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Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 7

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:37pm
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A suicide attacker struck a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 26....
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Woods responders concerned about domestic violence

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:42pm
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show....
Categories: General News

Authorities: Haim's name on illegal prescription

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:41pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring....
Categories: General News

Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:41pm
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to millions of students for the next decade....
Categories: General News

Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:41pm
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children....
Categories: General News

Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:40pm
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck....
Categories: General News

Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:40pm
HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists....
Categories: General News

Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:39pm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S....
Categories: General News

Democrats seek agreement, vote on health care

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:39pm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand....
Categories: General News

NYC: Taxi drivers overcharged riders by $8.3M-plus

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 9:50pm
NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to the suburbs, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Friday....
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NYC: Taxi drivers overcharged riders by $8.3M-plus

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 9:50pm
NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used for trips to the suburbs, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Friday....
Categories: General News

Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 9:28pm
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck....
Categories: General News

Authorities: Haim's name on illegal prescription

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:52pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring....
Categories: General News

Dems seek agreement, quick vote on health care

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:32pm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand....
Categories: General News

Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:27pm
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children....
Categories: General News

Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:27pm
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to millions of students for the next decade....
Categories: General News

Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:27pm
HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists....
Categories: General News

Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:26pm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S....
Categories: General News

Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:26pm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopardize millions in federal funding for the national charity....
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Woods responders concerned about domestic violence

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:26pm
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show....
Categories: General News