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Rape may be alleged in US girl’s slaying

Published April 13, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) âÄî Prosecutors said Monday they may include rape and molestation allegations in their murder charge against the woman suspected of killing an 8-year-old Northern California...

Wife: Ship captain calls US military ‘real heroes’

Published April 13, 2009

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) âÄî The wife of sea captain Richard Phillips says her husband considers the U.S. military the "real heroes" of his ordeal. Hoarse from laryngitis and making her first public...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.