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Tide moves into title game with 24-15 win over LSU

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:06:37 -0500

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - No. 3 Alabama picked up another dramatic win and a second straight trip to the SEC championship game. Julio Jones caught a 73-yard touchdown pass in...

Appeals for yes vote on health-care reform

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:04:58 -0500

WASHINGTON - Democrats maneuvered a massive overhaul of the nation's health-care system toward a make-or-break vote in the House Saturday, getting a last-minute appeal...

Associates sensed Fort Hood suspect 'didn't seem right'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:44:58 -0500

FORT HOOD, Texas - There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military....

NY case spotlights Dead Sea Scrolls, fake e-mails

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:27:13 -0500

NEW YORK - Students and university officials started getting e-mails last year in which a prominent Judaic studies scholar seemed to make a startling confession: He had committed...

Daniel Thomas leads K-State to 17-10 win over Kansas

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:00:27 -0500

MANHATTAN, Kan. - Bill Snyder orchestrated a massive turnaround in his first stint at Kansas State's coach, transforming a team with more losses than any other into a...

Gordon leads Harvard past Columbia 34-14

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:57:38 -0500

NEW YORK - Gino Gordon ran for two touchdowns and Collie Winters passed for another as Harvard remained unbeaten in the Ivy League with a 34-14 over Columbia Saturday. Gordon...

Minnesota teen who fled chemo now cancer-free

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:37:50 -0500

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has finished his cancer treatment. Daniel Hauser of Sleepy Eye underwent his final radiation session...

Nelson leads Massachusetts past Northeastern 37-7

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:19:54 -0500

AMHERST - Tony Nelson ran for 116 yards and three touchdowns to lead Massachusetts to a 37-7 win over Northeastern on Saturday. Nelson, who finished with 20 carries, scored...

Palin rallies abortion opponents in Wisconsin

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:10:17 -0500

WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Less than two weeks before the release of her memoir "Going Rogue," former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was on message during a Friday night speech...

Phil Mickelson takes lead at HSBC

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:51:19 -0500

SHANGHAI - Phil Mickelson was unwinding from a day of high energy and quick turnarounds, one that took him from a two-shot deficit against Tiger Woods to a two-shot lead...

Obama appeals for health care votes

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:21:07 -0500

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House voted to advance debate...

MIT offers cash for top clean energy idea

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:14:52 -0500

Two weeks after President Barack Obama encouraged energy innovation in a speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the school is offering cash for the most groundbreaking...

Wanda unplugged

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:10:47 -0500

Wanda Sykes' mouth has always gotten her in trouble. "As a kid, I would just make comments," Sykes said in a recent interview in Pasadena, Calif. "If...

A lifetime of neighborhood memories

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:08:58 -0500

Once in a while, Mike McElhinney confides, "I'll dream about those streets, those kids, then wake up feeling like the loneliest guy in the world, wishing I was back...

Shock, sadness grip tight-knit Fort Hood community

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:08:36 -0500

FORT HOOD, Texas - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other...

Mass. rethinking emphasis on wood burning plants

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:04:22 -0500

The Patrick administration is rethinking its support of wood-burning power plants, a key element of its long-term strategy to wean Massachusetts off fossil fuels. Wood,...

Observances set in Mass. to mark Veterans Day

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:02:01 -0500

Massachusetts will honor the armed forces with a series of observances through Veterans Day on Wednesday. The Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne will hold its annual...

'More disruptive ... than you might have imagined'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:08:47 -0500

Excerpts from letters of complaint sent by Charlestown neighbors to Commander Timothy Cooper of the USS Constitution. Aug. 26, 2009 "Unfortunately,...

Neighbors aim to silence Old Ironsides' cannons

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:08:18 -0500
Old Ironsides' upscale Charlestown neighbors are trying to pull off what British, French and Barbary pirate guns failed to accomplish in more than two centuries - silencing...

George W. Bush visits Fort Hood, wounded soldiers

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:06:15 -0500
FORT HOOD, Texas - Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, have visited wounded soldiers and their families after the mass shooting at Fort Hood. The Bushes...

Nashua, NH, couple hits lottery grand prize twice

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:29:00 -0500
NASHUA, N.H. - A Nashua, N.H., man has become the first in the state to win a lottery grand prize twice. Bob Jaracz and his wife, Diane, won $1.9 million in the Tri-State...

Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:25:43 -0500
FORT HOOD, Texas - The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about...

9/11 memorial turns controversial in Connecticut

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:12 -0500
HARTFORD, Conn. - An effort to honor a Sept. 11 victim in the small Connecticut town of Kent has unexpectedly became a contentious debate. That's because the victim's...

Mom of Fla. office shooting suspect apologizes

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:06:19 -0500
ORLANDO, Fla. - The mother of a man charged with killing a worker and wounding five others at the Orlando engineering firm where he once worked has apologized to the victims. Ana...

Palestinian uncle says Fort Hood suspect loved US

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:37:42 -0500
EL-BIREH, West Bank - A Palestinian uncle of the Fort Hood shooting suspect said Saturday that his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country, but his work as a...