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No word yet on cause of skydivers' crash
May 13 2007 9:53PM (CT)
MARION, Mont. (AP) - A small plane that crashed near a private airstrip, killing its pilot and four skydivers, had made an abrupt turn just before going down, a federal investigator said Sunday. The Cessna 182 had just taken off from Skydive Lost Prairie when it crashed Saturday.
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Wildfire smoke closes Florida highways
May 13 2007 9:24PM (CT)
LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities briefly reopened two highways crossing north Florida into Georgia on Sunday before dense wildfire smoke forced them to again halt traffic, while hundreds of Florida residents waited to return to their threatened homes.
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Wildfire smoke closes Florida highways
May 13 2007 9:24PM (CT)
LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities briefly reopened two highways crossing north Florida into Georgia on Sunday before dense wildfire smoke forced them to again halt traffic, while hundreds of Florida residents waited to return to their threatened homes.
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Wildfire smoke closes Florida highways
May 13 2007 9:24PM (CT)
LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities briefly reopened two highways crossing north Florida into Georgia on Sunday before dense wildfire smoke forced them to again halt traffic, while hundreds of Florida residents waited to return to their threatened homes.
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Wildfire smoke closes Florida highways
May 13 2007 9:24PM (CT)
LAKE CITY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities briefly reopened two highways crossing north Florida into Georgia on Sunday before dense wildfire smoke forced them to again halt traffic, while hundreds of Florida residents waited to return to their threatened homes.
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Car plows into LA bus stop, killing 2
May 13 2007 7:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A driver apparently fell asleep before his car plowed into a bus stop and Mother's Day flower stand Sunday, killing two people and injuring four others, authorities said.
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Suit: Sub showed 'Brokeback' in class
May 13 2007 7:15PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A girl and her grandparents have sued the Chicago Board of Education, alleging that a substitute teacher showed the R-rated film "Brokeback Mountain" in class.
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Dallas mayor candidates head to runoff
May 13 2007 6:40PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Voters have winnowed down a crowded 11-candidate race to become the next Dallas mayor to two candidates, and both began campaigning in earnest Sunday.
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Congregations meet in tornado-torn town
May 13 2007 6:38PM (CT)
GREENSBURG, Kan. (AP) - Church leaders on Sunday told more than 3,000 residents, volunteers and disaster workers gathered in this tornado-ravaged community they should not fear the future because God was with them.
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Exhibit of King's writings closes in Ga.
May 13 2007 5:50PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - An exhibit featuring the writings and documents of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. closed on Sunday after drawing record crowds, officials said.
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Exhibit of King's writings closes in Ga.
May 13 2007 5:50PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - An exhibit featuring the writings and documents of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. closed on Sunday after drawing record crowds, officials said.
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Teachers stage fake gun attack on kids
May 13 2007 4:28PM (CT)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Staff members of an elementary school staged a fictitious gun attack on students during a class trip, telling them it was not a drill as the children cried and hid under tables.
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95-year-old grad might keep studying
May 13 2007 3:15PM (CT)
HAYS, Kan. (AP) - At the age of 95, Nola Ochs is now the world's oldest college graduate. But her studying days might not be over just yet _ she's considering a master's degree.
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First female astronaut trainees honored
May 13 2007 2:07PM (CT)
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has awarded honorary doctorates to 13 women who were supposed to be the first females in space before the government decided against it.
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Openings set in Padilla terror trial
May 13 2007 2:02PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - After months of investigation, legal maneuvering and jury selection, federal prosecutors and attorneys for alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla finally get to present their cases in a trial expected to last into August.
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Teens arrested in Chicago bus shooting
May 13 2007 1:48PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Two teenagers have been arrested in a shooting aboard a Chicago Transit Authority bus that killed a high school student and injured four other people, police said Sunday.
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Caviar demand affects Midwest sturgeon
May 13 2007 1:28PM (CT)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Every spring, fishermen wait for a peculiar-looking fish to swim up the Wabash River between southern Illinois and Indiana.
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Anti-illegal-immigrant law OK'd in Texas
May 13 2007 12:40PM (CT)
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) - Voters in this Dallas suburb became the first in the nation Saturday to prohibit landlords from renting to most illegal immigrants.
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Demolition means loss to community
May 13 2007 12:35PM (CT)
HURLEY, N.M. (AP) - The clock is ticking for the Hurley towers, towering concrete monuments of a long-gone copper smelter, the latest victims of progress in an industry that no longer needs them.
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Mail hike hits Alaska villages hard
May 13 2007 12:28PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The new U.S. Postal Service rates that go into effect Monday have people living in Alaska's remotest villages worried about more than just paying 2 cents more for a stamp.
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Clinton, Bloomberg host climate summit
May 13 2007 12:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A global summit of leaders including former President Clinton convenes here this week to exchange ideas on addressing the threat of global warming.
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AP interviews 5 Mo. condemned prisoners
May 13 2007 11:27AM (CT)
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) - One after another, the condemned men arrive. Usually, this spartan room _ deep inside the concrete-and-razor-wire fortress that is Potosi Correctional Center, Missouri's maximum-security prison _ is used for parole hearings. But on this day, five CPs (capital punishment offenders) have agreed to be interviewed.
