Hostage-taker at Discovery Channel headquarters railed against programs; shot dead by police

Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming

Police kill gunman angry over Discovery Channel programming who took hostages at its offices

Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel

BP says mud pumped into well in Gulf is holding down the oil; feds say most of oil is gone

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Food Network denies link to powder-filled balloon that prompted evacuation at Liberty Bell

Food Network denies link to Liberty Bell scare

ABC bringing 5 new dramas to fall schedule, with Imperioli, Chiklis and Delany

ABC’s fall schedule heavy on new dramas

NEW YORK — ABC will try to boost its midweek schedule in the fall with cop and legal dramas and, only a few months after “Lost” departs, a supernatural series that also begins with a plane crash.

NYPD interviews registered owner of car bomb SUV, won’t say whether person is a suspect

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife
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Man on video sought after close call from NY’s most serious car bomb plot since ‘93 WTC attack

Man on video sought after NYC car bomb plot fails

Gulf Coast anxiously watches growing oil slick; worries of ‘nightmare’ scenario for Atlantic

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‘Modern Family,’ ‘Glee,’ Craig Ferguson among 2009 Peabody Award winners

‘Modern Family,’ ‘Glee’ among Peabody winners

‘The Real World’ star David ‘Puck’ Rainey injured in car crash, arrested on suspicion of DUI

‘Real World’ star ‘Puck’ injured in car crash

GOP’s Mitt Romney, a potential presidential candidate, unveils a book critical of Obama

President Barack Obama

4-year-old daughter of ‘Ax Men’ reality show co-star mauled to death by family dog in Oregon

‘Ax Men’ star’s daughter mauled to death by dog

Missionaries released from Haiti describe jail, say they’re worried about quake-ravaged nation

Missionaries worry about Haitians, describe jail

Sabres TV analyst Mike Robitaille recovering from back surgery after being injured in accident

Sabres TV analyst recovering from back surgery

Crippled news chopper crashes during Sao Paulo rush hour; pilot dies, but avoids busy highway

Chopper crashes during Sao Paulo rush hour, 1 dead

TV helicopter crashes in Sao Paulo; pilot killed, cameraman injured

TV helicopter crashes in Brazil, pilot killed

Kevin Harvick wins NASCAR’s Bud Shootout under caution for 2nd consecutive exhibition victory

Harvick repeats as Budweiser Shootout winner

Harvick wins Budweiser Shootout under caution for 2nd consecutive exhibition victory

Harvick wins Budweiser Shootout

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Harvick started Speedweeks in bed, started the Budweiser Shootout in a backup car and started the final few laps out of the lead.

Violent clash with Japanese whalers in Antarctica leaves protest boat badly damaged

Boat damaged in anti-whaling clash in Antarctica

Planes, trains and automobiles face disruption as snow and ice sweep Britain

Transport disrupted as snow and ice sweep Britain

Saying goodbye: Jackson, Cronkite, Wyeth, Updike among artists, entertainers who died in 2009

Jackson, Cronkite among arts world deaths in 2009