Manson follower released from prison
The Charles Manson follower convicted of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford was released Friday from a Texas prison …
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More help coming for crews battling Calif. wildfires
Crews battling wildfires across California are getting more manpower and some help from Mother Nature after the blazes forced …
Blood banks brace for donation drop
Across the USA, business closures and layoffs have reduced the number of workplace blood drives or canceled them altogether.
Town keeps celebration of victory over Japan
Moosup, Conn.’s 48th annual V-J Day Parade last Sunday is one of the last in the country to celebrate the day that the Japanese …
Town halls too heated for some
The contentious health care debate is forcing some Congress members to rethink an August tradition: town-hall-style meetings.
Debate flies over chopper tours
The fatal midair collision that sent a helicopter and small plane plunging into the Hudson River has intensified a long-running …
Clinton: GOP promotes fear on health care
Former President Bill Clinton says Republicans have turned to terrifying people in the debate over overhauling the health care …
7 plead not guilty in Fla. couple’s murders
Seven suspects are pleading not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the slaying of a Florida couple who adopted 13 children, …
Dozens line up at wake to remember Shriver
Thousands are expected to attend the public wake for Eunice Kennedy Shriver at a Cape Cod church.
Muslim ex-inmate settles Quran lawsuit against prison
A former inmate who accused federal prison workers in Illinois of defiling his Quran and torturing him with a nightstick when …