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Italian traditions provide buffers to the crisis

VICENZA, Italy (AP) - Self-made Italians like Amedeo Tartarini never expected to need help.

February 21, 2013 | By Associated Press | Signal AP


US stocks keep sliding on weak data, Fed qualms

U.S. stocks continued a two-day slide Thursday on weak economic data and concern about the Federal Reserve's resolve to keep juicing the economy.

February 21, 2013 | By Associated Press | Signal AP


Twin bombings kill 12, wound more in south India

HYDERABAD, India (AP) - A pair of bombs exploded in a crowded shopping area in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores of others in the worst bombing in the country in more than a year, officials said.

February 21, 2013 | By Associated Press | Signal AP


Peterson screams, then gets 38 years for murder

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Drew Peterson - the swaggering Chicago-area policeman who gained notoriety after his fourth wife vanished - lost his characteristic cool in court Thursday, screaming out his innocence before a judge sentenced him to 38 years in prison for the murder of a previous wife.

February 21, 2013 | By Associated Press | Signal AP


Fashion Week: Large coats a mainstay for next winter from Milan

MILAN (AP) - Many of the fashions displayed on the Milan runway Thursday had a yesteryear appeal - but with a contemporary edge.

February 21, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Drew Peterson sentenced to 38 years for murder

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Drew Peterson - the swaggering Chicago-area police officer who gained notoriety after his much-younger fourth wife vanished in 2007 - was sentenced to 38 years in prison on Thursday for murdering his third wife.

February 21, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Flu shot did poor job against worst bug in seniors

ATLANTA (AP) - This year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting senior citizens from the harshest strain this season, proving only 9 percent effective, the government said Thursday.

February 21, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Al-Qaida tipsheet on avoiding drones found in Mali

TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) - One of the last things the bearded fighters did before leaving this city was to drive to the market where traders lay their carpets out in the sand.

February 21, 2013 | By The Associated Press | Signal AP


Stocks keep sliding on weak data, Fed qualms

U.S. stocks continued a two-day slide Thursday on weak economic data and concern about the Federal Reserve's resolve to keep juicing the economy.

February 21, 2013 | Signal Staff | Signal AP


South Africa police replace top Pistorius investigator

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Ahead of a judge's decision on whether to release Oscar Pistorius on bail, South African police on Thursday appointed a new chief detective in the murder case, replacing a veteran policeman who was himself charged with attempted murder.

February 21, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Does Oscar crown await Affleck's 'Argo?'

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nominations morning last month revealed major surprises for the Academy Awards, promising one of the most wide-open campaigns ever for Hollywood's highest honors.

February 21, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Freed Afghan Taliban fighters return to insurgency

ISLAMABAD (AP) - At least half the Afghan Taliban recently freed from Pakistani prisons have rejoined the insurgency, a Pakistani intelligence official says, throwing into question the value of such goodwill gestures that the Afghan government requested to restart a flagging peace process.

February 21, 2013 | By The Associated Press | Signal AP


Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Las Vegas Strip became a scene of deadly violence early Thursday when someone in a black Range Rover opened fire on a Maserati at a stoplight, sending it crashing into a taxi that burst into flames, leaving three people dead and at least six injured.

February 21, 2013 | By The Associated Press | Signal AP


Star Wars fans feel the force at lightsaber class

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A group of San Francisco Star Wars fans who want to travel to a galaxy not that far away have created a combat choreography class for Jedis-in-training with their weapon of choice: the lightsaber.

February 21, 2013 | By The Associated Press | Signal AP


Obama considers weighing in on gay marriage case

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is quietly considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage, a step that would mark a political victory for advocates of same-sex unions and a deepening commitment by President Barack Obama to rights for gay couples.

February 21, 2013 | By Associated Press | Signal AP


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Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

WASHINGTON (AP) - Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central.

May 24, 2013 | By The Associated Press | Signal AP


Pioneer of Reality TV leaving Fox network

NEW YORK (AP) - Fox reality chief Mike Darnell says he's leaving the network after an 18-year stay.

May 24, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River.

May 24, 2013 | By The Associated Press | Signal AP


Amanda Bynes accused of bong toss out window

NEW YORK (AP) - Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.

May 24, 2013 | By Associated Press | Signal AP


Molester found slain in Corcoran prison cell

CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) - Investigators at California State Prison-Corcoran are investigating as a homicide the death of an inmate who was a convicted child molester.

May 24, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


LA sanitation ends plans for dump near Joshua Tree

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert.

May 24, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


No bail for parents in faith-healing death

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia man charged with murder after losing two sons to untreated pneumonia told police he believes in "divine healing," not medicine, to "break the devil's power."

May 24, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Stocks barely budge; market ends week with loss

NEW YORK (AP) - Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday.

May 24, 2013 | Signal Staff | Signal AP


NBC to air Blake Shelton's benefit for Oklahomans

NBC and sister networks will air Blake Shelton's concert to help his fellow Oklahomans affected by this week's storms in their home state.

May 24, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Walmart to sell frozen Fatburger patties

NEW YORK (AP) - Fatburger, a chain with a devoted following on the West Coast, said Friday it will sell its branded frozen beef patties in Walmart stores nationwide.

May 24, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Mom, boyfriend held after Palmdale boy, 8, beaten

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - A Palmdale couple has been arrested after the woman's 8-year-old son was beaten, burned and left in critical condition.

May 24, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Rare Superman comic found in house insulation

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating the ceiling of a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.

May 24, 2013 | Signal Staff | Signal AP


Arias foreman: Sentencing decision unfair to jury

PHOENIX (AP) - The jury foreman in Jodi Arias' trial says the panel just couldn't decide whether the killing of her boyfriend was enough to merit a death a sentence.

May 24, 2013 | Signal Staff | Signal AP


Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.

May 24, 2013 | Associated Press | Signal AP


Beaten Bakersfield man's death ruled accidental

BAKERSFIELD (AP) - Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said the death of a Bakersfield man beaten by deputies was due to the man's heart disease, not baton blows from officers.

May 24, 2013 | By Associated Press | Signal AP


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