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Officials: House Democrat will switch to GOP
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- Freshman Democratic House member Parker Griffith of Alabama is switching to the Republican Party, his office said Tuesday, another blow to Democrats facing a potentially tough midterm election.
Griffith, 67, was narrowly elected last
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Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest
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In this February 2005 photo, Michael Jackson arriving for the first day of his child molestation trial at the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif. The FBI on Tuesday released its files on
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Utah Comes Back to Win Poinsettia Bowl
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jordan Wynn threw for a career-high 338 yards and three touchdowns, leading Utah back from an early two-touchdown deficit to beat California 37-27 in college football's Poinsettia Bowl on
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Police find 20 pounds of pot in presents
CARTHAGE, Mo., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The Missouri Highway Patrol said a trooper found about 20 pounds of marijuana in wrapped Christmas gifts and luggage inside a vehicle.
Officials said Brooke Molina, 28, and passenger Brianna Berban, 22, were pulled over
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Charlie Sheen Arrested for Assault
(AP) Actor Charlie Sheen spent the better part of Christmas Day in a jail cell after being arrested on domestic violence allegations.
The 44-year-old actor was taken into custody Friday morning by officers responding to an emergency call from a
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High expectations? States weigh marijuana reform
Washington is one of four states where measures to legalize and regulate marijuana have been introduced, and about two dozen other states are considering bills ranging from medical marijuana to decriminalizing possession of small amounts of the herb.
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Retailers' stores thinly stocked; profits won't be
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NEW YORK — Retailers have thin inventories after coming out of Christmas with slightly better-than-expected sales.
FILE - In this file photo made Dec. 19, 2009, shoppers ride escalators at Water Tower Place in Chicago. Holiday
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North Korea: American detained after illegal entry
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea announced Tuesday that it has custody of an American who entered the country illegally last week - the first possible word from Pyongyang about an Arizona man who activists say wanted to bring international
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2010 Stamp Program Unveiled
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nobel Peace Prize honoree Mother Teresa, legendary actress Katharine Hepburn, Negro Leagues Baseball and Cowboys of the Silver Screen are among the subjects headlining the 2010 stamp program, the U.S.
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U.S. jobless claims continue downward trend
Erin McNiff waits to meet with a job counsellor at the California Employment Development Department office in Sacramento, Calif. Initial jobless claims dropped last week. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press)
The number of U.S. workers filing
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Fox, Time Warner Deal Avoids TV Blackout
(AP) Fox television's threatened blackout was avoided just before a midnight Thursday deadline when the network struck a deal with Time Warner Cable to briefly extend their contract as fee negotiations between the two companies continued.
Time
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Pryor leads Buckeyes past Ducks 26-17 in Rose Bowl
Ohio State quarterback and Rose Bowl MVP Terrelle Pryor celebrates with the head coach's wife Ellen Tressel after winning the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Oregon Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, in Pasadena, Calif. The final score was 26-17. (AP
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California pastor takes in $2.4M after donations plea
FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 file photo, Pastor Rick Warren signs his book "The Purpose of Christmas" at Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York. Evangelical pastor Rick Warren says his call for donations to fill a $900,000 deficit at his
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AP: 2009 bankruptcies total 1.4 million, up 32 pct
U.S. consumers and businesses are filing for bankruptcy at a pace that made 2009 the seventh-worst year on record, with more than 1.4 million petitions submitted, an Associated Press tally showed Monday.
The AP gathered data from the nation's 90
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Google confirms plans to sell own mobile phone
Mountain View, Calif. (AP) —
It's official: Google will sell its
own mobile phone in an effort to protect its online advertising
empire as people increasingly surf the Web on handsets instead of
personal computers.
The phone announced
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California exporting 15 unwanted Chihuahuas in style on airliner to New York
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) More than a dozen Chihuahuas from San Francisco are heading to New York in style.
The animals are flying in the main cabin of Virgin America flights scheduled to leave from San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday morning.
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New jobless claims rise less than expected
WASHINGTON — The number of people claiming unemployment benefits for the first time barely rose last week, after two weeks of sharp drops, further evidence that layoffs are easing.
