Articles filed under Associated Press
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Fugitives sought in Illinois slaying caughtOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities in Missouri say two men sought on charges in a southern Illinois slaying have been captured. Police say 29-year-old Terrance Vinson and 28-year-old Michael T...
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U.S. homes facing foreclosure doubles in third quarterOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- A soaring number of U.S. homeowners struggled to make mortgage payments in the third quarter, with properties in some stage of foreclosure more than doubl...
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Hingis retires from tennis after accusation of cocaine useOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - ZURICH, Switzerland -- Martina Hingis said Thursday she has been accused of testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, and then announced her retirement from professiona...
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Lethal injection review brings execution moratoriumOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- For the first time in nearly three years, a month passed with no executions in the United States. No death sentences were carried out in October, as judges...
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Whistleblower fights to keep state jobOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A whistleblower accused of leaking a report about corruption in the Blagojevich administration is fighting for his job in a case that revives questions ab...
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Applebee owners OK sale to IHOPOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Shareholders of the bar-and-grill chain Applebee's International Inc. on Tuesday approved a $1.9 billion buyout offer from pancake house operator ...
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Chad says French aid workers attempted to kidnap childrenOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - N'DJAMENA, Chad -- Chad charged six French citizens with kidnapping after they tried to fly out 103 African children from the remote border region with Sudan, bandaging ...
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Congress acts to ensure Do Not Call stays that wayOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congress took the first steps Tuesday to ensure that people who registered for the national Do Not Call list won't be inundated next year with telemarketin...
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Elvis is king of the deadOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Elvis Presley, who earned an estimated $49 million in the past 12 months, has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities. ...
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Home from war in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans at risk of suicideOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mary Gallagher did not get a knock at the door from a military chaplain with news of her Marine husband's death in a faraway place. Instead, the Iraq war v...