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Rush Limbaugh admitted to Honolulu hospital (AP)
Airline attack could lead to more scanners (AP)
OC megachurch pastor asks for urgent donations (AP)
Mo. dad, son accused of beating, killing Ohio man (AP)
Colo. mom, baby revived after Christmas Eve birth (AP)
New England fishing struggles to attract the young (AP)
Texting while driving, smoking target of '10 laws (AP)
US Airways jet blows tire, lands safely in Texas (AP)
Nevada gov. fires adviser over first lady comment (AP)
Explosion rocks Wis. foundry, killing firefighter (AP)
13 state AGs threaten suit over health care deal (AP)
Cold-case trial looms for ex-wife of slain Marine (AP)
Quinn: Ill. Early secret prison release a mistake (AP)
Sierra snow below average, despite Calif. storms (AP)
Van causes scare a day before Times Square revelry (AP)
Conn. slaying arrest comes on heels of exoneration (AP)
2 deputies injured by inmate at Va. courthouse (AP)
Ron Paul son Rand makes Ky. Senate run official (AP)
NYC's real `Law & Order' DA retires after 35 years (AP)
NY's Tavern on the Green restaurant bites the dust (AP)

Rush Limbaugh admitted to Honolulu hospital (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

AP - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh was taken to a hospital after suffering chest pains and was resting comfortably Wednesday, his radio program said in a statement.

Airline attack could lead to more scanners (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:39 PM PST

AP - The Christmas Day attack on a jetliner over Detroit, combined with technological improvements to protect people's sense of modesty, could lead to dramatically wider use of full-body scanners that can see through travelers' clothing.

OC megachurch pastor asks for urgent donations (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:23 PM PST

AP - Evangelical pastor Rick Warren appealed to parishioners at his Orange County megachurch Wednesday to help fill a $900,000 deficit by the first of the year.

Mo. dad, son accused of beating, killing Ohio man (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:11 PM PST

AP - A trucker and his son told investigators they tortured and killed a 20-year-old Ohio man in the trucker's basement with the help of several other people, prosecutors said in a court filing Wednesday seeking first-degree murder and other charges against the men.

Colo. mom, baby revived after Christmas Eve birth (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 08:13 AM PST

AP - A Colorado woman says a Christmas miracle brought her and her newborn son back from the brink of death after her heart stopped beating during childbirth and the baby was delivered showing no signs of life.

New England fishing struggles to attract the young (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:24 PM PST

AP - Joe Sava's legs have absorbed the ocean's pitch and roll from the deck of a fishing boat for four decades. At age 75, the Gloucester fisherman says just trying to stay upright at sea can wear him down.

Texting while driving, smoking target of '10 laws (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:35 PM PST

AP - Texting while driving, smoking in public and cooking with artery-clogging trans fats will be that much harder under a bevy of state laws set to take effect around the country on Friday.

US Airways jet blows tire, lands safely in Texas (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:20 PM PST

AP - Authorities say a US Airways regional jet has landed safely at San Antonio International Airport after blowing a tire during takeoff and circling for an hour to burn off fuel.

Nevada gov. fires adviser over first lady comment (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:55 PM PST

AP - Gov. Jim Gibbons fired his campaign adviser Wednesday for comments that described first ladies as "window dressing."

Explosion rocks Wis. foundry, killing firefighter (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:19 PM PST

AP - A trash bin outside a rural Wisconsin foundry exploded after firefighters sprayed water on it, killing one volunteer firefighter and injuring eight others, authorities said Wednesday.

13 state AGs threaten suit over health care deal (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:45 PM PST

AP - Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday.

Cold-case trial looms for ex-wife of slain Marine (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:15 PM PST

AP - William Miller's final errand was supposed to be a good deed, helping his estranged wife with car trouble. The Marine sergeant left home one night in 1972 and within the hour was found dead on a rural road.

Quinn: Ill. Early secret prison release a mistake (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 06:34 PM PST

AP - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn reversed a secret policy Wednesday that allowed more than 1,700 inmates to be released from state prison early, some of whom have already been sent back for new offenses, including aggravated battery, weapons charges and assault.

Sierra snow below average, despite Calif. storms (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 06:09 PM PST

AP - California's first snow survey of the winter showed the Sierra snowpack below normal Wednesday despite a series of storms that has drenched much of the state and pleased ski resort operators.

Van causes scare a day before Times Square revelry (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:23 PM PST

AP - A white van without license plates parked in the heart of Times Square caused a security scare Wednesday that rattled New Yorkers and thousands of holiday tourists milling about amid preparations for the city's massive New Year's Eve celebration.

Conn. slaying arrest comes on heels of exoneration (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:13 PM PST

AP - A DNA test led to the arrest of a New York man in a 1986 killing, months after an innocent man who spent 20 years in prison for the crime was exonerated by DNA.

2 deputies injured by inmate at Va. courthouse (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:21 PM PST

AP - An inmate awaiting a court hearing shot a deputy and stabbed another in a holding cell at a northern Virginia courthouse Wednesday, authorities said.