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Homicides down in some large US cities (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 05:46 AM CST AP - Killings dropped by a third here last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 murder rate.

Oregon looks at taxing mileage instead of gasoline (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 03:19 AM CST AP - Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged nearly 10 years ago as Oregon lawmakers worried that fuel-efficient cars such as gas-electric hybrids could pose a threat to road upkeep, which is paid for largely with gasoline taxes.

AirTran apologizes for removing Muslim passengers (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 03:19 AM CST AP - AirTran Airways apologized Friday to nine Muslims kicked off a New Year's Day flight to Florida after other passengers reported hearing a suspicious remark about airplane security. One of the passengers said the confusion started at Reagan National Airport just outside Washington, D.C., when he talked about the safest place to sit on an airplane.

Seattle police fatally shoot armed history buff (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 12:12 AM CST AP - A college student dressed in a vintage German military uniform who was fatally shot by police on New Year's Day was a harmless, eccentric history buff, his family and friends said Friday.

Texas jail closes after recliners found in cells (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 03:20 AM CST AP - A jail in northern Texas has been closed and its nearly 60 inmates transferred as authorities investigate what they call dangerous conditions for jailers and those behind bars — including cells that locked from the inside or contained recliners. Five inmates had already been moved from the Montague County jail to one in a nearby county this month after an FBI raid, said Jack McGaughey, district attorney for Montague, Clay and Archer counties.

Ill. governor's federal security clearance revoked (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 12:56 AM CST AP - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revoked embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich's access to classified federal security information, officials said Friday.

Floods, mounting snow ruin buildings in Northwest (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 08:12 PM CST AP - A mud slide destroyed a home Friday, briefly trapping its occupants, and flooding, mud and deep snow blocked roads as the latest winter storm pummeled the Northwest.

Complaint: NYC matron knowingly left man on bus (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 12:36 AM CST AP - Edwin Rivera, a severely disabled 22-year-old, was supposed to be escorted home from his special-needs school.

Coast Guard stops search for cruise ship employee (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2009 12:38 AM CST AP - The Coast Guard has called off the search for a cruise ship employee whose co-workers say fell overboard off Florida.

US parents want answers after China milk scare (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 12:58 PM CST AP - Beth Flanders was on her way to China to adopt her 17-month-old daughter in September when she received a warning from her adoption agency: An industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones had been found in Chinese baby formula, and parents should not feed it to their new children.

Ill. House changes schedule to vote on impeachment (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 12:21 PM CST AP - The Illinois House could vote as early as next week on whether to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Elevated arsenic levels found near Tenn. ash spill (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 03:47 PM CST AP - Federal data shows arsenic levels more than 100 times the acceptable amount in a river near a massive coal ash spill in East Tennessee.

SF wants $75,000 back from tiger attack survivor (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 06:19 PM CST AP - Officials want a survivor of a tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo to reimburse the city more than $75,000 for his medical treatment and are asking that the money come out of any cash settlement the victim may receive.

British couple has 'black-and-white twins' twice (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 08:25 PM CST AP - A mixed-race British couple has defied the odds — twice — by producing two sets of twins in which one sibling appears to be black and the other white. Dean Durrant's newborn daughter Miya has dark skin like him. Twin sister Leah has fair skin like her blue-eyed, red-haired mother, Alison Spooner.

Bush: Hamas attacks on Israel an `act of terror' (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 05:50 PM CST AP - President George W. Bush on Friday branded the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel an "act of terror" and outlined his own condition for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying no peace deal would be acceptable without monitoring to halt the flow of smuggled weapons to terrorist groups.

Ritter to nominate Bennet to fill Senate vacancy (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 04:22 PM CST AP - Gov. Bill Ritter is expected to name Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to fill a Senate vacancy that will be created by the promotion of Sen. Ken Salazar to interior secretary in the Obama administration, sources told The Associated Press.

Senate GOP would block early try to seat Franken (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 03:58 PM CST AP - A top Senate Republican said Friday his caucus would block any attempt to seat the winner of Minnesota's close election until an anticipated court case is finished and an official election certificate is issued.

Gaza complicates Obama's policy in Mideast (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2008 05:32 PM CST AP - The deaths of hundreds of Palestinians in Israel's deadliest-ever air assault on the militant Hamas further complicates President-elect Barack Obama's challenge to achieve a Middle East peace — something that eluded both the Bush and Clinton administrations.

New ignition lock laws aim to foil drunk drivers (AP) Posted: 02 Jan 2009 12:10 PM CST AP - Motorists convicted of driving drunk will have to install breath-monitoring gadgets in their cars under new laws taking effect in six states this week.

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