Bush signs jobless benefits extension
By JIM ABRAMS
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach. ...
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Man convicted of killing 3-year-old gets life
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A man convicted of killing and beheading his then-girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter and dumping her body in the woods was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Before being sentenced, Harrell ...
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Jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 16-year high
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the number of new claims for U.S. jobless benefits hitting a 16-year high, some economists warn of further waves of layoffs in the months ahead.
Even already battered indus ...
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Atty. Gen. Mukasey collapses during speech
By LARA JAKES JORDAN and MATT APUZZO
Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey was hospitalized but conscious and alert early Friday after collapsing during a late-night speech to a conservative legal group.
It wa ...
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Witness recalls last messages in MySpace hoax case
By GREG RISLING
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Upon hearing about the suicide of a 13-year-old neighbor, a Missouri woman ordered her business assistant and daughter to delete the Internet account they are accused of using to har ...
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Activists say tobacco settlement is being wasted
By STEVE LeBLANC and JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press Writers
In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the lan ...
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Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity
By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer
ATLANTA (AP) -- A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.
A ban on such com ...
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Upstate NY dad drowns saving 2 sons after crash
By BEN DOBBIN
Associated Press Writer
MANCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- A man whose car slid off a snowy road and into a 12-foot-deep pond saved the two sons he had been driving home but could not save himself, police said.
Sean Dusinberre kicked out t ...
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Consumer prices drop record 1 percent in October
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October as gasoline pump prices dropped by a record amount.
The Labor Department said Wednesday that consumer pr ...
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Dead teen's mom testifies in cyber-bullying trial
By GREG RISLING
Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The grieving mother of a Missouri girl told a jury Wednesday how her daughter hanged herself with a belt after receiving cruel messages on her MySpace account, some of which were from ...
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Drug suspect's wife charged in FBI agent's death
By DAN NEPHIN
Associated Press Writer
GLENSHAW, Pa. (AP) -- An FBI agent trying to arrest a cocaine-dealing suspect at a home near Pittsburgh was killed Wednesday by the man's wife, who might have thought she was shooting an intruder, authoriti ...
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Arraignment set for Cheney, Gonzales in Texas
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN
Associated Press Writer
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) -- A Texas judge has set a Friday arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others named in indictments accusing them of re ...
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