PRICEVILLE, Ala. – A man who police say shot and killed his estranged wife, their daughter and two other relatives before burning down his house and committing suicide on the eve of their divorce trial gave no hints of the mayhem to come, police and court officials say. While Kevin …
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ALBANY, N.Y. – A prominent thoroughbred breeder who once owned a Kentucky Derby favorite was charged Friday with cruelty to animals, two days after authorities seized 177 malnourished horses at his Hudson Valley farm. Ernie Paragallo was charged with 22 counts of violating New York’s Agriculture and Markets law that …
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WASHINGTON – An economic downturn can have a bright side: U.S. highway deaths in 2008 fell to their lowest level since John F. Kennedy was president. The recession and $4 per gallon gas meant people drove less to save more. Experts also cited record high seat belt use, tighter enforcement …
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MIAMI – Authorities are looking for a 2-year-old boy from Miami. An Amber Alert was issued late Saturday for Donald Arauz. He’s described as three feet tall, 32 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last wearing a white shirt and blue shorts. Miami Police reports say the …
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TEHRAN, Iran – The only two reformist challengers to hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in upcoming elections vowed Saturday to bring change to Iran and restore the country’s dignity. Mir Hossein Mousavi, the leading reformist candidate in the June 12 vote, said he will improve Iran’s economy and relations with the …
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CONCORD, N.C. – NASCAR’s longest race of the season has been postponed by rain for the first time in 50 years. Light rain had delayed the scheduled 6:03 p.m. start in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night Lowe’s Motor Speedway, but the track appeared dry and NASCAR called the cars …
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The banned substance linked to Manny Ramirez is commonly taken by steroid users but also can be prescribed for other conditions. A person familiar with the details of the suspension said Ramirez used the female fertility drug HCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin. The person spoke to The Associated Press on …
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South Carolina authorities have focused their search on an area just south of where teenager Brittanee Drexel disappeared after discovering the last place her cell phone gave off a signal. Georgetown County Sheriff Lane Cribb said police spent a second day combing a river and highway 35 miles south of …
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DETROIT – Detroit’s Big Three is becoming Ford and the other two. While its rivals stay afloat with billions in government aid, Ford grabbed a bigger slice of the American car market in April with record sales of its fuel-efficient Fusion. Those results pushed it past Toyota to retake its …
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BRUSSELS – The European Union is preparing to impose an arms embargo and visa ban to punish Guinea’s military rulers for last month’s massacre at a pro-democracy rally. An official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official decision still has to be taken said Thursday the EU is …
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