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• NBC ending Leno's nightly prime-time show (AP)
• Malfunction forces emergency landing at NJ airport (AP)
• Toxic metal in kids' jewelry from China (AP)
• N. California dodges major damage in 6.5 quake (AP)
• Hundreds strip in NYC for no-pants subway ride (AP)
• Power restored after outage at Cleveland airport (AP)
• NYC man charged with getting al-Qaida training (AP)
• Texas teen says he didn't hire friend to kill mom (AP)
• 'Avatar' remains in orbit with $48.5M weekend (AP)
• Townsend replaced in Marvel Comics tale `Thor' (AP)
• Police say Anchorage officer shot several times (AP)
• 3 die when snowmobiles go through ice on Vt. lake (AP)
• Assistant goes on trial in ex-punk manager slaying (AP)
• Conn. to overhaul rest stops, bucking US trend (AP)
• GOP chief: Reid should step down as Senate leader (AP)
• In Foreclosureville, USA, so much change (AP)

NBC ending Leno's nightly prime-time show (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 03:33 PM PST AP - NBC said Sunday it decided to pull the plug on the Jay Leno experiment when some affiliate stations considered dropping the nightly prime-time show, and the network is waiting to hear if Leno and "Tonight" host Conan O'Brien accept its new late-night TV plans.

Malfunction forces emergency landing at NJ airport (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 05:26 PM PST AP - A United Airlines jetliner damaged its right wing when the landing gear failed to fully deploy Sunday at Newark Liberty International Airport — making for a frightening few moments for passengers, who were braced in the crash position before an "unbelievably smooth" touchdown that drew cheers.

Toxic metal in kids' jewelry from China (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:25 PM PST AP - Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the United States, an Associated Press investigation shows.

N. California dodges major damage in 6.5 quake (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 05:09 PM PST AP - Residents of a Northern California county gingerly cleaned up Sunday after the area dodged a catastrophe, escaping a 6.5 magnitude earthquake with little more than bumps, cuts and broken glass.

Hundreds strip in NYC for no-pants subway ride (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:17 PM PST AP - Hundreds of New Yorkers have been riding the city's subway trains in their underwear.

Power restored after outage at Cleveland airport (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 01:39 PM PST AP - Road salt accumulating on a utility pole caused a fire Sunday that knocked out electrical power to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, canceling dozens of flights and leaving airlines' schedules uncertain for the rest of the day.

NYC man charged with getting al-Qaida training (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 09:58 PM PST AP - A New York City man under investigation for his links to a terror suspect pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges that he flew to Pakistan to get military training from al-Qaida.

Texas teen says he didn't hire friend to kill mom (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 01:39 AM PST AP - A 17-year-old who Houston police say admitted hiring a friend to kill his mother is denying involvement in the stabbing death.

'Avatar' remains in orbit with $48.5M weekend (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:29 AM PST AP - James Cameron's "Avatar" continues to race up the box office charts, remaining No. 1 domestically for the fourth straight weekend with $48.5 million and placing second among all-time top-grossing films worldwide.

Townsend replaced in Marvel Comics tale `Thor' (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 03:22 PM PST AP - Stuart Townsend has departed Marvel Comics' movie adaptation of "Thor" because of creative differences, according to sources close to the production.

Police say Anchorage officer shot several times (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 10:17 PM PST AP - An Anchorage police officer was ambushed without provocation by unknown gunmen early Saturday as he sat in his patrol car working on an apparently unrelated assault case, police said, and city officials vowed to catch those responsible.

3 die when snowmobiles go through ice on Vt. lake (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 01:41 AM PST AP - Three snowmobiles crossing a frozen Vermont lake plunged through the ice Saturday, killing a man, his 24-year-old daughter and 3-year-old granddaughter, police said.

Assistant goes on trial in ex-punk manager slaying (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:32 AM PST AP - The confession was dramatic and videotaped. The weeping woman described to a prosecutor how she fatally bludgeoned her boss — punk-rock pioneer and celebrity real estate broker Linda Stein — with a piece of exercise equipment.

Conn. to overhaul rest stops, bucking US trend (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 12:57 PM PST AP - Truck driver Conrad Ouellette remembers how happy he was when Connecticut's rest stops replaced their Howard Johnson's outlets with McDonald's, where he could snag a quick chocolate shake while hauling construction debris.

GOP chief: Reid should step down as Senate leader (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 06:17 AM PST AP - The Republican Party chairman says Sen. Harry Reid should step down as the Senate Democratic leader over racial remarks Reid made about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign.

In Foreclosureville, USA, so much change (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2010 01:27 AM PST AP - Stockton hardly looks like the most miserable city in the country.

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