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'Jihad Jane' Pleads Not Guilty to Terror Plot

3 days 23 hours ago |AP

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PHILADELPHIA (March 18) -- A woman accused of trolling the Internet as Jihad Jane and agreeing to marry a terrorist suspect and kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims cooperated with auth ...

Biden: I Got Tips From Tiger

3 days 18 hours ago |AOL News

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(March 18) -- Gaffe-prone Vice President Joe Biden seemed comfortable in the role of stand-up comedian at a media dinner, going over the top with jokes about Rahm Emanuel, Tiger Woods and Middle East ...

Virginia Tech Rattled by Online Threats

3 days 17 hours ago |AOL News

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(March 18) -- The police insist the threats are not credible, but Virginia Tech is on edge. Almost three years after 32 people were massacred on campus, the university has been threatened in e-mails ...

Obama Signs Jobs Bill, Promises More Action

3 days 19 hours ago |AP

WASHINGTON (March 18) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the nation a jobs boost by encouraging the private sector to start hi ...

California Expected to Top Car Theft List

3 days 20 hours ago |AOL News

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(March 18) -- "California will have the highest vehicle thefts in the nation -- always does." That's the word from the National Insurance Crime Bureau a few weeks before it releases its annual Hot Sp ...

The Filter: Old News in New News

3 days 20 hours ago |AOL News

(March 18) -- With so many news aggregators out there, who can keep up? AOL News filters the filters to steer you to the headlines that really matter. Skip Those, Read This: The aggregators lead with ...

Trio Convicted in Brazen Theft of Auschwitz Sign

3 days 21 hours ago |AP

WARSAW, Poland (March 18) -- A Polish court on Thursday convicted three men of the theft of the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets You Free) sign from the Auschwitz memorial site in December. T ...

As Red River Rises, Residents Brace for Flood

3 days 23 hours ago |AP

FARGO, N.D. (March 17) -- Schoolchildren, parents and hundreds of residents have spent days packing and stacking sandbags to protect their cities against the rising Red River. The National Guard is i ...

Driving Blind? We May Live to See the Day

3 days 21 hours ago |AOL News

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(March 18) -- With public opinion divided over just how dangerous it is for motorists to text-message or yak on cell phones, imagine the debate taking a wildly unexpected turn: How would you feel abo ...

Texas Man Accused of Disabling 100 Cars Over Internet

3 days 23 hours ago |AP

DALLAS (March 18) -- A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police ...

Suspect Arrested in Drug Ring Linked to Corey Haim

3 days 23 hours ago |PopEater

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(March 18) -- A person thought to be part of the drug ring linked to recently deceased actor Corey Haim has been apprehended, PEOPLE.com reports. The investigation began long before Haim's death, aut ...

Musician Alex Chilton of Big Star, Box Tops Dies at 59

3 days 23 hours ago |PopEater

(March 18) -- Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with the band Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59. Chilton died at a hospital in New Orle ...