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Pilots missed Twin Cities by 150 miles - but how? (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:44 PM PDT

The Minneapolis skyline rises through the rain as an arriving Northwest Airlines jet taxis at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Investigators are looking into a Northwest flight bound for Minneapolis from San Diego which over flew the airport by 150 miles. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - Were the pilots distracted? Catching up on their sleep? Federal investigators struggled to determine what the crew members of a Northwest Airlines jetliner were doing at 37,000 feet as they sped 150 miles past their Minneapolis destination and military jets readied to chase them. Unfortunately, the cockpit voice recorder may not tell the tale.

Hawaii regulators approve first US tuna farm (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:44 PM PDT

AP - Hawaii regulators on Friday approved a Honolulu startup company's plan to build the nation's first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.

Priest found slain in rectory of his NJ church (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT

AP - A Roman Catholic priest was found slain Friday morning in his clerical robes in the rectory of his northern New Jersey parish, and authorities warned that a killer was on the loose.

Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:47 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2004 file photo, Garlin Newton carries a cross in front of the Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City, in observance of Rose Day, an anti-abortion event. Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Haderthauer, File)AP - Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound.

Slain Fla. girl's mom vows to find unknown killer (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:48 PM PDT

Diena Thompson, center, mother of Somer Thompson, shows her emotion at a candle-light vigil for her daughter, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Orange Park, Fla. Somer Thompson was murdered earlier in the week.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - Somer Thompson was last seen alive walking along the sidewalk in front of a vacant house, and authorities said Friday that they're searching for anyone who saw what happened to the 7-year-old after that.

US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000 (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:46 PM PDT

Carol Lagoni checks her arm after receiving an H1N1 swine flu shot Friday Oct. 23, 2009 in Culver City, Calif. Public demand for the new swine flu vaccine has caused long lines and frustration in several parts of the country. But worries about flu has also prompted record interest in seasonal flu vaccine as well. About 60 million people have been vaccinated already — an unprecedented number for October. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - More Americans have been vaccinated against seasonal flu this fall than ever before by this time of year, federal health officials said Friday.

Police find body of missing 9-year-old Mo. girl (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 09:06 PM PDT

An undated photo provided by the Cole County Sheriff's Department shows Elizabeth Olten, who went missing near her home on Route D near St. Martins, just west of Jefferson City Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Cole County Sheriff's Department)AP - The body of a missing 9-year-old girl was found in a wooded area near Missouri's capital city on Friday, two days after she was last seen walking from a neighbor's home, police said.

Affidavit: Mom told deputies balloon saga was hoax (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 03:49 PM PDT

Larimer County Sheriff Department officers remove several boxes and a computer while executing a search warrant on the Richard Heene home Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009 in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/Will Powers)AP - The mother of the 6-year-old boy once feared missing inside a runaway helium balloon admitted the whole saga was a hoax, according to court documents released Friday.

Court document ties Young to Alaska corruption (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 09:03 PM PDT

This Thursday Oct. 22, 2009 photo shows U.S. Congressman Don Young, R-Alaska, at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage, Alaska. Documents filed in federal court alleges Young illegally received gifts totaling up to nearly $200,000 over 13 years from Bill Allen's now-defunct oil field services company Veco.(AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - Documents filed in federal court directly link U.S. Rep. Don Young to a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in Alaska for the first time.

5 arrested in string of Hollywood Hills burglaries (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:43 PM PDT

AP - Los Angeles police say they've arrested five people suspected in a string of burglaries in the Hollywood Hills in which celebrities were targeted.

DA: 'Outrageous' conduct in deadly NYC wreck (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 03:28 PM PDT

AP - A mother accused of drunkenly causing a high-speed wreck managed to pull her own 11-year-old daughter from the mangled, overturned car as another girl lay dying on the roadside, prosecutors said Friday.

Suits set table for tussle over NYC eatery's name (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 01:44 PM PDT

AP - Since it opened 75 years ago in a building that once housed sheep, Central Park's Tavern on the Green restaurant has enjoyed a savory spot in the city's culinary lore.

Fed plan to police bank pay unlikely to curb risk (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 03:47 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Financial Services Committee. The Federal Reserve for the first time would police banks' pay policies to ensure they don't encourage employees to take reckless gambles like those that contributed to the financial crisis, according to a proposal unveiled Thursday, Oct. 22. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)AP - It's the boldest idea yet to rein in Wall Street recklessness: Put the Federal Reserve in charge of policing not just the nation's banks, but also how much their employees are paid.

Ohio prof who pioneered study of pop culture dies (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 03:36 PM PDT

AP - Ray Browne, an Ohio university professor who was credited with coining the phrase "popular culture" and pioneering the study of things such as bumper stickers and cartoons, has died. He was 87.

Balloon boy dad was evasive when asked by friend (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 02:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, Falcon Heene, 6, front, is guided back to a news conference by his mother, Mayumi, outside the family's home in Fort Collins, Colo.. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)AP - The father at the center of a runaway balloon investigation grew evasive when a friend asked him whether the saga that gripped millions was a hoax, the friend said.

Cell phone calls failed to reach wayward pilots (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 02:05 PM PDT

Graphic shows path of Northwest AirlinesAP - Minneapolis airport police say controllers tried to contact the pilots of a wayward Northwest Airlines jetliner by radio, data message and cell phone after it failed to land as scheduled.

Indian college president faces backlash on tuition (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 12:52 PM PDT

A statue stands on campus at Haskell Indian Nations University Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in Lawrence, Kan. Haskell began in 1884 as an Indian boarding school. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)AP - Linda Sue Warner had big ambitions when she arrived in 2007 as president of Haskell Indian Nation University, the only four-year college operated by the federal government for American Indians. Now she wonders whether those ambitions could cost her the job.

State Dept IG: Exchange programs need closer watch (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 01:27 PM PDT

AP - The nation's foreign exchange student programs need better federal oversight, the State Department's internal watchdog concludes in a new report following a scandal in which students were placed in shoddy homes in Pennsylvania.

Fla. insurer reverses course on toxic Chinese drywall (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 10:52 AM PDT

James and Maria Ivory, right, and attorney David Durkee are seen at the Ivory home in Punta Gorda, Fla. on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. The Ivory's dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida's Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes. It got worse when they asked their insurer for help. Not only was their claim denied, but they've been told their entire policy won't be renewed. (AP Photo/J. Meric)AP - Florida's public insurance company reversed course this week and said it will cover a couple's Gulf Coast retirement home, after previously telling the homeowners their policy wouldn't be renewed because of the home's tainted Chinese drywall.

1 dead, 8 injured in helicopter crash on Navy ship (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 09:24 AM PDT

AP - An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a Navy ship during training, killing one service member and injuring eight, the Navy said.
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