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Dad of NYC subway bomb plotter faces prison time

By COLLEEN LONG, The Associated Press Today at 1:35 a.m.

NEW YORK — The father of an admitted terrorist is scheduled to be sentenced Friday after his conviction on charges he destroyed evidence and lied to investigators to cover up his son's plot to attack the New York City subways in 2009.

  • Swiss police: car drives into crowd, 1 dead

    The Associated Press | Today at 1:25 a.m.

    Swiss police say a car hit a group of people standing outside a Zurich bar, killing at least one person and injuring five others.

  • Pakistan court rejects PM's plea in contempt case

    By MUNIR AHMED, Associated Press | Today at 2 a.m.

    Pakistan's top court rejected Friday a last-ditch appeal filed by the prime minister against a looming contempt charge, paving the way for a case that could plunge the nuclear-armed country into political turmoil.

  • APNewsBreak: Powell had 'incestuous' images

    By GENE JOHNSON and MIKE BAKER, Associated Press | Today at 12 a.m.

    Before Josh Powell was going to try to win back custody of his children last week, Washington state authorities received materials from Utah police that had been discovered on a computer in Powell's home two years ago. Authorities say the images depicted "incestuous" sex and were disconcerting enough that they prompted a psychologist to recommend that Powell undergo an intensive psychosexual evaluation.

  • Los Angeles school reopens amid sex abuse scandal

    By CHRISTINA HOAG, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 11:15 p.m.

    School got off to a rough start Thursday with students returning to class for the first time since their entire elementary school staff was replaced after two longtime teachers were accused of lewd acts on children.

  • Owner of Sierra mine surrenders to face charges

    By DON THOMPSON, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 9:56 p.m.

    A man who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation in California's Sierra Nevada surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges of operating without permits and polluting a creek.

  • Romantic rival testifies at U.Va. murder trial

    By STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 9:40 p.m.

    The romantic rival of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend testified Thursday that he saw the defendant with his arm around her neck months before her death.

  • Thursday's College Basketball

    The Associated Press | Today at 1:50 a.m.

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  • Police strike in Rio, bringing fears for Carnival

    By JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press | Today at 1:10 a.m.

    Unmollified by legislative approval of a big pay raise, Rio state police officers went on strike Friday, raising fears for the security of the glittering Carnival extravaganza that sets this seaside city throbbing.

  • NY Fashion Week: Wearable, sellable looks for fall

    By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, AP Fashion Writer | Feb. 9 at 10:06 p.m.

    Fashion designers, retailers, editors and stylists settled into their routines Thursday for eight days of previews at New York Fashion Week with barely a blink at all the photographers' flashes: a sign of business-as-usual stability.

  • Report says 2 Tibetans killed by security forces

    By SCOTT McDONALD, Associated Press | Feb. 9 at 7:50 p.m.

    Two Tibetan brothers on the run since taking part in anti-government protests two weeks ago have been shot dead in southwest China's Sichuan province, a U.S.-funded broadcaster reported Friday.

  • Chicago clerk buying bond for sticker designer

    The Associated Press | Today at 1:40 a.m.

    Chicago's city clerk says she will buy a $1,000 savings bond for the boy whose winning design for the 2012-13 vehicle registration sticker was scrapped because some believe it may depict gang signs.

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