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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Autism advocates hope case spurs action

By Jessica Fargen

John Travolta and his actress wife Kelly Preston have refused to address swirling speculation that their son, who died...

The tragic last minutes for Jett Travolta

By Herald Wire Services

FREEPORT, Bahamas - An ambulance driver described a dramatic, tragic scene as rescue workers fought to save 16-year-old Jett...

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Lifer inmate ordered to pay $13M for murdering unwanted cellmate

By Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A judge has ordered an Illinois prison inmate who killed his cellmate - after allegedly warning guards...

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Father, teen surrender in Georgia standoff, baby, wife safe

By Associated Press

MADISON, Ga. - A 13-hour hostage standoff that included gunfire at a Georgia motel ended peacefully yesterday when a former South Carolina police officer and...

Blaze destroys Texas shelter, kills 5 men

By Associated Press

PARIS, Texas - Fire tore through a small-town homeless shelter early yesterday, partially collapsing the building and killing five men, fire officials said. ...

Nurses not hurtin’ in falling economy

By Associated Press

MILWAUKEE - Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we’ll give you a chance to win cash and prizes. ...

Alabama police seek missing top detective

By Associated Press

DECATUR, Ala. - Cops searched yesterday for the head of a northern Alabama city’s organized crime unit, who was last seen working late Friday and then...

ACLU: Arab nets $240G in suit vs. JetBlue, TSA

By Associated Press

NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union says New York-based JetBlue Airways Corp. and the Transportation Security Administration...

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Calif. court sides with US Episcopal Church over property

By Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s high court has prohibited three Southern California parishes who left the U.S. Episcopal Church over its ordination...

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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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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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...

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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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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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,...