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Explosives improperly stored at Camp Minden industrial site

By The Associated Press November 27, 2012

MINDEN, La. (AP) — State police and Webster Parish sheriff’s deputies were working Tuesday to secure hundreds of thousands of pounds of explosives at the Camp Minden industrial site that officials...

Turtle protection device plans shelved by NOAA, federal officials

By The Associated Press November 27, 2012

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New regulations that would have forced shrimpers in the bays and marshes of the Gulf of Mexico to install devices on their nets to save endangered sea turtles were scrapped...

U.S. Justice Department launches probe into Albuquerque police

By The Associated Press November 27, 2012

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is launching an investigation of the Albuquerque Police Department after a string of officer-involved shootings and high-profile abuse cases that...

Four female military members sue U.S. government to serve in combat

By The Associated Press November 27, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon’s ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to drop the policy just...

Police close roads surrounding the Blount County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon Nov. 27, 2012 after a bomb threat. Bomb threats forced the evacuation of 24 courthouses across Tennessee Tuesday morning, including the federal building in Memphis, but authorities who are investigating said no devices were found. (AP Photo/The Daily Times, Joy Kimbrough) Mandatory Credit (AP Photo | Joy Kimbrough | The Daily Times)

Nearly 30 Tennessee courthouses receive bomb threats, many evacuated

By The Associated Press November 27, 2012

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Bomb threats to 30 courthouses and other government buildings across Tennessee forced many to be evacuated Tuesday, including the federal building in Memphis, but authorities...

China’s Communist Party paper falls for Onion joke about Kim Jong Un

By The Associated Press November 27, 2012

BEIJING (AP) — The online version of China’s Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the “Sexiest Man Alive” —...

Palestinians predicted historic U.N. vote on recognizing statehood

By The Associated Press November 27, 2012

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians predicted a historic U.N. vote recognizing their statehood this week, praising important new support from France on Tuesday and likely backing from other European...

In this April 26, 2012 photo, Maria Susana Flores Gamez poses for a photo for a story about her upcoming participation in a beauty pageant in China, in Culiacan, Mexico. Flores, who was voted the 2012 Woman of Sinaloa in a beauty pageant in February, was killed in northern Mexico on Nov. 24, 2012 during a running gun battle between soldiers and the gang of drug traffickers she was traveling with. (AP Photo/El Debate, Gladys Serrano)

Mexican beauty queen killed, had gun in her hands during shootout

By The Associated Press November 27, 2012

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) — A Mexican beauty queen killed over the weekend in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and soldiers likely was being used as a human shield, a federal official said...

Restaurant inspections don’t exactly guarantee safety

By Melinda Deslatte, The Associated Press November 26, 2012

(AP) — Louisiana’s regulators of food safety fail to ensure restaurants and other retail food establishments are complying with health standards and allow violators of safety requirements to...

Man accused of starting jail fire after previous arrest for arson

By The Associated Press November 26, 2012

LAFAYETTE (AP) — A man jailed for allegedly torching his girlfriend’s trailer house is now accused of arson in the jail. Sheriff’s Capt. Kip Judice says 28-year-old Sidney Syon was...

Grand Isle residents still waiting for levee repairs after Hurricane Isaac

By The Associated Press November 26, 2012

GRAND ISLE (AP) — Three months after Hurricane Isaac, Grand Isle is still waiting for repairs to the island’s levee system. But Grand Isle Mayor David Carmadelle said he’s been told...

Northern California community mourns family swept away to sea

By The Associated Press November 26, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Howard Kuljian and his family were out for a walk on a damp, overcast morning at Big Lagoon beach, playing fetch with their dog Fran as 10-foot surf churned the water just feet...