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NEW YORK (AP) — State-of-the-art new rides including a roller coaster and a pendulum will open this summer at Coney ... Read Story »
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SYDNEY (AP) — Australian band Men at Work copied a well-known children's campfire song for the flute melody in its ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit by members of the nation's oldest black sorority, who ... Read Story »
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials are at a loss to explain why $50 million worth of IOUs issued during ... Read Story »
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was happy to be back at work Wednesday following emergency ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is refusing to back a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) — Boston police have scheduled a termination hearing for a police officer suspended for using a racial slur ... Read Story »
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SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A sports reporter accused of running a prostitution business in Massachusetts is facing seven new charges, ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Otty Sanchez got six weeks in a state mental hospital after she was found wandering around ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman who was expected to be sentenced Friday to life in prison for murdering her four ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge is considering whether a D.C. woman convicted of killing her four daughters and living with ... Read Story »
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WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A central Wisconsin couple who prayed rather than seek medical care for their 11-year-old dying daughter ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's autopsy report was surprising as much for what it didn't contain as for what ... Read Story »
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina terrorism suspects plotted to kill U.S. military personnel and one of them obtained ... Read Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The doors are closed at the California Supreme Court, the tiny courthouse in Alpine County and ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana-born porn star Stormy Daniels has ended her yearlong flirtation with politics, announcing that she won't ... Read Story »
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Madonna brought her mix of provocative music and spirituality to the Holy Land with a ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the nation's oldest black sorority are alleging more financial misdeeds by their president, who is ... Read Story »
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VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP) — Dozens of spectators lined the tracks of the Virginia&Truckee Railroad as a 140-passenger train made ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — A jury has acquitted two men accused of assaulting an employee during a brief takeover of Hawaii's ... Read Story »
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — On TV, this kind of thing gets you fired. Read Story »
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Louisiana congressman accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes was convicted ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The show must go on. So says a group of film lovers circulating a petition trying ... Read Story »
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A dentistry school dean from Kentucky is the third finalist for the chancellor of health sciences ... Read Story »
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Army officials say a suspect has been caught in the attempted abduction of a newborn ... Read Story »
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The quest for sight that took Lawrence E. Brown III and his family to China ... Read Story »
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Little things nagged at Cindy Dion while her son's girlfriend, Julie Corey, was pregnant: One month ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — In a July 30 story about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, The Associated Press reported erroneously ... Read Story »
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Friends and family were suspicious when Julie Corey said she went home five hours after giving ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved Delphi Corp.'s plan to hand control of the big auto ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Maksim Chmerkovskiy is getting ready to rumba. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — When Gavin Creel auditioned for the role of Claude in the Broadway revival of "Hair," director ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Most teenagers daydream about several career paths in life, but 19-year-old Kristinia of the R&B clan ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Judd Apatow's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" spawned one of the most vibrant and successful runs in American ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — An Oregon man who was the victim of a 35-year-long identity theft said Thursday he's so happy ... Read Story »
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Theatre Victoria is getting ready for its next production, "Dixie Swim Club," and will be holding auditions for the show ... Read Story »
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A baby girl who was cut from her mother's womb has been found alive and two ... Read Story »
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Friends who watched Julie Corey show off a newborn baby girl wondered how she had been ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — An Oregon man who was the victim of a 35-year-long identity theft says he's so happy about ... Read Story »
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No suspects were apprehended after the second early morning burglary of Central Liquors in the past week, police said. Read Story »
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The uncle of a murdered Massachusetts woman says he is grateful that the woman accused of ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A bankruptcy judge says Delphi can go forward with its plan to hand control of the ... Read Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo Inc. invested billions of dollars in its Internet search engine during the past six years ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) — A Boston police officer who was suspended for using a racial slur to describe black Harvard professor ... Read Story »
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HONG KONG (AP) — Three more Chinese-language films have been pulled from an Australian film festival to protest the planned ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of tractor-trailer and bus companiesordered to shut down because of federal safety violations ranging from suspended ... Read Story »
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A baby girl cut from her mother's womb in Massachusetts was in good condition at a ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A coroner's official says heart disease, complicated by high blood pressure and a hardening of the ... Read Story »
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PHOENIX (AP) — Desperate for cash, Arizona state lawmakers are considering selling the House and Senate buildings, then leasing them ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Austin woman found shot to death had been notified that her son was absent without ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Dallas Howard is taking over as the villainous vampire Victoria in the third "Twilight" movie, ... Read Story »
