ANGLETON, Texas – Jurors in the nation’s first Vioxx-related civil trial began their second day of deliberations Friday in a case about the death of a Texas man who took the drug for eight months. The panel of seven men and five women deliberated for seven hours Thursday. About an …

TRENTON, N.J. – They may not be as famous as the battles of Trenton and Princeton, but folks in southern New Jersey want their Revolutionary War (search) sites to be recognized, too. Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey (search) last week designated 14 counties as part of a “Crossroads of the …

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Subject: the Michael Jackson (search) trial. From: Tom Mesereau (search), defense attorney. Conclusions: The media did a lousy job and the jury did a good job. That’s how Michael Jackson’s attorney sees things now that nearly two months have passed since the singer was acquitted …

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Two relatives of Eminem (search) have filed suit against the rap star, claiming that he is trying to evict them from the home he had built for them. Jack and Betty Schmitt (search), the rapper’s uncle and aunt, filed the lawsuit last week seeking more than …

In a Swedish study, people who reported feeling anxious and nervous were more likely to attempt suicide in the next five to 10 years. The study included more than 34,500 men and women living in Sweden. Researchers asked if they were bothered by anxiety, nervousness, or uneasiness — and if …

EL PASO, Texas – Texas has become the fourth state to have a non-white majority population, the U.S. Census Bureau (search) said Thursday, a trend driven by a surging number of Hispanics moving to the state. According to the population estimates based on the 2000 Census, about 50.2 percent of …

WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department (search) lowered the terror threat level Friday for the nation’s mass transit systems, effective after the day’s rush hour. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said he would end the high alert for city buses, subways and trains after 36 days of being at code …

RALEIGH, N.C. – A dump truck collided with an Amtrak (search) train Tuesday, which police said caused three cars to derail. Two fatalities have been reported, according to Raleigh police spokesman Jim Sughrue. Both were passengers in the dump truck, which flipped over on impact. Officials say nine people have …

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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon got its last chance Saturday to try to ease the concerns of a commission reviewing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s proposal to close or scale back hundreds of U.S. military bases. “Change is hard, and we fully appreciate its impact,” said Michael Wynne (search), who led …