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Victims' photo helps police nab robbery suspect
Friday, May 9, 2008
Police say they had no trouble tracking down a robbery suspect, because the victims had taken his picture while chatting with him at a bar a short time before the theft. Full story »
Dissolving bodies generates interest in funeral industry
Friday, May 9, 2008
Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain. Full story »
Lawmakers finish farm bill despite presidential veto threat
Friday, May 9, 2008
Married couples with joint incomes of up to $1.5 million from their farm operation could still qualify for crop subsidies under a five-year, $300 billion farm bill compromise that would boost the Agriculture Department's food and farm programs. Full story »
Nation Briefs: May 9
Friday, May 9, 2008
Gov. David Paterson pledged to examine undercover police conduct Thursday, a day after more than 200 people were arrested protesting the acquittal of three detectives involved in the shooting death of an unarmed man. Full story »
Bush signs law to study Rim of the Valley area
Friday, May 9, 2008
President Bush signed into law Thursday a comprehensive public lands bill that calls for a federal study on possibly expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Full story »
Obama returns to Capitol to rally party
Friday, May 9, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama began trying to rally the Democratic Party around him on Thursday. He struck a tougher tone against Sen. John McCain, saying McCain was "losing his bearings" in his pursuit of the presidency. Full story »
House passes mortgage aid, despite veto threat
Friday, May 9, 2008
The House on Thursday passed a massive homeowner rescue plan to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to a half-million debt-ridden borrowers and bolster an economy crippled by the housing crisis. Full story »
Sparring over housing crisis threatens aid plan
Thursday, May 8, 2008
WASHINGTON — President Bush and Congress are clashing over how to address the housing crisis, clouding the prospects of an election-year rescue package. Bush said Wednesday he would veto the Democrats' broad housing aid plan, saying it wouldn't help struggling homeowners. Full story »
National Briefs: May 8
Thursday, May 8, 2008
A U.S. Senate committee voted Wednesday to implement a sweeping settlement to restore salmon to the San Joaquin River, moving the long-sought deal a Full story »
Clinton says she'll continue to fight and lends millions to her campaign
Thursday, May 8, 2008
WASHINGTON — Her money drained and her options dwindling, a resolute Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to press on with her presidential bid even as she and top advisers were hard-pressed to describe a realistic path for her to wrest the nomination from Barack Obama. Full story »
Small Texas town gets ready for Jenna Bush's wedding
Thursday, May 8, 2008
CRAWFORD, Texas — So you didn't get your invitation to Jenna Bush's wedding this weekend? No worries. Full story »
Gas price protest ditty fuels singer's arrest
Thursday, May 8, 2008
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — A man with a guitar and a megaphone climbed atop a convenience store roof to serenade commuters with his musical protest of high gasoline prices — until police halted the impromptu concert. Full story »
Nation Briefs: May 7
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed Tuesday, the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections. Full story »
Nevada governor wants mansion back, wife out
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The state that pioneered the quickie divorce is witnessing a potentially ugly breakup that has the governor of Nevada fighting to get back into his own mansion. Full story »
Obama, Clinton split victories
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Barack Obama swept to a convincing victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he's closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton eked out a win in Indiana as she struggled to halt her rival's march into history. Full story »
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