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Space shuttle Discovery blasts off with crew of 7 (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 05:05 PM PDT AP - Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit Sunday evening, setting off on a space station construction mission cut short by launch delays that dragged on for more than a month.

AP IMPACT: Immigrants face detentions, few rights (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 04:57 PM PDT AP - America's detention system for immigrants has mushroomed in the last decade, a costly building boom that was supposed to sweep up criminals and ensure that undocumented immigrants were quickly shown the door.

Billy Graham grandson to lead famed megachurch (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 02:40 PM PDT AP - A widely-known megachurch founded by an architect of the religious right and seen as a national political force selected a grandson of Billy Graham on Sunday as its new leader.

Passenger on Frankfurt-to-Detroit flight had TB (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 03:47 PM PDT AP - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Detroit has been diagnosed with tuberculosis.

Possible therapy takes bite out of peanut allergy (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 01:50 PM PDT AP - Scientists have the first evidence that life-threatening peanut allergies may be cured one day.

Stallworth's accident victim was 'family man' (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 11:57 AM PDT AP - Mario Reyes was a family man, a loving husband and father. He came to South Florida from Cuba as a teenager and became an overnight crane operator in Miami.

California due to release 1970s radical Olson (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 12:04 PM PDT AP - A saga that began in the violent cauldron of California's 1970s radical counterculture and took a dramatic turn into a quiet middle-class neighborhood in Minnesota is about to come to an end.

Northeast US to suffer most from future sea rise (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 11:04 AM PDT AP - The northeastern U.S. coast is likely to see the world's biggest sea level rise from man-made global warming, a new study predicts.

Deputy who chased Ala. gunman must bury loved ones (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 10:55 AM PDT AP - A deputy who joined the pursuit of a rampaging gunman now faces the grim task of burying two of his own family members.

Church resumes services week after pastor slain (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 11:34 AM PDT AP - The church whose senior pastor was gunned down during his sermon resumed services Sunday with support from a guest preacher whose church in Texas also was bloodied by a gunman's rampage.

Man kills 4 at gathering in Miami, then kills self (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 11:39 AM PDT AP - A man barged into a birthday party early Sunday, shot his estranged wife and three other people to death, then went home, set his truck and house on fire and killed himself, police said.

Connecticut's Gold Coast braces for Jerry Springer (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 10:28 AM PDT AP - Connecticut's Gold Coast, a bastion of suburban perfection including both Martha Stewart and the Stepford Wives, is about to become home to Jerry Springer's bawdy TV show, which features wife swappers, strippers and skinheads.

White House says economy is sound despite 'mess' (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 03:05 PM PDT AP - The economy is fundamentally sound despite the temporary "mess" it's in, the White House said Sunday in the kind of upbeat assessment that Barack Obama had mocked as a presidential candidate.

Dollars from dirt: Economy spurs home garden boom (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 10:45 AM PDT AP - With the recession in full swing, many Americans are returning to their roots — literally — cultivating vegetables in their backyards to squeeze every penny out of their food budget.

Woman, stepdaughter slain in ax attack in Wash. (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 09:59 AM PDT AP - Authorities in Washington state say a man is being held for investigation of first-degree murder after his estranged wife and his stepdaughter were killed in an ax attack.

Things are bleak in journalism (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 09:21 AM PDT AP - The state of journalism is bleak, but an annual study of the industry suggests all hope should not be lost.

Budget crunch cuts illegal immigrants' health care (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 10:17 AM PDT AP - Graciela Barrios, an undocumented immigrant with few resources, has long relied on the county health clinic for the advice, medication and tests that have kept her diabetes under control.

NY governor hopes new year will be smoother ride (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 09:29 AM PDT AP - New York Gov. David Paterson took office one year ago with an emphatic introduction and was immediately hailed as a healer — practically a savior — who would erase the memory of Eliot Spitzer's shocking resignation amid a prostitution scandal.

For Liberians in US, a frightening waiting game (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 07:42 AM PDT AP - Alexander Collins has two homes: a new one in the U.S. where he wants to stay and one in Africa he wants to leave for good.

Online records: Survey finds many states lagging (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2009 04:56 AM PDT AP - Americans can easily learn about their state songs and state flowers with a quick search on the Internet, but most will have a harder time checking whether their children's school buses are safe or a local gas station is charging too much.

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