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Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
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Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.
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Jury convicts former South Texas DA of corruption
3 hours 37 mins ago
A former Texas prosecutor and one-time candidate for Congress was convicted Friday of accepting bribes in exchange for court favors, including an $80,000 payment in a scheme that allowed a convicted murder to escape.
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Ohio doctor charged in pregnant woman's death
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The personal ads that Dr. Ali Salim placed on Craigslist _ and police say he posted hundreds of them _ made one thing clear: He wanted "no drama."
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Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny
33 mins ago
One mental health patient with a history of substance abuse and suicidal thoughts was left alone in a waiting room inside the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where he obtained drugs from a hospital visitor and later died of an overdose.
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NH student's disappearance, death detailed in docs
39 mins ago
Lizzi Marriott left a message saying she'd be home by midnight.
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NYPD street stop policy's critics seek big changes
66 mins ago
It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city's dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they're up to no good.
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Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight
90 mins ago
Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers.
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W.Va. town transfixed by teen girls' murder plot
2 hours 23 mins ago
For nearly nine months, the people of this small West Virginia town saw the face of missing 16-year-old honors student Skylar Neese everywhere _ beaming at them from fliers on utility poles, in gas stations, even at the local tattoo parlor.
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Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.
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Finance
Metals and agricultural futures prices slip
Metals prices ended slightly lower Friday, as did agricultural futures.
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Science & Tech
US disasters by state for past 60 years
Since 1953, there have been 2,115 major disasters declared in the United States and U.S. territories. Disasters by state, including Monday's tornado in Oklahoma:
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