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Video: Eastern Coast Blanketed by Another Winter Blast

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:53:53 +0000

Plows that have been rolling around the clock for days in the nation's capital, Philadelphia and Baltimore won't be heading for the garage any time soon as a second major storm in a week moved into the snowbound region Wednesday. (Feb. 9)

Video: AP Top Stories

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:47:25 +0000

Here's the latest news for Wednesday Feb. 10: East coast storm; Honda recalls 400,000 cars; Connecticut plant explosion details; Endeavour reaches the International Space Station.

Video: Newark Airport Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:57:17 +0000

A Rutgers University graduate student accused of triggering worldwide flight delays has pleaded not guilty to charges from a security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport. (Feb. 9)

Video: Andews' Stalker May Have Taped Others

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:22:09 +0000

The man who stalked ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shot nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole videotaped 16 other women and ran background checks on 30 people. (Feb. 10)

Video: Honda Adds 400,000 Cars to Recall List

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:16:31 +0000

Honda Motor Co. is adding 437,000 vehicles to its 15-month old global recall for faulty airbags in the latest quality problem to hit a Japanese automaker. (Feb. 10)

Video: Peterson Ex-wife Says He Threatened to Kill Her

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:48:44 +0000

The second wife of a former suburban Chicago police sergeant testified at a pretrial hearing Tuesday that he had threatened to kill her and said he could make it look like an accident. (Feb. 10)

Video: Doctor: Man May Have Been in Rubble 27 Days

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:32:33 +0000

A rice vendor may have lived under the rubble of a Haitian flea market for 27 days with little more than water and possibly fruit, a doctor said Tuesday. (Feb. 9)

Video: Doctor Says Man May Have Been in Rubble 27 Days

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:40:03 +0000

A rice vendor may have lived under the rubble of a Haitian flea market for 27 days with little more than water and possibly fruit, a doctor said Tuesday. (Feb. 9)

Video: Toyota Tries to Control Damage

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:09:00 +0000

In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can. (Feb. 9)

Video: Newark Airport Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:08:43 +0000

A Rutgers University graduate student accused of triggering worldwide flight delays has pleaded not guilty to charges from a security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport. (Feb. 9)

Video: L.A.-area Foothills Under Mudslide Threat

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:26:03 +0000

A new wave of winter rains washed over the wildfire-scarred foothill towns north of Los Angeles, leaving some residents to flee their homes while others risked remaining to deploy shovels and buckets in an attempt to hold back the muddy deluge. (Feb. 9)

Video: Newark Airport Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:36:45 +0000

A Rutgers University graduate student accused of triggering worldwide flight delays has pleaded not guilty to charges from a security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport. (Feb. 9)

Video: Toyota Seeks Damage Control in Public, Private

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:10:27 +0000

Video: Cops Search Texas Landfill for Missing Baby

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:01:34 +0000

Police began excavating a landfill Tuesday in search of a body or other evidence in the disappearance of an 8-month-old Arizona boy who was last seen with his mother at a San Antonio hotel on the day after Christmas. (Feb. 9)

Video: Raw Video: Saints March Through New Orleans

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:04:15 +0000

The New Orleans Saints are giving fans another jolt of Super Bowl euphoria. Carnival floats carrying players, coaches and the team's owner rolled through downtown New Orleans for a victory parade Tuesday. (Feb. 9)

Video: 1 Dead After Truck Full of Farm Animals Crashes

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:51:08 +0000

Authorities are investigating a traffic accident in which a truck full of goats, pigs and chickens crashed into another vehicle, killing one person and several animals. (Feb. 9)

Video: Obama Promotes Bipartisan Spirit

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:54:42 +0000

President Barack Obama suddenly is showing more bipartisan spirit, hosting GOP leaders at the White House Tuesday for the first time in two months. AP's Mark Smith reports. (Feb. 9)

Video: D.C. Shoppers Prep for Another Snowstorm

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:52:51 +0000

Washington, DC residents are back at the supermarkets trying to stock up on groceries ahead of the region's second big snow in less than a week. But several shoppers were met with empty shelves. (Feb. 9)

Video: Traveler: Not Taking 'Chance' With Storm

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:30:35 +0000

Some travelers are 'not very optimistic' as Pennsylvania braces for a fresh winter blast. The latest storm, the state's third major one this winter, could bring 10-18 inches of new snow to much of the eastern part of the state. (Feb. 9)

Video: Death of Kerrigan's Father Ruled a Homicide

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:11:31 +0000

The death of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan's father has been ruled a homicide. An autopsy found a fight with his son may have been a factor in his death. (Feb. 9)

Video: Harlem Globetrotters Take to the Ice

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:59:19 +0000

The Harlem Globetrotters have a new way to beat the Washington Generals: on ice. The famed basketball barnstormers play on a hockey rink for the first time in their 84-year history, putting on a show in New York's Central Park. (Feb. 9)

Video: AP Top Stories

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:38:52 +0000

Here's the latest news for Tuesday, February 9: Obama open to new health care plan; Iran facing sanctions; More snow heads to Washington; Gibbs pokes fun at Palin.

