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Ruby says her sworn statements were lies
The woman who prosecutors allege had sex with Silvio Berlusconi while he was Italy's premier in exchange for money spent her second day on the witness stand Friday, denying her own sworn descriptions of racy escapades at his "bunga bunga" parties and long lists of expensive jewelry and watches received ...
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members. Union leaders warn that unless the problem is fixed, there could be consequences for Democrats facing re-election next year. "It makes an ...
Egypt: 3 women killed in suspected 'honor' crime
A mother and two daughters were allegedly killed by male relatives in southern Egypt who believed they'd had affairs, the latest apparent example of so-called "honor killings" in which women are slain for violating traditional morals in the conservative region, a security official said Friday. Police believe the 10 men ...
Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director
The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family. Paula Broadwell told WSOC-TV in Charlotte on Thursday (http://bit.ly/10RjHXE ) that she credited her husband and friends for standing by her as she ...
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over. The Scouts' longstanding ban on ...
Colo. teen to be tried as adult for school bomb
A 16-year-old boy accused of bringing an explosive device to his Lafayette high school has been charged with first-degree attempted murder and will be prosecuted as an adult. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/13Q83BE ) Andrew de Bartolome was charged Friday and is being held on $100,000 bail. He also faces ...
Bill preventing UNC gender-neutral housing returns
A bill blocking a gender-neutral housing policy at the University of North Carolina has found new life in the state Senate budget after failing to meet a key deadline. The proposal was inserted in the $20.6 billion Senate budget plan approved this week. It seeks to prevent a UNC-Chapel Hill ...
Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. LIBERACE'S POODLE IS TOP DOG AT CANNES Canine glamour was honored Friday in Cannes, with pampered poodle Baby Boy from Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" winning the film festival's unofficial Palm Dog prize. The Hollywood pooches ...
Kenya's mental hospital drugs, confines patients
Patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them in a comatose-like state, factors that may have led to the recent escape of 40 male patients, an advocacy group said Friday. Edah Maina, the chief executive officer, of the Kenya Society For the ...
Federal cuts affect poorest Kansas schools
Kansas school districts face the loss of about $7.2 million this coming school year in federal funding for its high-poverty schools, according to the state Department of Education. In a letter notifying school districts of the cuts Thursday, the department described the losses in Title I funding as "major." The ...
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