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  1. Phil Jackson coming back to LA Lakers

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:09 pm MDT


    LOS ANGELES, July 3 (UPI) -- Phil Jackson announced Friday he will coach the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers for a 10th season in 2009-10, his 19th season overall as an NBA coach.

  2. Neverland closes until after LA Jackson memorial

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 6:01 pm MDT

    LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (AP) -- Like an old Western boomtown, the makeshift village that sprang up around the gates of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was vanishing Friday, with visitors and vendors packing up tents, tarps, posters and CDs....

  3. Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:57 pm MDT

    WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012....

  4. Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:57 pm MDT

    WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012....

  5. Wis. agency logo resembles anarchy symbol

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:56 pm MDT


    MADISON, Wis., July 3 (UPI) -- Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board has drawn criticism for a new logo that some say resembles the symbol for anarchy.

  6. Tiger Woods leads PGA event by 1 shot

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:55 pm MDT


    BETHESDA, Md., July 3 (UPI) -- Tiger Woods shot 4-under-par 66 Friday and forged a one-stroke lead at the PGA AT&T National golf tournament in Bethesda, Md.

  7. Man who killed for $10,000 gets death

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:47 pm MDT


    ATLANTA, July 3 (UPI) -- A Georgia man has been sentenced to death for killing a young mother in a murder-for-hire motivated by racial antipathy.

  8. Second daily Seattle-Vancouver, BC, Amtrak train

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:43 pm MDT

    OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- A second daily Amtrak train will operate between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, through the 2010 Winter Olympics....

  9. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign in surprise move

    → Reuters: Top News | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:36 pm MDT

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office.


  10. OAS chief tells Honduras to let Zelaya go back

    → Reuters: Top News | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:35 pm MDT

    TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Organization of American States tried to convince Honduras on Friday to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya, but it hit a wall as the country's Supreme Court warned the leftist would be arrested if he came home.


  11. Dillinger-damaged theater to be auctioned

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:34 pm MDT


    SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 3 (UPI) -- A South Bend, Ind., theater that retains bullet holes from a 1934 bank robbery by John Dillinger is due to be auctioned online, the auctioneers said.

  12. RAF fighter jet crashes in Scotland

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:32 pm MDT


    LEUCHARS, Scotland, July 3 (UPI) -- A Royal Air Force pilot and navigator were killed when their fighter jet slammed into a remote Scottish hillside during a training exercise, officials said.

  13. Experts warn Scots against 'binge tanning'

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:30 pm MDT


    EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 3 (UPI) -- Scotland has the highest skin cancer rate in the United Kingdom due to widespread unsafe tanning practices, British medical experts said.

  14. Tiger moves into lead at Congressional

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:27 pm MDT

    BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- The best of Tiger Woods came Friday when his game was falling apart....

  15. Coyote Ridge inmate in coma after cellmate fight

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:18 pm MDT

    SEATTLE (AP) -- The sister of a Coyote Ridge prison inmate says he lost his left eye and remains in a coma after a beating at the prison in Connell....

  16. Idaho delegation continues push for strike fighter

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:17 pm MDT

    BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Idaho officials are continuing their push for the Pentagon to house the military's next-generation tactical fighter jet at Mountain Home Air Force Base, a competition pitting this installation near the Snake River against others that also covet the planes....

  17. Violence dips in Boston in rainy June

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:14 pm MDT


    BOSTON, July 3 (UPI) -- An unusually wet June may have helped cut down on bloodshed on the streets of Boston, officials said.

  18. Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:12 pm MDT

    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Saturday deadline....

  19. Dog found two days after airport escape

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:11 pm MDT


    ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 3 (UPI) -- The Alaska Department of Transportation said a dog that escaped from its kennel at an Anchorage airport was recaptured two days later.

  20. Report: Turkoglu agrees to terms with Blazers

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:11 pm MDT

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Hedo Turkoglu reportedly agreed to join the Portland Trail Blazers after helping Orlando reach the NBA finals....

  21. Weather Channel nixes smooth jazz

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:09 pm MDT


    ATLANTA, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. cable network the Weather Channel has announced an end to the smooth jazz playing in the background of its "Local on the 8s" segments.

  22. Fire disrupts stations at Seattle's Fisher Plaza

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:02 pm MDT

    SEATTLE (AP) -- A fire at a Seattle building disrupted a server farm that provides service to multiple Web sites - including one that facilitates electronic transactions for tens of thousands of businesses and Microsoft's new search site....

