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Prep football player dies IRVINE, Calif
Prep football player dies IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- A high school football player is dead after collapsing during practice in Southern California. Irvine police Lt. Rick Handfield says 15-year-old Dylan Bradshaw apparently had an asthma attack during junior varsity practice Wednesday at Northwood High School. A trainer took Bradshaw to the locker room, where he went into cardiac arrest. The trainer administered CPR and Bradshaw was in critical c...
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Officials probe train wrecks NEWTON, Mass
Officials probe train wrecks NEWTON, Mass. -- Federal investigators arrived today at the tracks outside Boston where two commuter trains collided and derailed during rush hour a day earlier, trapping and killing a train operator and injuring more than a dozen passengers. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board were trying to determine what caused Wednesday's above-ground crash, which killed 24-year-old Terrese Edmonds near ...
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Coach fired over religion DEARBORN, Mich
Coach fired over religion DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- A longtime high school wrestling coach has lost his job amid concerns a former assistant coach tried to convert Muslim students to Christianity. The Detroit News reports 35-year coach Jerry Marszalek's contract with Fordson High School in Dearborn, Mich., was not renewed. The decision was supported by 200 to 300 parents, who packed a Board of Education meeting Tuesday to support the principal'...
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Former officer gets 'hard 20' DODGE CITY -- A former police officer convicted of murder has been sentenced to a "hard 20" in the death of his former girlfriend
Former officer gets 'hard 20' DODGE CITY -- A former police officer convicted of murder has been sentenced to a "hard 20" in the death of his former girlfriend. Ford County District Judge Leigh Hood sentenced Chris Tahah to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 20 years for the felony first-degree murder of Erin Jones. Hood also sentenced Tahah to a consecutive eight-year sentence for criminal discharge of a firearm. Tahah decl...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.319 per lb., London Metal Exch. Wed. Copper -$3.7860 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.7240 N.Y. Merc spot Wed. Lead - $1992.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $0.9785 per lb., delivered. Gold - $883.00 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $900.50 troy oz., NY Merc spot Wed. Silver - $16.690 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver -...
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National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Monday's Game Detroit 94, Boston 75 Tuesday's Game L
National Basketball Association Playoffs By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Monday's Game Detroit 94, Boston 75 Tuesday's Game L.A. Lakers 93, San Antonio 91 Wednesday's Game Boston 106, Detroit 102, Boston leads series 3-2 Today's Game San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 8 p.m., L.A. Lakers lead series 3-1 Friday's Game Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Saturday's Game L.A. Lakers at San An...
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Officials fear sect might flee AUSTIN, Texas -- Child welfare authorities are warning that members of a polygamist sect could flee Texas jurisdiction now that a court has found the state's removal of their children was improper
Officials fear sect might flee AUSTIN, Texas -- Child welfare authorities are warning that members of a polygamist sect could flee Texas jurisdiction now that a court has found the state's removal of their children was improper. Texas Child Protective Services lawyers argued Tuesday that if the custody orders are rescinded, parents could take the children out of the state and "no Texas court would have any authority to enter any orders to pro...
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Europe slowdown hurts earnings
NEW YORK -- Big corporate profits fueled by strong international sales could disappear fast if Europe's economy begins to falter, stripping many multinational companies of a huge source of earnings growth. Europe? Not China or India? That's right. Europe. Europe accounts for almost half of U.S. companies' foreign sales, according to Citigroup. That's something you can't ignore when domestic sales are faltering under the weight of higher pric...
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DENVER (AP) -- Former Denver Broncos punter Todd Sauerbrun pleaded guilty today to disturbing the peace in a confrontation with a taxi driver last December and was sentenced to perform 24 hours of community service
Punter pleads DENVER (AP) -- Former Denver Broncos punter Todd Sauerbrun pleaded guilty today to disturbing the peace in a confrontation with a taxi driver last December and was sentenced to perform 24 hours of community service. County Court Judge Andre L. Rudolph ordered Sauerbrun to perform the community service through NFL Charities by Oct. 1. He also sentenced Sauerbrun to a year's unsupervised deferred judgment, meaning if he stays out ...
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Westar seeks price hike TOPEKA -- Westar Energy Inc
Westar seeks price hike TOPEKA -- Westar Energy Inc. is seeking a 15 percent rate hike that would add about $10 to a home's average monthly electric bill. The utility filed with the Kansas Corporation Commission Wednesday to raise nearly $178 million in new revenue. The request cites expenses related to new natural gas plants, wind energy and restoring power during the December ice storm. Repairs after the winter storm cost $69 million. Topek...
