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'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' win big at Emmys

'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' win big at Emmys
By LYNN ELBERAP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The terrorism thriller "Homeland" and "Modern Family" were the top winners at Sunday's Emmy Awards in a ceremony that veered between daring and predictability in honors and Jimmy Kimmel's turn as host. The four awards for "Modern

Bill Clinton has no idea what Hillary may do next

Bill Clinton has no idea what Hillary may do next
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Clinton says Hillary Rodham Clinton is qualified to be president, but he says she's tired after serving as secretary of state and he has no idea what she may do. The former president tells CBS' "Face the Nation" that she wants to take some time off and may write a

Iran threatens attacks on US bases in event of war

Iran threatens attacks on US bases in event of war
By ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A senior commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran will target U.S. bases in the region in the event of war with Israel, raising the prospect of a broader conflict that would force other countries to get

Decades of federal dollars helped fuel gas boom

Decades of federal dollars helped fuel gas boom
By KEVIN BEGOSAssociated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) - It sounds like a free-market success story: a natural gas boom created by drilling company innovation, delivering a vast new source of cheap energy without the government subsidies that solar and wind power demand. "The free market has worked its

2012 challenge: Corral undecided likely voters

2012 challenge: Corral undecided likely voters
By JENNIFER AGIESTA and NANCY BENACAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Loretta Mitchell is 100 percent sure she's going to vote in the presidential race come November. She doesn't have a clue who'll get that vote. That makes her a rare and highly sought after commodity: an undecided

Cat goes to vet for flea bath but gets euthanized

Cat goes to vet for flea bath but gets euthanized
GARDNER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman says her cat went to the veterinarian for a flea bath but was mistakenly put to death. Colleen Conlon of Gardner is grieving the loss of 8-year-old Lady, which she attributes to negligence by the vet, Muhammad Malik. Malik's lawyer says people should

AP Exclusive: Philadelphia man Nazi probe target

AP Exclusive: Philadelphia man Nazi probe target
By DAVID RISING and MATT MOORE and RANDY HERSCHAFTAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - Germany has launched a war crimes investigation against an 87-year-old Philadelphia man it accuses of serving as an SS guard at the Auschwitz death camp, The Associated Press has learned, following years of failed

6 youth offenders caught after knocking out guard

6 youth offenders caught after knocking out guard
By PHUONG LEAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - The teenage boys apparently planned their escape from the juvenile detention center in Washington state. Some had packed bags with them, and one boy even stuffed his bed to make it look like he was there, authorities said. On Saturday night, when they

Cop's sentencing shifts China scandal to his boss

Cop's sentencing shifts China scandal to his boss
By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) - China has nearly mopped up a murder scandal that has roiled the country for months, but the last step - dealing with a fallen political star who was once among the Communist Party's most popular figures - will be the most delicate of all

AP Exclusive: Neglect ruins Marcos' prized shoes

AP Exclusive: Neglect ruins Marcos' prized shoes
By JIM GOMEZAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Termites, storms and neglect have damaged part of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos' legendary stash of shoes and other vanity possessions, left behind after she and her dictator husband were driven into U.S. exile by a 1986