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Documents suggest 'uncharged crimes' by Mo. priest

Documents suggest 'uncharged crimes' by Mo. priest
By BILL DRAPERAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Kansas City priest facing more than a dozen child pornography charges had two pairs of girls' underwear in his home and investigators found evidence he searched the Internet for photos of young girls, federal prosecutors say in a new

AP IMPACT: Building costs rise at US nuclear sites

AP IMPACT: Building costs rise at US nuclear sites
By RAY HENRYAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) - America's first new nuclear plants in more than a decade are costing billions more to build and sometimes taking longer to deliver than planned, problems that could chill the industry's hopes for a jumpstart to the nation's new nuclear age.

Source: Google to pay $22.5M fine in privacy case

Source: Google to pay $22.5M fine in privacy case
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is poised to pay a $22.5 million fine to resolve allegations that it broke a privacy promise by secretly tracking millions of Web surfers who rely on Apple's Safari browser, according to a person familiar with settlement. The

European fiscal crisis drags down business travel

European fiscal crisis drags down business travel
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. companies are scaling back their travel plans in response to Europe's financial crisis and uncertainty about the economy at home. American business travelers are expected to take 437.9 million trips this year, the Global Business

Thousands of wildfire warnings undelivered in Colo

Thousands of wildfire warnings undelivered in Colo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - More than 20,000 evacuation calls were never delivered to residents in the path of a wildfire that destroyed about 350 homes around Colorado Springs last month, records show. It was the second time in five months that Colorado residents said they didn't get calls

Soccer player Hope Solo tests positive for banned substance

Soccer player Hope Solo tests positive for banned substance
By Robyn Ross, U.S. soccer player Hope Solo has been issued a warning after testing positive for a banned substance, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced. Solo has accepted the public warning and will still compete in Olympics. Last month, the Dancing with the Stars alum tested positive

THE RACE: Dead-heat race not rousing US economy

THE RACE: Dead-heat race not rousing US economy
By TOM RAUMAssociated Press Four months out, the presidential race is a cliffhanger. That makes for an exciting contest, but it's not exactly a shot in the arm for the battered economy, the No. 1 campaign issue. Nearly all major national polls show President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt

Advocates say exchange program needs more changes

Advocates say exchange program needs more changes
By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The State Department should add housekeepers to a list of prohibited jobs for foreign college students who spend their summers in the United States as part of cultural exchange program that has left participants vulnerable to exploitation, an

Spike Lee works on Michael Jackson documentary

Spike Lee works on Michael Jackson documentary
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODYAP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Spike Lee worked with Michael Jackson and considered him a friend, but the director says even he learned a lot combing through footage of the icon for a planned documentary about the singer's "Bad" album. Lee calls it a "treasure chest of

PSU report on sex-abuse scandal due out Thursday

PSU report on sex-abuse scandal due out Thursday
By GENARO C. ARMAS and MARK SCOLFOROAssociated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A potentially explosive report into whether football coach Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials took steps to conceal that former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was a child molester will be released