  23. Ramirez apologizes to fans, teammates

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pm MDT

    SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues and apologized to fans and his teammates. He refused to talk about steroids, though....

  24. Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:49 pm MDT

    EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media....

  25. Man dies in King County Jail in Seattle

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:47 pm MDT

    SEATTLE (AP) -- An inmate has died in the King County Jail in Seattle....

  26. Madonna to pay tribute to Jackson in concert

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:42 pm MDT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Madonna is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback....

  27. Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:35 pm MDT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service....

  28. Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:35 pm MDT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service....

  29. Post-Enron, Wash. utility cultivates own energy

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:29 pm MDT

    SEATTLE (AP) -- The feisty utility that uncovered audiotapes of Enron Corp. traders discussing gouging "poor grandmothers" is hedging its bet against another energy crisis....

  30. VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:24 pm MDT

    BAGHDAD (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq....

  31. LA police plan for huge crowd at Jackson memorial

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 4:15 pm MDT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public....

  32. Essence Fest celebrates black music, culture

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:43 pm MDT

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Queen Latifah dropped by the Essence Music Festival on Friday to help celebrate its 15th year of uplifting and empowering the African-American community through issues-filled seminars by day and high-powered musical performances by night....

  33. Iranian cleric says UK embassy staff face trial

    → Reuters: Top News | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:27 pm MDT

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions.


  34. Federer seeks 15th Slam vs. Roddick at Wimbledon

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:21 pm MDT

    WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match point in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday, tucking both feet back beneath his body and uncorking an overhead smash....

  35. Federer seeks 15th Slam vs. Roddick at Wimbledon

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:21 pm MDT

    WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Rising, rising, rising, high above the most famous patch of grass in tennis, Roger Federer channeled Pete Sampras on match point in the Wimbledon semifinals Friday, tucking both feet back beneath his body and uncorking an overhead smash....

  36. Phil Jackson says he'll return to Lakers

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:21 pm MDT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season....

  37. Seattle's NW Flower & Garden Show has new owner

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:11 pm MDT

    SEATTLE (AP) -- The Northwest Flower & Garden Show, a late-winter tradition in Seattle for 21 years, has a new owner, ending months of uncertainty for area gardeners....

  38. MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:02 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt....

  39. MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:02 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt....

  40. MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:02 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt....

  41. Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:43 pm MDT

    GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death....

  42. Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk....

  43. Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk....

  44. Washington fire marshal discourages cannon use

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:17 pm MDT

    OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The state fire marshal's office says forget about firing homemade cannons to celebrate the Fourth of July. They're not safe....

  45. Yankees beat Blue Jays 4-2 for 8th win in 9 games

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:14 pm MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- A.J. Burnett quickly got the New York Yankees back to their winning ways....

  46. Much-needed tax refunds delayed from Ga. to Calif.

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:40 pm MDT

    ATLANTA (AP) -- Colin Daymude was out of work last year after his business failed and eagerly filed his taxes in mid-January, figuring he'd get his refund sooner. He was wrong....

  47. Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:11 pm MDT

    BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) -- Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk....

  48. Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planes

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:09 pm MDT

    LONDON (AP) -- British Airways PLC announced Friday it will ground aircraft, slash seat numbers and postpone taking delivery of a dozen new Airbus A380 superjumbos as it faces a recession-driven decline in passengers....

  49. US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns

    → AP Top Headlines At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:08 pm MDT

    NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001....

  50. Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting

    → Reuters: Top News | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:08 pm MDT

    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week.


  51. France defends NASCAR's drug policy

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:08 pm MDT

    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Brian France defended NASCAR's drug testing policy as the toughest in professional sports, despite a federal judge's ruling that overturned driver Jeremy Mayfield's suspension....

  52. Texas brewer, once near defeat, shines again

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:06 pm MDT

    SHINER, Texas (AP) -- By all accounts, Shiner beer shouldn't have made it this long. The Spoetzl Brewery ferments its brew in a one-stoplight town that's not on the way to anywhere, and much larger regional brewers long ago succumbed to consolidation and the muscle of national brewers....

  53. HealthSouth accuses Scrushy of hiding assets

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:56 pm MDT

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- HealthSouth Corp. is accusing fired chief executive Richard Scrushy of hiding money in offshore bank accounts and transferring assets out of his name to avoid paying court judgments....

  54. U.S. sounds out Arabs on Israel gestures: diplomats

    → Reuters: Top News | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:47 pm MDT

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and its Western allies are sounding out Arab governments to see if they might ease sanctions on Israel if it stopped building Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory, diplomats said on Friday.


