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Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman
The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II.
updated: 13 minutes ago
The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II.
updated: 13 minutes ago
Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters
Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
updated: 26 minutes ago
Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
updated: 26 minutes ago
The nation's weather
Heavy rains was forecast to continue over the Gulf States on Saturday while the Pacific Northwest was expected to see scattered precipitation.
updated: 58 minutes ago
Heavy rains was forecast to continue over the Gulf States on Saturday while the Pacific Northwest was expected to see scattered precipitation.
updated: 58 minutes ago
Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas
Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday.
updated: 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday.
updated: 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
Porn mogul's son to be tried in girlfriend's death
The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat.
updated: 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat.
updated: 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event
The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.
updated: Nov 21st - 1:22am
The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.
updated: Nov 21st - 1:22am
Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches
California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday.
updated: Nov 21st - 1:20am
California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday.
updated: Nov 21st - 1:20am
Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road.
updated: Nov 21st - 1:18am
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road.
updated: Nov 21st - 1:18am
UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike
Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.
updated: Nov 21st - 12:29am
Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.
updated: Nov 21st - 12:29am
Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed
A woman lost control of her car and struck nine children and an adult who were standing outside a middle school Friday afternoon, police said.
updated: Nov 21st - 12:15am
A woman lost control of her car and struck nine children and an adult who were standing outside a middle school Friday afternoon, police said.
updated: Nov 21st - 12:15am
Today in History - Nov. 21
Today is Saturday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2009. There are 40 days left in the year.
updated: Nov 21st - 12:00am
Today is Saturday, Nov. 21, the 325th day of 2009. There are 40 days left in the year.
updated: Nov 21st - 12:00am
Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed
Police say a woman has died after being struck along with nine children by a car outside an Alabama middle school.
updated: Nov 20th - 11:52pm
Police say a woman has died after being struck along with nine children by a car outside an Alabama middle school.
updated: Nov 20th - 11:52pm
No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case
Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of a woman's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
updated: Nov 20th - 11:35pm
Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of a woman's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
updated: Nov 20th - 11:35pm
Prosecutor: Alleged Maui spy is difficult but sane
A Maui man accused of spying for China is difficult to work with and makes wild exaggerations but is legally able to stand trial, a federal prosecutor asserted Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 10:45pm
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A Maui man accused of spying for China is difficult to work with and makes wild exaggerations but is legally able to stand trial, a federal prosecutor asserted Friday.
updated: Nov 20th - 10:45pm
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