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Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (AP)
Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)
Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash (AP)
NYPD: Bar beating suspect in custody (AP)
NYC: Taxi drivers overcharged riders by $8.3M-plus (AP)
Tough choice ahead on settlement for 9/11 workers (AP)
Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences (AP)
Woods responders concerned about domestic violence (AP)
Ex Edwards aide avoids jail again in sex tape flap (AP)
4 incendiary devices found in eastern Texas mail (AP)
Colo. school shooting suspect says he heard voices (AP)
Old laws, raids leave Philly bar owners foaming (AP)
Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests (AP)
Va. man waits 5 months, collects $200M prize (AP)
Another hassle for Illinois Senate candidate (AP)
GOP leader's skinny-dip confession stuns Utah (AP)
Autopsy: Animal fatally mauled teacher in Alaska (AP)

Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:14 PM PST

AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.

Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:14 PM PST

AP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.

Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:03 PM PST

AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.

NYPD: Bar beating suspect in custody (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:58 PM PST

AP - A man suspected of brutally beating a woman in a New York City bar restroom after she rejected his advances was taken into police custody Friday.

NYC: Taxi drivers overcharged riders by $8.3M-plus (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:15 PM PST

AP - Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to the suburbs, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Friday.

Tough choice ahead on settlement for 9/11 workers (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:39 PM PST

AP - In the years after the 9/11 terror attacks, 10,000 people who helped clear mountains of debris from Lower Manhattan filed lawsuits blaming New York City for failing to protect them from the toxic dust.

Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:20 PM PST

AP - A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to millions of students for the next decade.

Woods responders concerned about domestic violence (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:22 PM PST

AP - The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show.

Ex Edwards aide avoids jail again in sex tape flap (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:53 PM PST

AP - A former aide to John Edwards avoided jail again Friday in a dispute over a tape that allegedly shows the past presidential candidate and his lover in a sexual encounter.

4 incendiary devices found in eastern Texas mail (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 11:15 AM PST

AP - At least four incendiary devices have been found recently in mailboxes or postal processing facilities in eastern Texas, although none posed a danger to the public, authorities said.

Colo. school shooting suspect says he heard voices (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:22 PM PST

AP - The voices Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood thought were coming from a television box haunted him for years, and he told sheriff's deputies he continued to hear them the day he took a rifle to his old middle school and wounded two students.

Old laws, raids leave Philly bar owners foaming (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:24 PM PST

AP - A real brouhaha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly Love frothing over with anger.

Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:30 PM PST

AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system.

Va. man waits 5 months, collects $200M prize (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:20 PM PST

AP - For five months, Virginia carpenter Steve Williams lived with a secret worth millions.

Another hassle for Illinois Senate candidate (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 10:12 AM PST

AP - The Illinois Democrat running for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat faced a new political hassle after one of his major campaign contributors was arrested on charges of defrauding banks by writing bad checks.

GOP leader's skinny-dip confession stuns Utah (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:50 PM PST

AP - A late-night confession by Utah's House majority leader about sitting nude in a hot tub with a minor 25 years ago has shocked this conservative state's political establishment but has not prompted calls from party leaders for him to resign.