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Police: Rodney King's 'accidental drowning' involved drugs

Rodney King's death in June was the result of accidental drowning, although alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and PCP found in his system were contributing factors, authorities said Thursday.

Romney, Obama tied up in three swing states

e latest polls in three critical battlegrounds - Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin - indicate President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney continuing to run neck-and-neck, though Obama has a slight edge in each of the three states

Polls: Tight race for Ohio's 18 electoral votes

It was close in Ohio. It's still close in Ohio.

Romney gives Barbara Bush Texas-sized accolades

Mitt Romney ventured to the Texas hometown of George W. Bush for a fundraising event Tuesday, and sang high praises of the former president's mother, Barbara Bush.

AAA: More travelers to hit the road during Labor Day weekend

spite the recent uptick in gas prices, the last major travel holiday of the summer is expected to be busier.

Ryan revisits Obama circa 2008

Paul Ryan revisited some of President Barack Obama's most controversial comments from the 2008 campaign to rally a crowd behind the Republican ticket Tuesday.

Court sides with Texas, overturns EPA rule

Update, 1 p.m.: More reactions are rolling in.

GOP platform committee approves tough anti-abortion stance

Republicans drafting their party's official policy platform on Tuesday ratified a call for a Constitutional ban on abortion that makes no exceptions for rape or incest.

Comedian Phyllis Diller dies 'with a smile on her face'

Comedian Phyllis Diller, known for her self-deprecating humor, died "peacefully in her sleep" at her Los Angeles home Monday morning, her manager told CNN. Diller was 95.

Judge throws out Lance Armstrong's lawsuit aimed at halting doping probe

A federal judge on Monday dismissed the latest lawsuit filed by champion cyclist Lance Armstrong aimed at halting the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's case against him.