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Congressional offices receive mailed threats

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some congressional offices outside Washington and media organizations have received threatening letters containing a suspicious powdery substance that was tested and proved to be harmless, the FBI and the Senate's top law enforcement officer said Wednesday....

Teenage girl dies after inhaling helium at party

EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) -- Last weekend, 14-year-old Ashley Long told her parents she was going to a slumber party. But instead of spending the night watching videos and eating popcorn two blocks away, she piled into a car with a bunch of her friends and rode to a condo in Medford, Ore., where police say the big sister of one of her friends was throwing a party with booze and marijuana....

Report: Crime at US public schools on the decline

MIAMI (AP) -- Violent crime at the nation's schools is declining, and students and schools are reporting less bullying and gang activity....

Some money from mortgage settlement to be diverted

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The ink wasn't even dry on a settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders when Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon laid claim to a chunk of the money to avert a huge budget cut for public colleges and universities....

Police: 2 Ga. children reported missing found safe

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say they are searching for a man they believe kidnapped two young children after offering help to their mother after the family car broke down along an Atlanta-area interstate....

Man's childhood comic collection fetches $3.5M

DALLAS (AP) -- The bulk of a man's childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published has sold for about $3.5 million....

Judge says Wash. can't make pharmacies sell Plan B

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal was to suppress religious objections by druggists - not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them....

Suspect in Capitol bomb sting waives court hearing

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A Virginia man charged with plotting a suicide bombing inside the U.S. Capitol as part of an FBI sting will remain in jail while he awaits trial after he waived his right to a detention hearing Wednesday....

Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shooting

NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) -- The gunman who fatally shot two of his sisters and their husbands inside a Korean spa in an Atlanta suburb had been asked to leave and came back hours later, authorities said on Wednesday....

Ark. man pleads not guilty in death of teen

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A convicted rapist accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday, several days after authorities found the girl's body in a blue, plastic barrel in western Arkansas....