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• Haiti detains Americans taking kids across border (AP)
• Beyonce wins 5 Grammys, including song of the year (AP)
• 22-year-old goes from Miss Va. to Miss America (AP)
• Book profiles furry angel of death: Oscar the cat (AP)
• Furloughs hurt military's view of Hawaii schools (AP)
• Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with 'Hurt Locker' (AP)
• Sticky, smelly Bag Balm: Problem-salving for all (AP)
• Palin's shadow hangs over Alaska ethics debate (AP)
• Change in space for NASA: Renting the Right Stuff (AP)
• States begin offering Mega Millions, Powerball tix (AP)
• Do rings of Herbie the elm have age, climate data? (AP)
• NYC fire kills 5, being probed as possible arson (AP)
• Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP)

Haiti detains Americans taking kids across border (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:43 PM PST AP - Ten U.S. Baptists arrested trying to take 33 children out of earthquake-shattered Haiti say they were just trying to do the right thing, applying Christian principles to save Haitian children.

Beyonce wins 5 Grammys, including song of the year (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 05:28 PM PST AP - Beyonce's hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" has won song of the year at Grammys.

22-year-old goes from Miss Va. to Miss America (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 09:30 AM PST AP - A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the nation's newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants picked for their beauty, compassion and interview savvy.

Book profiles furry angel of death: Oscar the cat (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 11:12 AM PST AP - The scientist in Dr. David Dosa was skeptical when first told that Oscar, an aloof cat kept by a nursing home, regularly predicted patients' deaths by snuggling alongside them in their final hours.

Furloughs hurt military's view of Hawaii schools (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:53 PM PST AP - The third-to-fifth graders ran up to their instructor clutching a list of words using the letters B, D, and E.

Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with 'Hurt Locker' (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 11:55 AM PST AP - Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" became official awards-season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America.

Sticky, smelly Bag Balm: Problem-salving for all (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 07:51 AM PST AP - Winter is most definitely here. It must be. The phones are ringing at Bag Balm headquarters.

Palin's shadow hangs over Alaska ethics debate (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 01:48 PM PST AP - The fallout from Sarah Palin's hasty retreat as governor is being cleaned up by the man she appointed attorney general in her waning days in office.

Change in space for NASA: Renting the Right Stuff (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 07:29 AM PST AP - Getting to space is about to be outsourced.

States begin offering Mega Millions, Powerball tix (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 09:52 AM PST AP - Dozens of states have begun selling Powerball and Mega Millions tickets in what could be a step toward an eventual national lottery.

Do rings of Herbie the elm have age, climate data? (AP) Posted: 31 Jan 2010 08:42 AM PST AP - Herbie, the giant American elm tree, is giving his trunk over to science.

NYC fire kills 5, being probed as possible arson (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 06:14 PM PST AP - A suspicious fire tore through a building that housed Guatemalan immigrants, gnawing gaping holes in the structure's backside, partially collapsing the roof and killing at least five people Saturday.

Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST AP - Now that President Barack Obama's administration is considering moving the Sept. 11 trial away from a courthouse in Manhattan, the question is: Where to?

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