The Labor Department said Thursday initial claims for jobless benefits
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New Smog Rules not Just for Big Cities
(AP) Parts of the country that haven't worried about air pollution may soon be in the fight California has faced for decades: cleaning up smog.
Stricter rules proposed Thursday by the Obama administration could more than double the number of
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AP source: Carroll not yet leaving USC for Seattle
SEATTLE - A league official with direct knowledge of the coaching search says the Seattle Seahawks and Pete Carroll do not have an agreement despite widespread reports.
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UK & World News: Power knocked out as California hit by 6.5 magnitude earthquake
Power knocked out as California hit by 6.5 magnitude earthquake Jan 10 2010 HOMES have been left without power in California after a 6.5 magniture earthquake struck off the coast of the US state. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at about
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Groundbreaking gay marriage trial starts in Calif
The first federal trial to determine if the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage gets under way Monday, and the two gay couples on whose behalf the case was brought will be among the first witnesses.
The proceedings,
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California gay marriage trial begins
court in the land, marriage is the most important relationship in life and of fundamental importance to all individuals," Olson told a courtroom packed with witnesses, reporters and members of the public.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal judge presiding
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Tennessee begins search for Kiffin's replacement
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - After wrapping up his first season as Tennessee coach, Lane Kiffin promised Volunteers fans that he was "just getting started" in rebuilding the program.
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Sailor tells of escape from sinking yacht
A sailor today recounted the dramatic moments when he escaped from a sinking
yacht after it struck rocks in Indonesian waters.
Irishman Sean Coote, 47, who lives in Sunbury on Thames, was on board the Cork
Clipper with 15 others when it holed upon a
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Haiti Alerted to Major Quake Threat in '08
(AP) Scientists who detected worrisome signs of growing stresses in the fault that unleashed this week's devastating earthquake in Haiti said they warned officials there two years ago that their country was ripe for a major earthquake.
Their
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The Daily Wrap-up, Round 2: Sony Open in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) -- Ryan Palmer tried to pretend that his good opening round in the Sony Open in Hawaii never happened. He played just as well Friday, closing with two birdies for a 4-under 66 that gave him a one-shot lead over some familiar
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Mo'Nique earns supporting-actress prize at Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Mo'Nique won the supporting-actress Golden Globe
Sunday for her role as a loathsome, abusive welfare mother in the Harlem drama
"Precious."
The Globe win could boost Mo'Nique's prospects at the Academy Awards,
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'Hangover' wins Globe for best musical or comedy
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The Vegas bachelor bash "The Hangover" is the the Golden Globe winner for best musical or comedy, while James Cameron has won the best-director Globe for his science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar." Cameron's space fantasy is
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Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the 'Let Freedom Ring' concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
President Barack Obama, accompanied Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, shakes hands with 6th grade students
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Officials order evacuations before 3rd SoCal storm
LOS ANGELES - After two days of lightening, flooding and even a tornado, officials tried to get ahead of the next round of powerful storms that are pummeling Southern California by ordering evacuations in mudslide-prone foothill neighborhoods.
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Initial jobless claims unexpectedly increase
Job seekers look through job listings at the East Bay Works One-Stop Career Center January 9, 2009 in Oakland, California. (Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of newly-laid off workers seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly
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Many Calif evacuation orders to be lifted
The Pacific ocean pounds the coast line fronting million dollar homes in Del Mar, Calif. Thursday Jan. 21, 2010 as storms continue to bring heavy rain, high surf, and high winds. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
Karen Elliott carries a neighbor's belongings as
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O'Brien Ends Run On 'Tonight' Show After 7 Months
NEW YORK -- Conan O'Brien ended his brief tenure on the "Tonight" show with a wide smile and a guitar in his arms.
The red-haired comic joined a band led by blond-wigged comic Will Ferrell with Beck and ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons for a raucous
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California Girl, 16, Starts Solo Sail Around World
Jan. 23: Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland stands on her sailboat as she leaves Marina del Rey, Calif.
MARINA DEL REY, California A 16-year-old has set out to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone.
Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks,
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Watson, Prugh tied after 4 rounds at Hope Classic
LA QUINTA, Calif. - Bubba Watson double-bogeyed the final hole in the fourth round at the Bob Hope Classic, dropping him back into a tie with PGA Tour rookie Alex Prugh at 23-under 265 heading into the finale in the five-round event.
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Yale lab tech pleads not guilty in student killing
An animal research technician charged with killing a 24-year-old Yale University graduate student pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge and a new count of felony murder.
Raymond Clark III is accused of strangling Annie Le, of Placerville,
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Obama expected to announce high-speed rail plan that could include California funding boost
frame for how long it will take for those jobs to develop. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to speak ahead of the president's announcement.
WASHINGTON — A day after delivering a State of the Union address aimed at showing
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"Catcher in the Rye" Author Salinger Dies
(CBS/ AP) J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.
Salinger died of natural causes at his home on Wednesday,
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Singer Etta James hospitalized in Calif.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Etta James son says the 72-year-old R&B singer is hospitalized in Southern California with a serious infection but he expects her to be released soon.
Donto James says his mother has been at Riverside Community Hospital for about a
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Field trimmed to 15 at Miss America Pageant
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A group of 53 Miss America contestants who took the stage Saturday in Las Vegas to woo a panel of judges has been narrowed to 15 finalists.
The 53 young women who came out on stage at the beginning of the pageant and danced to "I
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Miss Virginia crowned Miss America 2010
Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron has won the 2010 Miss America title after strutting in a yellow dress, belting Beyonce's "Listen" from "Dreamgirls" and telling kids they should get outside more often.
Cameron won a $50,000 scholarship and the crown in
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Toyota fixing recalled cars this week
TORRANCE, CA -- Monday morning Toyota announced its fix to the sudden acceleration problems which touched off a huge recall and ground sales of eight models to a halt.
Engineers tested and discovered a solution which involves reinforcing the pedal
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'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker' lead Oscar nominations - Tue, 02 Feb 2010 PST
Actress Anne Hathaway and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announce the Best Original Screenplay nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards on Feb. 2, 2010 in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 82nd Academy Awards will take
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Cadmium found in adult jewelry
This photo provided by Charles Margulis on Feb. 1, 2010 in Oakland, Calif. shows a cupcake-shaped pendant on a necklace bought at the 'tween store Justice. Concern about the heavy metal cadmium in jewelry grew Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010, after an Associated
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Law official: Airline bomb suspect flips on cleric
WASHINGTON—The Nigerian suspect in a failed Christmas Day airliner bombing turned against the cleric who claims to be his teacher and has helped the U.S. hunt for the radical preacher, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab,
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Official: Airline bomb suspect flips on cleric
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Nigerian suspect in a failed Christmas Day airliner bombing turned against the cleric who claims to be his teacher and has helped the U.S. hunt for the radical preacher, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
Umar Farouk
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Federal law barring lies about medals is tested
The federal courts are wrestling with a question of both liberty and patriotism: Does the First Amendment right to free speech protect people who lie about being war heroes?
At issue is a three-year-old federal law called the Stolen Valor Act that
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The Daily Wrap-up, Saturday: Northern Trust Open
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Steve Stricker hit enough crisp irons and made his usual share of putts to pull away from the field at Riviera and build a five-shot lead going into the final day of the rain-delayed Northern Trust Open.
Stricker was at 14-under par
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Patrick to make Nationwide debut Saturday
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Danica Patrick has made a living of going fast. So why put off until next week what she can do this week?
Patrick will make her NASCAR debut Saturday in the Nationwide Series season-opening Drive4COPD 300 at Daytona International
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Jackson hearing mirrors past for family
"We need justice," said family patriarch Joe Jackson as he left the courtroom after Murray had pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter and a judge had released him on $75,000 bail.
Immediately after the hearing, Latoya Jackson
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David Cameron attacks Government over contracts
David Cameron will accuse Labour of wasting billions of pounds with its "secretive and inefficient" regime for handing out Government contracts today.