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LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — They're deceptively simple-looking detectors: one an antenna with built-in GPS, the other electronic sensors inside ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bryce Dallas Howard is taking over as the villainous vampire Victoria in the third "Twilight" movie, ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The minister known as Reverend Ike, who preached the gospel of material prosperity to millions nationwide, ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — Northwesterners more accustomed to rain and cooler climate sought refuge from a heat wave Wednesday, as Seattle ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of tractor-trailer and bus companies ordered to shut down because of federal safety violations ranging from ... Read Story »
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Seven suspected illegal immigrants pulled into a ditch and jumped out of a vehicle and into brush near Coleto Creek ... Read Story »
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Everything Manuel Ybarbo helps sell goes toward someone in need. Read Story »
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The city could end up in court if it fails to throw out all bids for a new fire station ... Read Story »
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Five months later and it still seems surreal to Jerheme Urban. Read Story »
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There were not many high scores this week but Steve Dickinson did break the 700 mark to capture the high ... Read Story »
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At first glance, Jim Frank seems like a totally normal, completely well-adjusted man. Upon closer inspection, it turns out Jim ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man convicted of whipping and burning his girlfriend because he thought she ... Read Story »
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Students who will attend Memorial High School-Stroman campus in August can register now through Friday, Aug. 14. Read Story »
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Victoria County residents called for jury duty at 8:30 a.m. Thursday in Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Stuart Posey's ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Dustin Lee Bankhead, 24, of Victoria, on a warrant charging him with theft of property between $1,500 and ... Read Story »
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A Tennessee cyclist was hit Wednesday afternoon after riding in the wrong direction of traffic on the sidewalk and failing ... Read Story »
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An $800,000 request from Victoria County's sheriff for radio equipment was struck from the proposed budget by the commissioners court ... Read Story »
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Delectable desserts - especially sundaes - aren't typically what come to mind when one envisions healthy food. Read Story »
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ATLANTA (AP) — Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front ... Read Story »
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — How does Matt Damon make reciting the Declaration of Independence exciting? Read Story »
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday there are fewer large-diameter trees growing in Yosemite ... Read Story »
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. and the Nigerian government have resolved a long-running legal dispute over allegations children ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The minister known as Reverend Ike, who preached the gospel of material prosperity to millions nationwide, ... Read Story »
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Editor's Note: All club and support group meeting notices run in the support groups and meeting notices calendar on Sundays. ... Read Story »
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PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — The governor of American Samoa is traveling to Washington, D.C., in hopes of putting ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — In a July 26 sidebar glance about Hawaii Health Insurance, The Associated Press reported erroneously the figures ... Read Story »
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For the second time in as many days, seven presumed illegal immigrants bail out of a white pickup. Read Story »
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FULTON, Miss. (AP) — One person was killed and others injured in an explosion Wednesday at a copper tubing plant ... Read Story »
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PHOENIX (AP) — A jury spared a man convicted in a series of random nighttime shootings from the death penalty ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A report on water quality at Texas beaches says that beach advisories due to pollution dropped ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress moved to restore funding for hydrogen research prized by the auto industry despite questions from the ... Read Story »
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When someone in the Raleigh area needed a sheep or goat slaughtered according to Islamic law, ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans-based federal appeals court has agreed to review a ruling that several state attorneys ... Read Story »
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BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama was greeted by about 200 people protesting his health care overhaul at a ... Read Story »
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — An American Airlines flight made an emergencylanding in St. Louis after a bird was pulled into ... Read Story »
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FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — An attorney for a U.S. Marine accused of attacking his estranged wife and two of her ... Read Story »
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide or some other toxic fumes had sickened ... Read Story »
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide or some other toxic fumes had sickened ... Read Story »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge in Nashville has dismissed a lawsuit by a Holocaust survivor and his family ... Read Story »
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — President Dwight D. Eisenhower grappled with topics like relations with Iran and stability in Iraq during ... Read Story »
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso police officers and firefighters have voted overwhelmingly to postpone their 2009 raises to ... Read Story »
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he'll call a special session of the state Legislature to address California's ... Read Story »
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge said Wednesday she might consider allowing the highest bidder to buy more ... Read Story »
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — President Dwight D. Eisenhower grappled with topics like relations with Iran and stability in Iraq during ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government needs to do more to educate and engage the public, so that everyday ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the U.S. government has not done everything it can to ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Wednesday she will step down this fall to challenge fellow ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy says it's almost finished repairing the $1 billion guided missile cruiser than ran aground earlier ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — The largest U.S.-owned cement company filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing a Dallas suburb of unconstitutional discrimination ... Read Story »
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I think that there should not be a permanent memorial built for the 19 immigrants who died. Let their families ... Read Story »
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The sad news all over South Texas is the loss that farmers are experiencing because of the ongoing drought. And ... Read Story »
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For the average person who knows, or doesn't care to know, much about politics, it's easy to say, "I don't ... Read Story »
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Engineers designing NASA's next moon rocket denied Wednesday that the human space flight program dubbed "Constellation" ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — So much for the stereotype. A playful pack of Texas librarians is showing a wild side. Read Story »
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0 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — So much for the stereotype. Texas librarians are baring their skin and revealing their tattoos ... Read Story »
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Regulators approved more than $515 million in projects Wednesday that will more than double the amount ... Read Story »
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GRAND BLANC, Mich. (AP) — Really, John Daly insists he's not a beer-swilling, trouble-making guyanymore. Read Story »
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — Calm and contrite, an accused arsonist diagnosed with multiple personality disorder entered "no contest" ... Read Story »
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GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — State investigators who ramped up their use of sting operations to catch Internet child predators four ... Read Story »
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HOMER, La. (AP) — Two white police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old black man in northern ... Read Story »
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GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Bob Seger stood over his ball at the very outer arc of the green, ... Read Story »
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker has made a personal appeal ... Read Story »
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Engineers designing NASA's next moon rocket are defending their work to a committee appointed by President ... Read Story »
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — While Oklahoma got to play in the Big 12 and BCS championship games last year, Texas ... Read Story »
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CHICAGO (AP) — George Outland had just one requirement when applying for a job: It had to be at a ... Read Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft finally persuaded Yahoo to surrender control of the Internet's second most popular search engine and ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruling won't stand in the way of new oil and gas drilling in ... Read Story »
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide or some other poisonous fumes might have ... Read Story »
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Most of the hundreds of suspected illegal immigrants rounded up at a South Carolina poultry plant ... Read Story »
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In a July 28 list of maritime disasters, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Titanic struck an iceberg and ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — A man was charged Wednesday with aggravated first-degree murder, rape and other charges in a stabbing that ... Read Story »
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A: The Internet. Because it broadens your ability to communicate and helps you and your children learn. Read Story »
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a political consultant who was arrested in last week's ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — In a July 24 story about doughnut wars in New York, The Associated Press reported erroneously ... Read Story »
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You're waiting at the airport when an airline agent announces that the flight is oversold and they're looking for volunteers ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Airlines are operating fewer flights this summer, meaning that planes are packed even with the slump in ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Late-night comics found a few things to laugh about in the racially charged arrest of a ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Council has approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to redevelop Coney Island, turning ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — The largest U.S.-owned cement company has filed a lawsuit alleging unconstitutional discrimination from a large Dallas suburb. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — In a July 28 story about the early results of the government's "cash for clunkers" program, ... Read Story »
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) — Massey Energy Co. said Wednesday it's begun rehiring miners amid growing demand for coking coal ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — TXU Energy on Wednesday announced plans to cut some residential electricity rates by up to 15 percent. Read Story »
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man was charged with having sex with a horse after the animal's owner ... Read Story »
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After a failed attempt to buy Yahoo outright, Microsoft has secured a search partnership with the Internet giant. The move ... Read Story »
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Officials are celebrating the rebuilding of a historic railroad track connecting Carson City and Virginia ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — So much for the stereotype of the stuffy, prim-and-proper librarian: A playful pack of Texas librarians ... Read Story »
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — Texas linebacker Sergio Kindle said Wednesday he learned a lesson after crashing his car into an ... Read Story »
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say a gunman opened fire at a wedding reception inIndianapolis, shooting a 2-year-old girl in the ... Read Story »
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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida Atlantic University's largest donors says he can't fulfill a $16 million pledge ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Goodbye, Dolly. Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Imagine having a nice ripe orange, ready for squeezing, but being able to get out only a ... Read Story »
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Autopsy results conclude that heart ailments caused the death of a Continental Airlines pilot who died ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Zoo officials say their prized giant panda is pregnant again. Read Story »
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GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The state attorney general's office said Wednesday it will steer suspects in its Internet child-predator stings ... Read Story »
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is heading toward the No. 2 spot — after California — in solar power ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the day Michael Jackson died, his personal chef says her first hint of something amiss ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's assets sued the disgraced money manager's wife on ... Read Story »
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi furniture makers have shed about 1,000 jobs since Gov. Haley Barbour vetoed a tax incentive ... Read Story »
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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Volcanoes National Park officials say a $7.8 million federal stimulus grant will go toward building ... Read Story »
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DENVER CITY, Texas (AP) — A sinkhole in a remote area about 75 miles southwest of Lubbock has grown to ... Read Story »
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TICONDEROGA, New York (AP) — The site of a historic battle lies somewhere amid the dense tangle of forest along ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The legal team for Michael Jackson's mother asked a judge for the power to press the ... Read Story »
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Two federal agencies want to quiet things down at the Grand Canyon. Read Story »
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"Blind Trust" (Chronicle Books, 226 pages, $24.95), by Barbara Boxer: Sen. Barbara Boxer, who has joined numerous colleagues in writing ... Read Story »
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues have signed defenseman Bryce Lampman, who played last season with Amur Khabarovsk ... Read Story »
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Senators reported progress on legislation to overhaul the nation's health care Wednesday as President Barack Obama ... Read Story »
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck city commissioners have decided against donating $1 million to the expansion of the state Heritage ... Read Story »
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"The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream" (Doubleday, 404 pages, $26), by Patrick Radden ... Read Story »
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama says he doesn't want future generations to look back on the health care ... Read Story »
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PHOENIX (AP) — For sale: historic buildings with reliable tenants. Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) — More than two dozen burlesque performers marched through London on Wednesday to protest a municipal council's decision ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — More than 20 public schools in the San Antonio Independent School District may close under a ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — TXU Energy plans to cut residential electricity rates by up to 15 percent. Read Story »
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CINCINNATI (AP) — An 11-year-old boy has been accused of trying to hijack two boys' scooters with a toy gun ... Read Story »
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker has made a personal appeal ... Read Story »
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BERLIN (AP) — It's all there: the well-known desk lamps, the original metal tube chairs and models of boxy white ... Read Story »
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's bustling commercial capital paused for art Wednesday, with an unveiling ceremony for a monumental sculpture ... Read Story »
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Kia's newest car, the 2010 Forte, is a convincing alternative for small sedan shoppers who feel the Toyota Corolla has ... Read Story »
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ABILENE, Texas (AP) — The owner of 15 horses will not be allowed to recover the rescued animals that were ... Read Story »
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AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A fire at a water park in Amarillo destroyed parts of a building and forced swimsuit-wearing ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — More than 20 public schools in San Antonio may close under a plan that could save ... Read Story »
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NUEVA YORK (AP) — El actor Benjamin Bratt y su hermano Peter inauguraron el Festival Internacional de Cine Latino de ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report on water quality at U.S. beaches shows a 10 percent decrease in closing or ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A judge in San Antonio says a lawyer will be appointed for a man accused of ... Read Story »
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh officials have cited a self-styled litter vigilante for making debris piles on city sidewalks. Read Story »
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, once an action movie star, is returning to the big screen ... Read Story »
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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The emergency room at the Hurricane Ike-devastated University of Texas Medical Branch is scheduled to reopen ... Read Story »
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An employee spotted a black box with lights, wires and a timer in a Columbus, Ohio, ... Read Story »
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I am settled in at B&D Cafe north of Victoria pondering today's column by Aprill Brandon on the 20th year ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket durable goods plunged in June by the largest amount in five ... Read Story »
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TYLER, Texas (AP) — A traffic stop in the Tyler area led to the arrest of two brothers and the ... Read Story »
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Wednesday: A 10-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97 ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Low lake levels in parts of drought-stricken Texas could eventually contribute to better fishing areas. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — David Alan Grier is joining the cast of David Mamet's Broadway-bound play "Race." Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Low lake levels in parts of drought-stricken Texas could eventually contribute to better fishing areas. Read Story »
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The annual Traverse City Film Festival is under way. Read Story »
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FORNEY, Texas (AP) — Fire tore through the warehouse of an antiques store in Forney, about 20 miles east of ... Read Story »
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MIAMI (AP) — In her online profile, Paula Jones says she is 42, "nonjudgmental" and likes fishing, gardening and cuddling. ... Read Story »
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HONG KONG (AP) — A South Korean disaster movie has snagged a coveted spot among the 20 foreign films released ... Read Story »
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AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A former nuclear weapons complex along the South Carolina-Georgia border is opening its doors to thepublic. Read Story »
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — In a new fight against worldwide hunger, a doctor who has long treated malnourished people is ... Read Story »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Mark Buehrle breezed through the first five innings against the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago White Sox ... Read Story »
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's Division of Travel and Tourism has started a Facebook page. Read Story »
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — For 99 games, the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided losing three in a row. Game No. 100 ... Read Story »
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri researchers have launched a new effort in their fight against worldwide hunger: bringing together a ... Read Story »
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Vietnam Veterans of America organizationis holding its national convention this week in Louisville. Read Story »
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Fort Worth attraction that lost exotic fish in a chlorination accident earlier this year ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and China ended two days of high-level talks with few concrete results, although both ... Read Story »
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Everett Skinner and his family have started keeping their windows closed at night after a ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — FoxNews Channel commentator Glenn Beck said he believes President Barack Obama is a racist. Beck made ... Read Story »
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CANCHOLA, ROLAND RENE, 29, of Victoria: Funeral Mass, 10 a.m., St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Bloomington, with burial at Resurrection ... Read Story »
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