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N. California dodges major damage in 6.5 quake (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 08:45 PM PST

In this photo provided by the Ferndale Enterprise, Steve Sterback of Poppa Joe's cleans up after an earthquake, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, in Ferndale, Calif. (AP Photo/Ferndale Enterprise) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALESAP - Residents of a Northern California county gingerly cleaned up Sunday after the area dodged a catastrophe, escaping a 6.5 magnitude earthquake with little more than bumps, cuts and broken glass.

Blagojevich: 'I'm blacker than Barack Obama' (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:01 PM PST

FILE - In this April 21, 2009, file photo, ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is seen leaving federal court in Chicago. The former Illinois governor told Esquire magazine in its February issue that he's 'blacker than Barack Obama' and that he was a real person in a political arena dominated by phonies. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, file)AP - Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's "blacker than Barack Obama" and tells Esquire magazine that he was a real person in a political arena dominated by phonies.

Malfunction forces emergency landing at NJ airport (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:01 PM PST

A United Airlines Airbus 319 sits on the tarmac at Newark Liberty International Airport after making an emergency landing in Newark, N.J., Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. Landing gear problems force the flight to make an emergency landing. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, said all 53 people aboard Flight 634 from Chicago were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - A United Airlines jetliner landed Sunday without one of its landing gear fully deployed, damaging its right wing after a frightening few moments for passengers, who were braced in the crash position before an "unbelievably smooth" touchdown that drew cheers.

Despite dangers, some get illicit silicone shots (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 07:48 PM PST

Clara Tolentino holds a photo of her deceased sister Fiordaliza Pichardo during an interview with the Associated Press Friday Sept. 18, 2009, in New York. Two years ago, she says she paid $2,000 to have a woman with no known medical training inject liquid silicone into her buttocks. In March of 2009 her 43-year-old sister died less than a week after undergoing similar black market cosmetic injections. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Clara Tolentino was terrified when her 43-year-old sister died last year after getting liquid silicone injections to add a bit more shape to her buttocks.

Activists, officials take on puppy mills (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 09:25 PM PST

In this Nov. 11, 2009 photo, Kody, a Great Pyrenees breed dog that is up for adoption, walks in an open field during some outside time at Main Line Animal Rescue in Chester Springs, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Megan Anderson's nerves are shot. But she presses ahead — the dogs need her.

NBC ending Leno's nightly prime-time show (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 11:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2009 file photo, Jay Leno speaks during the panel for 'The Jay Leno Show' at the NBC Universal Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, Calif. NBC Universal Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 said that Leno's nightly prime-time show will end with the beginning of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - NBC said Sunday it decided to pull the plug on the Jay Leno experiment when some affiliate stations considered dropping the nightly prime-time show, and the network is waiting to hear if Leno and "Tonight" host Conan O'Brien accept its new late-night TV plans.

Toxic metal in kids' jewelry from China (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 08:25 PM PST

In this Dec. 17, 2009 photo, Jeff Weidenhamer, professor of chemistry at Ashland University, holds a 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer', charm in Ashland, Ohio. Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the United States, an Associated Press investigation shows. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its toxicity, some Chinese manufacturers have been substituting the more dangerous heavy metal cadmium in sparkling charm bracelets and shiny pendants being sold throughout the United States, an Associated Press investigation shows.

NYC asks food manufacturers to cut salt content (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:42 PM PST

AP - City health officials have battled trans fat and high-calorie fast food. Now, they're taking on salt.

Police follow leads in Alaska officer shooting (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 07:12 PM PST

AP - Nearly two days after a car carrying more than two men opened fire on an Anchorage police officer, authorities in Alaska's largest city continued to search for the unknown attackers.

Cold weather strengthens grip in the South (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 04:11 PM PST

Teresa Husen of Stockholm, Sweden walks with her children Edwin, left, and Elvira, right, as a cold rain falls in Miami Beach, Fla, Saturday Jan. 9, 2010. A cold front brought rain and falling temperatures to South Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP - Freakish cold weather continued to grip the South, with snow flurries spotted around Orlando and a record low set for Miami, and forecasters said Sunday that more of the same was expected.

Calif. boy, 3, dead after pit bull attack (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 08:14 PM PST

AP - Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has died after his family's pit bull attacked him at a home in Southern California

Townsend replaced in Marvel Comics tale `Thor' (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 06:53 PM PST

In this Sept. 17, 2008 photo, writer-director Stuart Townsend attends a Film Society hosted screening of 'Battle In Seattle' at the Tribeca Hotel in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - Stuart Townsend has departed Marvel Comics' movie adaptation of "Thor" because of creative differences, according to sources close to the production.

Power restored after outage at Cleveland airport (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 01:39 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2005 file photo, workers prepare planes at the Continental terminal at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland. An airport spokeswoman says power went out about 6:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 and Continental and US Airways canceled flights until 6 p.m. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)AP - Road salt accumulating on a utility pole caused a fire Sunday that knocked out electrical power to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, canceling dozens of flights and leaving airlines' schedules uncertain for the rest of the day.

Texas teen says he didn't hire friend to kill mom (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 01:39 AM PST

This photo provided by the Harris County Sheriff's Office shows Danish Moazzam Minhas. Minhas told investigators he hired Nur J. Mohamed to kill his mother because she was too strict, police said in announcing capital murder charges against the two, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Harris County Sheriff's Office)AP - A 17-year-old who Houston police say admitted hiring a friend to kill his mother is denying involvement in the stabbing death.

'Avatar' remains in orbit with $48.5M weekend (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:29 AM PST

FILE - In this file film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, the character Neytiri, voiced by Zoe Saldana, right, and the character Jake, voiced by Sam Worthington are shown in a scene from, 'Avatar.' 'Avatar' remains the top box-office draw in the U.S. for the fourth straight weekend with $48.5 million. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, File) NO SALESAP - James Cameron's "Avatar" continues to race up the box office charts, remaining No. 1 domestically for the fourth straight weekend with $48.5 million and placing second among all-time top-grossing films worldwide.

Hundreds strip in NYC for no-pants subway ride (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 06:25 PM PST

People gather in a subway station during the 9th annual 'No Pants Subway Ride' in New York, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Hundreds of New Yorkers have been riding the city's subway trains in their underwear.

Assistant goes on trial in ex-punk manager slaying (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 10:32 AM PST

AP - The confession was dramatic and videotaped. The weeping woman described to a prosecutor how she fatally bludgeoned her boss — punk-rock pioneer and celebrity real estate broker Linda Stein — with a piece of exercise equipment.

Conn. to overhaul rest stops, bucking US trend (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2010 12:57 PM PST

In this Jan. 5, 2010 photo, Conrad Oullette of Plainville, Conn., stops at a rest stop along interstate 95 in Milford, Conn. As many states close rest stops to save money, Connecticut is bucking the trend with the first overhaul of its 23 state-owned plazas since the early 1980s. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)AP - Truck driver Conrad Ouellette remembers how happy he was when Connecticut's rest stops replaced their Howard Johnson's outlets with McDonald's, where he could snag a quick chocolate shake while hauling construction debris.
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