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Facing hard times, Shriners may close 6 hospitals

Published April 9, 2009

Shriners hospitals, which have provided free care since before the Great Depression, are considering closing a quarter of their facilities as donations stagnate, costs increase and the charity's endowment shrivels.

Teens arrested in shooting plot at Colorado school

Published April 9, 2009

Two teens arrested in New Mexico on suspicion of burglary and theft had planned a shooting spree at a rural southwestern Colorado high school as early as this week, according to a sheriff who said he was among the targets.

Lawsuit: Firms sold poison gas ingredients to Iraq

Published April 9, 2009

The complaint filed Tuesday in Baltimore by five Iraqi expatriates and the Nashville, Tenn.-based Kurdish National Congress seeks class certification for an estimated 100,000 Kurds. The Republic of Iraq is also named as a defendant.

3 slain Pittsburgh officers remembered as heroes

Published April 9, 2009

At a memorial service attended by 10,000 people Thursday, each was remembered as a hero, someone who found his calling in uniform and carrying out the motto: To protect and serve.

Shipping company says captain is unharmed

Published April 9, 2009

The shipping company Maersk says the captain being held by pirates off the coast of Africa has made contact with the Navy and the crew of his ship and so far is unharmed.

Hundreds mourn 3 slain Pittsburgh police officers

Published April 8, 2009

PITTSBURGH (AP) âÄî Law enforcement officials from as far away as Georgia and Boston gathered Wednesday to pay tribute to three fellow officers killed in the line of duty over the weekend. Allegheny...

Family: Calif. girl found dead killed by ‘monster’

Published April 8, 2009

TRACY, Calif. (AP) âÄî Police have served more than 15 search warrants in their attempt to hunt down whoever killed an 8-year-old girl and stuffed her body in a suitcase, but say they "don't want...

10 Holy Cross priests object to Obama invitation

Published April 8, 2009

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) âÄî Ten priests from the order that founded the University of Notre Dame say the school risks its "true soul" and could distance itself from the Roman Catholic Church by inviting...

Border deaths up despite apparent dip in crossings

Published April 8, 2009

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) âÄî Illegal immigrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border have risen in the past six months despite a nearly 25 percent drop in arrests by the Border Patrol, according to patrol...

Wisconsin inmate charged with assisted suicide

Published April 8, 2009

JUNEAU, Wis. (AP) âÄî A Wisconsin prison inmate encouraged his cellmate, a high-profile killer, to commit suicide in January and helped him follow through with the hanging, authorities said Wednesday....