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Police: Man had loaded gun in bag at Miami airport

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:30 PM PST

A man headed to Cuba has been arrested at Miami International Airport after security screeners said they found a loaded gun in his fanny pack.

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TSA probes pilot critical of airport security

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST

A lawyer says federal authorities are investigating a pilot who posted videos critical of security at San Francisco International Airport.

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Tragedy turns parents into successful activists

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST

Epilepsy takes as many as 50,000 lives each year -- grim statistics Mike and Mariann Stanton hadn't heard of until their 4-year-old son, Danny, became one of them.

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Coin dropped in Salvation Army kettle worth $1,400

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

A valuable gold coin dropped into a Salvation Army kettle outside a Colorado Wal-Mart resembles similar rare coins donated across the nation.

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UN: Ivory Coast gunmen block possible mass grave

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:20 AM PST

Masked gunmen with rocket launchers are blocking access to what officials believe may be a mass grave site in Ivory Coast, the United Nations said, as concerns grow that the West African nation that suffered a 2002-2003 civil war could return to conflict.

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Conn. renter shocks homeowner by selling his stuff

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:40 AM PST

Police say a Connecticut man made $18,000 by selling antique cars and other stuff stored in a garage and two barns behind his residence.

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Long-awaited Nativity scene arrives at Pa. church

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:20 AM PST

A northwestern Pennsylvania church has finally received a German Nativity scene after a wait that lasted nearly a century.

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Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:20 AM PST

Final goodbye: A roll call of some who died in '10

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:20 AM PST

One helped drop an atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. The other survived that bombing and also the second bombing that came only days later.

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New tax law packed with obscure business tax cuts

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:50 AM PST

The massive new tax bill signed into law by President Barack Obama is filled with all kinds of holiday stocking stuffers for businesses: tax breaks for producing TV shows, grants for putting up windmills, rum subsidies for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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Recall news

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:20 AM PST

The following recalls have been announced --Various lot codes of Publix Bakery Coconut Macaroons (Coquitos) have been recalled voluntarily by South Florida Bakery of Miami.

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Official: Thermos alert an attempt to think ahead

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:10 AM PST

A top military official says new warnings about insulated beverage containers are an example of federal officials trying to anticipate terror tactics.

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5 golden rings returned to Pa. home for Christmas

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:00 AM PST

Five golden rings have made it home to a western Pennsylvania family in time for Christmas.

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Christmas Eve dash caps banner shopping season

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:30 AM PST

Holiday procrastinators are preparing to zoom through picked-over stores, grabbing discounted sweaters and can't-go-wrong gift cards. If they can get a parking spot, that is. But you won't hear retailers complaining.

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EPA moving unilaterally to limit greenhouse gases

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:20 AM PST

Stymied in Congress, the Obama administration is moving unilaterally to clamp down on power plant and oil refinery greenhouse emissions, announcing plans for developing new standards over the next year.

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Woman, 27, found dead at August Busch IV 's home

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:00 AM PST

Police found the body of a 27-year-old woman in the upscale suburban St. Louis home of ex-Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV though it could take at least a month before authorities know how she died.

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Biden says gay marriage 'inevitable'

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:00 AM PST

Vice President Joe Biden says the country is evolving on the issue of gay marriage and he thinks it's inevitable there will be national consensus.

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RI Police: Santa didn't rob bar; bartender charged

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:40 AM PST

Santa Claus has been cleared of all charges. Police in Rhode Island say a report that an armed man dressed as Santa, complete with white beard, robbed an East Providence bar last Sunday was nothing but a hoax.

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GOP recognizes US service members overseas

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:11 AM PST

Republicans are asking Americans to remember those in the U.S. military serving overseas during the holiday season.

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Secret Santa: NORAD mum on how it tracks St. Nick

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:11 AM PST

Lots of military secrets are hidden behind the gleaming walls of NORAD'S headquarters building, including this one: Just how do they get Santa's flight path onto their computer screens every Christmas Eve?

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