The virus has already spread to at least a half-dozen countries and half of Mexico. Trying to eliminate crowds, the Mexican government canceled school nationwide and considered closing the capital’s…
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The 18-year-old senior is one of at least eight students at her New York City high school who health officials say have been sickened by a strain of swine flu…
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Those threats raised fears for the safety of some 230 foreign sailors still held hostage in more than a dozen ships anchored off the coast of lawless Somalia. “From now…
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“I always said if we lose this house it will be a hurricane,” said 60-year-old Kathy Horvat, standing Friday outside her home in the Barefoot Resort. Just down the road,…
Neighbors knew she could sing, and now – what with YouTube, Twitter and countless blog postings – just about everyone else does, too. Since wowing the judges on the TV…
Prejean, 21, said officials from the Miss California USA pageant were worried that her comments would cost their contest financial backing and tried to prepare her for a string of…
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In a sign that Barack Obama has inspired hopes for a brighter future in the first 100 days of his presidency, an Associated Press-GfK poll shows that 48 percent of…
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Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters took Communion at St. John’s Church on Lafayette Square, where they heard a come-as-you-are sermon tailored to doubters and skeptics. The Rev.…
Hundreds attended prayers Friday morning at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Christian tradition says Jesus was crucified and resurrected. Brown-robed Roman Catholic friars filed into the ancient church…
Gov. Phil Bredesen, Deputy Gov. John Morgan and U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn. were among the officials expected to tour the affected areas in Rutherford County. On Friday afternoon, search…
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