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- Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction
- NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he unveiled the moonwalk in 1983, is being sold at auction. The glove and other Jackson items are part of a music memorabilia... Full story
- Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients
- By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press Writer SAN ANTONIO — A court martial found a former Air Force nurse not guilty Saturday on charges of killing three terminally ill patients with lethal dosages of painkillers. After the ruling, Capt.... Full story
- Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote
- By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON — In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and... Full story
- 59 and counting: Health care bill nears test vote
- By ERICA WERNER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — And then there was one. Historic health care legislation advanced to a Saturday night Senate showdown as centrist Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., fell in line as the 59th vote in an early test of... Full story
- More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving
- By NAFEESA SYEED Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. The group, which surveyed... Full story
- Mexico shifts strategy in border city violence
- By MARK STEVENSON The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the... Full story
- China says 11 dead after coal mine explosion
- The Associated Press BEIJING — Chinese authorities say 11 people have been killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine and 128 others remain trapped underground. A statement by the State Administration of Work Safety says another 389 people at... Full story
- Prosecutors plan commission case in Cole bombing
- The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Military prosecutors said Friday they plan to seek new charges against the alleged mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. The announcement follows Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision a... Full story
- 2 Pa. judges given partial immunity in civil suit
- By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two former county judges accused of taking millions of dollars in kickbacks to send juveniles to private detention facilities are partially immune from civil lawsuits, a federal... Full story
- Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan
- By PAMELA HESS and ANNE GEARAN Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON — There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the... Full story
- Texas senator stands firm, stalling others’ plans
- By APRIL CASTROAssociated Press Writer AUSTIN — It’s too early to say whether Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will succeed in her run for governor, but she has already upset a slew of ambitious politicians who are having to delay or rethink... Full story
- Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder
- By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego. Christian Daniel Castro... Full story
- Mexico’s economy rebounding, recession over
- MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government says the economy grew 2.93 pct in 3rd quarter, marking and end to the recession. Mexico has suffered a severe economic crisis for more than a year, but the new figures released Friday... Full story
- Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote
- By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen. Mary Landrieu nor her state of Louisiana. But... Full story
- Man shot near Beaumont school
- BEAUMONT — A Beaumont Independent School District police officer shot a man during an altercation near a campus. BISD spokeswoman Jessie Haynes says the man shot by the officer Friday morning is not a student. Haynes says the shooting... Full story
- Mexico is pulling out of recession
- MEXICO CITY — Rising oil prices and increased exports are slowly dragging Mexico's economy out of a severe recession, but the nation's financial system still confronts fundamental challenges, national leaders and experts said. ``We are... Full story
- Fort Lewis soldier from Texas dies in Afghanistan
- FORT LEWIS, Wash. — The Defense Department says a Fort Lewis soldier was killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Twenty-six-year-old Spc. Joseph M. Lewis of Terrell, Texas, was a member of the 5th Stryker brigade.... Full story
- Burglars steal box holding baby's ashes
- PEORIA, Ariz. — An Arizona family is pleading with burglars to return a wooden music box containing the ashes of their 5-month old son. The Peoria family came home Thursday afternoon and found the garage door open and the house... Full story
- Man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face
- THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A 39-year-old Thousand Oaks man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. Ventura County authorities say the man, whose name isn't being released,... Full story
- Man cleared of wife's murder during nightmare
- LONDON — A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found not guilty in her death. Prosecutors had originally asked Brian Thomas be found not guilty by reason of insanity in... Full story
- Gunman opens fire on Pacific island Saipan; 5 dead
- SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan Friday, first at a shooting range and then at a World War II historical site, killing four people and wounding six others before... Full story
- Woman who had nearly 370 animals gets probation
- PLEASANT HILL, Mo. — A woman who had been charged with child endangerment after almost 370 animals were seized from her Missouri farm has been placed on two years of unsupervised probation. Sixty-two-year-old Virginia Gambriel was... Full story
- Man charged with raping, killing 5-year-old girl
- FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was expected in court Friday, a day after authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final days. Authorities said Thursday... Full story
- 3 teens accused in Killeen youth's death
- KILLEEN — Killeen police detained three teens over the slaying of a 16-year-old boy who had been missing more than a week. Police say the body of James Johnson III was discovered early Thursday off a road north of Temple. Johnson was reported... Full story
- Heritage group against governor's mansion addition
- AUSTIN — A group that made the first $10,000 private donation to rebuild the fire-gutted Texas Governor's Mansion is opposed to changing its look. The Heritage Society of Austin will not support plans, unveiled in October, for a two-story... Full story
- Lawsuit over liquor seized in South Texas
- McALLEN — Some liquor is in limbo in South Texas. A federal judge will decide the fate of tens of thousands of bottles of booze seized in 2007. Prosecutors recently filed a lawsuit in McAllen to try to gain ownership of nearly 2,000 boxes of... Full story
- Man who claimed disability spotted on TV show
- LOS ANGELES — California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show. Fifty-six-year-old Ronald Hunt of Los Angeles was sentenced Tuesday to 200... Full story
- AK volunteers strive to save Santa letter service
- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Santa's ``elves'' at the North Pole have been given their walking papers — but they're not going quietly. The volunteer ``elves'' are trying to counter a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to discontinue a... Full story
- San Francisco health care a model during national debate
- SAN FRANCISCO — This city did not wait for Washington's health care overhaul. Most uninsured adults here are already reaping the benefits of a government-run health care program — seeing doctors, filling prescriptions, and getting... Full story
- End of an era: Oprah ending show after 25 years
- CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey... Full story
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