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US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - A U.N. meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ago: This time, the United States was not trying to make an anti-abortion declaration a crucial theme.

Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.

NYC: Taxi drivers overcharged riders by $8.3M-plus (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to the suburbs, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Friday.

Authorities: Haim's name on illegal prescription (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring.

Mom says daughter held in Ireland in terror plot (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - A 31-year-old mother from Colorado was one of seven Muslims arrested this week in Ireland in an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, the woman's parents said Friday.

New Florida case thwarts Calif. molester's release (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - The feared release of a convicted child molester from a California prison was thwarted Friday by 11th-hour federal charges involving child porn and a woman's allegations that he bought her as a child in Asia and subjected her to years of sexual abuse while molesting her young friends.

Ohio man found guilty in teens' slayings (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - An Ohio registered sex offender, whose attorneys had told jurors he admitted to killing two teenage girls, has been found guilty of the slayings.

Pa. man charged with badly beating woman at NY bar (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - A construction worker from Pennsylvania was charged Friday with brutally beating and attempting to rape a woman in a restroom at a New York City bar after she rejected his advances.

Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.

Reid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash (AP)

March 13, 2010

AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.