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Lost manatee headed to Fla. after Mass. rescue - Added 11 minutes ago

!!-- pobj:MAHYC501-1008081347 -->!!-- pobj:MAHYC502-1008081003 -->A wayward manatee is headed home to Florida after being pulled from frigid Cape Cod waters in an early morning rescue. The juvenile male manatee...

Marriage ruling not the end of debate in Conn. - Added 31 minutes ago

Now that the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled same-sex couples have the right to wed, opponents of gay marriage are pinning their hopes on an infrequent ballot question in a longshot bid to block the unions. Every...

Wildfire threatens homes, wineries in Napa Valley - Added 59 minutes ago

Hundreds of firefighters are battling a fast-growing wildfire that is threatening homes and wineries in California's Napa Valley. Fire officials say the blaze has burned 300 acres in the rugged hills just outside the...

NKorea off US blacklist after nuke inspection deal - Added 1 hour ago

North Korea has agreed to all U.S. nuclear inspection demands and the Bush administration responded Saturday by removing the communist country from a terrorism blacklist. The breakthrough is intended to salvage a...

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5 killed in Manhattan blaze, including 3 children - Added 3 hours ago

Five people, including three young children, died in an apartment fire early Saturday, some taking refuge from the smoky blaze in a full bathtub and underneath a sink, fire officials said. A 10-year-old boy was...

For Bush, last 100 days to feature 'no letting up' - Added 3 hours ago

!!-- pobj:WX206-1007081423 -->!!-- pobj:WX205-1007081509 -->So how will it end? President Bush is down to his final 100 days in office as of Sunday. Don't expect a quiet fade into the Texas night. The bleakest...

Bush's statement on financial crisis - Added 3 hours ago

President Bush's statement Saturday on the financial crisis, as released by the White House. He spoke in the Rose Garden after meeting with financial ministers from the G-7 nations: Thank you all very much. Good...

Obituaries in the news - Added 4 hours ago

Alfred J. Gallodoro NEW YORK (AP) _ Alfred J. Gallodoro, a jazz musician who performed on the saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, has died. He was 95. Gallodoro died Saturday at his home in Oneonta in upstate New...

Ore. wine pioneer David Lett dies at 69 - Added 5 hours ago

!!-- pobj:ORPOR501-1008030410 -->!!-- pobj:ORPOR502-1022030410 -->Pioneering Oregon winemaker David Lett, widely considered the father of Oregon's thriving pinot noir industry and a major force in winning worldwide...

Japanese businessman in murder plot found dead - Added 5 hours ago

A Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered 27 years ago in Los Angeles has been found dead in an apparent suicide, less than 24 hours after he set foot in the continental United States to...

Accused Japanese businessman found dead - Added 6 hours ago

An attorney for a Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered says his client has been found dead in an apparent suicide. Attorney Mark Geragos, who has been representing 61-year-old Kazuyoshi...

Wyo. town reflects 10 years after Shepard's murder - Added 7 hours ago

A decade after a gay college student was beaten, tied to a fence and left for dead, many in this small college town are still struggling with the aftermath of a crime that triggered nationwide sympathy and brought a...

Latvia discussing new military exercises with US - Added 9 hours ago

In the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Georgia, Latvia is talking with the United States about expanding joint military exercises and cooperation. The Latvian foreign minister, Maris Riekstins, discussed the issue...

FBI files show long hunt for Jack Anderson sources - Added 9 hours ago

In caustic comments on internal FBI memos, legendary bureau director J. Edgar Hoover referred to prominent columnist Jack Anderson with undisguised contempt, calling him "a jackal" as agents combed his articles for...

OJ Simpson seeks new robbery trial in Las Vegas - Added 11 hours ago

O.J. Simpson's lawyers cited judicial errors and insufficient evidence Friday in seeking a new trial for the former football star, who was convicted of kidnapping and robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint...

