Stories for December 26, 2009
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An attorney for a man seeking to take a Vincent Van Gogh painting from Yale ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives hope jewelry found near two skulls in the Angeles National Forest ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is reviewing reports from homeland security officials as his administration tries to determine what ... Read Story »
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A tugboat captain and second mate have been relieved of duty after their vessel ran aground ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama has been briefed on early reports on the botched Christmas Day terror attack and ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is to receive a preliminary report Thursday on how a 23-year-old Nigerian with suspected ... Read Story »
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What were the top stories of 2009? Our readers and staff have selected the top news makers of the year. ... Read Story »
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NY109WASHINGTON (AP) — Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off airplanes and out of the country have been ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use "every element of our national power" to keep Americans ... Read Story »
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Editor's note: This is the first in a seven-part series that details federal stimulus funding to the Crossroads. On Monday, ... Read Story »
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Following are the Texas Sports Writers Association's all-state volleyball teams. Read Story »
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The reason Triangle Cleaners cleans, free of charge, hundreds of coats and blankets donated to the Wrap a Child in ... Read Story »
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Santa Claus and Erika Guerra-Vermillion had a little miscommunication over one of the items on her daughter's Christmas wish list. Read Story »
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BLOOMINGTON - Not even 40-degree lows could keep 13 Crossroads flag football teams from hitting the Bloomington High School football ... Read Story »
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University of Houston-Victoria graduate student Sherri Eggleston wasn't going to let anything stop her from getting her master's degree in ... Read Story »
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The city council remains divided over the future of a proposal it will tackle again Monday to buy 76 acres ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - An 18-year-old Victoria man and a 17-year-old Victoria man on site on suspicion of evading arrest detention with ... Read Story »
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VALDEZ, Alaska (AP) — A crippled tugboat that spilled fuel into Alaska's Prince William Sound after hitting the same reef ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as ... Read Story »
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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Bradley University wants to get into the game — the computer game. Read Story »
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Urban Meyer's surprise resignation may well set off a domino effect among college football coaches. Louisville, however, is confident it ... Read Story »
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Urban Meyer's surprise resignation may well set off a domino effect among college football coaches. Louisville, however, is confident it ... Read Story »
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PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police say Ivana Trump has been escorted off a plane in Florida after she became ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — South African poet and former political prisoner Dennis Brutus, who fought apartheid in words and deeds ... Read Story »
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DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government tightened airline security as it searches for answers to how a 23-year-old Nigerian man ... Read Story »
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — While his coaching successes mounted and his tough-as-nails reputation grew, Urban Meyer admits there was one ... Read Story »
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DENVER (AP) — Peter Budaj made the most of a rare opportunity to shine. Read Story »
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By Al Iannazzone Read Story »
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An AP Member Feature Exchange Read Story »
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By Jan Hubbard Read Story »
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Jefferson 4-10 2-4 11, Duncan 11-16 4-4 26, Blair 4-6 0-0 8, Parker 5-13 6-7 16, Bogans 0-3 0-0 0, ... Read Story »
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DETROIT (AP) — They heard a pop that sounded like fireworks. They saw a glow of flame followed by a ... Read Story »
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pittsburgh hasn't won this many games since Dan Marino was the quarterback. The only player in ... Read Story »
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VALDEZ, Alaska (AP) — Salvage crews have finished transferring thousands of gallons of diesel fuel from a stricken tugboat that ... Read Story »
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PHOENIX (AP) — Seizures of money bound mostly for Mexico's violent drug cartels more than quadrupled this year on the ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials at Reagan National Airport have evacuated part of a terminal and closed a baggage claim area ... Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — El poeta sudafricano Dennis Brutus, quien fue preso político y activista contra el régimen de segregación racial ... Read Story »
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FILADELFIA (AP) — El poeta sudafricano Dennis Brutus, quien fue preso político y activista contra el régimen de segregación racial ... Read Story »
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska marching band has canceled its bus trip to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, ... Read Story »
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AP MISSOURI PANORAMA Read Story »
