Federal investigators on Friday were mum on the cause of the accident that brought down a US Airways jetliner, declining to comment on whether reports of birds disabling the engines were true. Kitty Higgins of the National Transportation Safety Board wouldn’t theorize on what crippled the Airbus 320 passenger plane …
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GREELEY, Colorado – A Colorado teen has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for his role in the death of a 7-year-old girl during an apparent imitation of the “Mortal Kombat” video game. Lamar Roberts was sentenced Friday in Greeley’s Weld County District Court. The 18-year-old pleaded guilty last …
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A Florida company said it is halting planned sales of a wide-eyed doll called Caylee that was made as a “tribute” to a murdered Orlando girl with the same name. The Jacksonville-based Showbiz Promotions was going to offer the “Inspirational Caylee Sunshine Doll,” named after 2-year-old Caylee Anthony, for $29.99 …
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LONDON – A British newspaper says it has video footage of Prince Harry allegedly using offensive and racist language. The News of The World reported that Harry, third in line to the British throne, used offensive terms to refer to people from Pakistani and people of Arab descent. Britain’s St. …
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Kids with autism may benefit from a series of treatments in a pressurized chamber with boosted oxygen levels. The results of small trial indicate that hyperbaric oxygen therapy, as it’s called, improves language ability, social interaction, and other functions in such children. The trial involved 62 children, from 2 to …
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Can’t get rid of that throbbing pain in your shoulder? If you have been popping pills for the past week in order to treat your pain, one expert said you might be going about your pain treatment plan all wrong. “Nerve pain and tendinitis are difficult to treat by mouth,” …
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DETROIT – Major automakers’ U.S. sales continued their deep slump in February, putting the industry on track for its worst sales month in more than 27 years as huge rebates and low-interest financing failed to spur fearful consumers to make a major purchase. General Motors’ sales tumbled 53 percent from …
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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said it will partially reopen the border Monday to let South Koreans stranded in the North for three days to return home, an official said. South Koreans working at factories in the northern border town of Kaesong were stuck in the North at the …
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania liquor store clerks need to be more bubbly when they’re selling Champagne. The state’s Liquor Control Board is spending more than $173,000 to try to make workers friendlier and more well-mannered at the nearly 650 stores it operates. The board says it wants to make sure …
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SUITLAND, Md. – A 29-year-old homeless woman has given birth to a baby girl after, police said, she was befriended by a Maryland woman who held her captive for several days and tried to cut the baby from her womb. Officer Michelle Reedy, a spokeswoman for Prince George’s County police, …
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