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Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death
Saviors as tornado hit: A table, a wall, a freezer
YAZOO CITY, Miss. - One prayed to God under a communion table as his church was blown to pieces around him.
Nation Briefs April 25, 2010
Mississippi tornado death toll at 10
Sandwich-board job hunter finds work after 2 years
NEW YORK - When laid-off toy company executive Paul Nawrocki hit the streets of Manhattan wearing a sandwich board and handing out his resume, he became the fa…
Former major league manager on diverted flight
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays broadcaster and former major league manager Kevin Kennedy was among a group of eight men that subdued a man that thr…
NY man pleads guilty in bomb plot
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York man said Friday that a plan to attack the city subway system was ordered by al-Qaida leaders two years ago while he was in Pakistan with a friend, a former airport shuttle driver who has …
Libby schools trim 10 teaching positions
LIBBY, Mont. -The Libby School Board reluctantly voted Monday to cut the district's faculty by about 10 teachers in an effort to close a projected $405,000 shortfall in the 2010-11 budget.
Arizona gets tough on illegals
PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Barack Obama on Friday and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police in…
Condemned killer will face firing squad
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah is set to execute a convicted killer by firing squad after a judge agreed Friday to the inmate's request, renewing a debate over what cri…
Glacier roads opening
More roads are opening in Glacier National Park this week, and the vehicle gate on Going-to-the-Sun Road has been moved from Lake McDonald Lodge to Avalanche.
Idaho man sentenced in Montana case
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - An Idaho man was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for drug crimes after charges that he ordered the killing of three women at a western Montana hair salon were dropped because of miscon…
Day of Prayer debate
MADISON, Wis. - To pray or not to pray?
Workers offer bargaining support
USK, Wash. - Unionized workers and their families recently held a demonstration at Ponderay Newsprint to protest the lost of benefits and other pay.
Report: Health overhaul to boost costs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law will increase the nation's health care tab instead of bringing costs down, government economic forecasters concluded Thursday in a sobering assess…
Democrats set Wall Street showdown vote
WASHINGTON - Declaring themselves short of patience, Democrats set an initial showdown vote for next Monday on legislation to clamp new regulations on the financial industry while Republicans insisted on more barga…
Earth Day evolves
WASHINGTON - There was no "Green Movement" yet and little talk of global warming. Instead, the original Earth Day 40 years ago emphasized "ecology" and goals l…