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NY governor in hot water, 2nd-in-command steps up (Reuters)
Reuters - With Governor David Paterson enveloped in scandal, New York's lieutenant governor is leading the notoriously difficult budget process and freeing up his boss
Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn (AP)
AP - Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution's electronic equipment ...
Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town (AP)
AP - Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter by West Cape May ...
Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires (AP)
AP - Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles ...
Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal (AP)
AP - A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday. Known as Women ...
U.S. says hikers detained in Iran call families (Reuters)
Reuters - Three American detained in Iran last year and accused of spying have been allowed to telephone their families, although formal consular access has ...
NHL GMs make proposal for rule on hits to head (AP)
AP - NHL general managers unanimously agreed Wednesday to recommend a rule change dealing with on-ice hits to the head. ...
Charlie Sheen due back on `Two and a Half Men' (AP)
AP - A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily ...
Cable, sat TV firms ask gov't to stop TV blackouts (AP)
AP - Cable, satellite TV and other video providers are seeking government intervention in ongoing disputes over the fees that they are charged by TV ...
Unemployment rises in 30 states in January (AP)
AP - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country. ...
Two missile strikes kill 12 in Pakistan: officials (AFP)
AFP - Two US missile strikes on Wednesday killed at least 12 militants in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. ...
Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package (AP)
AP - Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be ...
Swedish artist: cartoon murder plot 'low-tech' (AP)
AP - A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog said Wednesday he has no regrets ...
Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama is renewing America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he understands the ...
"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden (Reuters)
Reuters - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit ...
A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds (AP)
AP - Alex Rodriguez's lawyers are setting up an interview with federal authorities as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the ...
Another runaway Toyota Prius reported (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police ...
Ahmadinejad, Gates trade barbs in Afghanistan (Reuters)
Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Defense Secretary Robert Gates traded barbs on Wednesday during briefly overlapping visits to Afghanistan, where Washington has troops ...
Retaliation fears stalk Nigeria city after clashes (Reuters)
Reuters - Sporadic shooting rang out overnight in the central Nigerian city of Jos and witnesses said at least one person was killed by soldiers ...
Biden slams settlement move at Palestinian talks (AFP)
AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden met Palestinian leaders on Wednesday, telling them Israel's decision to expand settlement activity in east Jerusalem is undermining ...