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2 New Jersey men sue Subway over short footlong sandwiches

By Associated Press January 23, 2013

Two New Jersey men sued Subway this week, claiming the world’s biggest fast-food chain has been shorting them by selling so-called footlong sandwiches that measure a bit less than 12 inches. The...

Random alcohol tests for sailors in US

By Associated Press January 23, 2013

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy said Wednesday it will conduct random blood-alcohol tests on its sailors in the United States starting next month, a sign of how concerned the service’s leaders...

Dutch police: 3 arrested in high-priced art heist

By The Associated Press January 22, 2013

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Romanian authorities have arrested three suspects in last year’s multimillion-dollar art heist from a Netherlands art gallery, Dutch police said Tuesday. But the...

Algeria scours Sahara for 5 missing foreigners

By The Associated Press January 22, 2013

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian forces scoured the Sahara Desert on Tuesday, searching for five foreign energy workers who vanished during a chaotic four-day battle with hostage-taking Islamist...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets his supporters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. According to exit polls, Netanyahu's Likud Party emerged as the largest faction in a hotly contested parliamentary election on Tuesday, positioning the hard-liner to serve a new term as prime minister.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Exit polls: Netanyahu narrowly wins Israel vote

By The Associated Press January 22, 2013

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard-line allies fared far worse than expected in a parliamentary election Tuesday, preliminary results showed, likely forcing him to reach...

Toddler killed in Baton Rouge, suspect arrested

By The Associated Press January 22, 2013

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Baton Rouge police are investigating the accidental shooting death of a 2-year-old. Police say Travin Varise was accidentally shot Monday as 18-year-old Terrance Varise...

Conservative House group seeks changes to budget

By The Associated Press January 22, 2013

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Conservative House lawmakers said Tuesday they will push a package of proposals that aim to expand the areas of the state budget that can be cut during shortfalls and to limit...

Soda spills, freezes on Pa. road when rigs crash

By The Associated Press January 22, 2013

READING, Pa. (AP) — Everyone knows soda can be bad for your teeth. Sometimes, it can apparently threaten the morning commute, too. Police say two tractor-trailers collided on U.S. Route 422 outside...

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair. Sinclair is set to enter a plea when he is arraigned on a series of sexual misconduct charges Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 before a military judge at Fort Bragg, N.C. At an evidentiary hearing in November, prosecutors presented testimony involving Sinclair's conduct with five women who were not his wife, including officers who served under his command. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)

Army general defers plea at hearing on sex charges

By The Associated Press January 22, 2013

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An Army general brought back from Afghanistan to face court-martial on a series of sexual misconduct charges deferred entering a plea Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair,...

Harris County Capt. Ken Melancon address the media at Lone Star College-North Harris Campus following a shooting on campus on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Courier, Jason Fochtman)

Fight leads to gunfire on Texas college campus

By The Associated Press January 22, 2013

HOUSTON (AP) — A fight between two people erupted in gunfire Tuesday at a Houston-area community college, catching a maintenance man in the crossfire and leaving students and others cowering in classrooms. ...

Chavez reportedly at exclusive Cuba hospital

By Andrea Rodriguez January 17, 2013

HAVANA (AP) — It’s a blocky, blush-colored building surrounded by a lush canopy of trees near the rumored home of Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro. Somewhere inside, as best as can be...

This undated image provided by Auroch Digital Ltd. shows the video game "Endgame: Syria." The new video game based on Syria's civil war seeks to illustrate the hard choices facing the country's rebels: Should one agree to a negotiated peace with the regime of President Bashar Assad or dispatch jihadist fighters to attack pro-government thugs?. The game's British developer hopes it will inform people about the nearly two-year old conflict, but reactions have been mixed. (AP Photo/Auroch Digital Ltd.)

Video game puts players in shoes of Syrian rebels

By Ben Hubbard January 17, 2013

BEIRUT (AP) — A new video game based on Syria’s civil war challenges players to make the hard choices facing the country’s rebels. Is it better to negotiate peace with the regime of President...