The Tory leader is to promise to restore public trust in the system by publishing in full all
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First-time jobless claims fall more than expected
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WASHINGTON — The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to the lowest total in a month as states cleared out administrative delays left over from the
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Polanski film debuts, Swiss vow no extradition yet
GENEVA (AP) -- Roman Polanski's new film has premiered in Berlin and Swiss authorities have pledged not to extradite him to the U.S. as long as his appeal on a sex case was still being considered in Los Angeles.
Friday was a banner day for the director.
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Danica Patrick Wrecks in NASCAR Debut
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Danica Patrick has been involved in a 12-car accident in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
Patrick was running 21st when several cars wrecked in front of her. She tried to duck low to avoid the
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CA surf contest reminds bystanders of sea's power
Bystanders scramble as a rogue wave washes over the beach during the Mavericks Surfing Contest on Saturday Feb. 13, 2010 in Pillar Point, Calif. (AP Photo/Chad Ziemendorf) NO SALES
Ion Banner loses control on a giant wave during the first heat of the
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French judge issues arrest warrant for U.S. cyclist Landis
PARIS -- A French judge has issued an international arrest warrant for U.S. cyclist Floyd Landis in connection with a case of data hacking at a doping laboratory, France's anti-doping chief said Monday.
Pierre Bordry told The Associated Press that
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Bayh exits Senate against backdrop of angry voters
The decision by the Indiana Democrat, who was in strong position to win a third term in November in his GOP-leaning state, also compounds the problems facing Senate Democrats this fall as they cling to their majority in the chamber, where they now hold
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Sadie the Scottie wins Westminster
suburban Philadelphia in November and the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship in California in December.
Sadie, a Scottish terrier, is photographed by the media after winning Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden
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Court convicts 12 in Pinot Noir fraud scheme
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California-based E. & J. Gallo Winery says a French court has convicted one of its suppliers of selling mislabeled Pinot Noir to the San Joaquin Valley (san wah-KEEN') winemaking empire.
A spokeswoman for Gallo say the company is
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Friends Didn't See Pilot's Passion For IRS Feud
AUSTIN, Texas -- Joe Stack felt the federal government -- especially its tax code -- robbed him of his savings and destroyed his career while allowing corrupt executives to walk away with millions.
It's clear from the 3,000-word manifesto posted on a
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Jamie McMurray sits on pole in California week after winning Daytona 500
FONTANA, Calif. -- Jamie McMurray has gone from winning the Daytona 500 to sitting on the pole in California.
After a whirlwind week of appearances and interviews as the champion of NASCAR's season opener and biggest race, McMurray got back into the
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Busch nips Biffle for California win, Patrick finishes 31st
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Danica Patrick accomplished one of her goals by finishing the race. She is still a long way from the lead packs in NASCAR.
Kyle Busch barely overtook Greg Biffle out of the final turn of a green-white-checker finish to win by .051
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Toyota gets U.S. grand jury subpoena for documents
Thomas reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Tom Krisher in Detroit, Alan Fram in Washington and Kelly Olsen and Malcoln Foster in Tokyo contributed to this report.
NEW YORK: Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal
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Details of Obama health care plan
President Barack Obama released a health care overhaul proposal Monday that builds on legislation passed Christmas Eve by the Senate, and makes some changes to placate Democrats in the House.
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Italy convicts 3 Google execs in abuse video case
MILAN - An Italian court convicted three Google executives of privacy violations Wednesday because they did not act quickly enough to remove an online video that showed sadistic teen bullies pummeling and mocking an autistic boy.
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X-Games skier dies after fall at Calif. ski hill
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Current Olympians and others in the ski community are mourning the loss of professional free skier C.R. Johnson, who died in a fall while skiing a steep chute at California's Squaw Valley.
Johnson, 26, who
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Police say 'Growing Pains' actor Koenig found dead in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Former "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig was found dead Thursday in a wooded area of a sprawling downtown park where he enjoyed spending time, apparently after committing suicide.
The actor's father, Walter Koenig, said "
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Hawaii under tsunami warning, Calif. under advisory
Ewa Beach, Hawaii (AP) - A tsunami threatened nations around the
Pacific Rim on Saturday, with an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Chile
sending potentially deadly waves across the ocean as fast as a
jetliner.
