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SC gov again dodges removal; lawmakers OK rebuke (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:29 PM PST

FILE - In a Wednesday, June 24, 2009 file photo, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford looks at his notes as he admits to having an affair during a news conference, in Columbia, SC. Jenny Sanford, South Carolina's first lady, announced Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 that she has filed for divorce.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - Lawmakers voted Wednesday to formally rebuke Gov. Mark Sanford, again sparing him from impeachment over secret trips to see his Argentine mistress and his use of state planes.

Texas parents battle school over son's long locks (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 07:16 PM PST

AP - Pre-kindergartner Taylor Pugh likes his floppy hair just how it is: long on the front and sides, covering his earlobes and shirt collar.

Police treating missing Utah mom as criminal case (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 06:41 PM PST

FILE - In this Saturday Dec. 12, 2009 file photo, Joshua Powell attends a news conference in West Valley City, Utah. The husband of a missing Utah woman appeared happy two days before she disappeared and cried through church this past weekend, two women who know the couple said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Chris Detrick, File) DESERET NEWS OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALESAP - Investigators said Wednesday that they suspect foul play was involved in the disappearance of a Utah mother of two as they grew increasingly suspicious of her husband after he demonstrated an "unusual lack of cooperation" in the case.

With demand up, charities face tough holidays (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:38 PM PST

In this Monday Dec. 14, 2009 photo, chief executive officer Peter Prizzio of the Daily Planet, which operates programs for the homeless and also operates a health clinic, stands in the doorway of the facility in Richmond, Va. For many of America's social service charities, this holiday season is providing a daunting mix of heavier demand for services, reduced funding and an ever-widening range of clients seeking help as economic woes persist. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - For many of America's social service charities, this holiday season is providing a daunting mix of heavier demand for services, reduced funding and an ever-widening range of clients seeking help as economic woes persist.

Pa. police chief accused of cover-up ordered held (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:55 PM PST

This undated picture shows Shenandoah Police Chief Matthew Nestor. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, federal prosecutors charged three police officers, including Nestor in a racially tense Pennsylvania coal town with orchestrating a cover-up in the fatal beating of Mexican immigrant Luis Ramirez by altering evidence or lying to the FBI in a hate crimes case against two popular football players. (AP Photo/Republican-Herald))AP - A police chief ordered held without bail on charges he tried to cover up the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant by white teenagers was named in a 2006 lawsuit that claimed police beat to death a Hispanic teenager, then made it look like a suicide.

Scandals' domino effect shakes Ga. GOP leaders (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 06:21 PM PST

AP - What's going on at the Georgia Statehouse these days?

$8.5B CityCenter's centerpiece opens in Las Vegas (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 08:43 PM PST

MGM Mirage Chairman and CEO Jim Murren, center, rings the MGM Grand Garden boxing bell, closing the New York Stock Exchange from the ARIA Hotel and Casino at CityCenter in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)AP - Casino executives prepared to open the newest and most expensive joint on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday night — a 4,000 room resort at the heart of the $8.5 billion CityCenter complex.

Laredo could be largest US city without bookstore (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 01:37 PM PST

This Dec. 11, 2009 photo shows the B. Dalton Book Store at Mall del Norte in Laredo, Texas. With a population of nearly a quarter-million people, this border city could soon be the largest in the nation without a single bookseller. Schoolchildren have pleaded for a reprieve from next month's planned shutdown of the B. Dalton bookstore. After that, the nearest store will be 150 miles away. (AP Photo/Ricardo Santos)AP - The final chapter has been written for the lone bookstore on the streets of Laredo.

Authorities: Man falls into pit in Ky. cave, dies (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 07:50 PM PST

AP - A man slipped into a deep pit and was killed Wednesday while exploring a treacherous southeastern Kentucky cave, officials said.

NC woman accused of hiding mother's spring death (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 07:27 PM PST

New Hanover County, NC, Sheriff's Detectives remain on the scene in Wilmington, NC on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, investigating the death of an elderly woman who is believed to have passed away in the spring of this year.  Sheriff's deputies say the corpse of Blanche Matilda Roth was found in her home Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 after a call to 911. New Hanover County Deputy Charles Smith said Roth likely died in May. (AP Photo/ Wilmington Star News, Mark Courtney)AP - A woman was charged Wednesday with keeping the corpse of her elderly mother in their home for months before the body was discovered in the woman's bed.

Police probe shooting in LA hospital parking lot (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 07:45 PM PST

AP - Police are searching for at least one gunman who fired shots in the parking lot of a Los Angeles hospital.

Hotel not source of fatal Legionnaires' disease (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:44 PM PST

AP - A public health official says a guest who died from Legionnaires' disease after staying at a luxury Miami hotel did not contract the disease there.

Attorney: Fort Hood suspect moved out of ICU (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:55 AM PST

FILE - President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama pause while attending a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, in this Nov. 10. 2009 file photo. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File)AP - The Army psychiatrist charged in last month's deadly shooting at Fort Hood has been moved from a hospital's intensive care unit to a private room, his attorney said Wednesday.

Swine flu vaccine now plentiful in half the states (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, Amparo Martinez, left, watches as her daughter, Sorayo Martinez, 4, is given a dose of swine flu vaccine in Oregon City, Ore. After shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just those in priority groups. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, file)AP - After weeks of shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just people in high-risk groups.

ABC to interview ex-Edwards aide about sex scandal (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:59 PM PST

AP - ABC News will air an exclusive interview next month with the man who once claimed to have fathered the child of former Sen. John Edwards' mistress, the network said Wednesday.

Company: Roy Disney, nephew of Walt Disney, dies (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:53 PM PST

FILE - In this May 19, 2007 file photo, Roy Disney arrives at the premiere for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' in Anaheim, Calif. The Walt Disney Co. says Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney who became a powerful behind-the-scenes influence on the family business, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Newport Beach after a bout with stomach cancer. He was 79. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney whose powerful behind-the-scenes influence on The Walt Disney Co. led to the departure of former chief Michael Eisner, has died. He was 79.

Maine investigates lobster price-fixing complaints (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:21 AM PST

AP - Maine's attorney general, responding to complaints by lobstermen suffering under rock-bottom prices, has opened an investigation into allegations of price-fixing among some lobster dealers.
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