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Pool club denies turning away minority kids

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:18:23 GMT

In a statement posted on its Web site Thursday afternoon, a suburban Philadelphia swim club said accusations that it discriminated against a day camp for minority children were untrue.

Bodies dug up, cut up at black cemetery

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:44:12 GMT

Four cemetery workers have been charged with dismembering bodies after police found what they called "startling and revolting" conditions at a historic black cemetery near Chicago.

Downdrafts blamed in Fossett crash

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:30:53 GMT

The crash that killed entrepreneur Steve Fossett, famed for his daredevil aerial feats, probably was caused by downdrafts that exceeded the ability of his small plane to recover, officials said.

At 84, man gets high school diploma

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:35:06 GMT

There's at least one guy with a new high school diploma who's not worrying about getting into college or finding a job.

Local governments face painful choices

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:52:46 GMT

Local officials in city and county governments across the country are scrambling to maintain services in the face of a sharp drop in revenues. By John W. Schoen.

Another furlough to close Calif. offices

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:12:03 GMT

Starting Friday, most state government offices will begin closing three days a month to save California some money.

Tot plays hide-and-seek much too well

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:40:13 GMT

A Pennsylvania toddler did such a remarkable job of hiding during a game of hide-and-seek that the family had to call police and firefighters to help find her.

5 killed when Amtrak train hits car in Mich.

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:28:13 GMT

An Amtrak passenger train carrying about 170 people struck a car that had skirted a gate at a road crossing near Detroit on Thursday, killing all five people in the sedan, authorities said.

Woman vanishes at NYC skyscraper

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:05:32 GMT

A Manhattan skyscraper in one of the most security-conscious parts of the city has become the scene of an unlikely missing persons mystery.

State puts federal marriage law on trial

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:03:45 GMT

The state, the first to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over the Defense of Marriage Act. The law interferes with the right of statesto define and regulate marriage.

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Human remains, debris found at crash site

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 18:43:32 GMT

Human remains have been discovered in a two-mile debris field off Florida's Gulf Coast from a small plane that crashed with five people on board, authorities say.

NYT: Cities lose out on stimulus funds

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 06:48:32 GMT

A New York Times analysis finds that transportation stimulus funds went disproportionately to rural areas, which advocates say could stall economic progress.

Teen sailor nears end of trip around the world

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 13:14:39 GMT

Seventeen-year-old Zac Sunderland has spent the past year braving treacherous seas, outrunning Indonesian pirates and being bloodied by hailstones during his quest to become the youngest sailor to single-handedly circumnavigate the earth in a sailboat.

Survey shows more families among homeless

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:59:45 GMT

About 1.6 million people used a homeless shelter or lived in transitional housing between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008 — about the same last year. But, the number of families grew 9 percent.