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Americans search for cheaper Thanksgiving trips

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:32:16 -0500

Millions of Americans got an early jump on their Thanksgiving travel Wednesday, with many opting to drive or take trains and buses instead of shelling out more money for flights amid a sour economy still hitting household budgets hard.

Mom of teen set on fire: Son focused on recovery

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:17:13 -0500

In the days after 15-year-old Michael Brewer was set on fire by a group of teens, his mother, Valerie Brewer, sat at his hospital bedside and worried.

Vicki Kennedy says she has no Senate plans

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:35:13 -0500

Vicki Kennedy tells Oprah Winfrey that she will never run for the seat in the U.S. Senate that was held by her husband for nearly a half century.

Shuttle Atlantis leaves space station, headed home

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:15 -0500

Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday, headed home with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daughter for the first time and another who's been away from her young son since the summer.

Colonial-era skull to get military burial in Conn.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:27:49 -0500

A Colonial-era skull believed to belong to a Revolutionary War soldier is set to be reburied in Connecticut with full military honors.

Search crew working to free man caught in cave

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:28:14 -0500

A search-and-rescue team is working to free a man stuck about 150 feet underground in a popular Utah cave.

Studies: Fighting global warming reduces diseases

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:14:22 -0500

Cutting global warming pollution would not only make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier too, newly released studies say.

Authorities: Hanged Ky. census worker killed self

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:56:13 -0500

When an eastern Kentucky census worker was found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest, suspicion fell on the hardscrabble Appalachian area where bad news seems like a way of life.

Salvation Army's iconic kettles now credit ready

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:56 -0500

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - There could be less jingle in the Salvation's Army's hallmark red kettles this season. The charity is testing kettles that take debit and credit cards.

Honolulu police posting DUI mug shots on Internet

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:49:09 -0500

Mug shots of drunken driving suspects are landing on the Honolulu Police Department's Web site, creating a virtual wall of shame long before suspects get their day in court.