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Texas confirms first flu death of US resident (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 04:53 PM PDT AP - Texas health officials on Tuesday announced the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and said she was a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had recently given birth to a healthy baby.

Nation's first face transplant patient shows face (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 02:16 PM PDT AP - Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman.

NC woman who spent 61 years in iron lung dies (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 03:45 PM PDT AP - A woman who spent 61 years in an iron lung yet graduated from college and wrote a book about her life has died at her North Carolina home.

Scandalous photos surface of Fla.'s 'Father Oprah' (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 03:32 PM PDT AP - A Miami priest known as "Father Oprah" for offering relationship advice on the archdiocese's radio network is no longer broadcasting after photos surfaced that show him embracing a woman at a bar and at the beach, church officials said Tuesday.

Officials say schools can reopen despite swine flu (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 04:18 PM PDT AP - Joan Tishkevich's joy was unequivocal. "YES!" the mother of two shouted into the phone Tuesday after hearing that federal health officials were no longer advising schools to close for swine flu.

Breaking budget could mean prison for RI officials (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 04:41 PM PDT AP - Hand-wringing, not handcuffs, normally awaits public servants who blow their budgets and need more cash.

No ransom demand, no motive in Calif. abduction (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 04:25 PM PDT AP - Investigators trying to find a 3-year-old kidnap victim, snatched from his home by armed robbers who threatened to kill him, have received dozens of tips but no solid leads, officials said Tuesday.

Experts: Mild swine flu could quickly turn deadly (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 01:11 PM PDT AP - A flu virus is a powerhouse of evolution, mutating at the maximum speed nature allows. A mild virus can morph into a killer and vice versa.

Man gets 4 years for cocaine distribution in Ga. (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 01:08 PM PDT AP - A Dominican immigrant who was held hostage and beaten after being lured to suburban Atlanta to settle a drug debt was sentenced Tuesday to nearly four years in prison for his involvement with a cocaine distribution cell.

Baby dies after being attacked, thrown from car (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 12:37 PM PDT AP - A 21-year-old man was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday after police said he snatched up his ex-girlfriend's 3-month-old son during a fight and then threw the baby from his car on an interstate highway.

Md. woman says boyfriend imprisoned her 2 nights (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 12:16 PM PDT AP - A Maryland man was in jail Tuesday on charges he interrogated his girlfriend about her unemployment checks while holding her captive in a bedroom with the door screwed shut and a five-gallon bucket for a toilet.

Dom DeLuise, actor, comedian and chef, dies at 75 (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 01:14 PM PDT AP - Dom DeLuise, the portly actor-comedian whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades with movie and TV audiences as well as directors and fellow actors, has died. He was 75.

Mexican mayor: Army will fight cartels permanently (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 03:59 PM PDT AP - The mayor of one of Mexico's most troubled border towns said Tuesday he expects to keep army troops in place to fight drug violence even after a revamped police department resumes its duties.

Sebelius says flu-hit schools can reopen (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 12:38 PM PDT AP - U.S. health officials are no longer recommending that schools close if students come down with swine flu, the government said Tuesday.

Gold mine evacuated in Nevada; no one hurt (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 02:08 PM PDT AP - Dozens of miners safety evacuated a gold mine in northeast Nevada early Tuesday after a flash in the mine's electrical system triggered the emergency response, the company said.

DC gay marriage vote could entangle Congress (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 03:09 PM PDT AP - The city council in the nation's capital voted Tuesday to recognize same-sex marriages from states that approve them, a step that could propel the emotional issue into Congress and draw Democrats into a culture-wars battle with each other.

Hopes rise for progress on fatherhood problems (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 12:16 PM PDT AP - With a centennial celebration of Father's Day coming next month, and a new president committed to supporting better parenting, liberals and conservatives alike say the political stars may be aligned for major progress in promoting responsible fatherhood.

S.C. halts thousands of home foreclosure sales (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - South Carolina's highest court on Tuesday temporarily stopped thousands of pending foreclosure sales in the state to give homeowners more time to take advantage of a new federal program to help them refinance mortgages.

Mo. police, volunteers search for missing boy (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 11:46 AM PDT AP - The discovery of a child's tennis shoe has raised hopes as police and volunteers in Missouri renew their search for a 3-year-old boy who wandered out of his rural home.

NJ boat sinking survivor: Wood plank saved life (AP) Posted: 05 May 2009 09:37 AM PDT AP - Jose Luis Arias knew it was time to abandon ship.

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