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Survivalist still on run 15 days after cop's death 09/27/2014 10:24pm • CANADENSIS, Pa. (AP) -- Authorities hunting for a survivalist suspected of killing a state trooper at a police barracks remained in the thick woods near his parents' house Saturday to further narrow down the search area more than two weeks after the ambush.State Police Trooper Adam Reed said Saturda Venezuelans gather signatures against Maduro 09/27/2014 05:02pm • JORGE RUEDA Associated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Hard-line opponents of President Nicolas Maduro began collecting signatures Saturday seeking to force a constitutional assembly and remove the socialist leader before presidential elections in 2019.Analysts consider the petition campaign Police: Trooper ambush suspect researched manhunts 09/27/2014 02:02am • MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Trooper ambush suspect Eric Frein performed extensive Internet research on how to avoid police manhunts, experimented with explosives and might have booby-trapped the woods where authorities are looking for him, Pennsylvania State Police said Friday, two weeks after Vegas sidewalk-chalk arrests spawn federal lawsuit 09/26/2014 08:10pm • KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The arrests of several protesters for writing anti-police messages with chalk on a sidewalk last year have spawned a federal civil rights lawsuit against Las Vegas police.Maggie McLetchie, attorney for the plaintiffs, said Friday that chalking isn't a cr Is newest social network Ello more like 'Eh'lo? 09/26/2014 05:53pm • WASHINGTON -- There are lots of ways to say hello. Hi. Aloha. Howdy. And over social media, the salutations change form: There's the poke, the love, the like, the wink. But a new anti-social networking site wants to change things up a little. Welcome to Ello. The ad-free, invite-only Column: Goodell could have taken page from Rozelle 09/26/2014 05:00pm • TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist What a difference a commissioner makes.Pete Rozelle hadn't been on the job long enough to find the executive washroom when he faced a gambling scandal a half-century ago that could have sunk the NFL.League investigators had discovered star Green Bay running back Paul Stocks climb...Consumer sentiment hits 14-month high...Ford recalls 850,000 vehicles 09/26/2014 03:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are climbing in afternoon trading on Wall Street at the end of a turbulent trading week. Investors are welcoming news from the Commerce Department that the U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of 4.6 percent in the April-June quarter, the fastest pace in more than two year Man who raised $55K is throwing potato salad party 09/26/2014 03:18pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A man who jokingly sought $10 from a crowdfunding website to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad and ended up raising $55,000 is making good on his promise to throw a huge party.Zack Brown is planning PotatoStock 2014, an all-ages, charity-minded party Saturday in After 7 Years, Bainbridge Bethesda Opens 09/26/2014 09:05am • The 17-story, 200-unit Bainbridge Bethesda apartment building held a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration on Thursday, celebrating a project that was seven years (and one name change) in the making. Move-ins started in August and about 40 units have been rented. A number of activit Va. man sentenced for Internet sex crimes 09/26/2014 04:00am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A King George County man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison soliciting sexually explicit photos of minors over the Internet. Cameron Scot Bivins-Breeden was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty in June to production of child pornography and enticement of a minor. Ac How to Save on Spring Break by Booking This Fall 09/26/2014 12:00am • The leaves are turning colors and the crisp, clean air has returned in most parts of the North, East and Midwest. Soon, giggles and squeals will ring from pumpkin patches across the country and little ghosts and goblins will appear at our doorsteps. Then we'll get to experience the fanfare of Thank 7 Ways to Take Advantage of National Coupon Month 09/26/2014 12:00am • September is National Coupon Month, the perfect opportunity to hone your healthy savings habits in preparation for the holiday shopping season. Believe it or not, 39 percent of consumers have already begun their holiday shopping, according to a recent RetailMeNot survey conducted with the Omnibus Co US offers more nuanced take on Khorasan threat 09/25/2014 05:50pm • KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senior U.S. officials offered a more nuanced picture Thursday of the threat they believe is posed by an al-Qaida cell in Syria targeted in military strikes this week, even as they defended the decision to attack the militants.James Comey, the FB Defense rocket to be launched from Va. facility 09/25/2014 01:40pm • WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) -- A Department of Defense rocket is scheduled to be launched from Virginia's Eastern Shore next month.The launch of the Terrier-Lynx suborbital rocket is scheduled for Oct. 1 between 2:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. from NASA's Wallops Island Flight Facility.October 12 is the backup APNewsBreak: Woman hit by Calif. officer settles 09/25/2014 11:16am • TAMI ABDOLLAH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A woman punched repeatedly by a California Highway Patrol officer on the side of a freeway in an incident caught on video will receive $1.5 million under a settlement reached Wednesday night, and the officer has agreed to resign.CHP Commissioner Joe