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Chiefs RB Johnson faces third assault charge, FBN »

Posted by: ap 1 month ago in Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has been charged with simple assault for allegedly pushing a woman at a ...

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Texas, Mexico prepare for Tropical Storm Dolly »

Posted by: ap 4 months ago in Arts & Entertainment

McALLEN, Texas (AP) _ Residents along the Texas-Mexico border kept a watchful eye on Tropical Storm Dolly on Monday, stocking up on plywood, generators and ...

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Rural economic woes may provide opening for Obama »

Posted by: ap 3 months ago in News

BELLEVILLE, Pa. (AP) _ The folks in this picturesque mountain community with red barns and Amish buggies have been voting overwhelmingly Republican in national elections ...

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Judge: Detroit mayor removal hearing can't proceed »

Posted by: ap 3 months ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick won a small but much-needed legal victory when a judge ruled the Detroit City Council doesn't have the ...

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Chicago's black politicians building own dynasties »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 4 weeks ago in News

CHICAGO (AP) _ In a city where the mayor holds the same job his father once did, politics can seem little different from the years ...

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Unique investigative agency tackles NYC corruption »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News

NEW YORK (AP) _ A little-known law enforcement agency — the only one of its kind in the country — has been behind some of the most ...

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Detroit mayor faces ouster hearing next week »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ Mired in criminal charges for months, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick now finds his political future strapped to a little-used provision in the Michigan ...

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NJ official who paroled mobster commits suicide »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News

WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) _ Authorities are trying to determine whether the suicide of a former New Jersey Parole Board member who jumped off ...

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Prosecutor's office says plea deal with Detroit mayor in perjury case expected Wednesday. »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ Prosecutor's office says plea deal with Detroit mayor in perjury case expected Wednesday. .

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Plea deal near in Detroit mayor perjury case »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ Prosecutors accusing Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick of lying on the witness stand to cover up an extramarital affair with a top aide ...

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Detroit mayor expected to make plea in court »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, his lawyers and the Wayne County prosecutor appeared briefly in court before going behind closed doors, leading to ...

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3-term councilman ready to become Detroit mayor »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ The man who will succeed Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has had months to prepare for the possibility of taking over as head of ...

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Detroit mayor pleads guilty in sex scandal, quits »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was bounced from office Thursday in a deal with prosecutors that will send him to jail and put an ...

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Detroit mayor, soon off to jail, talks of comeback »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News

DETROIT (AP) _ Only hours after agreeing to resign and serve time in jail as part of plea deal, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick expressed regret for ...

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Ike near major hurricane status; winds at 110 mph »

Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in News

MIAMI (AP) _ Hurricane Ike is on the cusp of major hurricane status as it aims for Texas, with winds of 110 mph.

Forecasters at ...

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