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Cows hoof it after slaughterhouse truck overturns 
Police say 12 cows being driven to the slaughterhouse made a break for freedom when the truck that was transporting them overturned in west Michigan.
July 22, 2010
Police believe Minnesota teen left with sex offender
Angela M. Tschida, the 14-year-old Cottage Grove girl who police think left town with a 36-year-old sex offender, gave friends no indication she was troubled or planning to run, said friend Cole Bertram.
By Patricia Drey Busse , July 22, 2010
Grand Teton search for climber resumes
Rescue workers resumed a high-altitude search Thursday for a climber who disappeared during a fierce thunderstorm that forced park officials to remove 16 other hikers from an exposed mountainside.
July 22, 2010
Wis. candidate can't use controversial description
A legislative candidate from Wisconsin can't use a profane, racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot, an election oversight board decided Wednesday.
July 22, 2010
Judge hears arguments on Arizona immigration law
A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday from lawyers for the governor, the federal government and civil rights groups over whether Arizona's new immigration law should take effect in a week.
July 22, 2010
Utah man in doghouse for writing to wife's cat
A Utah man is accused of violating a protective order because he allegedly sent letters to his estranged wife's cat.
July 22, 2010
Obama says he'll sign Tribal Law and Order Act
A bill giving American Indian tribes more authority to combat crime on reservations has cleared Congress and is headed to President Barack Obama, who said he looks forward to signing it.
July 22, 2010
Justices extend gun owner rights nationwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court held Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live, advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights.
June 28, 2010
GOP senators: Can Kagan be impartial judge?
Leading Republican senators on Sunday questioned whether Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan could be an impartial judge as they tried to inject some drama into her upcoming confirmation hearing.
By Mark Sherman , June 27, 2010
Man charged in Pa. stabbing rampage that killed 4
A man who served prison time for a 1992 murder was charged Sunday with fatally stabbing four people, including a woman described as the suspect's former girlfriend and her 87-year-old grandfather.
By Michael Rubinkam , June 27, 2010
Gulf oil spill's psychological toll quietly mounts
The Gulf of Mexico oil disaster feels far worse to shrimper Ricky Robin than Katrina, even though he's still haunted by memories of riding out the hurricane on his trawler and of his father's suicide in the storm's aftermath.
By Janet McConnaughey and Mitch Stacy , June 27, 2010
Longtime Sen. Byrd hospitalized, seriously ill
Sen. Robert C. Byrd, who holds the record as the longest-serving member of Congress, is seriously ill in a Washington-area hospital, his office said Sunday.
By Associated Press , June 27, 2010
Teen shot by Border Patrol had smuggling arrests
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A 15-year-old Mexican boy shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent was among El Paso’s most wanted juvenile immigrant smugglers, according to federal arrest records reviewed by The Associated Press.
June 25, 2010
Transgender men go topless at Delaware beach
June 03, 2010
Owner of chimp in attack dies
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An attorney says a Connecticut woman whose chimpanzee mauled and blinded her friend has died.
May 25, 2010
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