Court makes Conn. 3rd state to allow gay marriage - Added 11 hours ago

A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to get married, saying legislators did not go far enough when they approved same-sex civil unions that were identical to marriages...

Today in History - Oct. 11 - Added 13 hours ago

Today is Saturday, Oct. 11, the 285th day of 2008. There are 81 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 11, 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally...

Homeless man dies after being set ablaze in LA - Added 14 hours ago

A homeless man died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years and was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown, police and local merchants said Friday. Police were...

Tuskegee Airmen honored with historic site in Ala. - Added 14 hours ago

Lt. Col. John Mulzac stood on the asphalt at Moton Field Friday _ the same grounds where he trained decades ago to become one of the country's first black military pilots _ and wept. Mulzac and hundreds of his fellow...

Death toll rises to 9 in Calif. charter bus crash - Added 14 hours ago

The death toll has risen to nine in the crash of a charter bus that was on its way to a casino in Northern California. UC Davis Medical Center spokeswoman Phyllis Brown says E. Vang Saelee (SAY'-lee) died Friday at the...

Ohio death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court - Added 14 hours ago

Lawyers for an Ohio death row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that his obesity prevents humane lethal injection filed an appeal Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, planned for next week. The Ohio...

Obituaries in the news - Added 15 hours ago

Alfred J. Gallodoro NEW YORK (AP) _ Alfred J. Gallodoro, a jazz musician who performed on the saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet, died Saturday. He was 95. He died at his home in Oneonta in upstate New York, said...

Fired professor in noose incident sues Columbia - Added 15 hours ago

A black Columbia University teacher who reported finding a noose on her door is suing the New York City school for firing her after a plagiarism investigation. Clinical psychology professor Madonna G. Constantine...

Attorney describes binding incident as 'horseplay' - Added 15 hours ago

The attorney for a man accused of binding the hands of a teenage girl on a Southwest Airlines flight and trying to do the same to her sister said it was merely "horseplay" and pointed out that the girls didn't scream. ...

3 BLM workers held at gunpoint at Nev. pot patch - Added 15 hours ago

Three federal biologists were held at gunpoint for several minutes by suspected members of a Mexican drug cartel after happening upon a large marijuana patch in a remote stretch of public land in northern Nevada,...

Man dies after balloon crashes in flames in N.M. - Added 16 hours ago

A hot air balloon crashed into power lines and burst into flames Friday during Albuquerque's annual balloon fiesta, throwing both men on board to the ground and killing one of them. Witnesses said that many of the...

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 540 - Added 16 hours ago

As of Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at least 540 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department....

Recalls: Dried radishes, milk drinks, cookies - Added 16 hours ago

The following recalls have been announced: _Packages of Kyosai Sengiri Daikon dried radishes due to the presence of undeclared sulfite. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfite run the risk of a...

Dog dies after saving man in Trinidad from fire - Added 16 hours ago

A man whose dog rescued him from a house fire in Trinidad said the animal died after running back into the burning building. Trinidad & Tobago Express newspaper quoted Anderson Marcano as saying that he woke up...

Japanese man held in LA in wife's 1981 slaying - Added 16 hours ago

!!-- pobj:CARS206-1010080938 -->A Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife killed 27 years ago was returned to Southern California on Friday to face trial. Kazuyoshi Miura, 61, arrived at Los Angeles...

What happens after you flush? RI offers new tour - Added 16 hours ago

Ever wonder what happens after you yank the chain on the old commode? Rhode Island is offering tours of several wastewater treatment facilities during what its dubbed the first annual "Rhode Island Water Infrastructure...

Lender drops eviction suit vs. Cook County sheriff - Added 16 hours ago

A mortgage lender that tried to force the Cook County sheriff to evict a suburban Chicago woman from her home announced Friday that it has withdrawn its lawsuit. Accredited Home Lenders said in a brief statement it...