  55. U.S. drone kills 10 in Pakistan, copter crash kills 26

    → Reuters: Top News | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:45 pm MDT

    WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area.


  56. New league will consider signing Vick

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:42 pm MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- When the United Football League debuts in October, Michael Vick could be one of its players....

  57. China Investment buying stake in Teck Resources

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:23 pm MDT

    TORONTO (AP) -- Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt....

  58. Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:47 am MDT

    BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) -- Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk....

  59. Report: Celtics offer Wallace a contract

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:34 am MDT

    BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics have offered forward Rasheed Wallace a contract as part of a major push to land the coveted forward, according to a published report on Friday....

  60. Israeli sub sails Suez, signaling reach to Iran

    → Reuters: Top News | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:27 am MDT

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defense sources said on Friday, describing the unusual maneuver as a show of strategic reach in the face of Iran.


  61. Armstrong under doping watch at Tour de France

    → AP Top-Sports Headlines At 8 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:19 am MDT

    PARIS (AP) -- France's sports minister says Lance Armstrong will be "particularly monitored" for doping during the Tour de France....

  62. Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff payments

    → Reuters: Top News | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:17 am MDT

    NEW YORK/VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian fund manager Sonja Kohn did not receive any kickbacks from Bernard Madoff to steer Bank Medici customer funds to the swindler's investment business, a Medici lawyer said on Friday.


  63. The old is new again at Saturday Evening Post

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:38 am MDT

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Saturday Evening Post, a centuries-old publication that helped make illustrator Norman Rockwell a household name and showcased some of America's greatest writers, is returning to its roots to show readers the value of a quiet read in an increasingly frenetic digital age....

  64. European stocks calm as US readies for 4th of July

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:34 am MDT

    LONDON (AP) -- European stock markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors caught their breath after big losses the day before on U.S. jobs data. Wall Street's closure for the Independence Day holiday kept trading volumes exceptionally light....

  65. Obama tells Russia's Putin the Cold War is history

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:18 am MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over when the U.S. leader makes his first trip to a Moscow summit....

  66. Pedestrian hit in Spokane dies of her injuries

    → AP Top Washington Headlines At 5:05... | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am MDT

    SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A pedestrian struck by a pickup truck in a downtown Spokane intersection has died of her injury....

  67. Obama begins July 4th celebration at Camp David

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 9:25 am MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is helping the nation celebrate its birthday and his daughter Malia celebrate hers....

  68. U.S. parents think twice about sending kids to camp

    → Reuters: Top News | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:47 am MDT

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since its opening last week, camp counselors at New Jersey's Liberty Lake Day Camp disinfect door knobs, take the temperatures of children as they arrive and remind the campers not to share canned sodas.


  69. New Zealand airline issues nude safety video

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:37 am MDT

    WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint....

  70. Republican: Sotomayor had ties to extreme group

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:28 am MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Republican on the Senate committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination says a Puerto Rican civil rights group's papers could shed light on her judicial approach, particularly her view of racial preferences in hiring....

  71. Australian dinosaur that lived 98M years ago found

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:27 am MDT

    CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Meet the Australovenator....

  72. Under Senate health care plan, either way you pay

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:25 am MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well....

  73. GM awaits judge's ruling on sale plan

    → AP Top Business News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:44 am MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- General Motors Corp. may have to wait out the long holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward, after U.S. Judge Robert Gerber adjourned a three-day hearing without indicating when he will rule on GM's plan to sell its good assets to a new company....

  74. US wants privacy in new cyber security system

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:31 am MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections....

  75. Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:04 am MDT

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States....

  76. Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits back in jail

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 3 Jul 2009 | 12:52 am MDT

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits....

  77. Los Angeles police under scrutiny in Jackson death

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:53 pm MDT

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police....

  78. Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:06 pm MDT

    ELGIN, Ill. (AP) -- Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant....

  79. Cheney discussed media inquiries into Plame leak

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:04 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Dick Cheney talked with top White House officials about how to respond to reporters' inquiries into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative, according to a court filing....

  80. Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:02 pm MDT

    ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch....

  81. NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduation

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:42 pm MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started....

  82. Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:40 pm MDT

    DENVER (AP) -- A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday....

  83. Sanford cleared on use of state funds

    → Reuters: Top News | 2 Jul 2009 | 9:42 pm MDT

    ATLANTA (Reuters) - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who faces growing calls to quit over an extramarital affair, did not misuse public funds in trips he made to see his mistress, the state's top police official said on Thursday.


