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Sunday, March 14, 2010

US mom: Daughter held in Ireland ‘lost her mind’

Christine Mott, 58, cries as she talks about her daughter Jamie Paulin-Ramirez, 31, at her home in Leadville, Colo.

By Associated Press

LEADVILLE, Colo. — Before her daughter disappeared last fall, Christine Mott...

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Colorado mom arrested in terror probe

By Associated Press

DENVER - A Colorado mom has been detained in Ireland in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist,...

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Probe questions runaway Prius story

In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif.

By Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — A memo drafted for a congressional panel says that investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal...

Body found in burnt Rhode Island apartment

By Associated Press

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - Police are investigating after a body was found in an apartment following a fire that apparently burned itself out unnoticed. Deputy...

Attempted murder charge for suspect in New York bar attack

By Associated Press

NEW YORK - A Pennsylvania man accused of beating a woman unconscious in a Manhattan bar now faces a charge of attempted murder. Mbarek Lafrem was arraigned...

Catholic hospital group backs health-care bill

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - A group representing Catholic hospitals yesterday rallied behind President Obama’s health-care bill ahead...

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Pentagon gun was from Memphis police

In this March 4, 2010 file photo, Pentagon Police officers patrol a parking lot and sidewalk outside the Pentagon.

By Associated Press / AP Exclusive

WASHINGTON — Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon...

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500 stranded on NJ Transit train for 5 hours

By Associated Press

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Transit officials say 500 passengers have been stranded on a New Jersey Transit northbound train...

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Can Nasdaq cause heart attacks?

By Associated Press

ATLANTA - Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks. Shortly after the recession began...

Utah pol quits, cites ’85 tub time with nude teen

By Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah’s House majority leader resigned from the Legislature yesterday, two days after his confession about sitting nude in a hot tub with...

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Suspicious pipe destroyed at Amy Bishop’s home

This police booking photograph released by the Huntsville (Ala.) Police Dept., on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, shows college professor Amy Bishop, charged with capital murder.

By Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A suspicious piece of pipe that police detonated at the...

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Snails may be cause of illness

By Herald wire services

MIAMI - Devotees of a Miami man who claims he practices traditional African religion were sickened when they drank the mucus...

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Truck hits house, kills resident

By Herald wire services

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A woman was killed when a truck busted through her kitchen wall, pinning her against the stove. Glynna Rose Folkens, 45, was standing...