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RI slow to spend millions in stimulus funding

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Gov.

Couple, 14-year-old boy killed in fiery crash

LOS ANGELES - Authorities say a couple and a 14-year-old boy have been killed in a fiery freeway crash in Southern California that two younger children managed to survive.

Arrest in 1981 tribal murders revives old mystery

INDIO, Calif. - In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man.

Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it.

NRC investigating radiation at Three Mile Island

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending investigators to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after a small amount of radiation was detected there.

RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep.

Officials: Atlantic City fire began in pizza shop

3.7 magnitude quake hits Big Bear Lake in Calif.

LOS ANGELES - A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled Southern California's Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock.

Police identify gunman in deadly Saipan rampage

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - 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.

Democrats: Health care bill saves money and jobs

WASHINGTON - Two Democratic senators say the health care overhaul bill now going to the Senate floor for debate is a key to saving jobs and reducing the spiraling American budget deficit.

Va. Military Institute faces sexism accusations

Senate moderates frustrate other Democrats on bill

WASHINGTON - Senate moderates on Sunday threatened to scuttle the health care bill if their demands weren't met, frustrating rank-and-file Democrats who say their colleagues' views were out of step with American voters.

Durbin says deadline looming for health care bill

WASHINGTON - A leading Democratic senator says the proposed health care overhaul must pass the Senate by the end of the year, so that lawmakers can begin to concentrate on the economy and job creation.

Schumer says public option can pass the Senate

WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen.

Nelson might not back next step for health bill

WASHINGTON - A moderate Democratic senator who voted to allow debate over a health care bill says he might not support the bill in its next hurdle in the Senate.

Senate Dems frustrated with sway held by moderates

WASHINGTON - A Democratic senator says moderates in his party shouldn't be allowed to dictate the terms of the health care debate and that the final bill should include a government-run option for Americans lacking insurance.

Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline

WASHINGTON - The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.

Obama health drive clears key Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON (AFP) - - President Barack Obama's planned overhaul of the US health care system headed Sunday for another major political battle after it cleared a key Senate hurdle that allows for debate on the proposal.

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