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Major storm moving east toward Rockies

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:05:31 EST

The first major storm of the season was pounding the Western United States and was headed eastward Tuesday toward the Rockies in Colorado and New Mexico, the National Weather Service said.

Tiger Woods' mother-in-law admitted to hospital

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:42:43 EST

Paramedics responded early Tuesday to a medical call on the street where Tiger Woods lives, the county fire service said.

Poll: Optimism on economy fading

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:16:58 EST

Two years into the recession, Americans don't see economic conditions getting better any time soon, and the steady growth in optimism that previous surveys measured throughout the year appears to have stalled, according to a new national poll.

Cooperation with Pelosi pivotal to Obama

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:45:08 EST

The day after President Obama's inauguration, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described herself as "on a high."

Suspect in Thanksgiving killings is now on most-wanted list

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:57:58 EST

A Florida man suspected of gunning down four of his family members on Thanksgiving is now on the U.S. Marshals' list of the top 15 most-wanted fugitives.

Woman tried to end rival's pregnancy, prosecutors say

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:11:43 EST

Prosecutors in Brooklyn have charged a 38-year-old woman with tricking a pregnant woman into taking an abortion-inducing drug because the suspect thought her husband had fathered the child with the other woman.

Bryant Gumbel talks about lung cancer surgery

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:13:02 EST

Bryant Gumbel made an unexpected announcement Tuesday morning as a guest host on "Live! With Regis & Kelly." The host of HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" had surgery two months ago to remove a malignant tumor on his lung.

H1N1 vaccine likely to become more widely available

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:02:55 EST

Restrictions limiting the H1N1 flu vaccine to high-risk groups could be lifted in many U.S. states now that production of the vaccine has increased, state health officials said Monday.

Group claiming Zhu Zhu toys unsafe clarifies testing method

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:00:21 EST

A consumer Web site on Monday clarified its previous announcement that one of the hottest-selling toys of the holiday season contains high levels of a potentially hazardous substance, saying its testing method was different from that of the federal government.

Pilots: Air traffic controllers to blame

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:41:35 EST

The Northwest Airlines pilots who flew their jet past their destination city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 21 have blamed air traffic controllers for the snafu.