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- Ohio teen sorry he led 50-mile chase in dump truck
- Married couples in less than half of US households
- Woman: Daughter charged in boy's death needs help
- Women plunge from window of Atlanta hotel; 1 dead
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- Del. pediatrician faces trial in sex abuse case
- At 84, he's still the `guardian angel' of Route 66
- For ground zero workers, another 9/11 anniversary
- Gay-relationship debates hit a crucial turn
- Man who gave trooper the finger has charge dropped
- Philly mob, once written off, has bounced back
- Some NY immigrants cite lack of Spanish as barrier
- Boy, 4, mauled to death by pit bull in NYC
- 2011 now deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950
- Record snow makes spectacular Yosemite waterfalls
- The real, roller derby a smash hit with teen girls
- Dams power down in the largest US dam removal
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- Atlanta mayor juggles national profile, local aims
- Aunt: Teen missing after graduation has died
| Ohio teen sorry he led 50-mile chase in dump truck Posted: 28 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT A northeast Ohio teenager who led authorities on a 50-mile chase in a stolen dump truck will serve more than two years in juvenile detention.            |
| Married couples in less than half of US households Posted: 28 May 2011 12:10 PM PDT Three mornings a week, when Becky Leung gets ready for work, her boyfriend is just getting home from his overnight job. When her mother drops hints about her twin sister's marriage, she laughs it off. And when she thinks about getting married herself, she worries first about her career.  |
| Woman: Daughter charged in boy's death needs help Posted: 28 May 2011 11:51 AM PDT A 6-year-old Texas boy's grandmother told funeral mourners that his mother who's charged in his death didn't kill him out of malice but something snapped.  |
| Women plunge from window of Atlanta hotel; 1 dead Posted: 28 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT A 30-year-old woman died on her birthday and another woman was seriously injured when they plunged from a 10th-story hotel window at a hotel early Saturday morning, investigators said.  |
| Posted: 28 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT  |
| Del. pediatrician faces trial in sex abuse case Posted: 28 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT A pediatrician accused of abusing scores of mostly female patients will soon go on trial in Delaware.  |
| At 84, he's still the `guardian angel' of Route 66 Posted: 28 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT Just after lunchtime in a town that is a monument to yesteryear, an old man is cruising down Route 66 using an eight-speed bicycle. He is tidily dressed in khaki slacks, a navy polo and a baseball cap that protects a mostly threadbare crown, save for a few strands of silvery white.  |
| For ground zero workers, another 9/11 anniversary Posted: 28 May 2011 09:40 AM PDT The men and women who build New York City's skyscrapers aren't a soft bunch, but even the toughest were unprepared for the job that took over their lives in September of 2001.  |
| Gay-relationship debates hit a crucial turn Posted: 28 May 2011 09:20 AM PDT A flurry of activity in efforts to legally recognize gay relationships or ban same-sex marriage is reminding advocates that even though polls indicate growing acceptance, the debate is far from settled.  |
| Man who gave trooper the finger has charge dropped Posted: 28 May 2011 09:20 AM PDT A harassment charge has been dropped in the case of a 35-year-old Colorado man who faced prosecution for displaying his middle finger to a Colorado State Patrol trooper.  |
| Philly mob, once written off, has bounced back Posted: 28 May 2011 09:20 AM PDT Just a few years ago, federal authorities thought they had the Philadelphia-area mob close to sleeping with the fishes: One boss had turned government informant, his successor was convicted of racketeering and the underworld organization seemed in disarray.  |
| Some NY immigrants cite lack of Spanish as barrier Posted: 28 May 2011 09:10 AM PDT Cornelia Aguilar needs help when she goes to the doctor or when her co-workers at a nail salon call her on the phone.  |
| Boy, 4, mauled to death by pit bull in NYC Posted: 28 May 2011 09:00 AM PDT A 4-year-old boy was fatally mauled by a pit bull Friday when the dog, which had been feared by neighbors, suddenly attacked him in his Brooklyn home.  |
| 2011 now deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950 Posted: 28 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT This year is now the deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950. That's based on an assessment of figures from the National Weather Service. City officials in Joplin, Mo., raised the death toll on Saturday from last week's massive twister to 139. That puts the total for the year at 520.  |
| Record snow makes spectacular Yosemite waterfalls Posted: 28 May 2011 07:40 AM PDT Water, water everywhere -- and it's a spectacular sight. Record Sierra snowfall over the winter now means record snow melt as temperatures rise, swelling Yosemite National Park's iconic waterfalls, streams and rivers to their most turbulent level in years.  |
| The real, roller derby a smash hit with teen girls Posted: 28 May 2011 07:40 AM PDT When she looks out across a banked wooden track where a couple dozen girls in crash helmets and roller skates are pushing, shoving, slipping and falling, Rebecca Ninburg sees a lot more than just kids having a raucous good time.  |
| Dams power down in the largest US dam removal Posted: 28 May 2011 07:10 AM PDT The Elwha River on Washington's Olympic Peninsula once teemed with legendary salmon runs before two towering concrete dams built nearly a century ago cut off fish access to upstream habitat, diminished their runs and altered the ecosystem.  |
| Posted: 28 May 2011 07:10 AM PDT  |
| Atlanta mayor juggles national profile, local aims Posted: 28 May 2011 06:40 AM PDT Mayor Kasim Reed spent a recent morning in Washington announcing the results of a transportation survey of the country's mayors before flying back to Atlanta to lead a nighttime rally for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. That week he was also fighting to sell a city budget that could cut 130 employees and pushing an unpopular pension proposal for firefighters ...  |
| Aunt: Teen missing after graduation has died Posted: 28 May 2011 06:10 AM PDT A teenager believed to be ejected or sucked from his father's car on the way home from graduation in the massive Joplin tornado last week is dead.  |
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