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Library cards may be used as illegal immigrant ID

LOS ANGELES - Illegal immigrants in California's largest city could use library cards to open bank accounts and access an array of city services under a plan being considered by city officials.


Ex-prof pleads guilty to killing Alabama colleagues

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A former biology professor accused of pulling a gun from her purse and opening fire at a faculty meeting pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing three colleagues and wounding three others at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2010.


Zuckerberg says Facebook has overcome hurdles

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, acknowledging concerns about his company's stock performance, said Tuesday that Facebook has survived troubles before.


Chicago teachers strike rolls into 2nd day

CHICAGO - Negotiators were back behind closed doors Tuesday on the second day of Chicago's teachers strike, but publicly the teachers union and school board couldn't even agree on whether they were close to a deal.



11th anniversary ceremony of 9/11 begins in NY

NEW YORK - Americans paused again Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks with familiar ceremony, but also a sense that it's time to move forward after a decade of remembrance.


Egyptian protesters scale US Embassy wall in Cairo

CAIRO - Egyptian protesters, largely ultraconservative Islamists, climbed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday, made their way into the courtyard and brought down the flag, replacing it with a black flag with an Islamic inscription to protest a film attacking Islam's prophet, Muhammad.



OUR VIEW: People, not politics

For the first time since the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people 11 years ago, the Sept. 11 memorial service at ground zero will not include speeches from politicians.



London stages parade to mark end of 2012 Games

LONDON - Royal Air Force jets streaked through the sky above Buckingham Palace, leaving a red, white and blue trail of smoke as gold, silver and bronze medals gleamed below.


Indianapolis airport carves up old terminal site

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Officials have divided the old Indianapolis International Airport passenger terminal and other land into four parcels in hopes of finding companies interested in redeveloping the sites.


Contract issues in the Chicago teachers strike

As Chicago teachers walk the picket lines, their union and the city's school district resumed negotiating Monday over a new contract that includes bigger salaries, more benefits, revised job security measures and revamped teacher evaluations. Here is a breakdown of the issues on the table: