NEW ORLEANS - The Environmental Protection Agency has found suspect materials in a small sampling of Chinese-made drywall, adding weight to fears that the...
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WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the office that has records about millions of possibly missing e-mails from the Bush White House does not have...
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COLUMBIA, Ill. - A southwestern Illinois man was expected to plead not guilty to using a cord to strangle his wife and two children earlier this month. Chris...
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SHAWNEETOWN, Ill. - Sheriff Raymond M. Martin has been the law for nearly 20 years in a struggling southern Illinois county. But federal prosecutors say he's...
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At least 40 employees were fired or resigned over abuse or neglect allegations at a state-run school where some workers are accused of forcing the mentally and...
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The judges have always held a great deal of power on “American Idol.” A well-placed barb from Simon Cowell can doom a contestant, while praise can thrust...
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Last week, Daniel Hauser sat quietly in a Minneapolis courtroom while adults debated how to combat the Hodgkin's lymphoma that has invaded his body. Doctors...
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It has become conventional wisdom: the signal event of the current crisis, the transformative moment when things truly really began to spin out of control, was the...
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LOS ANGELES - California's voters on Tuesday rejected a complex slate of ballot propositions designed to keep the state from sliding further toward fiscal...
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LYNNWOOD, Wash. - A 78-year-old woman arrested last month for allegedly beating her 84-year-old husband because she believed he cheated on her several times during...
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MUMBAI, India - The shanty home of another "Slumdog Millionaire" child star was torn down by Mumbai authorities Wednesday as they demolished part of...
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WASHINGTON - Weeks after winning the White House, President Obama sought to reassure a nation unnerved by a financial meltdown that Paul A. Volcker, the venerable...
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SAN DIEGO - A Navy helicopter with five people crashed into the ocean off San Diego, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. Coast Guard Petty Officer Henry Dunphy...
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's allies in the Senate will not provide funds to close the Guantanamo Bay prison next January, a top Democratic...
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Credit cards have long been a very good deal for people who pay their bills on time and in full. Even as card companies imposed punitive fees and penalties on those...
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CHICAGO - An attorney says the wife of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is considering reality TV after her indicted husband was barred from traveling to Costa...
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Craigslist's chief executive demanded an apology from South Carolina's attorney general Monday, saying the prosecutor's threat to file prostitution...
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Instead of calling its hybrid the “Prius,” Latin for “first,” a change in strategy at Toyota could be summarized by renaming the car...
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Will 2009 be the year of the “Guitar Hero” glut? Sure seems like it. Activision Blizzard recently promised no fewer than five new games from its...
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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said Monday that President Barack Obama was clearly looking for some common ground with his speech at the University of Notre Dame about...
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