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• Women’s home fighting insurance giant to stay put

  October 11, 2012 in Nation/World CINCINNATI (AP) — As Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic battled for the title at the Western & Southern Open north of Cincinnati, a small plane buzzed overhead, trailing a banner …

• US affirms steep tariffs on China solar panels

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration upheld steep tariffs on Chinese solar panels Wednesday, finding that improper trade practices have undermined an American solar industry that the largest U.S. manufacturer …

• Calif. man behind film denies probation violations

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California man behind the anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East denied Wednesday that he violated terms of his probation for a 2010 …

• Friend describes fatal beauty surgery at Pa. hotel

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman known as “the Black Madam” performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Krazy Glue to close … 1

• 2 dead, 1 trapped in Fla. parking garage collapse

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI (AP) — A section of a parking garage under construction at a community college collapsed Wednesday, killing two people and trapping two others in the rubble, officials said. One …

• Soldiers claim illness after guarding KBR in Iraq

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A war contractor knew a critical southern Iraq oilfield plant was riddled with a well-known toxin but ignored the risk to soldiers while hurrying the project …

• Friend describes deadly beauty surgery at Pa. inn

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia woman known as “the Black Madam” performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Crazy Glue to close …

• Calif. man behind film denies probation violation

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who was behind an anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East denied on Wednesday he violated his probation stemming from a …

• 1 dead, 1 trapped in Fla. parking garage collapse

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI (AP) — A section of a parking garage under construction at a community college collapsed Wednesday, killing one worker and trapping two others in the rubble, officials said. One …

• Mass. gov: Drug firm may have misled regulators

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — The specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak may have misled regulators and done work beyond the scope of its state license, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick …

• Counterfeit air bags called ‘extreme safety risk’

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of motorists may be driving cars and trucks installed with dangerous counterfeit bags and they should have them replaced at their own expense, the Obama administration … 1

• 1 dead, 2 trapped in Fla. parking garage collapse

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI (AP) — A section of a parking garage under construction at a community college collapsed Wednesday, killing one worker and trapping at least two others in the rubble, officials …

• Gov’t warns motorists about counterfeit air bags

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Car owners whose air bags have been replaced in the past three years may have had dangerous counterfeit bags installed, the Obama administration warned Wednesday. Only 0.1 …

• Man behind anti-Muslim film to appear in court

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man with many aliases who was behind an anti-Muslim film that sparked violence in the Middle East is expected to be asked by a …

• Idaho dairy workers charged with animal cruelty

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three former dairy workers with Idaho’s largest dairy operation have been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after undercover video shot by an animal rights group showed …

• Push for healthier truckers gains momentum

  October 10, 2012 in Health, Nation/World DALLAS (AP) — In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realized that spending …

• Amtrak ridership hits record high amid GOP attacks

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Amtrak trains carried 31.2 million passengers in the fiscal year ending in September, the highest annual ridership since the railroad was formed in 1971, the nation’s intercity …

• Gov’t to warn motorists about counterfeit air bags

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is preparing to warn car owners whose air bags have been replaced in the past three years that dangerous counterfeit bags may have been …

• Skydiver cancels 2nd try at supersonic jump in NM

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Blame it on the wind. Again. For the second straight day, extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner aborted his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall because of the weather, …

• Skydiver cancels try at supersonic jump

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner canceled his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall Tuesday because of high winds, the second time this week he was forced to postpone …

• Skydiver begins prep for supersonic jump

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A weather hold that threatened to cancel extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s death-defying, 23-mile free fall into the southeastern New Mexico desert was lifted Tuesday …

• Rise in California gas price slows, remains record

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The rise in California gasoline prices has slowed after recent jarring increases, but nonetheless the cost of a gallon inched up to another record high, even …

• Skydiver’s supersonic jump on weather hold

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Plans for extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner to make a death-defying, 23-mile free fall into the southeastern New Mexico desert were on hold Tuesday morning …

• Officials hope ‘winter-blend’ gas will drop prices

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — State leaders — and drivers — hope to see gasoline prices drop soon, now that California officials have approved the release of “winter-blend” fuel that is …

• Skydiver hopes to make supersonic jump over NM

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner hopes to end five years of preparation with a death-defying 23-mile free fall into the southeastern New Mexico desert Tuesday …

• Alaska Airlines: Operations returning to normal

  October 8, 2012 in Nation/World SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines said flights were running close to normal late Monday after a fiber-optic outage shut down its ticketing system for more than four hours, causing the …

• SpaceX launch good for NASA, not private firm

  October 8, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A private rocket successfully sent a capsule full of cargo zipping toward the International Space Station in a first of its kind delivery for NASA, but couldn’t …

• Release of ‘winter-blend’ gas could reduce prices

  October 8, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — State air pollution regulators said Monday that California’s air quality is not expected to worsen appreciably after the governor ordered the release of a dirtier blend …

• Skydiver eyes record-breaking jump over NM

  October 8, 2012 in Nation/World ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s attempt at the highest, fastest free fall in history Tuesday is more than just a stunt. His planned 23-mile dive from the stratosphere …

• Freeze, drought take bite out of fall tourism

  October 8, 2012 in Nation/World INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Devastating spring freezes and a historic drought have stripped some charm from rustic fall destinations, leaving some corn too short to create mazes, orchards virtually devoid of …

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