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•6 die in family murder-suicide in upscale LA home
by By CHRISTINA HOAG
1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An unemployed man with an advanced finance degree who was despondent over his own financial problems shot and killed his wife, three children, mother-in-law and then himself in an upscale home in a gated community, police said Monday....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 11:17 p.m. EDT]
•NYC council takes up term limit change this week
by By SARA KUGLER
1 hour ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg's crusade to change term limits law so he can run again gets its first official test this week with a bill in the City Council, where it will compete with legislation intended to stop him....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 11:17 p.m. EDT]
•'Bride' and 'groom' to be restored to Calif. forms
by By LISA LEFF
2 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The words "bride" and "groom" will reappear on all marriage license applications issued in California starting next month, state health officials said....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 11:17 p.m. EDT]
•Deadlines set for designating polar bear habitat
by By DAN JOLING
2 hours ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum exploration or drilling....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 11:17 p.m. EDT]
•Driver in Fatal Calif. Bus Crash Arrested
2 hours ago
Bus overturned on its way to a casino in northern California, authorities say.
[From ABC News: U.S.]
•Bus driver in fatal California crash is arrested
by By JUDY LIN
2 hours ago
WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) -- A bus driver with a string of motor vehicle offenses and a history of substance abuse was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Monday, hours after his casino-bound charter bus ran into a ditch, killing eight people....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 11:17 p.m. EDT]
•Mars, Wrigley create candy giant
2 hours ago
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[From CNN.com - U.S.]
•Stone: Bush's life 'bigger than fiction'
2 hours ago
George W. Bush's ascent the to presidency was "bigger than fiction," director Oliver Stone told "Larry King Live" Monday night, describing his soon-to-be released biopic, "W."
[From CNN.com - U.S.]
•Upton blasts help Rays advance to ALCS
2 hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays roared into the American League Championship Series with a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday, sealing their division series by a 3-1 margin with a win highlighted by two B.J. Upton homers.
[From Reuters: U.S.]
•Mistrial in firefighters forced to join gay parade
2 hours ago
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[From CNN.com - U.S.]
•Police: Jobless father kills family, self
2 hours ago
A man distraught because he could not find work shot and killed his mother-in-law, his wife and three sons and then killed himself inside a home in an upscale San Fernando Valley neighborhood, police said.
[From CNN.com - U.S.]
•Sen. Stevens on tape: "might serve time in jail"
2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sen. Ted Stevens told an oil-executive friend, in recordings played on Monday at the Alaska Republican's corruption trial, they both risked going to jail -- but he didn't think it would come to that.
[From Reuters: U.S.]
•Palin's husband will answer questions in probe
2 hours ago
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's husband has agreed to answer written questions in the state Legislature's investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner, campaign officials said Monday.
[From CNN.com - U.S.]
•Supreme Court rejects Abu-Jamal's appeal
3 hours ago
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected more than 2,000 pending appeals Monday, including a request to grant a new trial for former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer 27 years ago.
[From CNN.com - U.S.]
•Calif. mom who drove son to gang fight convicted
3 hours ago
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A mother was convicted of second-degree murder Monday for driving her teenage son and his friends to a fatal fight with a rival gang....
[From AP Top U.S. News At 11:17 p.m. EDT]
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