LA PAZ, Mexico – The remnants of Hurricane John made a soggy march up the Baja California peninsula Sunday, soaking fishing villages and retirement communities and threatening flooding in parts of the U.S. Southwest. The storm was downgraded to a tropical depression late Sunday but was still dumping rain on …
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CAIRO, Egypt – Extra security guards around churches in Egypt and Lebanon. Armed officers surrounding at least one. With the tensions over Pope Benedict XVI‘s remarks on Islam still high, many in the Mideast’s large Christian communities are worried about a backlash. “We are afraid,” said Sonia Kobatazi, a Christian …
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – An inmate serving a life sentence for molesting and murdering a 10-year-old girl named Katie was apparently forcibly tattooed across the forehead by a fellow prisoner with the words “KATIE’S REVENGE,” authorities say. Anthony Ray Stockelman, 39, was removed from the general prison population for his own …
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DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. (F) posted its seventh consecutive decline in U.S. monthly sales Friday, underscoring pressure on the automaker as it readies an accelerated turnaround plan driven by a collapse in the market for trucks and sport utility vehicles. While General Motors Corp. (GM) posted gains versus last …
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SEATTLE – The people who work in Seattle’s tallest building face a tough decision: should they get their caffeinated indulgence at the old Starbucks on the building’s first floor or the new Starbucks, 40 floors up? And, if those lines are too long, is it too far to walk across …
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LOS ANGELES – The voice on the phone taunted police, “better catch me before I kill again,” and described the location where officers could find the body. Jurors listened to the recordings in court Monday as Deputy District Attorney John Monaghan gave his opening statements in serial murder trial of …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The candidate chosen to replace former Rep. Mark Foley on the November ballot faces the awkward task of persuading voters to elect him by casting a vote for the disgraced former congressman. Foley had held his seat in Florida’s largely Republican 16th district for the past dozen …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush said Thursday that renewing the No Child Left Behind law will be a priority for him next year but acknowledged the law isn’t working as well for parents as it should. The law requires schools that get federal poverty aid and fall short of their yearly …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO and Afghan troops battled a large group of insurgents who attacked a military base in southern Afghanistan, killing 70 suspected militants, the alliance said Sunday. A roadside blast killed one NATO soldier and wounded eight others. Saturday’s fighting in Uruzgan province came a day after an …
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BURLINGTON, Vt. – A Richmond man was charged Wednesday with murdering and sexually assaulting Michelle Gardner-Quinn, a University of Vermont student from Virginia whose body was found almost a week after she disappeared while walking from downtown back to campus. Brian L. Rooney, 36, was charged with aggravated homicide, according …
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