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A convicted sex offender sentenced to life in prison pulled a gun on two guards during a prison transfer Monday and held them hostage temporarily before fleeing on foot in one of the guard's uniforms, authorities said. Read More

A former Missouri city official previously accused of assaulting his wife was charged Monday with capital murder in the shootings of her and their two teenage daughters in eastern Kansas. Read More

A heavily armed SWAT team stormed a Seattle home Monday where they thought they had cornered the suspect in the slaying of four police officers at a coffee shop, only to find out that he was not in the house and still on the loose. Read More

The hurricane season is ending with barely a whimper. Read More

Til death do us part? The vow would really hold true in California if a Sacramento Web designer gets his way. Read More

Bill Sizemore, Oregon's high-profile anti-tax activist and Republican candidate for governor, has been indicted on tax evasion charges. Read More

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Monday called Iran's plans to build an additional 10 uranium enrichment plants "unacceptable," warning they could bring increased international pressure on Tehran. Read More

A federal court hearing to determine if the man charged in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart is mentally competent to stand trial began Monday with testimony from an expert on religious texts. Read More

Oklahoma City police have discovered an infant in the back seat of a car buried beneath items they believe were stolen in home burglaries. Read More

Government officials overseeing the construction of a "virtual fence" along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border hope to turn over the first segment to the Border Patrol in January, while beginning construction on a second stretch in coming weeks. Read More

A man who claimed to hate Christmas shoved a Salvation Army bell ringer to the ground and swiped one of the charity's red kettles stuffed with hundreds of dollars, police said. Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the retrial of a central Pennsylvania man who allegedly murdered his wife and then shot himself in the head, leaving him delusional and a paraplegic. Read More

In a story Nov. 28, The Associated Press reported that prosecutors Scott Kessler and Wanda Lucibello run family justice centers in Queens and Brooklyn, respectively. The story should have made clear that Kessler and Lucibello run the prosecution arm of the centers, but do not run other nonprofit offices at the centers. The Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence runs the entire centers. Read More

Three boys have been arrested for investigation of bullying red-haired students after a Facebook message promoted "Kick a Ginger Day" at a Southern California school. Read More

A New Jersey prisoner has won a settlement that allows him to preach at services inside the prison. Read More

A motorized bar stool that got an Ohio man arrested for drunken driving goes up for auction this week on eBay. Read More

Elizabeth Kennedy, The Associated Press's bureau chief for East Africa until last month, has been named the news cooperative's chief of bureau in Beirut. Read More

A semi-tractor trailer carrying hydrochloric acid has crashed on a major highway into downtown Kansas City. Read More

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky. Read More

Police in northwest Ohio say a man who claimed to hate Christmas swiped a Salvation Army red kettle full of donated money and pushed one of the charity's bell ringers to the ground when she tried to take it back. Read More