• Newlywed man, 95, dies after wife taken away

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A 95-year-old newlywed Virginia man has died just weeks after his 96-year-old wife was taken away by family members to Florida.

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  • Transgender teen's suicide note: ‘My death needs to mean something’

    Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen girl from Kings Mills, Ohio, appears to have taken her life by walking into oncoming traffic. Her death swiftly caught national attention because of her suicide note about her struggles.

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  • NY Couple Complained About Neighbor So Much They Were Arrested

    A Cooperstown, New York, couple, who often complained about their neighbor to a district attorney, were taken by surprise when charges were filed against them.Paul Sohacki and Katherine Gannon live on 12 scenic acres in Otsego County, New York. They say their neighbor Gene Ellis, who lives on more…

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  • Republicans to push ahead on new math for U.S. taxes, budget

    By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Republicans assume control of the entire U.S. Congress in the new year, they are expected to push a controversial change to use more macroeconomic projections in determining the impact of tax and budget legislation on the federal deficit. Critics say…

    Reuters
  • Missing 14-month-old's body found in creek

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The body of a missing 14-month-old Maryland boy was found in an Ohio creek Wednesday after his mother allegedly lied to police that she had left him on a stranger's porch.

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  • U.S. says it is deeply troubled by Palestinian move

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday the move by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to sign on to 20 international agreements, including the International Criminal Court, was of deep concern and unhelpful to peace efforts in the region. "It is an escalatory step that will not…

    Reuters
  • Wyoming town burns in sub-zero temps

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Huge flames ripped through historic buildings in the picturesque western Wyoming town of Dubois as firefighters contended with sub-zero temperatures that froze their hoses and other equipment.

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    Missing 14-month-old boy found safe, but both parents now dead

    An Amber Alert has been cancelled for a 14-month-old boy whose mother was found dead. The child's biological father is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

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  • Data point to 'unbelievably' steep climb before AirAsia crash: source

    By Siva Govindasamy SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Radar data being examined by investigators appeared to show that AirAsia Flight QZ8501 made an "unbelievably" steep climb before it crashed, possibly pushing it beyond the Airbus A320's limits, said a source familiar with the probe's initial…

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  • Sister: Hospital gunman shot wife 'out of love'

    DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man walked into his wife's hospital room early Tuesday, fatally shot her then killed himself, a murder-suicide that he foretold in a candid and emotional Facebook posting to friends and family.

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    Airline Sues 22-Year-Old Who Figured Out How to Get Cheaper Tickets

    A young entrepreneur from New York has some enemies in the airline industry. Aktarer Zaman has a website that helps people find cheap airline tickets, but now he`s facing a lawsuit.

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  • Man tries to run down police; they shoot, kill him

    UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) — A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so, fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him, authorities said.

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  • Lithuania joins euro as tensions with neighboring Russia rise

    By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania joined the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Thursday, hoping to anchor itself in Europe as its former master Russia flexes its military muscle in the region. The first Soviet republic to declare independence, in 1990, Lithuania is the last of the…

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  • Grand Canyon Gray Wolf May Have Been Shot in Utah

    After a 500-mile (800 kilometers) trek across the West, a lone wolf's journey may have come to an end this weekend. A coyote hunter in Utah mistakenly shot and killed an endangered gray wolf, which wildlife groups worry was the same wolf photographed near the Grand Canyon this fall. The slain wolf,…

    LiveScience.com
  • Witness confirms cover-up of Mexico army slayings

    ARCELIA, Mexico (AP) — When the witness refused to sign a false statement that 22 suspected drug gang members had died in a shootout with the Mexican army, state investigators began to kick her in the ribs, she said. They put a bag over her head, plunged her face into a toilet bowl and beat her so…

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  • China regional jet certified to fly domestic routes

    A Chinese-developed passenger plane has been certified by the country's aviation regulator, clearing the way for the ARJ21 regional jet to fly domestic routes, the manufacturer and state media said.

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  • No victim from crashed AirAsia plane was wearing life jacket: official

    JAKARTA (Reuters) - An Indonesian search and rescue official said on Wednesday that none of the bodies recovered so far from the crashed AirAsia jet had been wearing a life jacket. "There is no victim that has been found wearing a life jacket," said Tatang Zaenudin, deputy head of operations at the…

    Reuters