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Wrongly-convicted man, now exonerated, wants shot at NFL

6:21 PM, May 25, 2012

The conviction of a wrongly-jailed man was overturned by a judge this week. Now, Brian Banks wants a shot at the dream that the conviction 10 years ago robbed him of -- a shot at the NFL.

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Hurricane warning issued for Mexico ahead of Bud

12:48 AM, May 25, 2012

Bud has turned into a major hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast.

Accused Ohio high school gunman to be tried as adult

5:21 PM, May 24, 2012

An Ohio judge ruled Thursday that accused high school gunman T.J. Lane will be tried as an adult. Lane stands accused of killing three students and hurting two others in late February.

Auction house cancels sale of Reagan's blood

3:03 PM, May 24, 2012

A European auction house Thursday canceled the planned online sale of a vial containing dried blood residue said to be from Ronald Reagan after complaints from the late U.S. president's family and foundation.

Feds predict near normal huricane season

11:50 AM, May 24, 2012

The federal government is predicting an near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic this year, with anywhere from four to eight hurricanes forecast to form.

Hurricane Bud forms in the Pacific off Mexico

2:47 AM, May 24, 2012

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Bud has formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico.

Pakistani officials say U.S. drone killed 10 militants

2:47 AM, May 24, 2012

Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles that killed 10 alleged militants in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border.

4 hurt in fire on nuke-powered sub at Maine shipyard

2:21 AM, May 24, 2012

A fire on a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard has injured four people.

Clinton: U.S. wars with al-Qaida on the web

2:20 AM, May 24, 2012

The State Department has launched a different sort of raid against al-Qaida, engaging in a cat and mouse game to replace anti-American al-Qaida ads on Yemeni tribal websites.

Georgia's Phillip Phillips is the new 'American Idol'

2:06 AM, May 24, 2012

Bluesy guitar man Phillip Phillips is the new "American Idol," defeating teenage songbird Jessica Sanchez.

Jury ends 4th day of talks at John Edwards trial

1:28 AM, May 24, 2012

The jury has ended a fourth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict at the campaign finance trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards.

2 panels to launch review of Facebook IPO

1:22 AM, May 24, 2012

Two congressional panels are reviewing Facebook's high-profile stock offering last week amid allegations that the bank handling the IPO may have provided only select clients with a negative assessment of the company.

Report: More students take math, science; fewer employed

1:18 AM, May 24, 2012

More high school students enrolled in math and science classes. Increasing numbers seeking online learning opportunities. Fewer wanting or able to find a job after school.

Actor Michael McKean hit by car in NYC

5:03 PM, May 23, 2012

Michael McKean, who played the lead singer in the movie This is Spinal Tap and Lenny on Laverne & Shirley, was injured when he was struck by a car in New York City on Tuesday.

HP to cut 27,000 jobs to save up to $3.5B annually

5:00 PM, May 23, 2012

Hewlett-Packard plans to jettison 27,000 workers as the growing popularity of smartphones, the iPad and other mobile devices makes it tougher for the company to sell personal computers.

Free pizza for ordering in Spanish raises eyebrows

10:06 AM, May 23, 2012

A carry-out pizza chain is raising eyebrows with a planned promotion to give away thousands of large pepperoni pizzas to folks who order in Spanish.

Primary protest votes show displeasure with Obama

1:03 AM, May 23, 2012

Some presidential primary voters in Kentucky and Arkansas are taking a swipe at President Barack Obama, denying the incumbent nearly 4 out of every 10 votes cast on the Democratic side.

White supremacist gets 40 years in Ariz. bombing

1:03 AM, May 23, 2012

A white supremacist has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in a 2004 bombing that wounded a black city official in suburban Phoenix.

NKorea upgrading rocket launch site

1:03 AM, May 23, 2012

A U.S. institute says satellite imagery shows North Korea is upgrading its old launch site in the secretive country's northeast to handle larger rockets, like space launch vehicles and intercontinental missiles.

Secret Service boss: No security breach

1:03 AM, May 23, 2012

Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan says the prostitution scandal in Colombia last month did not result in a breach of national security.

Morgan Stanley subpoenaed over Facebook IPO

1:02 AM, May 23, 2012

Massachusetts' top securities regulator has subpoenaed Morgan Stanley related to allegations that it gave some clients negative information about Facebook before last week's initial public offering.

Nancy Reagan recovering from broken ribs

1:02 AM, May 23, 2012

Former first lady Nancy Reagan suffered broken ribs in a fall and is recovering slowly.

Romney inches closer to GOP nomination with sweep

10:59 PM, May 22, 2012

Mitt Romney has swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries, inching closer to the GOP nomination he is certain to win.

Experts recommend against PSA prostate cancer screening

6:01 PM, May 22, 2012

Doctors should no longer offer the PSA prostate cancer screening test to healthy men, because they're more likely to be harmed by the blood draw - and the chain of medical interventions that often follows - than be helped, according to government advisory panel's final report.

Judge: POM Wonderful used deceptive ads

5:06 PM, May 22, 2012

A federal administrative judge has ruled that POM Wonderful used deceptive advertising with its claims that its pomegranate juice could treat or prevent heart disease, prostate cancer and other illnesses.

