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- US snowboarder Pearce suffers head injury in halfpipe accident
- Authorities say separate collisions with commuter trains near San Francisco kill 2
- AT&T is latest to end sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods following infidelity allegations
- Changing cigarette rules, crackdown on handicapped parking permits among new NC laws
- UN says Afghans killed an a coalition raid last weekend were students
- Taliban claim responsibility for blasts that kill 8 Americans and 5 Canadians
- Medical examiner rules deaths of father and son in Massachusetts fire as homicides
- Report: Tiger Woods had ‘fat lip’ when he met with Florida troopers 4 days after accident
- 8 Americans killed in suicide blast in Afghanistan, 5 Canadians killed in separate attack
- State Department says 8 Americans died in suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan
- Sierra snowpack below average despite storms, raising prospect of continued California drought
- NATO: 4 Canadian troops, 1 journalist from Canada die in bomb blast in southern Afghanistan
- Quake near US-Mexico border shakes wide area, forcing hospital evacuations in Mexicali
- Saying goodbye: Jackson, Cronkite, Wyeth, Updike among artists, entertainers who died in 2009
- Quake near US-Mexico border shakes wide area; no immediate reports of damage, injuries
- APNewsBreak: Idaho Supreme Court says Argentine grandma to keep custody of orphaned Idaho kids
- Quake near U.S.-Mexico border shakes San Diego area
- Explosion rocks foundry in rural eastern Wis., killing 1 firefighter; injuring 9 others
- BP revises estimate of Prudhoe Bay oil spill to as much as 100 gallons, up from 3
- Van carrying 6 rolls over edge of Grand Canyon National Park embankment; no serious injuries
- Mass. high school hockey player collapses at center ice during huddle after practice, dies
- California businessman promotes mobile cooling shelter to protect farmworkers from heat stress
- Coroner: 6 kids, 3 adults died of smoke inhalation in deadly Mississippi apartment fire
- Coroner: 6 kids, 3 adults likely died of smoke inhalation in deadly Mississippi apartment fire
- Utilities restore more electric service in western North Carolina following snow, ice
- Company says disagreement with Amtrak derails Colorado ski train service
- Authorities look for what caused Miss. apartment fire that killed 9, including 6 children
- 6 children, 3 women dead as early-morning fire sweeps through apartment in Mississippi
- Miss. funeral home identifies 6 children, 3 adults killed in early-morning apartment fire
- Residents of Northampton, Mass., on edge as string of suspicious fires kill 2, damage homes
- Coroner: 6 children, 3 adults dead in early-morning apartment fire in Mississippi
- Utilities make progress in restoring power to customers who lost service on Christmas Day
- Nevada officials probe claims of substandard work on I-580 bridge from Reno to Carson City
- Fire marshal: 9 dead, including at least 6 kids, in apartment fire in Starkville, Miss.
