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Monday, January 5, 2009

Travolta family ’heartbroken’

By Mike Underwood

John Travolta’s teenage son Jett may have died in his father’s arms as...

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Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton eulogize Sen. Claiborne Pell

A U.S. Coast Guard honor guard carries the casket of former Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell into Trinity Episcopal Church in Newport, R.I., Monday.

By Associated Press

NEWPORT, R.I. — The late Sen. Claiborne Pell was remembered during his funeral service Monday as a patrician statesman...

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Alleged Pa. attic intruder ’sorry and upset’

By Associated Press

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — An Arkansas man who allegedly squatted in the attic of a Pennsylvania family’s home over Christmas and helped himself to their...

Woman tied to Sarah Palin’s daughter pleads not guilty to charges

In this Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008 file photo, Sherry Johnston, mother of Levi Johnston, talks about her son at her home in Wasilla, Alaska.

By Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A woman whose son is engaged to marry Gov. Sarah Palin’s...

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Court deals Norm Coleman another setback on absentees

By Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected Republican Norm Coleman’s request to count an additional...

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Alleged brawler dies after cuffing

By Herald Wire Services / NEWS in brief

DERBY, Conn. - Connecticut State Police are investigating how a man busted for allegedly brawling in a restaurant parking lot later died after being handcuffed...

Man accused in baby son’s death

By Herald Wire Services / NEWS in brief

NEW ORLEANS - A father accused of killing his 2-year-old son in New Orleans over child support apparently owed his estranged wife $4,000. Danny Platt,...

Milky Way - the galaxy - not snack-sized anymore

This undated hand out artist rendering provided by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows the latest view of the Milky Way’s structure.

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Take that, Andromeda! For decades, astronomers thought when it...

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Steve Jobs has hormone imbalance, will remain CEO

By Associated Press

NEW YORK — Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, looking to quell rumors about his health, said Monday his doctors have discovered a hormonal...

New Jersey grandma dies in attempt to rescue dog on ice

By Associated Press

PLAINSBORO, N.J. - A woman trying to rescue her grandson’s dog from a frozen pond fell through the ice and drowned, authorities said yesterday. Janet...

APNewsBreak: Ex-trooper who kicked man enters plea

By Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A former South Carolina trooper seen on video kicking a suspect in the head has pleaded guilty to a federal...

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Topless coffee shop proposed for small Maine town

By Associated Press

VASSALBORO, Maine — A one-time motel in a small central Maine town could soon be offering an eye-opening way to start...

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Police standoff ends at Georgia motel

By Associated Press

MADISON, Ga. — A former South Carolina policeman holding an infant and two women hostage in a Georgia motel surrendered peacefully Monday after a 13-hour...

‘Gang’ mom gets 15 years

By Associated Press

LONG BEACH, Calif. - A woman with a twisted idea of motherhood is headed for hard time in the slammer for putting the kids up to a vengeance killing. The...

NY AG accuses hospitals of kickbacks, fraud

By Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is suing seven hospitals, accusing them in some cases of rounding up the homeless and paying kickbacks...