Brenda Wood takes on 'Octodad' with 30 kids

12:59 PM, May 22, 2012

11Alive's Brenda Wood took on Knoxville resident Desmond Hatchett in Monday night's "Brenda's Last Word." Hatchett is the father of 30 children from 11 different women, and is now asking the state of Tennessee to give him a break on child support.

Video of North Carolina pastor's plan to 'get rid of' gays goes viral

12:38 PM, May 22, 2012

Video of a North Carolina pastor preaching that gays and lesbians should be rounded up inside an electric fence is going viral on the Internet.

SpaceX launch makes history

10:55 AM, May 22, 2012

A new era in space exploration dawned Tuesday as a slender rocket powered into the dark Florida sky before sunrise, carrying the first private spacecraft bound for the International Space Station.

From rubble to rebuilding: A year after Joplin's tornado

10:37 AM, May 22, 2012

Snapshots of how life has changed around Joplin, Miss. since last year's devastating tornado.

Small plane crashes in Calif. neighborhood

2:48 AM, May 22, 2012

A single-engine plane has crashed into a Southern California neighborhood, slicing through power lines but apparently not hitting any homes.

Everest weekend death toll reaches 4

2:48 AM, May 22, 2012

A mountaineering official in Nepal says climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world's highest mountain.

6 missing after boat sinks in Gulf of Mexico

1:02 AM, May 22, 2012

An extensive daylong search by the U.S. Coast Guard turned up no sign of six people who had radioed that their fishing boat was sinking in the Gulf of Mexico off Galveston.

Judge: POM deceptively marketed pomegranate juice

12:59 AM, May 22, 2012

A federal administrative judge has ruled that POM Wonderful used deceptive advertising with its claims that its pomegranate juice could treat or prevent heart disease, prostate cancer and other illnesses.

Senate passes tougher penalties on Iran

12:54 AM, May 22, 2012

The Senate has approved tough new penalties on Iran aimed at thwarting its nuclear ambitions.

Obama stands by hits on Romney's Bain Capital days

12:50 AM, May 22, 2012

President Barack Obama is defending his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, saying Romney's record at the private equity firm Bain Capital is rightfully part of the campaign debate.

Chinese firm buys AMC's US theater chain

3:32 PM, May 21, 2012

China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal.

Chrysler recalls 68,000 Jeep Wranglers

12:48 PM, May 21, 2012

Chrysler Group is recalling about 68,000 Jeep Wrangers in the U.S. for a problem that has lead to fires in some cases.

3 cases of flesh eating bacteria in Southeast

6:41 AM, May 21, 2012

11Alive speaks to a third person in the Southeast, the second in Georgia, who is fighting a flesh eating bacterial infection.

Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years

2:38 AM, May 21, 2012

Law schools in Michigan and Illinois have just released a painstaking compilation of statistics that show more than 2,000 exonerations of people who have been wrongly convicted of serious crime.

Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 6 hurt

1:25 AM, May 21, 2012

Officials say a riot at a privately run federal prison in southwest Mississippi that left one guard dead and five other correctional officers and an inmate injured has been brought under control.

Soldier provides graduation day surprise for little sister

A Georgia soldier's first trip home in almost a year was a special one as she paid a surprise visit to her little sister's high school graduation.

12:41 AM, May 26, 2012

Campsite Or Backyard BBQ, The Snakes Are Out.

The mild winter has been a boon for folks who enjoy the outdoors, but be warned: the warm weather has lured snakes out of hiding earlier than normal as well.

11:39 PM, May 25, 2012

Judge recommends ban on Xbox 360 sales

An administrative law judge with the International Trade Commission has recommended a ban on Microsoft's Xbox 360 in the United States.

12:56 PM, May 25, 2012

Whitfield County Sheriff: "Where's Sonny Neal?"

Investigators still looking for Dalton man suspected of killing his wife and her grandfather.

5:25 PM, May 25, 2012

Fire destroys Canton apartment complex

Cherokee County fire fighters responded to an apartment complex fire Friday afternoon.

11:12 PM, May 25, 2012

Dunwoody mom is a model for flesh eating bacteria victim Aimee Copeland

Becky Springer, 44, battled a different kind of bacterial infecton than Aimee Copeland, but she faced a similar outcome.

12:19 PM, May 23, 2012

Atlanta woman suing over mistaken arrest

An Atlanta woman is suing a long list of defendants after she was arrested by mistake and spent 53 days in jail. She filed a lawsuit with Fulton County Court on Friday. 

9:37 PM, May 25, 2012

Andy Copeland talks about his daughter Aimee's progress

Thursday morning Aimee's dad told 11Alive his daughter is tired and resting. She's had two surgeries in three days, and it's taken a lot out of her, he says.

7:21 AM, May 25, 2012

Anderson Cooper kicks guest off talk show

Anderson Cooper said he was so disgusted by a guest on his daytime talk show that he kicked her off the stage Tuesday.

2:35 PM, May 23, 2012

Ex Fulton County prosecutor arrested on drug charges

A former assistant district attorney with the Fulton County District Attorney's office has been arrested. 

9:31 PM, May 24, 2012
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