Woman accused of serving pot-laced cake to guest - Added 16 hours ago

West Hartford police said they charged a 51-year-old woman with assault, reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence after she allegedly served a marijuana-tainted ginger cake to her real estate agent. ...

Woman, 72, moves after finding snakes in apartment - Added 16 hours ago

When 72-year-old Gladys Dressner first saw two snakes last in her new apartment last month, she froze. Days later, when an eight-inch snake crawled across her bed, she screamed. Finally, after stepping on a baby black...

No Bush league: SC softball champs meet president - Added 16 hours ago

Winning the Little League Softball World Series is great. But shaking the president's hand is not exactly Bush league. Just ask the youngsters on the Simpsonville Stars softball squad. The team, which won the series...

Lineup for Sunday news shows - Added 17 hours ago

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" _ Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.; Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.; Former Treasury secretaries James Baker and Lawrence Summers. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" _ Sen....

Atheist soldier to leave Army, drops religion suit - Added 17 hours ago

An atheist soldier who accused U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Defense Department of violating his religious freedom dropped the lawsuit Friday, citing his plans to leave the Army next spring. But the...

Colin Powell calls Sen. Stevens' word 'sterling' - Added 17 hours ago

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday praised Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens' sense of honor at his trial on corruption charges, calling his reputation for honesty and integrity "sterling" in the quarter-century...

A new day for dogs: Pa. law targets puppy mills - Added 18 hours ago

Sammy, a Shetland sheepdog, wouldn't touch his food, retreating to a corner of the yard and devouring mouthfuls of dirt _ behavioral oddities his owner later learned came from a lifetime of abuse as a "stud" in a large...

Feds acknowledge Mich. arsonist was key informant - Added 18 hours ago

Federal prosecutors are seeking a major sentencing break for an activist who committed arson at Michigan State University, publicly acknowledging for the first time his wide-ranging undercover role in investigations of...

As storm nears, west Texas braces for more floods - Added 18 hours ago

Officials planned to activate an emergency operations center in west Texas, where the remnants of Hurricane Norbert are expected to bring rain to already saturated areas, an official said Friday. The storm was expected...

New York teachers sue over ban on campaign buttons - Added 18 hours ago

The teachers' union for the nation's largest public school system accused the city on Friday of banning political campaign buttons and sued to reverse the policy, declaring that free speech rights were violated. United...

Stocks got slammed, but was it a `crash'? - Added 18 hours ago

Did stocks "crash"? Some news organizations and investors are hesitating to use the word to describe Wall Street's terrifying sell-off. A crash is commonly defined as a 20 percent decline in a single day or several...

Georgia sued over voter citizenship verification - Added 18 hours ago

Voting rights groups asked a federal judge Friday to stop Georgia's attempts to verify the identities and citizenship of new voter applicants, arguing they amounted to a "systematic purging" of rolls just weeks before...

Mom of missing Fla. girl can access evidence - Added 18 hours ago

!!-- pobj:FLORL102-1009081441 -->The mother of a missing 3-year-old Florida girl will have access to her car and forensic tests completed by authorities trying to figure out what happened to the child, a judge ruled...

Former SF supervisor pleads guilty to corruption - Added 18 hours ago

A former San Francisco supervisor pleaded guilty to three felony charges Friday and admitted to trying to shake down city business owners with planning permit problems. Ed Jew resigned from the Board of Supervisors in...

Conn. high court rules gay couples can marry - Added 18 hours ago

Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to marry, making the state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions. The ruling comes just weeks before Californians...

Economy is overriding issue in governors' races - Added 19 hours ago

In his bid to become the next governor of Missouri, Rep. Kenny Hulshof survived a bitter primary that at one point saw the candidates bashing each other for supporting public funding for drugs such as Viagra. Then came...

White House disputes that Bush is hurting markets - Added 19 hours ago

President Bush on Friday offered reassuring words to stop the hemorrhaging on Wall Street, but once again the stock market fell. Bush has spoken about the economic chaos on 21 of the last 26 days as the market has been...