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- Wildfires destroy 12 homes in Texas Panhandle
- Joint Chiefs pick is soldier-scholar -- and singer
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- Towns in Pa., Ohio reflect on tornado anniversary
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- Chiquita sued over Colombian paramilitary payments
- Swimming pools dry up after draining city budgets
- APNewsBreak: Schumer targets rental car recalls
| Pawlenty touts Medicare proposal during Iowa trip Posted: 30 May 2011 02:00 PM PDT Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is in Iowa, outlining key differences between his Medicare proposal and one introduced by Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.            |
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| Judge to rule on spat over seals at SoCal beach Posted: 30 May 2011 01:40 PM PDT A judge is expected to hear a case over whether a Southern California cove where a seawall was built in the 1930s to calm the Pacific so children could play there needs to be cordoned off year-round to protect a colony of harbor seals.  |
| SF sheriff wants to use new immigration policy Posted: 30 May 2011 01:30 PM PDT If the San Francisco sheriff's plan becomes reality, illegal immigrants arrested for petty crimes won't be held in jail longer than necessary, even if federal immigration agents may want them detained for possible deportation.  |
| Tenn. rescue crews trying to free man from cave Posted: 30 May 2011 01:30 PM PDT Rescue crews are trying to save a man who injured his back, pelvis and wrist when he fell in a cave in southern Tennessee.  |
| Number of unaccounted for in Joplin drops to 29 Posted: 30 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT The number of people unaccounted for after the Joplin tornado is down to 29. Missouri Department of Public Safety deputy director Andrea Spillars also said Monday that the number of remains is still 146, but that some could be duplicates. As a result, Spillars says she cannot confirm exactly how many people died in the May 22nd twister.  |
| Wildfires destroy 12 homes in Texas Panhandle Posted: 30 May 2011 11:40 AM PDT Two wildfires have destroyed at least 12 homes on the outskirts of the Texas Panhandle city of Amarillo.  |
| Joint Chiefs pick is soldier-scholar -- and singer Posted: 30 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, President Barack Obama's choice to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wears four stars on his shoulders, holds three master's degrees, fought two wars against Iraq, and survived one bout with cancer.  |
| On the stand: Blagojevich holds jurors' attention Posted: 30 May 2011 10:20 AM PDT Rod Blagojevich captivates a crowd -- but is he still convincing? The 15 women and 3 men in the jury pool at his political corruption retrial initially hung on every one of the many words the former governor delivered from the witness stand, meeting his gaze as he gestured toward them and told lengthy tales of his working-class roots and ...  |
| Towns in Pa., Ohio reflect on tornado anniversary Posted: 30 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT As they dig out, tornado victims in the South and Midwest might find it hard to see past the wreckage of their communities to a future in which homes and businesses are rebuilt, trees are once again standing tall and proud, and life is back to normal.  |
| Residents return to flood-damaged homes in Miss. Posted: 30 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT Javier Campos returned to his neighborhood for the first time in nearly a month Monday to find the serene little enclave of fishing camps and homes a putrid, mud-caked mess after the historic flooding of the Mississippi River.  |
| How much longer can photographic film hold on? Posted: 30 May 2011 09:34 AM PDT At Image City Photography Gallery, Gary Thompson delights in pointing out qualities of light, contrast and clarity in one of his best-selling prints -- a winter-sunset view of Yosemite National Park's El Capitan peak shot with a hefty Pentax film camera he bought in 1999 for $1,700.  |
| NH's Mount Washington road celebrates 150 years Posted: 30 May 2011 09:20 AM PDT The road leading up to the highest peak in the Northeast is celebrating its 150th anniversary.  |
| APNewsBreak: Joplin victims offered existing homes Posted: 30 May 2011 09:20 AM PDT Some of the people left temporarily homeless by the Joplin tornado could be placed in housing nearly an hour's drive from town.  |
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| Woman, newborn infant found after Ga. hotel birth Posted: 30 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT Police in Georgia say a woman who disappeared shortly after giving birth at a hotel has been found safe.  |
| Memorial Day comes as troops fight in Afghanistan Posted: 30 May 2011 08:40 AM PDT Americans from Washington to California were marking Memorial Day with parades, barbecues and somber moments of reflection in an annual holiday infused with fresh meaning by the approaching 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.  |
| Chiquita sued over Colombian paramilitary payments Posted: 30 May 2011 08:10 AM PDT Each name is next to a number, in black type on a thick legal document. They are the mothers and fathers, spouses, sisters and brothers of thousands of Colombians who were killed or vanished during a bloody civil conflict between leftist guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary groups whose victims have largely been civilians.  |
| Swimming pools dry up after draining city budgets Posted: 30 May 2011 07:40 AM PDT On those summer days when the temperature soars into the 90s and the haze blurs the horizon, city pools across the U.S. have beckoned people from all over to take a cool dip.  |
| APNewsBreak: Schumer targets rental car recalls Posted: 30 May 2011 06:00 AM PDT U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said he will introduce a bill to stop car rental agencies from renting automobiles that are under recalls for problems that aren't yet fixed.  |
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