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills say slot receiver Josh Reed will not play in Sunday's game at ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - A 37-year-old Victoria man by deputies Friday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, third offense. Read Story »
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Extra pat-downs before boarding. No getting up for the last hour of the flight. More bomb-sniffing dogs. Airports worldwide tightened ... Read Story »
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has told a Nigerian man that he is charged with trying to ... Read Story »
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PORT LAVACA - Miguel Abrego, 20, of Port Lavaca, to four years deferred probation, 60 hours of community service, after ... Read Story »
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OPENING LINE — Colts by 7 Read Story »
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" purports to give a view of life in small-town Wyoming, ... Read Story »
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DETROIT (AP) — A man who claimed to be an agent of al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to blow ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Twenty years after their father's death, the sons of a man killed in the Dallas County Jail ... Read Story »
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OPENING LINE — 49ers by 11 1/2 Read Story »
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OPENING LINE — Steelers by 2 Read Story »
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OPENING LINE — Saints by 16 Read Story »
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PLAIN CITY, Ohio (AP) — The kitchen is a beehive, with chefs and preparers busy at their stations while helpers ... Read Story »
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DETROIT (AP) — A prominent Nigerian banker said Saturday he feared his son was the man authorities say tried to ... Read Story »
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VALDEZ, Alaska (AP) — Salvage crews in Alaska have completed transferring thousands of gallons of diesel fuel from a stricken ... Read Story »
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DETROIT (AP) — A Dutch tourist said Saturday he heard a pop, saw smoke and climbed over seats to stop ... Read Story »
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers reserve running back Tyrell Sutton won't play against the New York Giants on Sunday because ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest has injuries to his head and left elbow after falling ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — The White House is asking journalists covering President Barack Obama's vacation in Hawaii to respect the privacy ... Read Story »
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns game on Sunday against the Oakland Raiders will be televised locally. Read Story »
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns' game Sunday against the Oakland Raiders will be televised locally. Read Story »
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama is eyeing another national championship. Read Story »
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NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Breakfast was almost over in Antarctica when school students throughout Delaware reached James Roth, at the ... Read Story »
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WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — The largest team penning horse competition in the United States will be coming to West ... Read Story »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As a hygienist at the only nonprofit dental clinic in a wide swath of southern Minnesota, Jodi ... Read Story »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As a hygienist at the only nonprofit dental clinic in a wide swath of southern Minnesota, Jodi ... Read Story »
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SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Sheriff Mike Lewis enlisted the help of everyone from hunters to homeowners along Maryland's Eastern shore ... Read Story »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans' improbable playoff dreams are finished for this season. Now it's back to reality ... Read Story »
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KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — Tourism officials hope images of a president celebrating a warm Christmas in Hawaii will remind mainlanders ... Read Story »
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KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — Tourism officials hope images of a president celebrating a warm Christmas in Hawaii will remind mainlanders ... Read Story »
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Vic Chesnutt, the folk-rocker whose sometimes dark reflections on life were influenced in part by a ... Read Story »
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SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — The receiver who once ran California's prison health care system promised three years ago that ... Read Story »
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AMSTERDAM (AP) — Officials say U.S.-bound travelers at Amsterdam's airport are undergoing body searches in line with a global U.S. ... Read Story »
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Vic Chesnutt, the folk-rocker whose sometimes dark reflections on life were influenced in part by a ... Read Story »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Norv Turner must decide how much to play, and rest, his San Diego Chargers now that ... Read Story »
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An anonymous veteran is giving a Disney honeymoon to a Florida couple who got married at ... Read Story »
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NATIONAL PARK, N.J. (AP) — Harry Schaeffer was a toddler when his family moved in 1955 to National Park, where ... Read Story »
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NATIONAL PARK, N.J. (AP) — Harry Schaeffer was a toddler when his family moved in 1955 to National Park, where ... Read Story »
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ALMENDAREZ, CELIA LEAL, 82, of Skidmore: Visitation, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Angelus Funeral Home, Beeville, 361-358-5155, Mass, 2 p.m., ... Read Story »
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