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The FAA says it is seeking the maximum $11,000 fine against the man behind the balloon boy hoax on grounds that he operated a balloon in a hazardous manner. Full Story »

A living nativity scene innear the Colorado ski resort of Vail almost had to go without two crucial actors when two donkeys escaped. Full Story »

Authorities have arrested a Southern California woman on suspicion of dumping her newborn daughter in a trash bin. Full Story »

By The Associated Press As of Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, at least 859 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001,... Full Story »

A 30-year-old East Los Angeles man has been charged with murder after police say he stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death with an ice pick because she wouldn't get back together with him. Full Story »

A recent military policy that added pregnancy to the list of reasons a soldier could be disciplined in a war zone will be rescinded by a new order drafted by the top U.S. commander in Iraq. Full Story »

Police have arrested the father of a 15-month-old California boy who ingested methamphetamine earlier this week. Full Story »

Some people won't be getting the Christmas presents they were expecting. Full Story »

A death row inmate who killed four Oregon women in the early 1990s has died of natural causes. Full Story »

Sheryl Crow and other wild-horse advocates on Thursday called on President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to block a major roundup of mustangs set to begin Monday in Nevada. Full Story »

An Oregon man survived a plane crash in Idaho's Cottrell Mountains, then was rescued by farmers who came to his aid in a tractor, guided by the light from his laptop computer screen. Full Story »

A 10-year-old girl in New York has been suspended for bringing peppermint oil to her middle school and distributing it to other students. Full Story »

Higher fees for film production companies choosing to work in some New York City buildings have taken effect with no clear word on whether it will tarnish the city's popularity as one of Hollywood's favorite backdrops. Full Story »

In an epic struggle settled at dawn, the Democratic-controlled Senate passed health care legislation Thursday, a triumph for President Barack Obama that clears the way for compromise talks with the House on a bill to reduce... Full Story »

The U.S. Coast Guard is setting up a security zone in the waters off President Barack Obama's vacation home on Oahu. Full Story »

A tugboat put in service to help prevent another oil spill disaster in Prince William Sound ran aground on the same reef as the Exxon Valdez 20 years ago in what remains the nation's worst oil spill. Full Story »

A Jewish group is calling former President Jimmy Carter's apology to the Jewish community a "publicity stunt." Full Story »

By JUSTIN POPE AP Education Writer For higher education, 2009 was a time of lofty goals and harsh realities, of major policy shifts in Washington and financial struggle on campuses nationwide. Full Story »

Many Jews consider Christmas Day an opportunity toserve their community while Christian neighbors celebrate their holiday. This year, what's also known as Mitzvah Day in southeast Michigan is getting an added boost from... Full Story »

Why is the cafeteria at the Pennsylvania Capitol infested with mice? Probably because health inspectors didn't visit it for four years. Full Story »

A Chicago man could be unwrapping the hundreds of Christmas gifts spread around his apartment for days, even weeks. Full Story »

The father of JonBenet Ramsey is making a public plea for help in finding his daughter's killer 13 years after she was found strangled in the basement of her family's Colorado home. Full Story »

The top official in California's Sonoma County has rescinded a ban on stars and angels on Christmas trees in county buildings. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AP) - George Michael, a mainstay on the Washington, D.C., sports television scene for decades who reached a national audience with "The George Michael Sports Machine" highlights show, has died. Full Story »

A blustery storm spread snow and ice across the heartland Thursday as Americans rushed to get home for the holidays, grounding flights, stranding drivers on white-knuckle highways and forcing churches to cancel Christmas Eve... Full Story »