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Rest not an option for SoCal firefighters

Published October 25, 2007

Firefighters in the region have gone as many as four straight days against the fires.

Police who Tasered U.F. student cleared

Published October 25, 2007

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement led the investigation.

Castro claims Bush could spark World War III; White House prepares Cuba plan

Published October 24, 2007

>HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro wrote Tuesday that President Bush is threatening the world with nuclear war and famine - an attack on Washington a day before the White House was to announce new plans to...

Malaysia’s first space traveler recalls return

Published October 24, 2007

.STAR CITY, Russia (AP) - Malaysia's first space traveler said Tuesday his return from orbit "felt like an elephant pressing on my chest," but that he and his two Russian crewmates did not black out or...

National Health Service losing dentists

by Lindsay Guentzel
Published October 24, 2007

Patients are getting impatient - and are pulling out their own teeth.

EU court overturns ‘VW law,’ removing obstacle for Porsche takeover

Published October 24, 2007

.FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Sports car maker Porsche has an open road to make another bid for Volkswagen now that the European Union's highest court struck down the nearly 50-year-old "VW law" enacted to...

Battle kills 20 militants, several civilians

Published October 24, 2007

>KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO and Afghan troops called in airstrikes during a battle against insurgents in central Afghanistan, killing 20 suspected militants and several civilians, officials said...

Study abroad bill hopes to send one million students overseas

by Liz Riggs
Published October 24, 2007

Backed by Sen. Norm Coleman, the goal is for half of all students to study abroad.

New credit-scoring formula could affect students’ credit scores

by Kelly Gulbrandson
Published October 24, 2007

A new formula used to calculate credit scores will affect some peoples' credit scores, including some college students'. Fair Isaac Corporation, which calculates credit scores, changed its formula in September...

France adopts immigration bill requiring language exam, possible DNA testing

Published October 24, 2007

.PARIS (AP) - French lawmakers adopted a hotly contested bill Tuesday that would institute language exams and potential DNA testing for prospective immigrants, making it more difficult for families to...