Articles filed under Associated Press
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Chicago teenager charged with murder of Truman College studentJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Authorities have charged a 17-year-old Chicago man with the murder of a Truman College student. Chicago Police say Charlie McDonald has been charged with one count of fi...
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Mortgage analysis co. helping authorities in subprime probeJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. -- A company that analyzed the quality of subprime mortgages for investment banks has agreed to provide the New York attorney general with information for a...
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Farmers plan to sell water rather than grow with itJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - FRESNO, Calif. -- With water becoming increasingly precious in California, a rising number of farmers figure they can make more money by selling their water than by actu...
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Christian Brando dies at 49Jan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of the late actor Marlon Brando, has died from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital, an attorney said Saturday. H...
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Spy satellite out of controlJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday. The satellite, which...
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Judge sentences bilking bell ringer to night on the streetJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- A Salvation Army worker who was ordered by a judge to spend a night homeless for stealing a holiday kettle containing about $250 returned to court F...
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Miss America gets with the timesJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America 2008 on Saturday in a live show billed as the unveiling of the...
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Indonesia's ex-dictator dead at 86Jan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Former Indonesian President Suharto, the U.S. Cold War ally who led one of the 20th century's most brutal dictatorships over 32 years that saw up t...
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Abram builds on popularity of improvement showsJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - BOSTON -- Norm Abram may be television's most unlikely star. Instead of Hollywood leading-man looks, the host and master carpenter of "This Old House" and the PBS series...
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2007 was best year ever for American tourism to IsraelJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel -- More Americans visited Israel last year than ever before. In 2007, 529,000 Americans made the trip, according to Arie Sommer, Israel's tourism commis...