  84. Tributes to Jackson spring up in unlikely locales

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 8:33 pm MDT

    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Tilesha McClurkin wanted to join other Michael Jackson fans to celebrate his life, but she knew she wouldn't be able to go to whatever official memorial celebration might be held....

  85. SC senator defends ouster of Honduran president

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 7:48 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras....

  86. Documents describe chaos of Gitmo's early months

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 7:18 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional....

  87. Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 7:09 pm MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- In a big break for online shoppers, Web retailers generally don't have to charge sales taxes in states where they lack a store or some other physical presence....

  88. Man says bear mugged him for his Italian sandwich

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:38 pm MDT

    VERNON, N.J. (AP) -- A northwestern New Jersey man said he was mugged in his driveway by a sandwich-craving bear. Henry Rouwendal said he was packing his car last Friday when he was hit from behind and knocked to the ground. He said the culprit was a black bear who took his Italian sandwich....

  89. New Swiss firefighting tool: TV remote control

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:38 pm MDT

    ZURICH (AP) -- It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out. Zurich authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. When they arrived, they discovered no signs of fire or smoke....

  90. Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:37 pm MDT

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woman's amorous screams, and she and four other teens went to the woman's bedroom in the Torrington home on June 6, police Lt. Bruce Whiteley said Thursday....

  91. Va. woman rides to landfill in trash bin

    → AP Top Strange News At 4:30 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:37 pm MDT

    WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) -- Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped. "They opened the door and she got out," said landfill manager Ron Kimble....

  92. Analysis: US leverage small in Honduran coup

    → AP Top Political News At 8:07 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:20 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The coup that deposed the president of Honduras exposed the small leverage that even millions of dollars in aid and longtime military cooperation will buy....

  93. Advocates are back with real health care stories

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 6:12 pm MDT

    CHICAGO (AP) -- When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000....

  94. Federal probe finds problems with chelation study

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 3:33 pm MDT

    A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death....

  95. Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 3:03 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is - so far - more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people's respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday's edition of the journal Science....

  96. NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en Espanol

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:45 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He'll tweet from space in Spanish and English....

  97. World health officials tackle swine flu challenges

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:44 pm MDT

    CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico....

  98. Obama says he grew up listening to Michael Jackson

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:31 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The King of Pop had a fan in the White House....

  99. Geller, ex-bodyguard tell of Jackson drug abuse

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:28 pm MDT

    LONDON (AP) -- Two of Michael Jackson's former confidantes, medium Uri Geller and ex-bodyguard Matt Fiddes, say they tried in vain to keep the pop superstar from abusing painkillers and other prescription drugs suspected of leading to his death - but others in the singer's circle kept the supplies flowing....

  100. AP unveils 'treasure trove' of historical footage

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:52 pm MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- The Associated Press is digitizing and has begun to release a "treasure trove" of historical film footage from the 1960s and '70s that had been sitting in Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's former World War II headquarters in London....

  101. Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 12:14 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep....

  102. TV stations struggling with viewer loss on DTV

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:40 am MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- The government is helping two dozen TV stations that became difficult to receive by antenna when they switched to new frequencies as part of the digital TV transition, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday....

  103. Rumors swirl over who will fill Jackson's O2 dates

    → AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:24 am MDT

    LONDON (AP) -- An all-star Michael Jackson tribute show? A Jackson family concert, minus Michael? An ABBA reunion?...

  104. Myanmar fossil may shed light on evolution

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am MDT

    BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday....

  105. PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 7:08 am MDT

    BEIJING (AP) -- Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory....

  106. Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 2 Jul 2009 | 5:43 am MDT

    Companies that track consumer behavior online for advertising purposes are vowing to make their practices more transparent and to give people a way to decline being shadowed....

  107. Obesity rates rising, Mississippi's still fattest

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 6:44 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers....

  108. Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 6:07 pm MDT

    ATLANTA (AP) -- In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus....

  109. Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 6:03 pm MDT

    BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Federal officials have told the Idaho fish and game officials that their plan to halve the number of pelicans nesting in southern and eastern Idaho by 2013 to boost fisheries is an "eradication program" that needs more work....

  110. Group: World failing to halt biodiversity decline

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 6:02 pm MDT

    GENEVA (AP) -- Governments are failing to stem a rapid decline in biodiversity that is now threatening extinction for almost half the world's coral reef species, a third of amphibians and a quarter of mammals, a leading environmental group warned Thursday....

  111. Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead'

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 4:23 pm MDT

    When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours....

