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SC wildfire blamed on blaze some thought was out (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:51 PM PDT AP - Firefighters responded twice to a yard fire that South Carolina officials believe rekindled four days later, igniting a massive blaze that had destroyed more than 70 homes and continued to char 31 square miles near Myrtle Beach on Friday.

Accused Craigslist killer linked to assault at Rhode Island hotel (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 06:39 PM PDT AP - A fingerprint has been found linking a medical student accused of killing a masseuse in Boston to a hotel near Providence where another woman claims she was attacked, a law enforcement official said Friday.

US video shows Demjanjuk having no trouble walking (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 08:56 PM PDT AP - John Demjanjuk, standing without assistance amid falling snowflakes, emerges from an office building, lifts his right arm to place a cap on his head, then takes 18 steps to a car. He takes those steps with nobody helping him, opens the passenger-side car door, slowly seats himself and shuts the door.

NYC Heath Department: 75 kids sickened at 1 school (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 08:57 PM PDT AP - New York City health officials say that about 75 students at a Queens high school have fallen ill with flu-like symptoms and testing is under way to rule out the strain of swine flu that has killed dozens in Mexico.

Mother of Mich. girl found dead in bin charged (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 02:34 PM PDT AP - A 9-year-old quadriplegic girl whose body was found in a storage unit suffered from "severe, ongoing malnutrition and neglect" before her death, a prosecutor said Friday after charging her adoptive mother with murder.

New UC admissions policy angers Asian-Americans (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:32 PM PDT AP - A new admissions policy set to take effect at the University of California system in three years is raising fears among Asian-Americans that it will reduce their numbers on campus, where they account for 40 percent of all undergraduates.

Magnitude of dirty VA hospital equipment unknown (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - Thousands of veterans were at first shocked to learn they should get blood tests for HIV and hepatitis because three hospitals might have treated them with unsterile equipment. Now, just a couple of months after the Department of Veterans Affairs issued the dire warnings, veterans are growing frustrated by the lack of information from the tightlipped federal agency.

13 injured in Tenn. fish fry accident (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 02:19 PM PDT AP - Authorities say a man on a four-wheeler lost control after having a seizure and plowed into a crowd along a Tennessee parade route, injuring 13 people — including an 18-month-old.

Americans fascinated by pirate story (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 02:31 PM PDT AP - We're going through a crippling recession. The CIA is under fire over its interrogation techniques. And U.S. policy toward Cuba may be about to change. But the most-followed news story of late? A tale of pirates on the high seas.

Beach still home despite hurricanes, now wildfire (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 07:26 PM PDT AP - They flock from other states and climes to the coast known as the Grand Strand, first as tourists, and later as residents, captivated by ocean views, rolling green fairways and the relaxed lifestyle. Most knew that an occasional hurricane was part of the bargain but didn't expect a different danger — a raging wildfire like the one that destroyed 70 homes this week.

15 injured when jet over Pacific hits turbulence (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 04:16 PM PDT AP - Fifteen people aboard an Air Canada flight suffered minor injuries when it encountered turbulence about one hour northeast of Honolulu.

Lawyer says mother wasn't abandoning her kids (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 03:19 PM PDT AP - The woman who allegedly ordered her squabbling young daughters out of her car and drove off without them quickly returned to the scene expecting to pick them up, her lawyer said Friday.

Questions and answers about swine flu (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 03:45 PM PDT AP - Mexico is contending with an outbreak of swine flu, suspected in the deaths of dozens of people and sickening perhaps 1,000. In the United States, at least eight cases have been confirmed with the infection, all of them in California and Texas; only one person was hospitalized. Here are some questions and answers about the illness:

Ford shows it may be able to avoid federal bailout (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 03:41 PM PDT AP - Better-than-expected earnings from Ford raised hopes Friday that the automaker's restructuring and new products may be enough to spare it from a federal bailout, while General Motors received more government help and Chrysler raced to avoid bankruptcy.

MIT the No. 1 jock school? You're kidding, right? (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 03:58 PM PDT AP - Name the college that sponsored 41 varsity sports this year, tying with Harvard for most in the country.

Employees hold rally to save Boston Globe (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 01:33 PM PDT AP - Employees of The Boston Globe have enlisted public support to save their newspaper, calling it a city institution and demanding that The New York Times Co. share in the cuts it's calling for in Boston.

Atty: Neb. CSI head not a criminal, may have erred (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 02:30 PM PDT AP - The lawyer for a crime scene investigator charged with falsifying records in a murder case said Friday his client may have made mistakes but did not commit a crime. And a prosecutor said no evidence has been found suggesting problems with other cases the investigator handled.

Federal judge weighs Philadelphia tour guide law (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 01:02 PM PDT AP - In a courtroom just a block from Independence Hall — the heart of the city's tourist district and the birthplace of the Constitution — a federal judge is weighing whether an ordinance to test and license local tour guides violates the First Amendment.

No tampering seen in S. Calif. bottled water scare (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 01:48 PM PDT AP - A dozen students complained of feeling sick after drinking bottled water from a junior high school vending machine, but the FBI said Friday that no sign of tampering was found and initial tests detected no contamination.

Churches that staged protest wait for IRS response (AP) Posted: 24 Apr 2009 12:21 PM PDT AP - Nearly seven months after defying a prohibition on endorsing candidates from the pulpit, 33 churches across the country are still waiting to learn whether the Internal Revenue Service will take action against them.

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