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Bulldog named Baby adopts 6 wild boar piglets in Germany

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...

358 people killed in fire at over-crowded Honduras prison

By The Associated Press
February 16, 2012

COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran officials confirmed Wednesday that 358 people died when a fire tore through an overcrowded prison, making it the world's deadliest prison fire in a century. With...

Gov. Bobby Jindal has nearly $4 million in campaign account

By The Associated Press
February 16, 2012

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has nearly $4 million in his campaign account, even after wrapping up his election costs and tallying much of his inauguration ceremony spending. Jindal's latest campaign...

Last FEMA trailer taken out of New Orleans following hurricane Katrina

By The Associated Press
February 16, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The last of the once-ubiquitous FEMA trailers has been removed from New Orleans more than six years after levees broke during Hurricane Katrina and flooded the city. The Federal...

Trial begins for 93 suspects in soccer match-fixing scandal

By The Associated Press
February 15, 2012

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — As thousands of loyal fans chanted their support, 93 suspects including the jailed president of Turkey's top soccer team went on trial Tuesday in a match-fixing scandal that...

Monroe auto racing track reclaims NASCAR, race to be held in April

By The Associated Press
February 15, 2012

MONROE (AP) — A revived auto racing track in Monroe has announced it has reclaimed a NASCAR affiliation. Now known as Revolution Park, the concrete oval at the 55-acre, 4,000-seat complex is the...

New Las Vegas museum highlights mob bosses and firearms

By The Associated Press
February 15, 2012

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In one room, a ghastly photo wall of bloody, uncensored images showcases the mob's greatest hits. In another, visitors are taught to load a revolver. And for when a gun just won't...

U.S. Treasury Department approves new Louisiana rum distillery

By The Associated Press
February 15, 2012

Louisiana Spirits LLC plans to use Louisiana sugar cane as the primary ingredient in its rum. "We are energized by this approval and we look forward to working with the Louisiana ATC and Department of...

Couples tour Brooklyn’s sewage plant on Valentine’s Day

By The Associated Press
February 15, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — All across America, men gave their sweethearts flowers and chocolates for Valentine's Day. Michael Jennings gave his girlfriend something more memorable, if less fragrant: a tour...

Valentine’s Day brings visitors to a museum for broken hearts

By The Associated Press
February 15, 2012

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — What becomes of a garden gnome hurled in fury at a car during a stormy breakup? Or a teddy bear that was once a Valentine's Day present? A wedding dress from a marriage gone...

New statue depicts late North Korean leader and father on horseback

By The Associated Press
February 15, 2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Coat flying open, reins in hand, Kim Jong Il is depicted astride a galloping horse in a larger-than-life statue unveiled Tuesday as part of birthday celebrations for...

Relatives toss roses into sea near sunken Italian cruise ship

By The Associated Press
February 13, 2012

GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Tossing bouquets of red roses into the sea, the relatives of people still missing one month after the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster mourned in a private tribute Monday. The...