tot's Drive-By Shooting
NBCNEWS.COM - Two people have been arrested in connection with the drive-by shooting of a 16-month-old boy last week, New Haven police said. A stray bullet hit Tramire Miller in the abdomen while he was sitting with family on the front stoop of a home on Kensington St. on October 10.  He

Fewer qualms for gun-rights groups over Romney now

Fewer qualms for gun-rights groups over Romney now
By BRIAN BAKSTAssociated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gun-rights groups perceive President Barack Obama as a threat to unfettered access to firearms. They once had qualms about Mitt Romney, too. But times and circumstances have changed for Romney, the GOP presidential nominee now in tune with

Germans face hefty bill to end nuclear power

Germans face hefty bill to end nuclear power
By JUERGEN BAETZAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - There were cheers around Germany when Chancellor Angela Merkel announced last year, in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan, a swift end to nuclear power in favor of renewable energy sources like wind and solar. But only 18 months into the

WHY IT MATTERS: Terrorism

WHY IT MATTERS: Terrorism
By EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press The issue: Osama bin Laden is dead and there hasn't been a successful attack by al-Qaida-inspired extremists on U.S. soil since the deadly shooting rampage in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. But the danger of terrorism remains a reality for Americans, as seen

Fewer qualms for gun-rights groups over Romney now

Fewer qualms for gun-rights groups over Romney now
By BRIAN BAKSTAssociated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Gun-rights groups perceive President Barack Obama as a threat to unfettered access to firearms. They once had qualms about Mitt Romney, too. But times and circumstances have changed for Romney, the GOP presidential nominee now in tune with

Shot fired at Obama campaign office in Denver

Shot fired at Obama campaign office in Denver
DENVER (AP) - Denver police are reviewing video footage from city surveillance cameras after a shot was fired through the window of President Barack Obama's campaign office. Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says cameras are in the area of the campaign office on West Ninth Avenue near Acoma

Shot Fired At Obama Campaign Office In Denver

Shot Fired At Obama Campaign Office In Denver
DENVER (AP) - Denver police are reviewing video footage from city surveillance cameras after a shot was fired through the window of President Barack Obama's campaign office.    Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says cameras are in the area of the campaign office on West Ninth

Teen's shooting fuels criticism of Memphis police

Teen's shooting fuels criticism of Memphis police
By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A pile of stuffed animals marks the spot where 15-year-old Justin Thompson fell, fatally shot by an off-duty Memphis police officer on a school night in a working-class neighborhood. The Sept. 24 shooting is still under investigation, but