- Crew member hurt in boating accident leaves hospital; fate of 2 colleagues from Va. unclear
- Alaska tug that hit reef, spilled fuel in area of Exxon Valdez disaster reaches port
- Terminal, baggage claim reopened after flooding at Reagan National Airport in DC
- AK tug that ran into Alaska reef, spilled fuel, reaches port
- Snow, cold rain that battered much of US leaves behind flooding concerns in some areas
- Disabled tugboat that ran into Alaska reef being towed back to port after fuel transfer
- Part of terminal, 1 baggage claim area closed after flooding at Reagan National Airport in DC
- Snow continues to clog highways and runways in Plains, while flooding threatens East
- Following lesson of United 93, air travelers are quick to react on their own to threats aloft
- Dutch tourist on flight to Detroit says he jumped on suspect to ‘try to save the plane’
- Snow clogs highways and runways in Plains, while flooding threatens East
- Folk-rocker Vic Chesnutt, known for dark reflections on life in song, dies in Ga. at 45
- Midwest, Plains residents digging out from storm with blizzards still possible in some areas
- Midwest, Plains residents dig out from storm with blizzards still possible in some areas
- Mile-long diesel sheen spreads near disabled tugboat in Alaska’s Prince William Sound
- Traffic accident sends truck crashing into Ohio church’s live nativity scene, killing man
- Virginia Tech teams with automaker to improve car safety for women, fetuses
- Coast Guard suspends search for 2 Va. crewmen missing after fishing boat sinks off NJ coast
- Pilot survives Idaho crash, uses laptop screen light to guide rescuers to him
- Tug grounds on same Alaska reef as Exxon Valdez oil tanker 20 years ago, fuel tanks damaged
- EMTs say they weren’t asked to examine ill woman, only to call ambulance; no panic in store
- 1 death, damaged homes blamed on high winds as storm sweeps through Louisiana
- 1 death, damaged homes blamed on possible tornados as storm sweeps through Louisiana
- USDA announces signup for farm disaster program; would be for ‘08 crop year losses
- 1 rescued, search on for 2 others after fishing boat sinks off New Jersey coast
- Officials probe options available to pilot after wreck in Jamaica injured dozens
- Fewer Katrina, Rita victims in FEMA trailers but challenges remain on road to recovery
- 2 fires reported at Valero refinery in Texas; no injuries, impact on production unknown
- Cochran spokesman: Emergency help for US farmers not expected this year; push for aid remains
- With echoes of violence and crackling gunfire, sports says goodbye to some of its best in 2009
- Holiday travelers deal with slick roads, airport delays; worst of storm still to hit Midwest
- Official: 28 units burned, 14 families displaced in 3-alarm apartment blaze in Las Vegas
- Holiday travelers deal with slick roads, airport delays as storm spreads across Midwest
- Authorities: Fire kills elderly Ala. man in home filled with piles of papers, magazines
- Panic, confusion _ but no deaths _ after plane carrying 154 skids off runway in rainy Jamaica
- Trains in Northeast return to normal after power problems stranded holiday travelers for hours
- 2 hurt in wind-whipped blaze at apartment complex east of Las Vegas Strip
- Street collision hurls pickup into path of Los Angeles commuter train, injuring 6
- Feds halt plan to use sharpshooters to cull 1,000 deer devouring Valley Forge vegetation
- Wind-whipped blaze rips through apartment complex east of Las Vegas Strip
- Mother of Fla. teen set on fire says son suffers from nightmares; praises his determination
- Los Angeles commuter train, 2 cars collide, causing several injuries
- Firefighters battling wind-whipped blaze in apartment complex east of Las Vegas Strip
- Holiday travelers race to beat snow as major winter storm taking aim at West, Midwest
- Holiday travelers race to beat snow as major winter storm plods through West, Midwest
- Firefighters battle wind-whipped blaze in apartment complex east of Las Vegas Strip
- Feds release new plan to revive California delta, boost water supply in withering drought
- Swedish Christmas straw goat burns again in odd yuletide tradition
- American Airlines flight from Miami overshoots runway in Kingston, Jamaica; more than 40 hurt
- Holiday travelers adjust plans as fast-moving winter storm plods through West, Midwest
- Holiday travelers adjust plans as winter storm plods through West, Midwest
- Power goes out twice at Alaska air traffic control; pilot lands plane by sight during 1 outage
- Prudhoe Bay operator discovers spill at Prudhoe Bay oil field
- 3 deaths attributed to winter storm that kicked up dust, brought snow to Ariz. high country
- Official: Florida teen set on fire released from hospital; recovery will require more therapy
- Mother and children ages 3, 4, and 5 die in Arkansas house fire
- AP ENTERPRISE: Processing delays keep vets from receiving new GI Bill benefits
- Snowstorm could snarl holiday travel throughout West, Midwest
- Boston subway train derails during evening rush hour; no injuries reported
- Police: Dust storm leads to 4 deaths on Interstate 10 in Arizona; some vehicles on fire
