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Economy buffeting student pilots, flight schools (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:49 AM PDT

AP - Ivan Nogalo can often hear small planes buzzing over his machine shop in Cleveland. "You want to be up there," the 33-year-old said.

Swine flu goes person-to-pig; could it jump back? (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 02:55 PM PDT

AP - Now that the swine flu virus has passed from a farmworker to pigs, could it jump back to people? The question is important, because crossing species again could make it more deadly.

For Edwards, investigation is latest stage of saga (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 02:31 PM PDT

AP - His once-prominent political career is buried and the turmoil of his marriage is playing out in public. Now, John Edwards is facing a federal inquiry.

Senators: Next justice should have wide experience (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 04:28 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama's search to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter should extend beyond the current roster of federal judges, senators from both political parties said Sunday.

US flu tally jumps to 244 as labs catch up (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 05:07 PM PDT

AP - The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 244 in 34 states, but officials said that's largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections.

Most charges dropped in Mo. ritual sex abuse cases (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:12 AM PDT

AP - There was a lot of public attention when leaders of two obscure churches in the Ozarks woods were accused of ceremonially abusing girls, preparing them for "service to God" by molesting them.

Wolves no longer protected in Northern Rockies (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 11:49 AM PDT

AP - Wolves in parts of the Northern Rockies and the Great Lakes region come off the endangered species list on Monday, opening them to public hunts in some states for the first time in decades.

As flu virus spreads, solid details get out slower (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 01:21 PM PDT

AP - Parents wondered who to blame when two neighboring schools in their small central Minnesota town closed because one school had a probable case of swine flu.

Colo. may end death penalty to focus on cold cases (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:10 AM PDT

AP - Colorado is one of 10 states that have considered abolishing the death penalty this year to save money, but Colorado's proposal has a twist: It would use the savings to investigate about 1,400 unsolved slayings.

Cowboys staffer paralyzed after accident (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 04:23 PM PDT

AP - A Dallas Cowboys scouting assistant sustained permanent paralysis from the waist down after he was injured when the team's tent-like practice structure collapse in a severe storms.

Cause not yet known in 28-injury tour bus wreck (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 08:48 AM PDT

AP - Investigators in Southern California are still trying to learn why a tour bus crashed into a freeway divider, injuring all 28 people on board.

Clinton returns to Oklahoma bombing site for tour (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 03:42 AM PDT

AP - Bill Clinton recalled the profound impact of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing on the nation and his presidency during a private tour of a memorial and museum honoring the 168 people killed.

Jack Kemp, quarterback turned politician, dies (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:45 AM PDT

AP - Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes, has died of cancer at age 73.

Jackman's `Wolverine' leads weekend pack with $87M (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:45 AM PDT

AP - You can't keep a good X-Man down.

SC search for missing NY teen turns up no clues (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 02:12 AM PDT

AP - A South Carolina sheriff says officers are on the lookout for a missing 17-year-old New York girl south of Myrtle Beach the last place her cell phone gave off a signal.

2 win Alaska betting game, guess river ice breakup (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 07:14 AM PDT

AP - The ice on Alaska's Tanana River has broken apart and now two lucky winners who guessed the timing of that much-awaited annual event will split a jackpot of nearly $284,000.

2 upstate NY men accused of stealing, eating calf (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2009 11:01 PM PDT

AP - Two unemployed, hungry men stole a calf from a neighbor's barn, shot it with an arrow and slit its throat before roasting its meat, police said.