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Gadhafi’s son, intelligence minister to be tried at home

By The Associated Press
November 20, 2011

ZINTAN, Libya (AP) — Libya's new leaders said Sunday they will try Moammar Gadhafi's son at home and not hand him over to the International Criminal Court where he's charged with crimes against humanity....

Upscale Fla. town in fight over secret immigrant detention center

By The Associated Press
November 20, 2011

SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. (AP) — In one of South Florida's upscale, rural enclaves, town leaders decided to bring in much of their money from an unusual business: a prison. Only the leaders of Southwest...

Queen celebrates 400th anniversary of King James Bible translation

By The Associated Press
November 16, 2011

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II attended a ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey on Wednesday to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, often considered the most influential book ever...

Baton Rouge area meeting federal ozone standards, positive for city

By The Associated Press
November 16, 2011

(AP) — For the first time since there was a federal ozone standard, the five-parish area of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Livingston, Iberville and Ascension is meeting it. Steven Moret, secretary...

Vicious piranhas take tourists’ toes at river beach in west Brazil

By The Associated Press
November 16, 2011

SAO PAULO (AP) — Thousands of flesh-eating piranhas have infested a river beach popular among tourists in western Brazil and have bitten at least 15 unsuspecting swimmers, authorities said Wednesday. Officials...

Three-hour lockdown in NC college prompted by man’s golf umbrella

By The Associated Press
November 16, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A major university in eastern North Carolina was locked down for three hours Wednesday when a man carrying a golf umbrella was mistaken for a gunman. Greenville Police spokesman...

French education in high demand in La., record-high French applications

By The Associated Press
November 16, 2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The wave of Hispanics who flooded the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina doesn't appear to have dampened Louisiana families' demand for their children to get a French education. There's...

US authorities discover major Mexican drug tunnel in San Diego

By The Associated Press
November 16, 2011

SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities estimate 17 tons of marijuana were seized in the discovery of a major cross-border drug tunnel linking warehouses in San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. Authorities said...

Overpacked China school bus crashes, killing 18 children

By The Associated Press
November 16, 2011

BEIJING (AP) — An overloaded school minibus crashed head-on with a truck in rural western China on Wednesday, killing at least 18 kindergarten children on their way to class, officials said. Sixty-two...

Texas man convicted of trying to leave U.S. to help al-Qaida

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November 14, 2011

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man accused of attempting to sneak out of the country with restricted U.S. military documents, money and equipment in order to join al-Qaida was convicted Monday of trying...

Family offers scholarship for cancer patients or survivors

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November 14, 2011

THIBODAUX (AP) — The family of an education student who died of cancer and Nicholls State University have set up a scholarship for other high-achieving cancer patients or survivors. Robyn Adele Ford...

Congo volcano

Virunga National Park invites tourists to see erupting Congo volcano

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November 14, 2011

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A national park in Congo best known for its endangered mountain gorillas is now inviting tourists to go on overnight treks to see a volcano spurting fountains of lava nearly...