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• Idaho man says 10 Americans detained in Haiti (AP)
• U.S. halts airlifts of Haiti patients, citing space (AP)
• Miss Virginia wins 2010 Miss America crown (AP)
• Snow storm that covered South heads off to sea (AP)
• NYC fire kills 5, being probed as possible arson (AP)
• Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP)
• Investigator in Calif. official's slaying killed (AP)
• 11 injured in fight in Arizona prison (AP)
• Hungry otters stray into fishermen's territory (AP)
• Conviction angers anti-abortion militants (AP)
• Taylor rehearses, Ke$ha shares Grammy dreams (AP)
• Protesters reflect on success of 1960s sit-ins (AP)
• New Mexico bill first step toward carbon storage (AP)
• Lightning strike grounds Fla.-bound plane in Ala. (AP)
• Grammy weekend begins with Neil Young tribute (AP)
• Bigelow, Cameron, Tarantino vie for director honor (AP)

Idaho man says 10 Americans detained in Haiti (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 05:33 PM PST AP - An Idaho man says 10 Americans on a mission to rescue orphans in Haiti have been detained in Haiti after trying to bring 33 children into the Dominican Republic.

U.S. halts airlifts of Haiti patients, citing space (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:09 PM PST AP - The U.S. military has halted flights carrying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States because of an apparent dispute over where seriously injured patients should be taken for treatment.

Miss Virginia wins 2010 Miss America crown (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 08:18 PM PST AP - Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title Saturday night after strutting in a skintight yellow dress, belting Beyonce's "Listen" from "Dreamgirls" and telling kids they should get outside more often.

Snow storm that covered South heads off to sea (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:38 PM PST AP - A winter storm that crossed in a nearly straight line dumping snow, sleet and ice this week from northern Texas to Washington was heading off the Atlantic coast early Sunday.

NYC fire kills 5, being probed as possible arson (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 06:14 PM PST AP - A suspicious fire tore through a building that housed Guatemalan immigrants, gnawing gaping holes in the structure's backside, partially collapsing the roof and killing at least five people Saturday.

Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:09 PM PST AP - Now that President Barack Obama's administration is considering moving the Sept. 11 trial away from a courthouse in Manhattan, the question is: Where to?

Investigator in Calif. official's slaying killed (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:29 PM PST AP - The lead investigator in the slaying in Mexico of a Southern California school board member has been killed in an ambush, authorities said Saturday.

11 injured in fight in Arizona prison (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 02:36 PM PST AP - Eleven inmates at an Arizona prison were injured after a fight broke out at a complex west of Phoenix Saturday afternoon, a state Department of Corrections spokesman said.

Hungry otters stray into fishermen's territory (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:37 PM PST AP - The first hint of trouble in trying to save endangered sea otters and protect fishermen competing for the shellfish the creatures eat was when bureaucrats drew a line in the ocean separating the two.

Conviction angers anti-abortion militants (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 01:18 PM PST AP - Those living on the virulent edge of the anti-abortion movement pinned their hopes on Scott Roeder.

Taylor rehearses, Ke$ha shares Grammy dreams (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 05:18 PM PST AP - The music world is celebrating all over town this weekend with tributes, rehearsals, parties and, of course, a gift suite or two in anticipation of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night at Staples Center. Here's a look:

Protesters reflect on success of 1960s sit-ins (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST AP - The four college freshmen walked quietly into a Greensboro dime store on a breezy Monday afternoon, bought a few items, then sat down at the "whites only" lunch counter — and sparked a wave of civil rights protest that changed America.

New Mexico bill first step toward carbon storage (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:29 AM PST AP - Rancher Jack Chatfield sees untapped value in the spaces that lie beneath New Mexico's dusty landscape. But he said the state needs to first decide who owns them.

Lightning strike grounds Fla.-bound plane in Ala. (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:32 PM PST AP - An airport official says a U.S. Airways flight was struck by lightning on its way to Florida, forcing the plane and its 73 passengers to divert to Alabama.

Grammy weekend begins with Neil Young tribute (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:25 AM PST AP - Neil Young sat in the audience as 20 of his best known songs were performed on stage.

Bigelow, Cameron, Tarantino vie for director honor (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:29 AM PST AP - A month into Hollywood's awards season and the competition is still wide open. "The Hurt Locker" appears to be a front-runner, but "Avatar," "Precious," "Inglourious Basterds" and "Up in the Air" have won their share of awards, too.

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