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Published on November 28, 2013 - Page 17
FLORIDA, Mass. (AP) —Most of the miners were Irish immigrants with names like Conolley, Burnett, Fitzgerald, Cavanaugh and Whalan. On Oct. 19, 1867...
Published on November 28, 2013 - Page 17
Bungled break-in’s bleeding bandit SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a bungled break-in forced a bleeding man to ask for medical help from...
Published on November 28, 2013 - Page 47
Dam costs too high, homeowners claim PERU, Ind. (AP) — Residents are dealing with a costly surprise after being notified that they own portions of...
Published on November 28, 2013 - Page 50
$3.5M settlement in health-care case PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Radiation oncology providers will pay $3.5 million to the federal government and the...
Published on November 28, 2013 - Page 52
Inmates forced to sit together naked LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) —State correctional officials and nearly 500 former and current inmates have reached a...
Published on November 28, 2013 - Page 53
Parole officers using Facebook TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) —Prison officials are turning to Facebook to help find people who skip out on court-mandated parole...
Published on November 27, 2013 - Page 4
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — If you haven’t gotten pecans for the holidays, you had best get cracking. Heavy rains earlier this year have put a big dent in...
Published on November 27, 2013 - Page 5
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin students and researchers set out in “word wagons” nearly 50 years ago to record the ways Americans spoke...
Published on November 27, 2013 - Page 9
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A giant turkey is roving crosswalks in Las Vegas to squawk on drivers who don’t yield to pedestrians. An officer dressed in...
Published on November 27, 2013 - Page 13
Handicapped cab rights fetch $2.5M NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of New York City taxi medallions sold at auction for a record $2.5 million. The Taxi and...
Published on November 27, 2013 - Page 13
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) —Tens of thousands of Eugene and Springfield residents routinely rinse and set aside non-deposit wine, juice and other bottles and...
Published on November 26, 2013 - Page 1
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has cleared a driver in a fatal crash after agreeing she faced an “unforeseen emergency” when a back-seat passenger...
Published on November 26, 2013 - Page 2
School officials tied to rape STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio school superintendent and three others were charged Monday with lying or failing to...
Published on November 26, 2013 - Page 5
HELENA, Mont. (AP) —Gun advocates asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a lower court’s ruling against state laws designed to buck...
Published on November 26, 2013 - Page 6
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) —With two other turkeys ticketed for a presidential pardon at the White House, their brother met Minnesota’s governor Monday at...
Published on November 26, 2013 - Page 11
HARTFORD, Conn. — Why Adam Lanza went on his murderous shooting rampage at a Newtown elementary school is a mystery and may never be known,...
Published on November 26, 2013 - Page 11
SAN FRANCISCO — Stung by plunging approval numbers at a low point in his presidency, President Barack Obama is urging donors to buck up and making a...
Published on November 26, 2013 - Page 11
I find giant phones hard to carry and use, but I’m well aware that many people like the bigger images and text they offer. These phablets, with...
Published on November 25, 2013 - Page 5
NEW YORK (AP) — An international drug trafficker was caught on tape this year making a “Breaking Bad”-worthy boast about his ability to provide the U...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 6
NEW YORK (AP) — Airline passengers have already been stripped of their legroom, hot meals and personal space. Now, they might also lose their silence...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 6
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If “unplugged” acoustic music was a hallmark of the ’90s, surely “wireless” listening is the big trend of the ’10s. Sure, we’ve...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 7
Glass maker lays off 200 more employees WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A labor union says about 200 workers at a Corning Inc. factory here are losing their...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 7
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A man arrested or detained nearly a dozen times because he was mistaken for a suspected drug dealer cannot sue Las Vegas...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 8
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — The dogs and cats at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri aren’t just sitting around in their pens while waiting to be...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 8
Molly Ringwald performing jazz BANGOR, Maine (AP) —The former star of popular ’80’s films “The Breakfast Club” and “Pretty in Pink” is performing...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 9
Blackface lands deputy in trouble WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) — A deputy sheriff has been suspended without pay after photos surfaced of him dressed in...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 9
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Ann Iszard finally can wear her good hats. For the past five months, she and the rest of the New Galilee Missionary Baptist...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 16
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) —Most sea turtles live out their lives, which can span a century, without ever encountering a honey bee. But others, namely those...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 16
Disease killing walnut trees NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture says a walnut tree killing disease has been found in...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 26
Algae cuts pollution from power plant BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Boone County power station is using algae to eat the carbon dioxide emissions from...