Video: Raw Video: Jolie Visits Haitian Quake Victims

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:26:33 +0000

Angelina Jolie began two days of meetings with Haiti earthquake victims Tuesday in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. refugee agency. (Feb. 9)

Video: First Person: Shipboard Help for Haiti

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:12:56 +0000

Crew members aboard the U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort talk about their mission and Haiti's overwhelming need for medical care following last month's earthquake. (Feb. 9)

Video: Raw Video: Snow Stuck Cabbie Hits Camera

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:07:01 +0000

The Associated Press recorded footage of a Washington cab driver slapping a videographer's camera to the ground. (Feb. 9)

Video: Obama Holds Surprise Q&A With Press Corps

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:42:09 +0000

In a surprise Q&A with reporters at the White House, President Barack Obama addressed health care, the economy, energy policy and sanctions on Iran. (Feb. 9)

Video: Obama Prepares a 'Regime' of Sanctions for Iran

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:19:44 +0000

President Barack Obama says the U.S. is developing a "significant regime of sanctions" in response to Iran's nuclear program. (Feb. 9)

Video: Back-to-back Blizzards Bear Down on Washington

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:15:35 +0000

Another major storm is headed to the snowy Mid-Atlantic and could leave as much as 20 inches of new snow in Washington. Commuters in the nation's capital say they've had enough. (Feb. 9)

Video: Is My Toyota on the Recall List?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:57:21 +0000

Toyota's decision to recall nearly 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars adds to an already long list of recalled vehicles. Here's a breakdown of which models are effected. (Feb. 9)

Video: NYC Closing Schools, Readying Plows for Snow

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:40:44 +0000

New York City is getting ready for possible blizzard-like conditions. The mayor has closed schools and is readying plows and salt spreaders. Forecasters say up to 13 inches of snow could fall. (Feb. 9)

Video: WH Press Secretary Scribbles Notes on Hand

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:26:40 +0000

In a bow to vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs went to his hand during a briefing Tuesday to remember points he wanted to make to reporters. (Feb. 9)

Video: Wife of Minn. Bridge Victim Adopts Haitian Twins

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:55:47 +0000

Betsy Sathers lost her husband in the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis. Now she's building a new family with the recent adoption of two-year-old twin orphans from Haiti. (Feb. 9)

Video: U.S. Forces Hunting "Scoundrels" in Afghanistan

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:47:13 +0000

U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. (Feb. 9)

Video: Raw Video: Obama Appears at WH Briefing

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:34:58 +0000

President Barack Obama makes an appearance at the daily White House briefing, joking with reporters about making it there despite the snow clogging Washington. And he says Senate leaders are working together, making snow angels. (Feb. 9)

Video: Police: Man Imprisoned Teen Runaway Girl

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:09:07 +0000

A 26-year-old Buffalo man has been charged with imprisoning and raping a 13-year-old girl in his house for months. (Feb. 9)

Video: Police: Man Imprisoned Teen Runaway Girl

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:51:14 +0000

A 26-year-old Buffalo man has been charged with imprisoning and raping a 13-year-old girl in his house for months. (Feb. 9)

Video: Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Arrested

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:23:41 +0000

Sri Lanka's opposition leader General Fonseka has been arrested and could face treason charges. Parliament has now been dissolved, setting the stage for further political turmoil. (9 Feb 2010)

Video: Raw Video: Time-lapse of Massive D.C. Snow

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:23 +0000

Noel St. John created this time-lapse video of the storm that dumped more than a foot-and-a-half of snow on the nation's capital February 5th and 6th. St. John says he rescued his daughter's teddy bear, seen in the video, following the storm. (Feb. 9)

Video: DC Emergency Workers Prepare for Another Storm

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:53:23 +0000

Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty says emergency workers are preparing for their eighth straight 12-hour shift as the city continues cleaning up last weekends blizzard and prepares for another storm to drop 10 to 20 more inches of snow. (Feb 9)

Video: Tiki Barber Tells Kids: Go Do Things

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:29 +0000

Former NFL running back Tiki Barber and Judith Palfrey, the president of the american academy of pediatrics, are encouraging children to get more exercise as part of a campaign against childhood obesity. (Feb. 9)

Video: Fans Welcome Saints Back to Big Easy

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:02:41 +0000

Swarms of fans in black and gold greeted the players as they stepped off a chartered plane at the suburban New Orleans airport, cheering them with "Who Dat!" chants. (Feb. 9)

Video: Pakistan: Gang "Plotted To Bomb Americans"

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:47:49 +0000

Pakistani police have arrested six suspected Taliban members, accusing them of plotting to blew up an international hotel in Lahore. Police said the gang intended to kill Americans. (9 Feb 2010)

Video: Wife of Minn. Bridge Victim Adopts Haitian Twins

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:21:42 +0000

Betsey Sathers lost her husband in the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis. Now she's building a new family with the recent adoption of two-year-old twin orphans from Haiti. (Feb. 9)

Video: Prosecutors Want Gag Order in Sweat Lodge Case

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:19:36 +0000

Attorneys for a motivational speaker charged in the deaths of three people during an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony wasted no time going on the offensive after his arrest last week. (Feb. 9)

Video: Man Survives 3 Days in Snow on Mountain Dew

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:09:20 +0000

It was a harrowing weekend for one indiana man who was driving through the Rockies when the Colorado snow stopped him in his tracks. (Feb. 9)

Video: Toyota Recalls 400,000+ Prius

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:08:11 +0000

Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker. (Feb. 9)

Video: Raw Video: Jolie Visits Dominican Republic

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:16:39 +0000

After traveling to a hospital in the Dominican Republic where Haitian earthquake survivors were receiving care, Angelina Jolie met the country's president, Leonel Fernandez. (Feb. 9)

Video: Mid-Atlantic Bracing for Second Storm

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:25:01 +0000

The giant snowstorm that pounded the Mid-Atlantic last weekend is barely over, and now residents are bracing for a second storm expected to hit on Tuesday. (Feb. 8)

Video: Criminal Probe Is Launched in Conn. Plant Blast

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:16:05 +0000

Authorities launched a criminal investigation Monday into the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction, saying they couldn't rule out negligence. (Feb. 8)

Video: Balloon Boy Dad Transferred to Work-Release

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:35:43 +0000

The man who pleaded guilty in the balloon boy hoax has been released from the Larimer County jail to serve the rest of his sentence through the alternative sentencing unit. (Feb. 8)