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Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine

ARTURO PEREZ and MARK STEVENSON,Associated Press

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — The historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009, feeds growing speculation that the country could become a world platform for meth produc... Full story

Bill renames Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — State Rep. Steve Holland wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for "official purposes within the state of Mississippi." Holland, D-Plantersville, says the measure aims to ... Full story

Sheriff unhappy with dispatcher in Powell case

GENE JOHNSON and MIKE BAKER, Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — A social worker pleaded with a 911 dispatcher throughout a nearly seven-minute call to quickly get police to Josh Powell's house after he locked himself inside with his two sons. It took almost two minutes from the start of th... Full story

Santorum: I won and raised about $250K Tues night

LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Resurgent Rick Santorum said his sweep of three GOP contests earned his shoestring campaign $250,000 overnight, cash he needs to take his upstart bid for the Republican presidential nomination to Mitt Romney's turf. Santorum'... Full story

Staff removed at LA school during abuse probe

RAQUEL MARIA DILLON, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The entire staff at a Los Angeles elementary school is being removed while authorities investigate horrific allegations of sexual abuse by two of the school's teachers, one of whom is accused of blindfolding children, taping ... Full story

New York to fete Giants with parade up Broadway

VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Giants are returning from their Super Bowl win to a celebration the likes that only New York can throw: a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway, where the city has honored stars for almost a century... Full story

Dad who killed self, sons in blaze left voicemail

BRIAN SKOLOFF and MIKE BAKER, Associated Press

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore. ABC News obtained wha... Full story

Police: Father planned deadly fire for some time

BRIAN SKOLOFF, GENE JOHNSON and MIKE BAKER,Associated Press

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — Josh Powell planned the deadly house fire that killed him and his young sons for some time, dropping toys at charities and sending final emails to multiple acquaintances before the blaze, authorities said Monday. ... Full story

Candidacy tests Mexico's culture of machismo

OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, Associated press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The nation's ruling party has chosen a woman as its candidate for president, a test for a society where women could not vote until 1953 and where a culture of machismo still runs strong. Josefina Vazquez Mota, a 51-year-ol... Full story

Ship that hit Ky. bridge moved away from span

DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A massive cargo ship that tore through a bridge in western Kentucky has been moved downriver so the remaining debris can be cleared from its bow. The Coast Guard says the Delta Mariner was cut from underwater debris on... Full story