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Saturday, November 21, 2009

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...

Car chase driver dies in crash

LEWISTON, Maine - A high-speed police chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car cops were pursuing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver. ...

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...

Democrats need centrist vote for health-care debate

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks on the phone before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in the Capitol in Washington last week. WASHINGTON - With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats yesterday pushed toward...

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...

Death of Drew Brees’ mother ruled a suicide

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees GRANBY, Colo. — The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide. Mina...

John McCain presses President Obama on Afghanistan

U.S. Sen. John McCain. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Sen. John McCain leaned on the man who beat him last...

Pennsylvania university students upset about fitness class

PHILADELPHIA — A university’s requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Oprah Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit

Oprah Winfrey’s production company says she’ll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011. CHICAGO — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience today...

Man charged with raping, killing N.C. girl, 5

An image made from surveillance video shows a man carrying a girl identified by police as 5-year old Shaniya Davis in the hallway of a hotel in Sanford, NC. Mario McNeill is charged with killing the girl. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North...

Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1

Miley Cyrus (File) DINWIDDIE, Va. — One person was killed today when a tour bus belonging to entertainer Miley Cyrus overturned,...

NH father wishes his son had learned lesson

CONCORD, N.H. — James Marks thinks back to last summer when a judge showed leniency to his son, who was arrested with...

TD Bank named in lawsuit connected to $100M fraud probe

MIAMI —Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending...

Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm

Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. LAS VEGAS — Court documents show police linked a drug blamed in Michael Jackson’s...

Jerry Brown: Commission can cut Calif. pol’s pay

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Attorney General Jerry Brown has decided that an independent state pay commission can reduce the salaries of California elected officials...

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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