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Voter turnout looking lower than 2008

AP November 8, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — A drop in voter turnout in Tuesday's election didn't keep President Barack Obama from winning a second term.Preliminary figures suggest fewer people voted this year than four years...

 

Olympics to mean more restricted London airspace

AP April 22, 2012

LONDON (AP) — Private jets and ultralight aircraft will have already tight restrictions on flying over London expanded further during the Olympics, a senior air traffic controller said Sunday.The zone...

 

Google Street View comes to Israel amid security questions

AP April 21, 2012

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After months of consultations with Israeli security officials, Google has launched its popular Street View service in the country›s three largest cities.The new Street View...

Tucandela, the white building on the right, is a popular club and bar in the center of Cartagena, Colombia. The walled-in old colonial interior is ground zero for meetings between Colombian prostitutes and men. (Jose A. Iglesias/El Nuevo Herald/MCT)

More firings expected in Secret Service scandal 

AP April 21, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of a House committee investigating an alleged Secret Service prostitution scandal predicted more firings as key lawmakers and a top adviser to President Barack Obama expressed...

Aides soft-pedal Romney remarks to donors

AP April 16, 2012

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mitt Romney’s aides soft-pedaled his latest tax pronouncements Monday, insisting he wasn’t tipping his hand when he told donors privately that he might seek to end the tax break...

Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign

AP April 9, 2012

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Bowing to the inevitable, Rick Santorum quit the presidential campaign Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination.Santorum, appearing with his...

3 soldiers killed in Afghan attack were from Ohio

AP April 5, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three U.S. soldiers killed in a suicide attack this week in Afghanistan were from Ohio, as were several others seriously wounded in the bombing, the Ohio National Guard said Thursday.The...

Three soldiers killed in Afghan attack were from Ohio

AP April 4, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Military officials say the three soldiers killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan were from Ohio. Several others from the state were seriously wounded.The Ohio National Guard...

Cops ID college shooting suspect as One Goh, 43

AP April 2, 2012

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A 43-year-old former student of a small Christian university in California opened fire at the school Monday, killing at least seven people and setting off an intense, chaotic manhunt...

12 defendants in Ohio Amish attacks join challenge

AP March 12, 2012

CLEVELAND (AP) — All 12 defendants charged in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio will close ranks and challenge the constitutionality of the federal hate crimes law, a member of the defense...

Death penalty possible in Afghan shooting ?

AP March 12, 2012

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the death penalty is a consideration as the military moves to investigate and possibly put on trial a U.S. soldier suspected of...

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks to supporters during a campaign stop at Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, Sunday, March 4, 2012. Photo courtesy of MCT Campus.

Romney has edge in cliffhanger primary

AP March 7, 2012

CINCINNATI (AP) — Mitt Romney has outdueled Rick Santorum in Ohio, claiming the hotly contested, pivotal Super Tuesday state. Romney did best in Ohio metropolitan areas, as well as among voters worried...