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China doubts quick economic recovery

China doubts quick economic recovery

BEIJING (AP) -- China's premier says the world might face a "double dip" recession due to continued high unemployment and risks in financial systems.

Venezuela seizes 2 tons of cocaine hidden at port

Venezuela seizes 2 tons of cocaine hidden at port

CARACAS (AP) -- A Venezuelan police official says security forces have seized two tons of cocaine that was intended to be smuggled to the Netherlands.

Irish police release US woman held in alleged plot

Irish police release US woman held in alleged plot

DENVER (AP) -- An American woman and three others arrested in Ireland over an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish artist Lars Vilks have been freed without charge, Irish police said Saturday.

New Sen. Brown bashes Obama's `bitter' health push

New Sen. Brown bashes Obama's `bitter' health push

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown is criticizing President Obama for a "bitter, destructive" push to overhaul the nation's health care system.

DC high school hires female football coach

DC high school hires female football coach

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A high school in Washington, D.C., has hired a woman to coach its varsity football team.

Utah GOP leader Kevin Garn's skinny-dip confession stuns state

Utah GOP leader Kevin Garn's skinny-dip confession stuns state

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A late-night confession by Utah's House majority leader about sitting nude in a hot tub with a minor 25 years ago has shocked this conservative state's political establishment.

Clinton sends tough message to Israel

Clinton sends tough message to Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior U.S. official says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to complain bluntly about Israel's announcement this week of new housing settlements in East Jerusalem.

Lawyers urge WTC workers to take $657M settlement

Lawyers urge WTC workers to take $657M settlement

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lawyers and city officials expressed confidence Friday that they can get ground zero responders to agree to a settlement that would pay up to $657 million to workers who developed health problems after toiling in the ruins of the World Trade Center.

Dems look to health vote without abortion foes

Dems look to health vote without abortion foes

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House leaders have concluded they cannot change a divisive abortion provision in President Barack Obama's health care bill and will try to pass the sweeping legislation without the support of ardent anti-abortion Democrats.

Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency

Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Auto safety officals are telling Congress the government may require automakers to include brake systems that can override the gas pedal in response to Toyota's massive recalls.

KC superintendent says school closings are painful

KC superintendent says school closings are painful

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas City School Superintendent John Covington says the decision to close almost half the district's schools was difficult and painful but "unquestionably the right thing to do."

Chile rocked by magnitude 7.2 earthquake

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Two strongly felt earthquakes have rocked central Chile as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of President-elect Sebastian Pinera.

Report: States team up on new academic standards

Report: States team up on new academic standards

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Governors and state education leaders are proposing a new set of standards to define what should be taught in the nation's public schools.

Police probe Toyota Prius crash in NYC suburb

Police probe Toyota Prius crash in NYC suburb

HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York police official says Toyota wants a Prius that was involved in a crash -- but his department is "not prepared to release it just yet."

Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online

Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- She's an American convert to Islam, who allegedly called herself JihadJane online. And authorities say a Pennsylvania woman expressed a willingness to become a martyr on behalf of Muslims.

Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks

Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.

NH campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100

DUBLIN, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman who was known as Granny D and walked across the country a decade ago to publicize the need for campaign finance reform has died. She was 100.

NHTSA to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif.

NHTSA to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif.

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -- Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.

Stocks rise after financial stocks jump on rumors

Stocks rise after financial stocks jump on rumors

NEW YORK (AP) -- Financial companies have led stocks higher on the one-year anniversary of the market's hitting a 12-year low.

Alzheimer's cases on the rise -- especially for minorities

Alzheimer's cases on the rise -- especially for minorities

(NBC) -- A new study out Tuesday says Alzheimer's cases are on the rise in the United States. The study also shows a surprising spike in the number cases in the African-American and Hispanic communities.

SeaWorld, family want to prevent release of trainer death video

SeaWorld, family want to prevent release of trainer death video

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- SeaWorld and the family of a trainer slain by a killer whale want to prevent video of the attack from becoming public.

Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown

Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown

NEW YORK (AP) -- The man who tried to shake down David Letterman over his affairs with members of his staff will be going to jail for six months as part of a plea deal.

Activists protest health care industry in DC

Activists protest health care industry in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Labor union members, religious leaders and other activists expressed outrage over what they call greedy insurance companies and urged Congress to pass health care reform during a protest Tuesday in the nation's capital.

Ohio State Univ. employee kills co-worker, then self

Ohio State Univ. employee kills co-worker, then self

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A new Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday.

Toyota investigating runaway Prius

Toyota investigating runaway Prius

EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -- The California Highway Patrol says an officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop after the accelerator got stuck.

Massa blames resignation on health care debate

   ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Rep. Eric Massa is blaming his resignation on a conspiracy by House Democratic leaders to force him out before a crucial vote on health care.

Big Bang Machine looking for answers

Big Bang Machine looking for answers

GENEVA (AP) -- Operators of the world's largest atom smasher hope to provide first discoveries about the elusive nature of dark matter later this year.

Iraqi PM's coalition seen leading vote

Iraqi PM's coalition seen leading vote

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties predict a coalition led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will take the lead in the parliamentary race.

Pakistan backs off identity of American suspect

Pakistan backs off identity of American suspect

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistani officials are backing away from a claim that an American member of al-Qaida who was picked up in a raid in Karachi is U.S.-born spokesman Adam Gadahn.

 
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