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AP interviews 5 Mo. condemned prisoners
May 13 2007 11:27AM (CT)
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) - One after another, the condemned men arrive. Usually, this spartan room _ deep inside the concrete-and-razor-wire fortress that is Potosi Correctional Center, Missouri's maximum-security prison _ is used for parole hearings. But on this day, five CPs (capital punishment offenders) have agreed to be interviewed.
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AP interviews 5 Mo. condemned prisoners
May 13 2007 11:27AM (CT)
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) - One after another, the condemned men arrive. Usually, this spartan room _ deep inside the concrete-and-razor-wire fortress that is Potosi Correctional Center, Missouri's maximum-security prison _ is used for parole hearings. But on this day, five CPs (capital punishment offenders) have agreed to be interviewed.
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AP interviews 5 Mo. condemned prisoners
May 13 2007 11:27AM (CT)
POTOSI, Mo. (AP) - One after another, the condemned men arrive. Usually, this spartan room _ deep inside the concrete-and-razor-wire fortress that is Potosi Correctional Center, Missouri's maximum-security prison _ is used for parole hearings. But on this day, five CPs (capital punishment offenders) have agreed to be interviewed.
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Girl dies in accident with scissors
May 13 2007 9:11AM (CT)
VERONA BEACH, N.Y. (AP) - A 6-year-old girl reaching for scissors on top of a refrigerator died when she fell from a chair and the blades stabbed her in her neck, police said.
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Fugitive on FBI Top 10 held in Canada
May 13 2007 8:53AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Canadian authorities have arrested a California man who was on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list for alleged sex crimes against children, the FBI said.
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Bittersweet graduation at Virginia Tech
May 13 2007 4:03AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall. But on Saturday, there was a new image of the 22-year-old former Eagle Scout: jubilant and full of life as he limped across the stage at the university's Cassell Coliseum using a crutch and displaying a grin to accept his degree in electrical engineering.
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Bittersweet graduation at Virginia Tech
May 13 2007 4:03AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall. But on Saturday, there was a new image of the 22-year-old former Eagle Scout: jubilant and full of life as he limped across the stage at the university's Cassell Coliseum using a crutch and displaying a grin to accept his degree in electrical engineering.
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Bittersweet graduation at Virginia Tech
May 13 2007 4:03AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall. But on Saturday, there was a new image of the 22-year-old former Eagle Scout: jubilant and full of life as he limped across the stage at the university's Cassell Coliseum using a crutch and displaying a grin to accept his degree in electrical engineering.
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Bittersweet graduation at Virginia Tech
May 13 2007 4:03AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall. But on Saturday, there was a new image of the 22-year-old former Eagle Scout: jubilant and full of life as he limped across the stage at the university's Cassell Coliseum using a crutch and displaying a grin to accept his degree in electrical engineering.
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Bittersweet graduation at Virginia Tech
May 13 2007 4:03AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall. But on Saturday, there was a new image of the 22-year-old former Eagle Scout: jubilant and full of life as he limped across the stage at the university's Cassell Coliseum using a crutch and displaying a grin to accept his degree in electrical engineering.
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Bittersweet graduation at Virginia Tech
May 13 2007 4:03AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall. But on Saturday, there was a new image of the 22-year-old former Eagle Scout: jubilant and full of life as he limped across the stage at the university's Cassell Coliseum using a crutch and displaying a grin to accept his degree in electrical engineering.
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Bittersweet graduation at Virginia Tech
May 13 2007 4:03AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall. But on Saturday, there was a new image of the 22-year-old former Eagle Scout: jubilant and full of life as he limped across the stage at the university's Cassell Coliseum using a crutch and displaying a grin to accept his degree in electrical engineering.
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Bittersweet graduation at Virginia Tech
May 13 2007 4:03AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The image most people have of Kevin Sterne is harrowing: a photo showing a tourniquet wrapped around his wounded leg as rescue workers rushed him out of Virginia Tech's Norris Hall. But on Saturday, there was a new image of the 22-year-old former Eagle Scout: jubilant and full of life as he limped across the stage at the university's Cassell Coliseum using a crutch and displaying a grin to accept his degree in electrical engineering.
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5 climbers rescued from Mount Hood
May 13 2007 3:07AM (CT)
GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (AP) - Five climbers stranded at the 9,800-foot level of Mount Hood were rescued late Saturday night and returned safely to Timberline Lodge, the Clackamas County sheriff's office said.
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Critics bash 'warrior culture' of LAPD
May 13 2007 1:21AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Police Department's violent response at the end of an immigrant demonstration is the latest incident highlighting what critics describe as the force's "warrior culture."
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Critics bash 'warrior culture' of LAPD
May 13 2007 1:21AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Police Department's violent response at the end of an immigrant demonstration is the latest incident highlighting what critics describe as the force's "warrior culture."
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Critics bash 'warrior culture' of LAPD
May 13 2007 1:21AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Police Department's violent response at the end of an immigrant demonstration is the latest incident highlighting what critics describe as the force's "warrior culture."
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Critics bash 'warrior culture' of LAPD
May 13 2007 1:21AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Police Department's violent response at the end of an immigrant demonstration is the latest incident highlighting what critics describe as the force's "warrior culture."
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