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A teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family's ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:03:43 GMT

(AP) - A teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family's small furniture and appliance store died Saturday, becoming the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer terrorizing a small South Carolina community, authorities said.

A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a remote ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:47:36 GMT

(AP) - A truckload of fireworks exploded Saturday morning on a remote North Carolina island dock, killing one worker and critically injuring four others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said.

The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:46:49 GMT

(AP) - The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his boxer shorts says he's glad to be back home in Texas after his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan — especially on the Fourth of July.

Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:14:30 GMT

(AP) - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.

Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:56:24 GMT

(AP) - Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco Peninsula supported a $9.9 billion bond measure to help pay for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and the Los Angeles area.

Where is Sarah Palin? ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:02:00 GMT

(AP) - Where is Sarah Palin?

More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:11:55 GMT

(AP) - More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week.

By all accounts, Shiner beer shouldn't have made it this long. ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:35:26 GMT

(AP) - By all accounts, Shiner beer shouldn't have made it this long. The Spoetzl Brewery ferments its brew in a one-stoplight town that's not on the way to anywhere, and much larger regional brewers long ago succumbed to consolidation and the muscle of national brewers.

No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:12:34 GMT

(AP) - No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent.

When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:17:24 GMT

(AP) - When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson's kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi's youngsters naturally made a beeline for the fabulous rides — the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, the bumper cars.

It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:18:53 GMT

(AP) - It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.

Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:26:56 GMT

(AP) - Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and assaults, including the beating of a teenage boy who had nothing more than an orange lollipop.

The mayor of Detroit is firing the city's police chief, a person ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:38:39 GMT

(AP) - The mayor of Detroit is firing the city's police chief, a person familiar with the situation said Friday.

Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:09:17 GMT

(AP) - Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried — he's already running out of money.

Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head — ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:58:17 GMT

(AP) - Corey Carter could hear snippets of music in his head — a calm and subtle melody that hadn't found its shape. The 19-year-old college student simply needed a hero to visualize before he could finish his composition for wind ensemble.

After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:30:40 GMT

(AP) - After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his constituents differed Friday on whether he should leave office.

In the fight of pachyderms vs. people — the pachyderms ...

(AP) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:24:04 GMT

(AP) - In the fight of pachyderms vs. people — the pachyderms now have the upper trunk.

Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:11:38 GMT

(AP) - Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk.

A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:16 GMT

(AP) - A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks.

References to television pitchman Bill Mays' trademark image ...

(AP) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:49 GMT

(AP) - References to television pitchman Bill Mays' trademark image were everywhere at his funeral Friday near Pittsburgh.