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Soldier accused of killing squad members in Iraq

Published April 13, 2009

FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) âÄî An Army sergeant accused of killing his squad leader and another soldier shouted "my career's over, just kill me" as soldiers pinned him to the ground after he shot the...

Bankruptcies surge despite law meant to curb them

Published April 13, 2009

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) âÄî The number of U.S. businesses and individuals declaring bankruptcy is rising with a vengeance amid the recession, despite a three-year-old federal law that made it much tougher...

Prof salary hikes beat inflation

Published April 13, 2009
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series looking at faculty trends in higher education. Wednesday’s will look at emerging trends.

No salmonella found in New York pistachio plant

Published April 10, 2009
New York officials said Friday they found no trace of salmonella in a Long Island nut processing plant whose sister company sparked a vast nationwide recall of pistachios last week.

Boston hospital performs face transplant

Published April 10, 2009
A Boston hospital has performed the nation's second partial face transplant on a man who suffered traumatic facial injuries from a freak accident.

Man gets death for California yacht murders

Published April 10, 2009
A man convicted of murdering an Arizona couple by tying them to an anchor and throwing them overboard from their yacht off Southern California was sentenced to death Friday.

Reported tornadoes kill 2 in central Tenn.

Published April 10, 2009
Officials with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency say a reported tornado has killed two people and injured 30 in the central part of the state.

Economy may contribute to rise in family violence

Published April 10, 2009
Some hospitals report seeing more than twice as many shaken babies as a year ago. Deaths from domestic violence have increased sharply in some areas.

Winds drive fires scorching parts of Texas, Okla.

Published April 9, 2009
Gusting winds and dry conditions fueled wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, destroying or damaging homes, forcing evacuations and shutting down parts of a major highway in Oklahoma.

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.

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