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Ex-Pa. senator convicted of 137 corruption counts

Published March 16, 2009

Vincent Fumo was convicted Monday of defrauding the state Senate and others of more than $3.5 million.

Report: Minn. colleges need tighter focus on jobs

Published March 16, 2009

The audit says not all campuses closely match their programs to the job market.

WR’s toxicology report could take a week

Published March 16, 2009

Authorities said Donte Stallworth was headed toward the beach when he hit 59-year-old Mario Reyes with his Bentley on Saturday

Prosecutors will seek Madoff’s wife’s money too

Published March 16, 2009

The move by prosecutors seeks the court's help in recovering $22 million in Madoff properties.

Mo. father arraigned in incest-murder case

Published March 16, 2009

A Missouri man has been arraigned on second-degree murder and other charges.

Space shuttle Discovery blasts off with crew of 7

Published March 15, 2009

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) âÄî Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit Sunday evening, setting off on a space station construction mission cut short by launch delays that...

Immigrants face detention, few rights

Published March 15, 2009

America's detention system for immigrants has mushroomed in the last decade, a costly building boom that was supposed to sweep up criminals and ensure that undocumented immigrants were quickly shown the...

For Liberians in US, a frightening waiting game

Published March 15, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Alexander Collins has two homes: a new one in the U.S. where he wants to stay and one in Africa he wants to leave for good. Collins, 34, has lived in St. Paul, Minn. on a series...

Possible therapy takes bite out of peanut allergy

Published March 15, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Scientists have the first evidence that life-threatening peanut allergies may be cured one day. A few kids now are allergy-free thanks to a scary treatment âÄî tiny...

Bernanke: recession could end in ’09

Published March 15, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî America's recession "probably" will end this year if the government succeeds in bolstering the banking system, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Sunday in a rare television...

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