Prosecutors drop Lance Armstrong doping investigation Justice Department prosecutors said Friday that they are closing a criminal investigation of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong without filing charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Komen apologizes, restores Planned Parenthood funding The foundation apologized for decisions that cast doubt on its mission to save women's lives and said it would keep funding Planned Parenthood grants. Pardoned DUI convict faces more charges in fatal accident Unraveling the complex back stories of the more than 200 pardons issued by former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is revealing serious questions about how pardon review decisions were carried out. Second teacher removed from L.A. school in lewd bondage probe A second teacher has been removed from a classroom at Los Angeles' Miramonte Elementary School, where another teacher has been charged with 23 felony counts of lewd acts on pupils, authorities said Friday. Teacher must remain in custody over alleged beheading plot A federal judge on Friday ordered a North Carolina teacher to remain in custody until her trial over an alleged plot to behead witnesses who testified against a would-be terrorist. Major snow storm targets Denver area Light snow started falling in Denver on Thursday as it braces for a major winter storm that is expected to blast some areas with up to two feet in a few days. Authorities: Human smuggling ring used African-American drivers A human smuggling ring used non-Spanish speaking African-Americans to drive suspected illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexican border to the Los Angeles area, according to immigration authorities. Nevada housing: No silver lining Republican presidential candidates are campaigning for votes in a state with an unwelcome, eye-popping first-place record. The foreclosure crisis has a seemingly endless ripple effect felt by Nevadans regardless of whether they are homeowners. Boxing trainer Angelo Dundee dies Legendary cornerman Angelo Dundee, the man who helped motivate Muhammed Ali and many other boxing champs, died Wednesday, a source close to Ali said. Why Don Cornelius mattered Gene Seymour says that Don Cornelius was in the vanguard of black popular culture's flowering in the 1970s, with a TV show so electrifying that its appeal crossed racial, ethnic and even generational lines.
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