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Ky. struggles with outages in ice storm aftermath (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 01:46 AM CST AP - As hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians lingered in the dark nearly a week after an ice storm wrecked the state's power grid, National Guard troops prepared to go door-to-door to check on residents.

Officer: Inmates riot again at West Texas prison (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 01:32 AM CST AP - Inmates at a privately run federal prison in western Texas started a riot and set at least one fire Saturday for the second time in less than two months, authorities said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Scientist see holes in glacier at Alaska volcano (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 12:43 AM CST AP - Geologists monitoring Mount Redoubt for signs of a possible eruption noticed that a hole in the glacier clinging to the north side of the volcano had doubled in size overnight — and now spans the length of two football fields.

Jet that landed in Hudson is moved again in N.J. (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 12:17 AM CST AP - The US Airways jet that landed in New York's Hudson River has been moved from a marina to another site in northern New Jersey.

GOP governors press Congress to pass stimulus bill (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 12:52 AM CST AP - Most Republican governors have broken with their GOP colleagues in Congress and are pushing for passage of President Barack Obama's economic aid plan that would send billions to states for education, public works and health care.

Bus crash near Hoover Dam kills 7 Chinese tourists (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 08:33 PM CST AP - Investigators looking into a deadly tour bus crash on a highway near the Hoover Dam said Saturday that it may take up to a month to figure out why the vehicle overturned, killing seven passengers and injuring 10 others.

Grandma: Octuplets mom obsessed with having kids (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 07:19 PM CST AP - The woman who gave birth to octuplets this week conceived all 14 of her children through in vitro fertilization, is not married and has been obsessed with having children since she was a teenager, her mother said.

Red tape strands Indiana woman's baby son in Iraq (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 03:35 PM CST AP - Baby Amir's crib is lined with blankets crocheted by his mother and stuffed animals from his 8-year-old sister. Framed photos of him hang on the walls and sit atop shelves and tables throughout his family's three-bedroom home.

Plane struggled to keep course, reported low fuel (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 01:28 PM CST AP - Federal officials said Saturday a small plane struggled to stay on course in snowy weather and its pilot reported being low on fuel before it crashed in West Virginia, killing all six on board.

NJ dad who named kids after Nazis decries removal (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 03:45 PM CST AP - The father of three children who have names associated with Nazis is accusing the state Division of Youth and Family Services of taking his children under false pretenses and says one of the kids appeared neglected when he saw them last week.

Tragedy leaves a community searching for answers (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 11:30 AM CST AP - Before the unspeakable horror that struck the tan stucco house on McFarland Avenue, the blue-collar folks who labor and live in the community called Wilmington had suffered their fair share — not unlike other Americans.

New Illinois governor inherits old set of problems (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 01:28 PM CST AP - Rod Blagojevich entered the Illinois governor's office with the state budget falling apart and public confidence shaken by a spectacular scandal. Six years later, Blagojevich is gone but if anything his tenure dug the hole deeper.

Cops check 4 more arsons in arson-plagued Pa. area (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 02:01 PM CST AP - Authorities said four arson fires reported Saturday "share a commonality" with other intentionally set blazes that have plagued this area outside Philadelphia, but they wouldn't say if they were connected.

NJ sings blues over decades-long state song fight (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 03:08 PM CST AP - New Jersey, the only state without an official song, is considering adopting four of them. Chances are, none of them is on your iPod.

In Senate trial, Coleman turns to Bush v. Gore (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 12:09 PM CST AP - The success of Norm Coleman's lawsuit to reclaim his Senate seat could depend on how willing the trial judges are to find a precedent in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling from another messy, political charged election battle: Bush v. Gore.

Televangelism empire in chaos over family split (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 11:49 AM CST AP - Once one of the nation's most popular televangelists, the Rev. Robert H. Schuller is watching his life's work crumble.

Boy, 11, questioned in death of 7-year-old in Ohio (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 01:56 PM CST AP - Police in Cincinnati say they have questioned and released an 11-year-old boy who they believe fatally shot a 7-year-old neighbor.

Will family's 4th generation at GM be its last? (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 03:22 PM CST AP - As a 10-year-old, Rollin Green was awestruck when he saw the line of hulking orange-and-silver robotic arms swinging with rhythmic precision during his first visit to an auto plant. But something impressed him even more: His dad worked there.

Feds rarely file charges in tainted food cases (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2009 11:13 AM CST AP - As federal officials launch a criminal investigation into a Georgia peanut processor at the center of a deadly salmonella outbreak, food safety experts say they hope it's a signal that the government plans to be more aggressive in prosecuting other cases in the future.

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