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Metrolink victims claim inadequate compensation
LOS ANGELES (AP) - As the anniversary of a deadly Metrolink crash approaches, many survivors say a federal liability cap has left them inadequately compensated.
Red Flag warning in Northern California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Fire officials say a change in the weather could make things more difficult for the thousands of firefighters who are battling wildfires burning across California.
3 killed as car slams into Studio City pizzeria
STUDIO CITY (AP) - Authorities say a car has crashed into a pizzeria in Studio City, killing three people and triggering a blaze.
Gas prices jump
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 8 cents over the past two weeks.
Bear wanders onto 210 freeway in Montrose
MONTROSE, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California freeway was briefly shut down when a bear wandered into lanes before scrambling up an embankment and into a nearby neighborhood, where it was tranquilized.
Restaurant owner surprises Obama with bear hug
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - If President Barack Obama was looking for a lift in Florida, he got one from Scott Van Duzer.
Dorothy McGuire of the McGuire Sisters dies
PHOENIX (AP) - Dorothy McGuire Williamson, who teamed with sisters Christine and Phyllis for a string of hits in the 50s and 60s as the popular McGuire Sisters singing group, has died. She was 84.
Obama and Romney both talk health care
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama is drawing fresh attention to Medicare in all-important Florida, seizing on an election-year issue that's been more favorable to Democrats.
"The Possession" No. 1 at slow box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Possession" occupied the top spot at a nearly comatose box office.
Tropical storm churns northward
HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) - Tropical Storm Leslie's outer bands buffeted Bermuda with gusty winds and steady rain Sunday as its center edged past the wary British enclave on a path that could take it to Canada's Newfoundland.
Captive US soldier safe, says Haqqani commander
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A U.S. soldier held by Afghan militants will not be harmed despite the Obama administration's decision to declare his alleged captors a terrorist group, a senior member of the Pakistan-based Haqqani network told The Associated Press on Saturday. However, the United States and NATO can expect stepped up attacks, he said.
Obama out to renew magic; Romney hits defense cuts
SEMINOLE, Fla. (AP) - Eager to change the subject after a dismal jobs report, President Barack Obama tried to rekindle some of the enthusiasm of his 2008 campaign Saturday with a bus tour through a must-win swath of Florida, urging supporters not to "buy into the cynicism that somehow the change we fought for isn't possible." Republican candidate Mitt Romney faulted both his own party in Congress and Obama for exposing the armed forces to huge spending cuts.
$1M bond for man accused in Ky homeowners shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Louisville man accused of opening fire at a homeowners association meeting, killing one and critically wounding another, was ordered held on a $1 million bond Saturday at an initial court hearing where a prosecutor called him "the epitome of danger to the community."
LA's last Skid Row dive bar faces gentrification
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Unlike that place in Boston where everybody knows your name, the people who run the King Eddy Saloon like to say that once you walk through the front door of Skid Row's last great dive bar, "Nobody gives a ... about your name."
Wildfire northeast of LA 78 percent contained
CAMP WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters are getting closer to surrounding a wildfire that has been burning for six days in rugged areas of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
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White House calls draft immigration plan a backup
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats alike on Sunday predicted President Barack Obama would fail if he pushed forward with his own effort to overhaul the nation's immigration system and urged the administration to hold off while lawmakers work on a bipartisan measure.
2 Texas firefighters stable after deadly blaze
BRYAN, Texas (AP) - Two Central Texas firefighters are in serious but stable condition as investigators try to determine what sparked a lodge hall fire that killed two colleagues.
Ross beats Evans in dunk contest
HOUSTON (AP) - Terrence Ross had to settle his nerves at the start of the All-Star dunk contest. By the end, he was calming down a ball boy he needed as a prop for his winning slam.
Stanley Marsh 3 settles teenagers' lawsuits
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - Stanley Marsh 3, an eccentric millionaire artist best known for his "Cadillac Ranch" art display along an interstate in the Texas Panhandle, has settled lawsuits from 10 teenagers who allege he paid them for sex acts, attorneys announced Saturday.
Willis' new 'Die Hard' scores with $25M debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bruce Willis remains a die-hard at the box office.
Baghdad area bombings kill dozens
BAGHDAD (AP) - Car bombs tore through shopping areas within minutes of each other in mainly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 100.
2 firefighters dead, 2 hurt after Texas lodge fire
BRYAN, Texas (AP) - Two Texas fire lieutenants have died of burns after battling a lodge hall fire, a city official said Saturday.
Long-missing WWII medal to be awarded
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hyla Merin grew up without a father and for a long time never knew why.
No central agency oversees, inspects cruise ships
MIAMI (AP) - A byzantine maze of maritime rules and regulations, fragmented oversight and a patchwork quilt of nations that do business with cruise lines make it tough for consumers to assess the health and safety record of the ship they're about to board in what for many is the vacation of a lifetime.
Hunter voted out as head of NBA players' union
HOUSTON (AP) - Billy Hunter was ousted from his job as executive director of the union in a unanimous vote by NBA players who said Saturday they will "no longer be divided, misled, misinformed."
Cruise passengers return home, feds probe fire
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Passengers of the Carnival Triumph tried to put the memories of their nightmarish cruise behind them Friday, boarding buses and planes for home after five harrowing days aboard a vessel adrift at sea without power or working toilets.
Kershaw to start 3rd straight opener for Dodgers
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Clayton Kershaw was selected Saturday as the Los Angeles Dodgers' opening day starter and will become the team's first pitcher to start three straight openers since Derek Lowe from 2005-07.
Dozens of pro-Dorner protesters rally at LAPD HQ
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dozens of protesters rallied outside Los Angeles police headquarters in support of Christopher Dorner, the ex-LAPD officer and suspected killer of four who died after a shootout and fire this week at a mountain cabin.
