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Deal reached on Flight 93 crash site in W. Pa.
AP - The owner of the land in western Pennsylvania where Flight 93 crashed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks reached an agreement Friday to sell the parcel, clearing the way for the development of a memorial.
Teen gets 36 years in girl's 'Mortal Kombat' death
AP - A Colorado teen has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for his role in the death of a 7-year-old girl during an apparent imitation of the 'Mortal Kombat' video game.
Kellogg's recalls more peanut butter products
AP - What began as an investigation of bulk peanut butter shipped to nursing homes and institutional cafeterias has broadened with the Kellogg Co. recalling 16 products and federal officials confirming salmonella contamination at a Georgia facility that ships peanut products to 85 food companies
Inspirational deaf-blind teacher, poet retires
AP - His memories of Helen Keller are vivid, if not entirely favorable: She had big hands, a forceful personality, and not much of a sense of humor.
Philly burnishes claim on Poe legacy
AP - Edgar Allan Poe, master of the horror tale, inventor of the modern detective story and a pioneer in the field of science fiction, was also during his life an example of another literary category: the starving artist.
Freight train derails near Denver
AP - Officials say a freight train has derailed in Colorado, sending at least 17 cars off the tracks and spilling molten sulfur onto the ground. There are no reports of any injuries.
Police probe Fla. fraud claim, missing fund leader
AP - Florida authorities are investigating claims that a hedge fund manager defrauded investors out of millions and is now missing.
Texas court asked to end abused kid's life support
AP - A court may decide this coming week whether to end life support for a 6-month-old Dallas baby who has suffered severe brain damage, dozens of bone fractures and numerous scars, allegedly at the hands of his parents.
1 Detroit teen dead, another critically wounded
AP - Police in Detroit say gunshots fired during a fight outside a party have killed one teen and wounded six other people.
Bomb and helicopter crash kills 2 U.S. troops, 4 Afghans
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomb killed a U.S. soldier and four Afghan civilians in the Afghan capital on Saturday, and one other U.S. soldier was killed when a helicopter crash-landed in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
MLK's dream also included economic justice
AP - The focus of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 wasn't what had been accomplished — but rather his view of what still needed to be done.
Coast Guard suspends search for elderly couple
AP - The Coast Guard says it has suspended its search for an elderly couple believed to have fallen off a cruise ship between Long Beach, Calif., and northern Mexico.
Church's charitable efforts tested in tough times
AP - Standing before his flock at Grace Point Church in North Las Vegas, Nev., Devin Hudson was understandably worried about the congregation's year-end 'vision offering.'
6-year-old Chicago boy left sleeping on school bus
AP - A Catholic school in Chicago is investigating how a 6-year-old boy was left sleeping on a school bus for more than two hours in subzero temperatures.
Cold grips Northeast; South, Midwest get relief
AP - The bitter cold kept its grip on the Northeast on Saturday, while warmer temperatures brought relief to the Midwest and Southeast.
Fire destroys block of Ohio businesses, apartments
AP - Firefighters in downtown Columbus, Ohio, have been battling a raging fire that has consumed a block of stores and apartments.
Beekeepers fear sting of imported Australian hives
AP - Beekeepers who are battling a mysterious ailment that led to the disappearance of millions of honeybees now fear the sting of imported Australian bees that they worry could outcompete their hives and might carry a deadly parasite unseen in the United States.
Sponsor offers to support costly eternal flame
AP - A communications company has offered to help an Arizona town pay the steep natural gas bills for its new eternal flame at a veterans memorial.
Texas madam gets place among city leaders
AP - The unmarked grave of a woman who was a well-known madam now memorializes her profession, more than a century after she made a name for herself.
Crawford TX, back to normal after Bush term ends
AP - For the first time in eight years, this one-stoplight town is getting back to normal.
Hero jet pilot avoids spotlight for good reason
AP - They are already talking about building a statue of Chesley B. 'Sully' Sullenberger. Lucrative book and movie deals could follow.
OMG!: Text messaging an important part of response
AP - Soon after US Airways Flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport, Vallie Collins heard a boom and started smelling smoke. When the captain urged passengers to brace for impact, she immediately reached for her phone.
Former Okla. sheriff convicted of rape, bribery
AP - A former Oklahoma sheriff was convicted of second-degree rape and bribery Saturday in a case that accused him of coercing sex from female inmates and drug court defendants.
Fire destroys Ohio downtown block in frigid cold
AP - Firefighters have put out a fire that burned for several hours and destroyed a block of buildings in downtown Columbus, Ohio.
Debris kills boy in stands at monster truck show
AP - Debris flew into the grandstands at a monster truck show in Washington state, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring another spectator, witnesses and fire officials said Saturday.
4 stabbed during after-party for 'Notorious' film
AP - Police say four men were stabbed at a New York City nightclub advertising the 'official' after-party for the film premiere of 'Notorious' about rapper Biggie Smalls.
A national hero but not quite in the spotlight
AP - They are already talking about building a statue of Chesley B. 'Sully' Sullenberger. Lucrative book and movie deals could follow.
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