  112. CDC: Private health care coverage at 50-year-low

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 3:56 pm MDT

    ATLANTA (AP) -- The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports....

  113. Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 3:14 pm MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook is overhauling its privacy controls over the next several weeks in an attempt to simplify its users' ability to control who sees the information they share on the site....

  114. Few survive cardiac arrest, even with hospital CPR

    → AP Top Health News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 3:02 pm MDT

    You don't have to be Michael Jackson to have this problem: The odds of surviving cardiac arrest after getting CPR in a hospital are slim and have not improved in more than a decade, a big Medicare study concludes....

  115. NASA: Fuel test a success, shuttle launch day set

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 12:59 pm MDT

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- To NASA's relief, a fueling test on space shuttle Endeavour uncovered no hydrogen gas leaks Wednesday and paved the way for another launch attempt late next week for the delayed mission....

  116. Review: New guide gives Twitterific advice

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 9:24 am MDT

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Sometimes Twitter can make newcomers feel like twits because the online messaging service isn't as simple as it sounds....

  117. Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 9:18 am MDT

    NEW YORK (AP) -- If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task - while saving you cash....

  118. Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary

    → AP Top Technology News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 1 Jul 2009 | 4:27 am MDT

    TOKYO (AP) -- When the Sony Walkman went on sale 30 years ago, it was shown off by a skateboarder to illustrate how the portable cassette-tape player delivered music on-the-go - a totally innovative idea back in 1979....

  119. Ulysses probe ends 18-year study of heliosphere

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:58 pm MDT

    PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- The U.S. and European spacecraft Ulysses has ended its more than 18-year mission to explore and research the region of space above the poles of the sun....

  120. NASA manager pitches a cheaper return-to-moon plan

    → AP Top Science News At 4:11 p.m. EDT | 30 Jun 2009 | 3:17 pm MDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Like a car salesman pushing a luxury vehicle that the customer no longer can afford, NASA has pulled out of its back pocket a deal for a cheaper ride to the moon....

  121. Northeast pounded by snowy late-winter storm

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:53 am MST

    TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A massive late winter storm roared out of the Southeast and into the Northeast overnight, dumping what could be more than a foot of snow, idling hundreds of flights and promising to turn Monday's commute treacherous....

  122. Deja new: Prop. 8 challenge reaches Calif. court

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 2 Mar 2009 | 2:37 am MST

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A year after the state Supreme Court entertained arguments on extending marriage to gay couples, many of the same lawyers will be back before the same justices this week arguing why California's voter-appproved ban on same-sex marriage should stand or fall....

  123. NC military mom arrives at Fort Benning with kids

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:08 am MST

    DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina mother who reported for Army duty with her two young children in tow is waiting to see what happens next....

  124. Coast Guard got no SOS from 2 missing NFL players

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 2 Mar 2009 | 1:07 am MST

    CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- The Coast Guard received no distress signal from a fishing boat that disappeared off Florida's Gulf Coast while carrying two NFL players and two former college players....

  125. AP IMPACT: Some nonprofits can't touch their money

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:36 pm MST

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The North Carolina Symphony has all the money it needs. But in this economy, the orchestra isn't allowed to touch it....

  126. 2 girls killed when car flips into canal in Fla.

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 1 Mar 2009 | 10:12 pm MST

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Police in Florida say two young girls died when the car they were riding in flipped off the Florida Turnpike and into a canal....

  127. Farrakhan: Followers must continue `Obama energy'

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 1 Mar 2009 | 7:46 pm MST

    ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- From a three-hour keynote address by Minister Louis Farrakhan to $10 T-shirts, mentions of President Barack Obama were everywhere at the Nation of Islam's annual convention in a Chicago suburb....

  128. $#$%##! LA County tries for cuss-free week

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 1 Mar 2009 | 7:25 pm MST

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pay no attention to that eerie silence in the nation's most populous county this week; it will simply be the sound of 10 million people not cussing....

  129. 25 homes destroyed in central Texas wildfire

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 1 Mar 2009 | 6:11 pm MST

    BASTROP, Texas (AP) -- A wildfire fueled by grass, brush and trees has destroyed at least 25 homes and three businesses in central Texas....

  130. ND family says US journalist is detained in Iran

    → AP Top U.S. News At 4:39 a.m. EST | 1 Mar 2009 | 3:59 pm MST

    FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A U.S. journalist has been arrested in Iran, and her father said Sunday she told him in a brief phone call she was detained after buying a bottle of wine....



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