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Twins paired up as co-principals of Calif. school
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Students at a Northern California middle school are looking at double the trouble if they misbehave.
Lieberman fears country may go over 'fiscal cliff'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators bickered Sunday over who's to blame for lurching the country toward a year-end "fiscal cliff," bemoaning the lack of a deal days before the deadline but bridging no differences in the debate.
Unwavering NRA opposes any new gun restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) - An unwavering National Rifle Association said Sunday that new gun regulations would not make children safer and that a White House task force on gun violence may try to undermine the Second Amendment.
Man with gun at Moreno Valley Wal-Mart
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Authorities have evacuated a Wal-Mart in Southern California after shoppers say they saw a man dressed in camouflage enter the store with what appeared to be an assault rifle or shotgun.
Telepresence robots let employees 'beam' into work
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) - Engineer Dallas Goecker attends meetings, jokes with colleagues and roams the office building just like other employees at his company in Silicon Valley.
"Hobbit" beats Hollywood stars
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
Storm blows into area
A storm has pushed its way into Southern California, causing flooding in some areas and snarling holiday traffic in others.
Thousands sign petition to deport Piers Morgan
LONDON (AP) - Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control views.
Firefighters shot dead in N.Y.
WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - The police chief in Webster, N.Y., says that four firefighters were shot while responding to a blaze in the town near Rochester and that two are dead.
Police: US Sen. Crapo arrested, charged with DUI
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said.
Syria jets kill tens as international envoy visits
BEIRUT (AP) - A government airstrike Sunday on a bakery in a rebel-held town in central Syria killed more than 60 people, activists said, casting a pall over a visit by the international envoy charged with negotiating an end to the country's civil war.
Ranchers split over US border security plan
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) - When Dan Bell drives through his 35,000-acre cattle ranch, he speaks of the hurdles that the Border Patrol faces in his rolling green hills of oak and mesquite trees - the hours it takes to drive to some places, the wilderness areas that are generally off-limits to motorized vehicles, the environmental reviews required to extend a dirt road.
Richard Adams, early figure in gay marriage, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Richard Adams, who used both the altar and the courtroom to help begin the push for gay marriage four decades before it reached the center of the national consciousness, has died, his attorney said Sunday.
Ranchers split over US border security plan
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) - When Dan Bell drives through his 35,000-acre cattle ranch, he speaks of the hurdles that the Border Patrol faces in his rolling green hills of oak and mesquite trees - the hours it takes to drive to some places, the wilderness areas that are generally off-limits to motorized vehicles, the environmental reviews required to extend a dirt road.
NRA: Public wants armed guards in every school
WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Rifle Association on Sunday forcefully stuck to its call for placing armed police officers and security guards in every school as the best way to avoid shootings such as the recent massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
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LA expresses interest in hosting 2024 Olympics
Los Angeles wants to host its third Summer Olympics.
Cal Poly Pomona student may have tuberculosis
POMONA, Calif. (AP) - Cal Poly Pomona officials say a student who lives off-campus may have become infected with tuberculosis, and anyone who had close contact with him should get tested.
Rain, snow, thunderstorms through Southern Calif.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A late-season wintry blast rumbled through Southern California on Friday, unleashing snow, rain, hail and lightning bolts as the sun played hide-and-seek in an alternately gray and bright blue sky.
Colo. shooting judge won't overturn insanity law
DENVER (AP) - The judge in the deadly Colorado theater shootings has denied a request by defense lawyers to declare a state law on the insanity plea unconstitutional.
Forest Service may let more fires burn
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After coming in $400 million over budget following last year's busy fire season, the Forest Service is altering its approach and may let more fires burn instead of attacking every one.
Costello, D'Angelo, more perform at Prince tribute
NEW YORK (AP) - They partied like it was 1999 - the audience and the musicians - at a Prince tribute concert at Carnegie Hall.
Coroner: Lion killed woman after escaping cage
DUNLAP, Calif. (AP) - The investigation into a lion attack that killed a 24-year-old woman who loved big cats is focusing on a cage door that the 550-pound animal managed to escape through to reach the volunteer intern, officials say.
Bieber scuffles with photographers in London
LONDON (AP) - Justin Bieber's week just got worse.
Man convicted in 5 Tenn. killings pleads in Ala.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to killing five people in Tennessee has pleaded guilty to killing a sixth person in north Alabama.
Bieber recovering after fainting at London concert
Justin Bieber is recovering after fainting backstage at a concert in London.
Colorado shooting judge won't overturn insanity law
DENVER (AP) - The judge in the deadly Colorado theater shootings has denied a request by defense lawyers to declare a state law on the insanity plea unconstitutional.
UPDATE: I-5 reopened through Grapevine
The California Highway Patrol reopened Interstate 5 through the Grapevine early today after the pass was shut down due to overnight snow.
US household wealth regains pre-recession peak
WASHINGTON (AP) - It took 5½ years.
2 dead in LA police standoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A gunman killed a man, opened fire on police and holed himself up in a Watts home with three children inside before shooting himself, police said Friday.
Vatican conclave expected to start soon
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican said Friday the conclave to elect a new pope will likely start in the first few days of next week, signaling that cardinals are coming to an end of discussions about the state of the church and who best among them might lead it.