A tsunami warning - the highest
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Tsunami warning lifted; Waves reach Japan, Russia
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A tourist family from Japan suns on the beach at Ala Moana Beach Park, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 in Honolulu. The State of Hawaii is under a tsunami warning after a 8.8 earthquake rattled Chile today. Many residents are loading up on
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Jimmie Johnson makes it two in a row at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Another race, another victory for Jimmie Johnson and yet another round of griping about the NASCAR champion's dominance.
Only this time, there was a silver lining for those ready to see someone else hoist the Sprint Cup trophy: his
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Hello again to Jay Leno, back as 'Tonight' host
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FILE - In this March 19, 2009 file photo, host Jay Leno is shown on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, Calif.
A fan shows his ticket for the "Tonight Show," as he lines up outside the NBC Studios on Monday, March 1, 2010, in
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Sarah Palin's new gig: late-night comedian
In this image released by NBC, former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is shown during an interview with host Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in Burbank, Calif.AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater
BURBANK,
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ABC to air video of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard
NEW YORK -- ABC says it will air home video Friday of kidnapping victim
Jaycee Dugard, who was rescued last August after 18 years in captivity.
The network says Dugard, her mother, Terry Probyn, and her half-sister
Shayna will be seen and heard for the
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Calif. man killed in shootout at Pentagon
WASHINGTON — A California man killed in a shootout with Pentagon police drove cross-country and arrived outside the military headquarters armed with two semiautomatic weapons, authorities said Friday. The shooter apparently left behind angry,
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Many tried to help Pentagon shooter
This image provided by the Irvine, Calif., Police Department shows a booking photo of John Patrick Bedell, who was arrested in June of 2006 when officers responded to complaints about marijuana growing and subsequently arrested Bedell, seizing growing
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American-born al-Qaida spokesman from California arrested in Pakistan
of the West and for strikes against targets in the United States. The most recent was posted Sunday, praising the U.S. Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood, Texas, as a role model for other Muslims.
The American-born spokesman for al-
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President Barack Obama appeals for public support on health care reform
President Barack Obama is greeted by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, center, and, from left: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Rep. Alyson Schwartz, D-Pa., Commander David Foster, and Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., upon his arrival at Naval Air Station
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A Policy Change On Abortion, But How Radical?
WASHINGTON D.C, (AP) - President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars that some abortion opponents fear.
The bitter dispute could derail Obama's quest to remake the health
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Calif. police seek gunmen after boy's 911 call
NORWALK, Calif. - Detectives in California are searching for three armed robbers who broke into a home and threatened the parents of a 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom.
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Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them off
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Lawmakers probe lax enforcement of animal rules
FRESNO, Calif.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The knives at the slaughterhouse weren't properly sanitized, a government investigator said, and employees at the meatpacking plant didn't know how to test the carcasses of days-old veal calves for a dangerous
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Drug ring 'link' in Haim's death
Actor Corey Haim's death is being linked to a major drug ring which has been illegally obtaining prescription drugs, US police have said. California Attorney General Jerry Brown said the star's name was discovered on records during an investigation into
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Official: Democrats short on health care votes -- for now
are going to be successful. I believe that there is a sense of urgency on the part of members of Congress," given recent news about insurance plan rate increases, Axelrod said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference
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Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference Saturday March 13, 2010, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
WASHINGTON -- The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass
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Break the law and your new Facebook 'friend' may be the FBI
WASHINGTON: The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too.
U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate
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State prison numbers drop for 1st time since 1972
FILE- In this undated file photo released by the California Department of Corrections, inmates sit in crowded conditions at the California Institute for Men in Chino, Calif. Spurred by budget crises, California and Michigan reduced their prison
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Calif. board to study requiring condoms in porn
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— California's worker safety board voted Thursday to further study a proposal that would require porn actors to wear condoms during sex scenes.
The six-member California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously to
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Demos push toward Sunday health care vote
From left, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif, Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif., Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-NY and Rep. Pedro Pierluisi, D-PR, are seen before announcing their support, along with other members of the Congressional
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Former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall dies at 90
SANTA FE, N.M. Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure from the government's Cold War nuclear programs, died
