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Van der Sloot's Mother Claims He's Mentally Ill

1 day 21 hours ago |AP

Domingo al Dia, America Television Channel / AP

AMSTERDAM (June 20) -- Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the killing of a young woman in Peru last month and in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway, suffers from mental pr ...

Oil Spill Forces Oyster Company to Halt Business

2 days 10 hours ago |Politics Daily

Chris Graythen, Getty Images

(June 19) -- Louisiana's oyster industry took another major hit as the AmeriPure Processing Co. announced a temporary halt in operations, and the layoff of forty employees. The company, in Franklin, ...

This Week's Worst (and Best) Performances

3 days 16 hours ago |AOL News

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(June 18) -- Summer is about to begin, and if recent news stories are any indication, it's going to be a long, hot one filled with viral videos, apologies and an unstoppable torrent of talk about the ...

Conservatives Call BP Fund an Obama 'Shakedown'

4 days 19 hours ago |AOL News

Haraz N. Ghanbari, AP

(June 17) -- Some conservatives who've complained that President Barack Obama isn't doing enough about the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico now say he's gone too far. They're criticizing the $20 bi ...

The Left Bashes Obama's Oil Spill Speech

5 days 19 hours ago |AOL News

Alex Brandon, AP

(June 16) -- President Barack Obama must have known nothing he could say about the BP disaster in his first Oval Office speech would satisfy his conservative critics. He was right about that. But he ...

The Making of a Folk Hero: Gary Faulkner, bin Laden Hunter

6 days 19 hours ago |AOL News

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(June 15) -- Gary Faulkner's daring plan to kill Osama bin Laden has made him an overnight sensation online. Every folk hero needs a nickname, so headline writers around the world are working to craf ...

Many Questions, Few Answers From Alvin Greene

7 days 17 hours ago |AOL News

Mary Ann Chastain, AP

(June 14) -- With every interview he does, the mystery of would-be U.S. senator Alvin Greene gets deeper and stranger. A week ago, virtually nobody had heard of the unemployed veteran with no politic ...

Caught on Camera: A Week of Eye-Opening Videos

10 days 15 hours ago |AOL News

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(June 11) -- "God, what is that hair? Sooo yesterday." That's not a Lindsay Lohan line from "Mean Girls." Carly Fiorina said it hours after winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Califo ...

For Better or Worse, Nikki Haley Is GOP Rising Star

11 days 16 hours ago |AOL News

Rich Glickstein, The State / AP

(June 10) -- After her impressive showing in Tuesday's South Carolina primary, Republicans are hailing Nikki Haley as a rising star in the party. It's a term that's been applied to other candidates w ...

Races to Watch in Today's Primary Elections

13 days 17 hours ago |AOL News

Jim Gensheimer, San Jose Mercury News/AP

(June 8) -- It's the busiest day of the 2010 primary season, and even the most ardent election enthusiast might feel overwhelmed. Voters in 11 states, including California, Nevada, South Carolina and ...

Helen Thomas Joins the Apology Chorus

14 days 16 hours ago |AOL News

Alex Wong, Getty Images

(June 7) -- Hardly a day has gone by lately without some public figure apologizing for something. From politicians to BP's boss, the mea culpas are piling up. Now starring on The Daily Apology: White ...

Photos of Dying Birds Put New Focus on Oil Spill

17 days 17 hours ago |AOL News

Charlie Riedel, AP

(June 4) -- Week after week, information about the BP oil disaster has gushed from every media outlet. The 24/7 live video, interviews, official briefings, photos, maps, computer animations -- all ac ...