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Gingrich says he's staying in GOP race
31 min 58 sec agoLAS VEGAS (AP) -- Defeated in the Nevada caucuses, Newt Gingrich brushed aside all talk of quitting the Republican presidential race and said he hopes a series of victories will enable him to catch up with front-runner Mitt Romney by the Texas primary in early April....
'Tebowing' Alec Baldwin hosts NFL Honors
40 min 21 sec agoINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Trying to do his best "Tebowing," Alec Baldwin got a bit of help on stage....
Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame
51 min 49 sec agoINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame....
Stun gun used on woman who blocked NC drive-thru
52 min 11 sec agoHOPE MILLS, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina deputies say they used a stun gun on a woman who blocked a McDonalds drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she broke in line....
Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC; 7 held
52 min 27 sec agoWASHINGTON (AP) -- Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites, with police clearing away tents they said were banned under park rules....
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
52 min 48 sec agoBEIRUT (AP) -- Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising....
Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada GOP caucuses
1 hour 10 min agoLAS VEGAS (AP) -- Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace....
Navy: 8 Calif.-based sailors discharged for hazing
1 hour 16 min agoSAN DIEGO (AP) -- Eight sailors have been discharged from the Navy after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a Navy spokesman said Saturday....
3 Ore. mushroom pickers rescued after 6 days lost
1 hour 22 min agoPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A family of three huddled on the edge of an old-growth Oregon forest for six days, lost and cold, unable to signal search helicopters flying low and slow overhead....
11 injured in massive crowd for band LMFAO
1 hour 39 min agoINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Overwhelming "human gridlock" in Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village was causing police to rethink crowd control Saturday on the eve of the big game....
Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers wins MVP award
2 hours 42 min agoINDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide....
Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado
5 hours 44 min agoOMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous....
Soul Train fans bop on Broadway in Cornelius fete
6 hours 38 min agoNEW YORK (AP) -- Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show's late creator, Don Cornelius....
AP Interview: US women call Egypt captors 'kind'
6 hours 42 min agoCAIRO (AP) -- Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put out his cigarette in the car when a hostage said the smoke was bothering her....
Closure of Armstrong probe could affect feds
11 hours 17 min agoLOS ANGELES (AP) -- The federal government pursued a drug case against home run king Barry Bonds for more than seven years. The end result: a guilty verdict on just one count and a sentence of 30 days confinement at Bonds' estate in Beverly Hills....
Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American'
11 hours 52 min agoThe labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."...
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
12 hours 27 min agoUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Russia and China on Saturday vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down amid escalating violence....
Tens of thousands rally against Putin's rule
12 hours 40 min agoMOSCOW (AP) -- Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that could extend his rule for six more years....
Shocked? Not! Not many surprises in Super Bowl ads
12 hours 59 min agoNEW YORK (AP) -- If you're expecting to be shocked by all the Super Bowl ads, don't hold your breath: There won't be many surprises....
Stylistic extremes at top of GOP presidential race
13 hours 37 min agoWASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney listens. Newt Gingrich lectures....