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Egyptian judge sets June 2 verdict date for former President Murabak

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2012

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian judge on Wednesday set June 2 as the date for the verdict and sentencing in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, which could put the man who spent nearly 30 years...

Commissioner David Stern says NBA is talking to buyers for Hornets

By The Associated Press
February 22, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Commissioner David Stern says the NBA is talking to a couple of buyers for the Hornets and hopes to have a deal by March 1. Stern did not name the potential buyers during an NBA...

Missing Mickey Mouse spurs elementary school lockdown

By The Associated Press
February 17, 2012

CANFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio elementary school says a missing Mickey Mouse spurred a brief lockdown while parents were visiting the school for Valentine's Day parties. The Vindicator in...

Israel to purchase Italian military training jets in $1 billion deal

By The Associated Press
February 17, 2012

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has reached a $1 billion preliminary deal to buy 30 Italian military training jets, Israeli defense officials said Thursday, providing a long-awaited upgrade to what is widely...

Mardi Gras Museum closes, puts content on auction block

By The Associated Press
February 17, 2012

KENNER (AP) — Designed as a celebration of Mardi Gras when it opened in 1992, a museum in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner has closed, and its stock of memorabilia will go on the auction block. The...

More Chinese authorities seize iPad over trademark conflict

By The Associated Press
February 17, 2012

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities have seized iPads from more Chinese retailers in an escalating trademark dispute between Apple Inc. and a struggling local company that could disrupt global sales of the...

Los Angeles residence burns after police receive reports of shooting

By The Associated Press
February 17, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters protected by police officers battled a fire blazing in an east Hollywood house where several people were reported shot Thursday. Police Department spokeswoman Sara...

Seventeen loose cows killed in collision of trucks, 18-wheeler

By The Associated Press
February 17, 2012

ST. GABRIEL (AP) — Sheriff's deputies say an 18-wheeler and two pick-up trucks hit and killed 17 cows when the herd of cattle got loose from a pasture and wandered onto La. Highway 30 in St. Gabriel....

Islamic sect gunmen free 119 from Nigeria prison, kill guard

By The Associated Press
February 17, 2012

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Armed gunmen from a radical Islamic sect stormed a federal prison in Nigeria amid heavy gunfire and explosions, killing one guard and freeing 119 inmates in an assault marking...

Prosecutors file war crimes charges against purported al-Qaida member

By The Associated Press
February 16, 2012

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Pentagon prosecutors have filed war crimes charges against a Pakistani detainee at Guantanamo who graduated from a U.S. high school, accusing him of involvement in al-Qaida...

Student sues Ga. school district over marijuana strip search

By The Associated Press
February 16, 2012

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia middle school student claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday he was humiliated and traumatized when he was brought to a vice principal's office and forced to strip in front of classmates...

No cussing in the classroom for teachers, Arizona lawmaker says

By The Associated Press
February 16, 2012

PHOENIX (AP) — A teacher's role may be to expand a student's vocabulary, but one Arizona lawmaker wants to make sure that doesn't include four-letter words. A state legislator has introduced a bill...