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UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor to resign amid scandals

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By EMERY P. DALESIOAssociated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - The chancellor who has led North Carolina's flagship public university for four years will step down next year in the wake of scandals involving academic fraud, improper travel spending by fundraisers and special treatment for

8-Year-Old Girl Battles Ovarian Cancer

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YAHOO.COM - Melinda Cosman, of Manchester, Conn., thought the hard part was over when she welcomed her husband home from a yearlong deployment to Iraq. She never imagined the family would have to endure a more difficult challenge. In June 2011, shortly after her husband returned, their

Feds ask NY court to block anti-terrorism ruling

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By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Saying its military operations against al-Qaida and the Taliban were threatened, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Monday to immediately block a judge's ruling that an anti-terrorism law authorizing indefinite detention

UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor to resign amid scandals

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By EMERY P. DALESIOAssociated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - The chancellor of North Carolina's flagship public university is stepping down next year in the wake of several scandals that have erupted since he took office four years ago. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said

Ohio inmate says he's too obese for execution

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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs at least 480 pounds wants his upcoming execution delayed, saying his weight could lead to a "torturous and lingering death." Ronald Post, who shot and killed a hotel clerk in northern Ohio

LSU students returning to dorms after bomb threat

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By SHEILA V KUMARAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The thousands of students who live on the Louisiana State University campus have begun returning to their dormitories after bomb-sniffing dogs and police methodically swept residential halls Monday following a threat that sparked a

WATCH: Fox News Host Gets Pranked!

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HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - Gretchen Carlson got punked first thing in the morning on Monday's "Fox and Friends." The Fox News host interviewed Max Rice, who was introduced as an unemployed college graduate and former Obama supporter. It became clear, however, that things were off when Rice greeted

Family of suspect expresses sorrow after Nev crash

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By KEN RITTERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Family members of a Las Vegas man accused of being drunk behind the wheel of a car that plowed into a crowded bus stop expressed sorrow Monday for relatives of the four people killed and seven others injured. The statement came after suspect Gary

Obama team tries to lower expectations for debates

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By JULIE PACEAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign doesn't want to talk about what the Democrat is doing to prepare for the fall debates with Republican Mitt Romney. But aides are readily setting expectations - and not surprisingly, they want

Coptic Christians, Muslims denounce film, violence

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By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Coptic Christian and Muslim leaders on Monday denounced an anti-Islamic movie that has sparked violence in the Middle East, as the filmmaker and his family left their suburban home and went into hiding. The Southern California