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Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death
Man training to be 911 operator saves son's life
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — An Iraq war veteran training to be an emergency operator in Thurston County saved his own son’s life when his wife called 911 in a panic as the boy choked on a small piece of plastic.
Gone fishing: Secret hunt for a sunken Soviet sub
WASHINGTON - In 1974, far out in the Pacific, a U.S. ship pretending to be a deep-sea mining vessel fished a sunken Soviet nuclear-armed submarine out of the ocean depths, took what it could of the wreck and made o…
Snow days string deprives many students of food
TAKOMA PARK, Md. - As back-to-back snowstorms shuttered schools for the week across the mid-Atlantic states, parents fretted about lost learning time, administrators scheduled makeup days and teachers posted assign…
Four sea lions, one seal shot dead
SEATTLE (AP) - A harbor seal and at least four sea lions, including one listed as endangered, were shot to death near Seattle, authorities said Friday.
Stolen plane, chalk-drawn feet: Is teen burglar back?
SEATTLE - A stolen airplane found in the San Juan Islands and chalk-outline feet drawn all over a burgled grocery store suggest that Washington's infamous teenage "barefoot burglar" is back at it.
Frisbee inventor dies
SALT LAKE CITY - Walter Fredrick Morrison, the man credited with inventing the Frisbee, has died. He was 90.
Former President Clinton undergoes heart procedure
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton, who had quadruple bypass surgery more than five years ago, was hospitalized Thursday to have a clogged heart artery opened after suffering discomfort in his chest.
Chilling aerial photos of 9/11 attack released
NEW YORK - A trove of aerial photographs of the collapsing World Trade Center was widely released this week, offering a rare and chilling view from the heavens…
Scientists seek better way to present climate reports
WASHINGTON (AP) - A steady drip of unsettling errors is exposing what scientists are calling "the weaker link" in the Nobel Peace Prize-winning series of international reports on global warming.
Bus tunnel guards watch as girl beaten in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) - A 15-year-old girl who was badly beaten and robbed in a Seattle bus tunnel as three unarmed security guards looked on told investigators that sh…
Dog rescued from ice floe returns to sea
WARSAW, Poland - Baltic, the Polish dog rescued from the frigid Baltic Sea after a long journey on an ice floe, is again braving those waters - this time safel…
Former Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson dies at 76
DALLAS - Charlie Wilson, the fun-loving Texas congressman whose backroom dealmaking funneled millions of dollars in weapons to Afghanistan, allowing the countr…
British Columbia bans mining north of Glacier
The lieutenant governor of British Columbia announced Tuesday that all types of mining and oil and gas development "will not be permitted" in the province's portion of the Flathead Valley.
Gaining from Toyota's pain
DETROIT - In a few short weeks, Toyota has done what General Motors, Ford and other automakers have failed to accomplish for decades: Erase the perception that the Japanese automaker's cars are of much higher quali…
Space shuttle pulls in at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Shuttle Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station early today, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth.