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Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

2 hours 56 mins ago
The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. Full Story

2 Pa. judges given partial immunity in civil suit

7 hours 45 mins ago
Two former county judges accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send juveniles to private detention facilities are partially immune from civil lawsuits, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled Friday. Full Story

Plea deal reached in store scuffle case

8 hours 1 min ago
A black school teacher charged with assaulting white police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace has agreed a plea deal with prosecutors convicting her of two misdemeanor counts. Full Story

Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care

10 hours 19 mins ago
Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist. Full Story

Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters

20 mins ago
Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all. Full Story

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The nation's weather

27 mins ago
Heavy rains was forecast to continue over the Gulf States on Saturday while the Pacific Northwest was expected to see scattered precipitation. Full Story

Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas

85 mins ago
Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday. Full Story

Porn mogul's son to be tried in girlfriend's death

1 hour 43 mins ago
The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat. Full Story