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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect

This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical...

Teen pleads guilty in US border agent killing

This undated file image provided by the U.S. Border Patrol shows agent Robert Wimer Rosas, who was shot and killed while patrolling Thursday July 23, 2009 in southeastern San Diego County. SAN DIEGO — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol...

Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters

Santa Claus, also known as Patrick Farmer, at Santa Claus House in North Pole, Alaska Wednesday, holds letters from children sent this year. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from...

Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken

This undated photo provided Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office shows Mario Andrette McNeill. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed...

Plea deal reached in store scuffle case

 This Nov. 4, 2009 file photo shows Heather Ellis, left, arm-in-arm with her mother, Hester Ellis, exiting the Stoddard County Justice Center in Bloomfield, Mo. KENNETT, Mo. — A black school teacher who claimed white police officers abused and assaulted her agreed Friday...

Memorial Bridge re-opens

Gerry Gerard, left, and Bryan Farren of the Maine Department of Transportation pick up road barriers Friday on the Kittery, Maine, side of the Memorial Bridge, making room for traffic as the bridge reopens after being closed for emergency repairs. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The Memorial Bridge reopened ahead of schedule on Friday following a month of repairs that...

Spaceman awaits birth on Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis’ astronauts anxiously awaited word yesterday on the birth of a crewman’s daughter as they moved supplies into the...

AP reporter caught up in Stalin family’s agony

This Oct. 24, 2009 photo shows journalist George Krimsky interviewed by The Associated Press at his home in Washington, Conn. WASHINGTON, Conn. — Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George...

Ben & Jerry’s names new flavor after Hannah Teter

Maple Blondie is Ben and Jerry’s new limited edition flavor with gold-medalist snowboarder and Vermont native, Hannah Teter. BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben & Jerry’s has named its newest ice cream flavor...

Big cat show in Atlanta has 750 entries, 1 crown

In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, photo, Chandler Horn holds his Siamese cat named ‘Mezetique Fresco’ in his Lancaster, Pa., home. The cat world will spend the weekend looking for its top dog. The Western Hemisphere’s largest show for felines,...

Maine dad accused of abduction waives extradition

This undated photo provided by the Maine Department of Public Safety shows Gary Traynham. ROCHESTER, N.H. — A man accused of abducting his 2-year-old daughter and bringing her to New Hampshire has agreed...

Tween Justin Bieber fans lose control at LI mall

Justin Bieber GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Police on Long Island shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber after thousands...

Astronauts gear up for 2nd spacewalk of mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— An astronaut is gearing up for the first spacewalk of his career while awaiting the imminent...

New guidelines: Women need fewer Pap smears

WASHINGTON - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, under new guidelines that...

Stockbroker swears by medicinal marijuana

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — At a picnic table outside his office building Friday, stockbroker Irvin Rosenfeld took a long drag on his 115,000th marijuana...

Mother’s loss overrides all in burial debate

Margery Eagan Mothers of fallen soldiers should be first - ahead of fathers, spouses,...


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