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Judge zaps 'Zona

Judge zaps 'Zona

PHOENIX -- A federal judge yesterday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough immigration law hours before it was to take effect, handing a victory to the Obama administration as it tries to take control of the issue. Arizona Gov. Jan...  Read Full Story

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  • Arlington Cemetery ex-official accepts blame for mislabeled graves

    Arlington Cemetery ex-official accepts blame for mislabeled graves

    WASHINGTON -- The former superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery says he accepts "full responsibility" for the mix-up of graves at the famous military burial ground. John Metzler ran the cemetery for 19 years before he was forced out because...   11:29 AM

  • Pitino, defense attorney have testy court exchange

    Pitino, defense attorney have testy court exchange

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The trial of a woman accused of trying to extort Rick Pitino began its fourth day with a heated exchange Thursday between the Louisville basketball coach and the woman's attorney. Attorney James Earhart was questioning Pitino...   11:31 AM

  • Obama: America needs to hear Sherrod's full story

    WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says Shirley Sherrod "deserves better than what happened last week" when the black Agriculture Department official...   11:07 AM

  • Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good

    Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good

    NEW ORLEANS — The government's point man for the Gulf spill plans to meet with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said crews are having trouble...   10:47 AM

  • Mel Gibson's baby mama wrote e-mail detailing the actor's alleged attack on her: report

    Mel Gibson's baby mama wrote e-mail detailing the actor's alleged attack on her: report

    Mel Gibson's baby mama Oksana Grigorieva wrote a secret e-mail to one of her lawyers detailing the beating "Mad Max" allegedly inflicted on her just hours before, according to a new report. The e-mail is now considered evidence in the...   11:20 AM

  • Four dead in plane crash at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base

    Four dead in plane crash at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base

    The Air Force said Thursday that it was investigating a cargo plane crash at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska that killed all four members of the aircrew who were on board. “Our deepest sympathy and sincerest condolences go out to the family and...   11:29 AM

  • Feds make boot-y call against spy

    Feds make boot-y call against spy

    The sexy Texan busted for trying to smuggle night-vision rifle scopes into Russia hid the contraband in a pair of Ugg boots, prosecutors said. Anna Fermanova, the Latvian-born, America-raised, belly-button-pierced beautician, says she was just...   9:26 AM

  • Babe went on offense: Pitino

    Babe went on offense: Pitino

    She whispered something in his ear, unzipped his pants and then tried to take him for everything he was worth, Rick Pitino testified yesterday. The ex-Knick head coach's testimony marked the first time he has described the details of his July...   6:37 AM

  • Brittany hubby a '$$ ghoul'

    Brittany Murphy's husband allegedly looted the "Clueless" actress' bank accounts in the months between her passing and his own shocking death,...   6:37 AM

  • New BP big drills pols

    BP's incoming CEO marked the 100th day of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by warning lawmakers that efforts to restrict its drilling operations could have...   6:37 AM

  • 30 homes lost in wildfire

    TEHACHAPI, Calif. -- Firefighters say they've almost surrounded a wildfire north of Los Angeles that has burned at least 30 homes and is threatening...   6:37 AM

  • FDR flame's note public

    WASHINGTON -- A handwritten letter from fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating President Franklin D. Roosevelt on his inauguration,...   6:37 AM

  • Climate report hot off presses

    WASHINGTON -- Melting glaciers, more humid air and eight other key indicators show that global warming is undeniable, scientists said yesterday, citing...   6:37 AM

  • Rangel's deal-breaker

    Rangel's deal-breaker

    WASHINGTON -- The key sticking point in Rep. Charles Rangel's negotiations last night with the House Ethics Committee over his scandals was his refusal to admit wrongdoing in making improper solicitations for a center named after him at CCNY, The...   10:39 AM

  • Gilly is sitting 'pretty' on Capitol Hill

    Gilly is sitting 'pretty' on Capitol Hill

    First, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand overcame a barrage of political challengers and a state full of naysayers. Now, the woman who filled Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate seat has another feather to stick in her cap -- being named the hottest member of...   6:31 AM

  • 59-year pen pals meet

    Barbara Goralski and Orville Schumacher have known each since 1951, when she was an 11-year-old Catholic-school girl in Brooklyn and he was a 21-year...   8:00 AM

  • Blagojevich jury begins deliberations

    Blagojevich jury begins deliberations

    The jury in the corruption trial for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich began deliberations on Wednesday. The day began with Chicago Judge James Zagel going over more than 100 pages of instructions, which took about two hours. The jury was then...  

  • Lindsay Lohan’s favored rehab facility features vitamins, yoga for recovery

    Lindsay Lohan’s favored rehab facility features vitamins, yoga for recovery

    While Lindsay Lohan is busy serving her sentence behind bars, her handlers are desperately trying to find the right rehabilitation facility for her. And according to sources close to the troubled actress, that could mean an "alternative" approach...  

  • SEC probing trading of BP from April to June

    SEC probing trading of BP from April to June

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into unusual trading in the shares of BP between April 20 and late June, CNBC reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The SEC's focus in the informal investigation is on...  

  • Mel Gibson called baby mama 30 times in one day: report

    Mel Gibson called baby mama 30 times in one day: report

    LOS ANGELES -- An enraged Mel Gibson called baby mama Oksana Grigorieva 30 times on the same night she walked out on him at their Malibu home following a volatile three-year relationship, according to a new report. The tirade is spread out across...