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By JENNIFER PELTZ 2010-09-03T05:27:33Z NEW YORK (AP) -- The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show....

By THOMAS WATKINS 2010-09-03T05:27:14Z LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Investigators have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of two babies were found, bringing them a step closer to solving the intriguing international mystery....

By PAUL DAVENPORT 2010-09-03T05:27:09Z PHOENIX (AP) -- It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory....

By RUSTY MILLER 2010-09-03T02:45:54Z COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Terrelle Pryor tossed three touchdown passes, Brandon Saine rushed for 103 yards and two scores and No. 2 Ohio State rolled over error-prone Marshall 45-7 on Thursday night in a tuneup for a big date with Miami....

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO 2010-09-03T02:42:45Z NEW YORK (AP) -- This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared - or as last year's - but it's not great either....

By MARK NIESSE 2010-09-03T02:40:53Z HONOLULU (AP) -- Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 laborers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history....

By HOWARD FENDRICH 2010-09-03T01:48:21Z NEW YORK (AP) -- A year ago at the U.S. Open, American teenager Melanie Oudin told the world to "BELIEVE," with her sneakers and her play....

By MATT VOLZ 2010-09-02T21:44:57Z HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe....

By JENNIFER QUINN 2010-09-02T21:44:02Z LONDON (AP) -- Did creation need a creator?...

By TERRY COLLINS and SUDHIN THANAWALA 2010-09-02T21:42:29Z VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- The co-worker of a woman found dead in her boyfriend's car after a fatal California police chase said Thursday that she spoke with the victim during the pursuit....

By 2010-09-02T21:26:07Z JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Fresh off his divorce, Tiger Woods has taken out a $54.5 million mortgage on his Florida waterfront estate....

By 2010-09-02T21:24:10Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Brown is back to a familiar place - the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts....

By DYLAN LOVAN 2010-09-02T21:17:50Z LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands....

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER 2010-09-02T20:53:39Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans....

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK 2010-09-02T19:34:28Z DUBLIN (AP) -- Axl Rose, it seems, needs a little more patience - and a much louder alarm clock....

By ERIKA KINETZ 2010-09-02T19:00:15Z MUMBAI, India (AP) -- India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications - not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion - to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype....

By 2010-09-02T18:02:19Z WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges....

By MIKE STOBBE 2010-09-02T17:54:33Z ATLANTA (AP) -- Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?...

By JACQUES BILLEAUD 2010-09-02T17:08:27Z PHOENIX (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics....

By DAVID DISHNEAU and SARAH BRUMFIELD 2010-09-02T16:21:09Z SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff....