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Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot dies

Published April 13, 2009

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) âÄî Doug White and his family had just enjoyed a smooth takeoff and were ascending through the clouds when the pilot guiding their twin-engine plane tilted his head back and made...

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...

2nd Oklahoma town to have young student-mayor

Published April 13, 2009

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) âÄî A second Oklahoma college student will have to split his time running to classes and running a town. Oklahoma State University junior Nathan Bates was sworn in Monday as...

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.

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.

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.

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