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OMG!! Jackson fans beat odds for memorial tickets

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:59:11 -0400

Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center.

Holiday fireworks accidents kill 5 workers

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:55:16 -0400

Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks.

Hundreds at funerals for 2 victims of SC killings

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:05:36 -0400

Hundreds of mourners thronged Sunday's funeral services for an elderly mother and her daughter, two of five victims of a suspected serial killer whose crime spree has terrorized this rural South Carolina community for more than a week.

Observers: Palin resignation cuts losses in Alaska

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:03:31 -0400

Ever since Palin returned from the presidential campaign trail, many Alaskans felt her heart wasn't in the job.

Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:10:12 -0400

Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train's operator, emergency officials said.

Roddick, Venus Williams in Wimbledon action today

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:21:52 -0400

Defending champ Venus Williams and Andy Roddick will be in action today as the second round at Wimbledon continues. Williams will take on Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine, while Roddick faces Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn.

Former D.C. Mayor Barry charged with stalking

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:55:14 -0400

Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman.

Harvard pres.: School has tough choices in decline

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:20:29 -0400

Drew Gilpin Faust started as Harvard's president when the university's prosperity seemed limitless. With its ballooning wealth, Harvard planned almost frenzied growth, from a building boom into Boston to vast increases in student financial aid.

In Philly schools, most students get a free lunch

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:53:07 -0400

For students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, there IS such a thing as a free lunch - and a free breakfast, too. With no strings attached.