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- Emotional House pays tribute to Arizona victims
- Correction: Congresswoman Shot stories
- Obama to be nation's consoler at memorial service
- Lebanon's government falls as Hezbollah pulls out
| Protesters climb trees to save Calif. oak grove Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:11 PM PST A veteran tree-sitter who helped save a beloved California oak eight years ago is perched in another one, trying to keep it from being felled as an entire grove is cleared away for a public works project.            |
| Calif. ranchers kill 3 escaped Hearst Ranch zebras Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:11 PM PST Three zebras that escaped from the Hearst Ranch in California were shot to death by neighboring ranchers who claim the exotic animals were threatening their horses and cattle.  |
| Idaho woman claims $190M Mega Millions prize Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:11 PM PST Idaho Lottery officials say the state's $190 million Mega Millions winner is an Idaho woman.  |
| Shooting suspect fell through mental health cracks Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:00 PM PST Jared Loughner had never been in major trouble with the law or overtly violent, but his behavior at his community college was so disturbing that campus police gave him and his parents an ultimatum: Get a mental health evaluation or don't come back.  |
| Los Angeles County retires last diesel buses Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has retired the last of its diesel buses to become the first major transit agency in the nation to only operate buses that run on alternative fuel.  |
| NYC mayor highlights better city snow performance Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST Mayor Michael Bloomberg is noting that New York City's response to the latest bout of snow was better than after a blizzard a few weeks ago.  |
| Line several blocks long for Arizona service Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST University of Arizona students and others made up a line several blocks long by midday Wednesday outside of the Tucson arena where President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak.  |
| Case against man from Jeffs' sect isn't dismissed Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:31 AM PST A Utah judge is refusing to dismiss a rape charge against a man whose 2001 "spiritual marriage" to an underage girl was a basis for the state's criminal prosecution of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs.  |
| Fed survey: US economy ends 2010 on strong note Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:11 AM PST The U.S. economy ended last year on an encouraging note, with all parts of the country showing improvements. Factories produced more, shoppers spent more and companies hired more. All those signs point to a stronger economy in 2011.  |
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| US military chief: Enemy in Afghanistan is losing Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:51 AM PST The military's top officer says the enemy in Afghanistan is losing. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen told reporters on Wednesday that local towns are beginning to reject Taliban fighters and that surprising progress is being seen in tough areas like southern Kandahar province.  |
| Judge: No bond for suspect in bogus-bomb case Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:00 AM PST A federal judge says an explosives-trained Army veteran is still a danger to the community and should not be freed on bond pending his trial on charges that he strapped a fake bomb to his body during a threat-filled day in suburban St. Louis that ended with a long standoff.  |
| Wounded aide wants to see Ariz. congresswoman Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:00 AM PST The daughter of a wounded aide of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says her father remembers the deadly attack on the political event clearly.  |
| Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:41 AM PST Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Jan. 10  |
| Haley takes oath as SC's 1st woman governor Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:41 AM PST Nikki Haley has taken the oath of office, becoming South Carolina's 90th governor and the first woman to run the state.  |
| Ariz. congresswoman less sedated, more responsive Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:30 AM PST U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is less sedated and more responsive four days after being shot in the head.  |
| Emotional House pays tribute to Arizona victims Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:41 AM PST Grief-stricken members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday stood and delivered tributes one by one to gravely-wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other victims of last weekend's shooting rampage in Arizona.  |
| Correction: Congresswoman Shot stories Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:41 AM PST In stories Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 about a congresswoman shot in Tucson, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the attorney for the shooting suspect previously represented Timothy McVeigh. The federal public defender's office in Arizona originally said Judy Clarke represented McVeigh but said Monday that it was not the case.  |
| Obama to be nation's consoler at memorial service Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:20 AM PST Searching for unity out of tragedy, President Barack Obama will honor the victims of the Arizona mass shooting in personal terms and remind those in grief that an entire nation is with them. The president is again stepping into his role as national consoler, a test of leadership that comes with the job.  |
| Lebanon's government falls as Hezbollah pulls out Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:10 AM PST Lebanon's national unity government has collapsed after Hezbollah ministers and their allies resigned over a U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.  |
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