http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top U.S. News At 2:47 p.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SC_GOVERNOR?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:34:04 GMT By JIM DAVENPORT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SC_GOVERNOR?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PUPPY_DEATH_STEELERS?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a western Pennsylvania man told them he kicked his girlfriend's puppy to death because he was upset that the pit bull wouldn't behave before the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers game.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:10:36 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PUPPY_DEATH_STEELERS?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHINESE_DRYWALL?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:23:48 GMT By BRIAN SKOLOFF http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHINESE_DRYWALL?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPACE_SHUTTLE?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A pair of astronauts zipped through the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday, installing an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station and accomplishing everything else on their list.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:46:54 GMT By MARCIA DUNN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPACE_SHUTTLE?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CANNABIS_CAFE?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" - a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana. Glass jars hold donations of dried, milky-green weed, and the cafe serves up meals and snacks for the hungry.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:51:15 GMT By WILLIAM McCALL http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CANNABIS_CAFE?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRUG_WAR_TRUCKING?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LAREDO, Texas (AP) -- A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:38:22 GMT By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRUG_WAR_TRUCKING?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FATHER_SON_SLAYING?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DETROIT (AP) -- Funeral services are under way for a 15-year-old Michigan boy who police say pleaded for mercy before being fatally shot by his father.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:51:41 GMT By DAVID RUNK http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FATHER_SON_SLAYING?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_KENTUCKY_TRIPLE_SLAYING?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky State Police say two arrests have been made following the discovery of three bodies in rural Kentucky.... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:15 GMT http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_KENTUCKY_TRIPLE_SLAYING?SITE=WTMJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT