Attorneys: 3 of ‘San Antonio 4’ to soon go free
By WILL WEISSERT Anna Vasquez, right, is hugged by family as she leaves a courtroom at the Bexar County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in San Antonio, after it was…
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Lawyer: Colo. teen killer had head deformity
By THOMAS PEIPERT Austin Sigg, center, appears in Jefferson County Court, in Golden, Colo., Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 for a sentencing hearing. Sigg, who has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping…
AP Photos: Prospectors seek fortune in legal pot
By GENE JOHNSON This combination of November 2013 photos in Washington state shows, top row from left, pastry chef Marla Molly Poiset, security guard Steve Smith and businesswoman Angel Swanson.…
GOP group money down, hints at donor uncertainty
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES FILE – In this March 2, 2013 file photo. Republican strategist Karl Rove speaks at the California Republican Party convention in Sacramento, Calif. The…
Oregon health exchange represents biggest woe
By JONATHAN J. COOPER FILE – In this May 4, 2012 file photo, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber speaks during a news conference in Portland, Ore. With all the problems facing…
Soldier: Minneapolis man ordered Nazi-led attack
By DAVID RISING and RANDY HERSCHAFT This 1982 photo provided by the University of Minnesota shows Nadia and Michael Karkoc. The Associated Press has uncovered testimony that says Michael Karkoc,…
State-by-state look at storm, tornadoes in Midwest
The home of Phyllis Rawlins is destroyed home in Kokomo, Ind., Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Sunday’s storm picked up Rawlins’ Victorian-style house and moved it about 100 feet, leaving a…
United Methodists try Pa. pastor over gay marriage
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM FILE – This Sept. 2013 photo provided by The Rev. Frank Schaefer shows Schaefer, right, and his son Tim. The Rev. Frank Schaefer, 51, charged under United…