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Shots in Wash. mall after argument prove fatal (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 02:49 AM CST AP - Shots erupted in a packed Seattle-area shopping mall Saturday after an apparent argument between a gunman and two other young men, killing one of the men, creating panic among shoppers and sending police on a store-to-store search for the shooter, authorities said.

Astronauts try to work out kinks in urine machine (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 02:35 AM CST AP - Astronauts hope they have a solution for getting a pivotal piece of equipment working so it can convert urine and sweat into drinkable water and allow the international space station to grow to six crew members.

Father appalled by virtual audience to son's death (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 12:21 AM CST AP - The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live over a webcam said Saturday he was appalled by the virtual audience that egged on his son and called for tougher regulation of Internet sites.

JFK anniversary marked at Dallas shooting site (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 12:24 AM CST AP - About 500 people crowded Saturday into the plaza where John F. Kennedy was shot 45 years ago, all agreeing it was right to remember a pivotal moment in American history, even if they didn't all believe the official line.

Carmakers' crisis deepens Detroit's despair (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 01:23 PM CST AP - While U.S. automakers wait for federal action on loans they say are key to their survival, former restaurant worker Richard Thomas is waiting on his own bailout — odd jobs that barely pay the bills.

Immigrant's killing shows tensions on Long Island (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 07:30 PM CST AP - The flowers have wilted and the candles are burned out at a makeshift memorial where an immigrant from Ecuador was stabbed to death in what police say was a hate crime carried out by marauding teenagers.

Judge to parents: Leave sect, get kids back (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 12:17 PM CST AP - A judge has told parents of two teenage girls removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound that they can have their children back if they sever ties with the community.

No charges planned in Maine 'shotgun pool' sign (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 01:28 PM CST AP - Authorities in Maine say no charges are planned against the owner of a store where a sign invited customers to bet on a date when President-elect Barack Obama would be assassinated.

Saudi royals shot in arm for home of Mayo Clinic (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 01:17 PM CST AP - Rochester officials say members of Saudi Arabia's royal family spent enough during a visit to the Mayo Clinic to give the area's economy a shot in the arm.

Segway inventor touts island as an energy model (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 05:50 PM CST AP - Energy independence is still only a hypothetical goal for the U.S., but the owner of a tiny island off the coast of Connecticut says he has already achieved that feat and is offering his work as a model.

Betty James, who co-founded Slinky company, dies (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 04:38 PM CST AP - Betty James, who co-founded the company that made the Slinky and beat the odds as a single mother in the late 1950s to become a successful executive, has died. She was 90.

3rd lawsuit claims election-night police abuse (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 10:46 AM CST AP - A third lawsuit claims Chicago police harassed black residents cheering President-elect Barack Obama's win on Election Night.

Chicago, Clinton camps feed Obama's incoming team (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 05:45 PM CST AP - Two main quarries are supplying the building blocks for President-elect Barack Obama's new administration.

Hunter's bullet grazes 2 kids at Mich. day care (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 01:02 PM CST AP - Authorities in Michigan say a hunter's stray bullet has grazed two young boys at a day care near Cheboygan.

Ohio police nab possible 'Granny Robber' suspect (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 09:55 AM CST AP - Police in Ohio have arrested a 68-year-old woman on a bank robbery charge — and they want to know if she's the so-called "Granny Robber" they've been seeking since last May.

Trail derails along highway in Texas Panhandle (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 11:32 AM CST AP - Officials say a freight train has derailed along a rural highway in the Texas Panhandle but there are no reports of injuries or spills of any hazardous materials.

Army wife accused in arson that killed her 2 kids (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 09:19 AM CST AP - An Army wife accused of setting her apartment on fire botched an attempt to collect on her husband's $400,000 insurance policy when he survived and her two children died instead, a federal prosecutor said.

Screen Actors Guild to seek strike authorization (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 05:21 PM CST AP - The Screen Actors Guild said Saturday it will ask its members to authorize a strike after its first contract talks in four months with Hollywood studios failed despite the help of a federal mediator.

Is Alaska big enough for celebrity Palin? (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 06:30 AM CST AP - Oprah wants her, and so do Letterman and Leno. Fresh from her political defeat, Sarah Palin is juggling offers to write books, appear in films and sit on dozens of interview couches at a rate that would be astonishing for most Hollywood stars, let alone a first-term governor.

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