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Fewer Americans killed on the job

1 hour 56 min ago
Workplace fatalities dropped in the United States during 2007, but the number of murders in the workplace jumped.

Ohio Rep. Tubbs Jones hospitalized

2 hours 55 sec ago
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio -- a Democratic superdelegate and one of Hillary Clinton's most ardent supporters -- was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday after suffering an aneurysm, the hospital said.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins 200 meters

5 hours 12 min ago
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Pro-choice VP pick no go for conservatives

5 hours 12 min ago
Speculation that Sen. John McCain is considering two men who support abortion rights as a running mate has sparked a backlash among social conservatives, including radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh.

Card-playing cons could crack cold cases

5 hours 13 min ago
While inmates in jails across New York pass the time by playing card games -- poker, gin rummy and solitaire -- they may also be helping crack cold cases.

Natural gas godsend for church, curse for some

5 hours 14 min ago
Bishop Kenneth Spears always thought gifts from God came from above. He never imagined that the gifts would be hiding under his church in Fort Worth, Texas.

Waiting on Obama's VP gets old, tired then funny

5 hours 47 min ago
The question is starting to feel a little old: Who will Barack Obama pick as his vice president?

Plane crashes in Madrid, injuries feared

7 hours 2 min ago
Should corporal punishment be banned in schools? Yes No

Martin: Get involved in kids' education

7 hours 6 min ago
Today was my first day in elementary school.

Fannie, Freddie may need rescue

8 hours 16 min ago
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Who should pay for mom and dad's care?

8 hours 23 min ago
When Stephen Leach gave up his Rockaway, New Jersey, condo at age 48 to move back in with Mom and Dad, it was out of need -- his parents', not his.

Abandoned baby whale might be put to death

8 hours 51 min ago
An abandoned baby whale that has been trying to suckle from yachts in an Australian harbor appeared to be weakening Wednesday as wildlife workers considered ways to save it.

Gas prices down nearly 40 cents

9 hours 5 min ago
Gasoline prices have fallen nearly 40 cents a gallon from their record highs after 34 straight days of declines, according to a daily survey released Wednesday.

Poland signs missile shield deal with U.S.

9 hours 6 min ago
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Poland's foreign minister Wednesday signed a formal agreement to base U.S. ballistic missile interceptors in the country.

Chapman 'ashamed' of killing John Lennon

12 hours 3 min ago
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NATO, Russia in war of words over Georgia

12 hours 4 min ago
NATO and Russia remained at loggerheads Wednesday as senior figures within the military alliance accused Moscow of failing to honor the full terms of the cease-fire agreement brokered by the European Union last week aimed at ending the fighting in Georgia.

Ex-rocker Gary Glitter held in Thailand

13 hours 4 min ago
Thai authorities detained British rock star Gary Glitter at an airport in Bangkok shortly after he was freed from a Vietnamese prison, having served nearly three years there for child molestation.

Spanking kids leads to violence, group says

13 hours 40 min ago
The 3-year-old came home in tears from his public pre-kindergarten program, unable to adequately describe what had happened to him or how he had sustained bruises that stretched around his hips to his stomach.

Tropical Storm Fay looks like 'boomerang storm'

20 August, 2008 - 06:56
At least seven possible tornadoes were reported Tuesday in eastern Florida as Fay battered parts of the state with high winds and heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is expected to make a small loop into the Atlantic and strengthen into a hurricane before returning to Florida.