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Blizzard-like storm slams East, region snowed in (AP)
Fear of violence grows in mountaintop mining fight (AP)
Calif. city's police to wear head-mounted cameras (AP)
Prison population to have first drop since 1972 (AP)
Hawaii dimmed by education, election, health cuts (AP)
Friend defends husband of missing Utah woman (AP)
Worker dies after falling in pit at Denver airport (AP)
Facing prison, Astor's son bares private life (AP)
Judge extends block on Oklahoma abortion law (AP)
Abortion opponents watching Nelson on health care (AP)
Obama hails climate breakthrough (AP)
Pa. police accused of cover-up in immigrant attack (AP)
Tag Heuer to drop Tiger Woods from US campaigns (AP)
Book explores evangelical monopoly in sports world (AP)
Flying Chihuahuas: Dogs change coast in big exodus (AP)
NC mom sentenced for putting son in boiling water (AP)

Blizzard-like storm slams East, region snowed in (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 04:36 PM PST

AP - A blizzard-like storm rocked the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, crippling travel across the region and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power.

Fear of violence grows in mountaintop mining fight (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:19 AM PST

AP - It was the slap heard 'round the coalfields: Cordelia Ruth Tucker, wearing the fluorescent-striped shirt of a miner, strode past West Virginia state troopers and into a stream of marchers protesting mountaintop removal mining to deliver an audible smack.

Calif. city's police to wear head-mounted cameras (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 01:45 PM PST

AP - San Jose police are testing head-mounted cameras to record interactions with the public.

Prison population to have first drop since 1972 (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:27 AM PST

AP - The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other.

Hawaii dimmed by education, election, health cuts (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:15 AM PST

AP - Hawaii public schools are closed most Fridays, rats scurry across bananas in uninspected stores and there may not be enough money to run the next election.

Friend defends husband of missing Utah woman (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:49 PM PST

AP - A friend is speaking out in support of Josh Powell, the man police consider the sole person of interest in the disappearance of his wife nearly two weeks ago.

Worker dies after falling in pit at Denver airport (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 01:29 PM PST

AP - Denver airport officials say a contract worker died after falling into about 20 feet of water at the bottom of a 40-foot-deep pit at the airport's heating and cooling plant.

Facing prison, Astor's son bares private life (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:20 AM PST

AP - Anthony Marshall has had a life of privilege and pain as philanthropist Brooke Astor's only child.

Judge extends block on Oklahoma abortion law (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 02:25 AM PST

AP - An Oklahoma County judge has extended a temporary restraining order that blocks enforcement of a strict abortion law. The law would require doctors to report personal information about women who seek abortions and for the information to be posted on a public Web site.

Abortion opponents watching Nelson on health care (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 02:25 PM PST

AP - Waiting at home for Nebraska's Ben Nelson is the following message: "Merry Christmas and we thank you for your stance on pro-life issues so far, and we hope you continue to stand for what's morally correct."

Obama hails climate breakthrough (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:06 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama calls the climate agreement reached in Copenhagen a breakthrough for action, but says more must be done to actually achieve significant reductions in global warming pollution.

Pa. police accused of cover-up in immigrant attack (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 03:21 PM PST

AP - Federal prosecutors charged three police officers in a racially tense Pennsylvania coal town with orchestrating a cover-up in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant by altering evidence or lying to the FBI in a hate crimes case against two popular football players.

Tag Heuer to drop Tiger Woods from US campaigns (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:57 PM PST

AP - Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer said Friday that it will "downscale" its use of golfer Tiger Woods' image in its advertising campaigns for the foreseeable future.

Book explores evangelical monopoly in sports world (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:28 PM PST

AP - A toss left, a quick break past the defense, and it was obvious Philadelphia Eagles running back Herb Lusk was headed to the end zone. The real surprise came when he arrived 70 yards later.