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Phillip Phillips is the new ‘American Idol’

BY LYNN ELBER/The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new "American Idol" on Wednesday after defeating teenager Jessica Sanchez in record viewer voting. He was the fifth male "Idol" winner in a row. Phillips, 21, a pawn shop... Full story

Forced to fly solo, even on family vacations?

SCOTT MAYEROWITZ,AP Airlines Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — If you're flying this summer, be prepared to kiss your family goodbye at the gate. Even if they're on the same plane. Airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra. T... Full story

Defendant: FAMU band drum major wanted to be hazed

KYLE HIGHTOWER and MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed on a bus asked to go through the ordeal because it was seen as an honor, a criminal defendant in the case said in a deposition released Wednesday Robert Champion, 2... Full story

Man accused of hitting noisy kid at movie theater

DOUG ESSER, Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man fed up with a group of noisy moviegoers behind him stepped over the seat and punched a 10-year-old boy in the face. The man, who told police he thought the person he hit was a grown man, was watching "Ti... Full story

Eugene Polley, inventor of TV remote, dies at 96

CARLA K. JOHNSON,Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Couch potatoes everywhere can pause and thank Eugene Polley for hours of feet-up channel surfing. His invention, the first wireless TV remote, began as a luxury, but with the introduction of hundreds of channels and viewing ... Full story

Man in stable condition after Niagara Falls plunge

CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A man who survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls — only the third person known to have done so without a safety device — was in stable condition Tuesday, a day after his apparent suicide... Full story

Sheriff: Gang started riot in prison for illegal immigrants

HOLBROOK MOHR, Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — As many as 300 inmates, some of them armed with makeshift weapons such as broomsticks, rioted at a privately run prison for illegal immigrants, beating a guard to death and injuring 19 people, a sheriff said Monday. Mor... Full story

30-day jail term for Rutgers webcam spy student

GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A former Rutgers University student who attracted the scorn of gay-rights advocates and was convicted of hate crimes for using a webcam to view seconds of his roommate and another man kissing days before the roommate ... Full story

In Joplin, a senior year to remember after tornado

ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — It was a label they sought both to embrace and avoid, a refrain overheard in whispers or uttered bluntly at soccer games, summer camps and national academic competitions: Here come the tornado kids from Joplin. For the 428... Full story

Millions look skyward as rare eclipse crosses Asia

ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press

TOKYO (AP) — Millions of Asians watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday. The annular eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, was visible to wide are... Full story

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