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Report: Kennedy barred from communion by bishop (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:13:35 GMT

AP - Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, in Rhode Island because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday.

Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:46:53 GMT

AP - A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.

Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:08:44 GMT

AP - The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred.

Astronaut's wait over as daughter born back home (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:34:28 GMT

AP - An astronaut in space is finally a new dad.

More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:57:27 GMT

AP - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.

Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:58:58 GMT

AP - The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.

Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:17:41 GMT

AP - Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.

5 Long Beach students arrested in alleged groping (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:17:35 GMT

AP - Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school.

Jackson moonwalk glove sells for $350K in NYC (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:54:53 GMT

AP - The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 — plus tax — on Saturday.

3-alarm Atlantic City boardwalk fire under control (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:48:24 GMT

AP - Officials say a three-alarm fire on the boardwalk in Atlantic City has been declared under control.

A bad month in Afghanistan rippled across the US (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:03:14 GMT

AP - Every afternoon, seven days a week, Ed Epley has a 5 p.m. appointment with the war.

Police: Man fatally stabbed over NYC subway seat (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:17:13 GMT

AP - A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said.

2 dead after shooting at Oregon intersection (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:16:58 GMT

AP - A gunman fatally wounded a passenger in another vehicle at an Oregon intersection Saturday, setting off a police chase that ended when the suspect crashed and was killed by officers, authorities said.

UC Santa Cruz protesters still occupy building (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:36:08 GMT

AP - Dozens of protesters are occupying the main administrative building at University of California, Santa Cruz in the third straight day of protest over fee hikes and cuts to campus services.

Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:40:05 GMT

AP - A court-martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force's largest hospital.

Hawaii anxiously watching year-end tuna supply (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:35 GMT

AP - On New Year's Eve each year, thousands line up at fish counters across Hawaii to buy blocks of raw tuna, hoping that eating it will bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. This year, the long tradition may get a little more difficult to observe.

EPA: Uranium from polluted mine in Nev. wells (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:31:10 GMT

AP - Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time.

NC man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:38:53 GMT

AP - A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.

Atheist student groups flower on college campuses (AP) -- Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:12:58 GMT

AP - The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist."

Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:30:53 GMT

AP - Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown.