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NYC woman in madam case pleads not guilty to prostitution charges

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) - A matchmaking recruiter charged with helping to run a big-money brothel turned herself in Tuesday to face charges - and a growing media frenzy surrounding the case. Dozens of reporters...

Encyclopedia Britannica to cease 200-year-old print publication

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

CHICAGO (AP) - Hours after Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. announced it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopedia for the first time in more than 200 years, someone among the editing...

Jennings facility may join Superfund hazardous waste cleanup site list

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

JENNINGS, La. (AP) - An abandoned industrial facility just northeast of Jennings has been proposed for listing as a federal Superfund site, a designation reserved for some of most difficult hazardous waste...

Israeli court clears two of forging inscription on Jesus-era burial box

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

JERUSALEM (AP) - Is the purported burial box of Jesus' brother James fake or authentic? Seven years of trial, testimony from dozens of experts and a 475-page verdict Wednesday failed to come up with an...

Union wants NFL to hold back Saints punishment, wait for investigation

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) - The players' union wants the NFL to delay announcing any punishment to the New Orleans Saints for their bounty program until it can conduct its own investigation. NFLPA spokesman George...

Russia to keep selling weapons to Syria despite Western opposition

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia has no intention of curtailing military cooperation with Syria despite calls from the West to stop arming President Bashar Assad's regime, a senior Russian government official said...

Cameron attends NCAA tournament game with Obama during U.S. visit

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Basketball fan-in-chief President Barack Obama is giving British Prime Minister David Cameron a front-row seat to March Madness, taking his European partner to an election swing state...

Hundreds prepare to run in Egypt’s election

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

CAIRO (AP) - At least 500 Egyptians have taken the first step to run for president, a sign of the excitement generated by the country's first presidential elections in which the outcome is in doubt, election...

Some La. school districts cancel classes amid teachers absence

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

(AP) - Some Louisiana public school systems are canceling a day of classes as teachers prepare to head for the state Capitol, where battles are brewing over Gov. Bobby Jindal's education proposals. The...

World’s tallest man may have stopped growing after medical treatment

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Thanks to treatment by researchers at the University of Virginia Medical Center, the world's tallest man may have reached his peak. Measuring at eight feet three inches, 29-year-old...

Giraffe death rocks largest zoo in Indonesia with conditions scandal

By The Associated Press
March 13, 2012

SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) - The tigers are emaciated and the 180 pelicans packed so tightly they cannot unfurl their wings without hitting a neighbor. Last week, a giraffe died with a beachball-sized wad...

Governor Jindal pitches revamp of education system to lawmakers

By The Associated Press
March 12, 2012

(AP) - Gov. Bobby Jindal framed his wide-ranging plans to overhaul public education financing and teacher evaluations Monday as a "moral imperative" to improve education, as lawmakers opened their three-month...