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MINNEAPOLIS - Angie O'Neill recently moved into a new apartment complex for seniors and she's trying to make new friends. But Christmas is a tough time of year for an atheist. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Bank of America said Wednesday it had completed repayment of 45 billion dollars to the US government from a capital injection under a program to stabilize the financial system. Full Story »

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri teenager charged with killing a 9-year-old neighbor cannot get a fair trial in her home county because residents are biased against her, the teen's attorney said. Full Story »

A college degree may be more expensive today, but it's worth far less in the job market than it once was Full Story »

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio inmate fighting the state's second attempt to execute him will be limited to a simple argument, a federal judge said Wednesday: Does the state, having failed once, have the legal right to try again? Full Story »

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Americans are getting seasonal flu shots at about the same rate as last year despite heightened awareness of the risks of influenza inspired by the swine flu pandemic, a survey released on Wednesday showed. Full Story »

HOUSTON - Annise Parker's mayoral campaign Web site bio reads like a catalog of campaign catchphrases: She has been Houston's city controller and a member of City Council. She's for job creation, against irresponsible spending and tough on crime. Full Story »

SCRANTON, Pa. - A microscope. A new puppy. A mother. And absolutely, positively NO CLOTHES. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York authorities are cracking down on the sale of counterfeit luxury items, shutting down 31 stalls in raids on Tuesday and Wednesday and seizing $1 million of fake bags and watches. Full Story »

BOSTON (Reuters) - A major U.S. hacker agreed to plead guilty to federal charges linked to electronic break-ins at 7-Eleven Inc and a chain of New England grocery stores, a court filing shows. Full Story »

MIAMI (Reuters) - The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will be "above-average" in activity and produce 11 to 16 tropical storms, including six to eight hurricanes, a leading team of U.S.-based researchers said on Wednesday. Full Story »

ROME (AFP) - Amanda Knox, the American convicted of murdering her British housemate in Italy two years ago, feels her "rights were respected" in the trial, a leading Italian daily reported Wednesday. Full Story »

OSLO (AFP) - A majority of Norwegians consider "impolite" US President Barack Obama's decision to snub parts of the official Nobel Peace Prize programme in Oslo this week, a poll showed on Wednesday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Imagine tearing open that large present under the Christmas tree with your name on it and finding inside... a fire extinguisher. Full Story »

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A California grand jury has indicted a man whose decomposed daughter was found in the freezer of his motor home. Full Story »

MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. judge Tuesday reduced the prison terms of two convicted Cuban spies in the latest twist of a high-profile espionage case that has strained already hostile ties between Havana and Washington. Full Story »

SALT LAKE CITY - A dog missing for three weeks was found skinny but alive after getting stuck in a storm drain in a Salt Lake City suburb. Susan Garr's 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix, Millie, had dropped from 35 pounds to 22 pounds when she was found over the weekend. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four South Koreans have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury in a scheme to sell $1 million worth of counterfeit U.S. $100 bills supplied by a person in China, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday. Full Story »