Despite a federal law meant to create a uniform system, an AP review shows wide variations in what triggers� Amber Alerts from one state to the next.
More than 100 retired generals and admirals called Monday for repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays so they can serve openly, according to a statement obtained by The Associated Press.
The story of Mr. Obama's journey to the pinnacle of American politics is the story of a campaign that was, even in the view of many rivals, almost flawless.
A man who caused damage at a waste water treatment plant in Eau Claire has decided to pick public humiliation over jail time to pay for his crime.
O.J. Simpson, found guilty on all 12 charges in a Las Vegas kidnap and robbery case Friday, is a former football star who was famously acquitted of murder in the so-called "Trial of the Century" in the 1990s.
Fred Thompson, the actor turned politician, recounted the harrowing story of John McCain's captivity as a Vietnam prisoner of war to tout the presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention and criticized Democrat Barack Obama's support for abortion rights.
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