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Attorney: Powell boys said mom was 'in the trunk'
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:07:17 AM CST
The two boys of a Utah man suspected in his wife's disappearance and then of killing himself and his sons in an intentional fire were starting to talk about what happened the night their mother vanished, an attorney said.
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Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:34:24 AM CST
Georgia's top court struck down a state law that restricted assisted suicides, siding on Monday with four members of a suicide group who said the law violated their free speech rights.
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Huge number of dolphin beachings along Cape Cod
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:08:04 AM CST
Nearly 130 dolphins have beached themselves on Cape Cod in the last three weeks, with 92 dying in what's become "the single largest stranding" in at least two decades in the Northeast.
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College student uncovers lost Malcolm X tape
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:31:45 AM CST
The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy-Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats.
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Man gets stuck in elevators twice in one day
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:21:47 AM CST
Firefighters rescued a man who got stuck twice on elevators in a downtown building in Chicago on Sunday night.
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Police: Man shoots self in leg at gun show
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:11:45 AM CST
Authorities say a Georgia man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Savannah gun show.
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Colleges caught in obsession over rankings
Sunday, February 5, 2012 12:20:32 PM CST
When US News & World Report debuted its list of best colleges, it hoped the rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves.
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Obama: Diplomacy 'preferred solution' with Iran
Sunday, February 5, 2012 4:52:49 PM CST
Israel is right to be concerned about Iran's push to join the league of nations that possess nuclear weapons, but diplomacy - not military intervention - remains the "preferred solution" to averting a potential arms race in the Middle East, President Barack Obama said Sunday.
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School where 2 teachers arrested closing for 2 days
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:03:45 AM CST
The superintendent of schools is meeting with worried parents and classes are canceled for two days at a California school where two teachers are suspected of lewd acts with young students.
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A home in heiress's building? You'll need $25 million
Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:10:06 PM CST
Curiosity seekers hoping for a glimpse of the New York home of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark will have to make do with an apartment for sale just one floor below hers.
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3 mushroom pickers found alive after 6 days
Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:06:14 AM CST
A couple and their adult son were found injured but alive Saturday in Southern Oregon, six days after they disappeared from their campsite to go mushroom picking.
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Father of abducted barista pleads for her return
Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:18:30 AM CST
James Koenig has pleaded for the safe return of his 18-year-old daughter Samantha, who police say was abducted from the Alaska coffee bar where she worked.
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Fla. bill would ban buying sweets with food stamps
Sunday, February 5, 2012 7:51:18 AM CST
Florida's poor can use food stamps to buy staples like vegetables and meat. But they can also use them to buy sweets and snack foods like chips, something a state senator wants stopped.
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Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American'
Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:44:12 AM CST
The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."
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Storm chaser killed by wrong-way driver
Saturday, February 4, 2012 9:41:53 PM CST
Storm chaser Andy Gabrielson survived the hunt for tornadoes for more than 10 years, but driving home after two days of chasing storms, he was hit by a wrong-way driver.
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Twitches spread at New York school
Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:37:03 AM CST
Three more names were added to a growing list of students in a N.Y. state school who are experiencing mysterious tics and twitching, while authorities sought to assure parents the school is safe.
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Brother refuses to stop search for missing family
Saturday, February 4, 2012 4:58:51 PM CST
It's been two years since a Fallbrook family of four went missing, and one of their relatives is still looking for clues in their disappearance.