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SF crime lab at center of growing scandal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The tape recorder started rolling as two police investigators sat in their car in a hospital parking lot with Deborah Madden on Feb. 26. "You're causing a huge nightmare for the city," said one officer....
SF crime lab scandal strains justice system
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The first hint of scandal at the San Francisco crime lab came in December when officials received a tip that a technician might be stealing cocaine used as evidence....
US Jewish leaders denounce Catholic sermon
American Jewish leaders on Friday denounced a Vatican official's likening of anti-Catholicism during the church's escalating abuse crisis to "collective violence" against Jews, but predicted it would not deal a severe blow to the two faiths' often-strained relationship....
Jury awards $2.4M in first Chinese drywall trial
Jury awards $2.4M in first Chinese drywall trial
By CURT ANDERSON
2010-06-18T22:01:14Z
MIAMI (AP) -- A Florida couple who fled their dream home because of foul-smelling, ruinous Chinese drywall was awarded $2.4 million in damages Friday in the nation's first jury trial over the defective wallboard that could have legal ramifications for thousands of similar cases....
Spacewoman power: 4 women in orbit at same time
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Space is about to have a female population explosion....
Truck explodes at Texas refinery, driver missing
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- An 18-wheeler being loaded with fuel at a San Antonio refinery exploded Wednesday, setting off a chain reaction of smaller explosions and sending a towering plume of thick black smoke over the city's southeast side. One person was critically burned, and the driver of the exploding truck remained missing....
Pedestrians _ and giant bunnies _ get right of way
GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) -- Glendale police who used a bunny costume to decoy bad drivers at crosswalks have abandoned the outfit after it made a city councilman hopping mad....
End of an era: Last space shuttle comes home
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The space shuttle passed into history Thursday, the words "wheels stop" crackling over the cockpit radio for the very last time....
FBI warns letters to governors could stir violence
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI is warning police across the country that an anti-government group's call to remove governors from office could provoke violence....
Israeli woman detained on military leak accusation
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former Israeli soldier is being kept under house arrest after being accused of leaking classified military information about Israel's policy of assassinating wanted militants, people familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Thursday....
