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Media incorrectly report congresswoman's death

AP — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:31:28 +0000

Several major news organizations, including The Associated Press, prematurely reported the death Wednesday of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, who had suffered a brain hemorrhage while driving in suburban...

States addressing volunteer firefighter shortage

AP — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:37:46 +0000

Several states have passed laws to encourage people to become volunteer firefighters and to make it easier for volunteers to pull away from work, and to keep employers from punishing employees who leave to fight fires or respond to emergency calls, according to David Finger with the National Volunteer Fire Council.

Scars linger in Love Canal - and former residents

AP — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:37:22 +0000

Several former residents reminisced about their naive youth as they revisited the deserted streets of the Love Canal neighborhood Friday, 30 years after a poison sludge devastated families with miscarriages and cancers and gave rise to the federal...

Bomb threat disrupts LAX, no explosive found

AP — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:30:53 +0000

Several flights were grounded at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday after a man claimed to be a terrorist and made a bomb threat, police said.No explosives were found on the man or in a backpack he had, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller...

Indian rebel leaders announce truce

AP — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:25:38 +0000

Several commanders of a leading separatist group in India’s restive northeast announced a cease-fire Wednesday and called for an end to their 30-year rebellion, separatist leaders and government officials said.Authorities called the...

Teachers defend shock tactics in DWI program

AP — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:44:01 +0000

On a Monday morning last month, highway patrol officers visited 20 classrooms at El Camino High School to announce some horrible news: Several students had been killed in car wrecks over the weekend.Classmates wept. Some became hysterical.A few...

2 commuter trains collide near Boston at rush hour

AP — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:31:19 +0000

Several people are injured and a train operator is trapped after a rush-hour collision between two trains outside Boston.A spokesman for the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority says there are multiple injuries in Wednesday evening’s accident...

Major changes urged in transracial adoption

AP — Tue, 27 May 2008 02:36:56 +0000

Several leading child welfare groups Tuesday urged an overhaul of federal laws dealing with transracial adoption, arguing that black children in foster care are ill-served by a “colorblind” approach meant to encourage their adoption by...

San Diego hotel being built hit by apparent blast

AP — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:15:32 +0000

Several floors of a Hilton hotel under construction in downtown San Diego have been badly damaged in an apparent explosion. There are no immediate reports of injuries.About four lower floors of the waterfront skyscraper near the San Diego...

13 killed in Nepal bus accident, more missing

AP — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:15:16 +0000

A bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims veered off a mountain road and plunged into a river in western Nepal on Monday, killing at least 13 people, an official said. Several more passengers were missing and presumed drowned.Government administrator Tej...