What if a virus infected a virus? 'Frankenware' spotted by security firm

What if two computer viruses got together on your computer and had a baby?  It does happen, says security firm BitDefender, and the result is more mutant than mutt.

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Gay rights advocates hope for unlikely message from Obama

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US to change disputed quote on MLK Memorial

A quotation inscribed on the Martin Luther King Jr.

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For suspect, gun is a pain in the ...

Editors note: Some readers might find the contents of this post offensive.

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Massachusetts cops cry foul over DUI defense of Obama's half-uncle

Massachusetts police say they're discouraged by a defense lawyer's request to trawl through the record of the officer who pulled over President Barack Obama's half-uncle last year. Onyango Obama, 67, was arrested Aug. 24 and charged with driving under the influence.

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Mercedes apologizes for using Che Guevara image

Updated at 8:30 p.m. ET: Daimler AG apologized Thursday for using an image of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara during a promotional presentation for Mercedes-Benz cars.

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Inside the secret industry of inmate-staffed call centers

When you call a company or government agency for help, there's a good chance the person on the other end of the line is a prison inmate. The federal government calls it "the best-kept secret in outsourcing" — providing inmates to staff call centers and other services in bo …

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Study examines Mormon-evangelical divide

A study out Thursday takes another look at the uneasy relationship between Mormons and evangelical Christians, a timely issue as Mitt Romney, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, seeks to wrap up the Republican presidential nomination next week in heavily …

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Head of Latin Kings gang gets 60 years in prison

CHICAGO — The national leader of the 35,000-member Latin Kings gang was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum 60 years in federal prison for racketeering, conspiracy and other charges involving violent drug trafficking. Augustin Zambrano, 51, must serve at least 85 percent of …

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Mich. man found dead with an arrow in his chest; police say it could be suicide

A 53-year-old Michigan man was found dead Tuesday morning with an arrow in his chest. The man, Chris Martin Allen, was found lying in the corner of a parking lot in Howell, about 30 miles east of Lansing.

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Gayest US town? Surprise: It's Salt Lake City

Forget San Francisco (18th) or New York (not even on the list) — the gayest city in the U.S. is Salt Lake City, Utah, according to The Advocate, the gay and lesbian newsmagazine. Rather than rely on the U.S.

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Dozens injured in chain-reaction crashes on foggy Texas road

More than 50 people were injured, four of them critically, in a massive 41-vehicle pileup Thursday in southeast Texas, authorities said. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the pileup began shortly before 5:30 a.m.

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200 Houston seniors caught cheating on final exam

HOUSTON — Hundreds of seniors at a southeast Houston high school were caught cheating on a final exam last month, said Clear Creek Independent School District officials. Teachers and administrators at Clear Lake High School grew suspicious when about a third of the seniors …

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Record heat in the Dakotas poses fire danger, threatens crops

Record high January temperatures may be nice for the average resident of the Dakotas, but they're worrying for farmers and firefighters alike. Temperatures in the mid-50s were recorded across North and South Dakota.

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Alleged Mount Rainier shooter's troubles may not have been service-related

The man who authorities say killed a ranger before dying in Mount Rainier National Park was in turmoil over developments in his personal life after his discharge from the Army, friends say, suggesting that his alleged actions over the weekend may have had little connection to hi …

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Former ad exec sentenced to 70 years for kidnapping wife

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Ex-soldier in Mount Rainier killing stationed at deeply troubled base

Updated at 8:50 p.m.

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Michigan man may have intentionally infected hundreds with HIV

Updated at 4:50 p.m. ET: David Dean Smith's attorney, Richard E.

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Bull escapes at meat plant, goes on rampage and is shot to death

An animal control officer shot and killed a bull Thursday after it escaped on its way to a Maryland meat processing plant, charged a sheriff's deputy and damaged a patrol car, authorities said. The bull escaped Thursday morning in Mount Airy, Md., about 50 miles north of Washingt …

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Families awarded $17.8 million in military jet crash

SAN DIEGO — Two families whose relatives were killed when a military jet crashed into a University City neighborhood in 2008 have been awarded almost $18 million for their loss.

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Police deaths rise sharply again

For the second straight year, the number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty rose sharply in 2011, according to statistics released Wednesday. Preliminary data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund showed that 173 federal, state and l …

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Scene of 9-year-old girl's killing a haven for sex offenders

Updated at 7:57 p.m.

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Victims identified in Southern Calif. shooting

Updated at 12:34 a.m., ET: NBC News reported the two men who died after a co-worker opened fire at a Southern California Edison facility in Irwindale have been identified as Henry Serrano, 56, of Walnut, and Robert Lindsay, 53, of Chino, the Los Ang …

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FAMU drum major's death ruled a homicide

The drum major of Florida A&M University's famous marching band died of hazing, according to authorities who ruled his death a homicide Friday. Robert Champion, 26, of Decatur, Ga., died Nov.

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Dear Santa: Give me Bieber or I'll kill you

A 13-year-old British girl shocked her mother by asking Santa Claus for a bunch of presents — including "the real-life Justin Bieber" — and threatening to kill Santa if he refuses to deliver. Metro UK reported this week that the girl, Mekeeda Austin, who lives in …

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