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Lifetime teaching ban part of new law
TOPEKA (AP) -- A conviction for certain crimes against children will carry a lifetime ban from teaching in Kansas under a new state law. A bill making the change slipped quietly through the Legislature. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed it last month, and it took effect May 1. "Anybody who had a preponderance to do things to children, we didn't want them to be around teaching," Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Jean Schodorf said Tuesday. Gen...
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Sharapova barely gets by firstround
PARIS (AP) -- When the ball was in play, Maria Sharapova at least was able to make something happen. The top-seeded Russian struggled with her serve in the wind at the French Open, hitting 17 double-faults and barely managing to defeat 103rd-ranked Evgeniya Rodina 6-1, 3-6, 8-6 today in the first round. Rafael Nadal had an easier time in his opener, improving to 22-0 for his career at Roland Garros by defeating Thomaz Bellucci 7-5, 6-3, 6-...
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Bryant leads Lakers to Game 4 win
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Even though his Los Angeles Lakers are one win away from the NBA finals, Kobe Bryant knows of a reason to remain wary of the San Antonio Spurs. "They're the defending champs," Bryant said after the Lakers beat the Spurs 93-91 Tuesday night in Game 4 to take command of the Western Conference finals. Still, winning three straight is a tall order even for the Spurs, and they know it. "We had a hill to climb being 0-2. Now we'...
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Royals lose ninth straight
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Losing doesn't get any easier to accept for the Kansas City Royals. Michael Cuddyer singled home Joe Mauer in the 12th inning, giving the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory Tuesday night and sending the Royals to their ninth straight defeat. "It's all disheartening and disappointing," Royals first-year manager Trey Hillman said. "I'm not going to sit here and sugarcoat it. It's frustrating. People like playing us right ...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices today. Aluminum -$1.319 per lb., London Metal Exch. today. Copper -$3.7985 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. Copper $3.7410 N.Y. Merc spot Tue. Lead - $1992.00 metric ton, London Metal Exch. Zinc - $1.0076 per lb., delivered. Gold - $902.50 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Gold - $907.70 troy oz., NY Merc spot Tue. Silver - $17.480 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). Silver...
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Plane makes emergency landing TULSA (AP) -- A Texas man says engine problems forced him to make an emergency landing on U
Plane makes emergency landing TULSA (AP) -- A Texas man says engine problems forced him to make an emergency landing on U.S. 75 near Tulsa. No injuries are reported and the only damage appears to be to a road sign. Allen Braden says he was flying his single-engine Cessna from Emporia, Kan., to his home in Houston when he developed engine trouble. Braden says he tried to make it to Tulsa International Airport but couldn't so he landed on the h...
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Nepal prepares to end monarchy KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal's lawmakers opened the first session of the newly elected assembly today and were discussing a resolution to end 239 years of royal rule in the Himalayan nation
Nepal prepares to end monarchy KATMANDU, Nepal -- Nepal's lawmakers opened the first session of the newly elected assembly today and were discussing a resolution to end 239 years of royal rule in the Himalayan nation. Across Katmandu, young men marched with red Maoist flags as residents celebrated what many here see as the culmination of a two-year peace process with communist rebels that began after weeks of unrest forced King Gyanendra t...
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The era of big Clintons is soon to be over
WASHINGTON -- There's been a Clinton running for the White House or living in it for approximately forever. Bill, it could be said, was born to run. Running became Hillary's destiny, too. One quarter of Americans have never known life without a Clinton trying for or having the presidency. Millions have gone from diapers to diplomas in the time of the Clintons. When Hillary Rodham Clinton finally exits the 2008 Democratic presidential rac...
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Tiller attended reception at governor's residence
TOPEKA (AP) -- Abortion provider Dr. George Tiller bought his way into a reception with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius last year at her official residence while he remained under investigation by the attorney general's office. Sebelius spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran said Wednesday that Tiller attended an April, 9, 2007, event at Cedar Crest, the governor's residence. She said the reception had been offered as a prize at an earlier fundraising auction fo...
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Topeka teen recovering from ATV accident
TOPEKA (AP) -- Fifteen-year-old Tyler Hughes used to get made fun of for taking so long to get ready to ride his ATV. The Shawnee Heights freshman wasn't allowed to get on his four-wheeler, or quad, without all his safety gear -- helmet, chest protector, gloves and so on. And his friends impatiently waited a few extra minutes for Hughes before each ride, occasionally poking fun of the gear. "They're not making fun of him anymore," said Jenny ...
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