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Walters: Jones going through 'difficult time'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barbara Walters says she refuses to engage in a debate with Star Jones, who accused her of revealing a past affair with a senator just to sell books. Walters said despite the public   Read Story.
Deadly cyclone overshadows Myanmar's vote on constitution
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Voting began Saturday across most parts of this cyclone-ravaged nation on a referendum for a controversial constitution, but balloting was delayed for two weeks in the hardest h  Read Story.
Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago. Steve Wilder said Friday that his throat is   Read Story.
Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old's corpse for weeks in Wis.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Two children and their mother lived for about two months with the decaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's only bathroom, on the advice of a religious "s  Read Story.
Hulk Hogan's son sentenced to 8 months for crash
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - The 17-year-old son of wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan was sentenced to eight months in jail Friday after he pleaded no contest to causing a crash that seriously injured his bes  Read Story.
Military considering new cremation policies
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is recommending changes in the handling of troops' remains, after it was revealed that a crematorium contracted by the military handles both human and animal cremations.  Read Story.
Aid is on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - but so is the heavy rain. A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the m  Read Story.
Rapper DMX arrested for drugs, animal cruelty
PHOENIX (AP) - DMX was arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges following an overnight raid on the rapper's house Friday, authorities said. The 37-year-old rapper, whose given name is Earl Simmons,  Read Story.
Sexson suspended for 6 games by MLB
NEW YORK (AP) - Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous nig  Read Story.
Lilly pitches Cubs to 3-1 win over Diamondbacks
CHICAGO (AP) - Ted Lilly kept his glove on his hand this time. Lilly gave up another homer to Chris Young, but instead of throwing a tantrum on the mound the left-hander led the Chicago Cubs over Ariz  Read Story.
Body of woman, 90, found on toilet in inhabited Wis. home
NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) - A sheriff's deputy discovered the remains of a 90-year-old woman on a toilet in a house she apparently shared with a woman and two children. Juneau County District Attorney Scott   Read Story.
Military adds armor to Iraq vehicles as roadside bombs surge
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military is reinforcing the sides of its topline mine-resistant vehicles to shore up what could be weak points as troops see a spike in armor-piercing roadside bombings acro  Read Story.
Judge sends wrestler's son to jail for 8 months for crash
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - A judge in Florida says the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan should serve eight months in jail for reckless driving. Nick Bollea was led off to begin his sentence immedia  Read Story.
MLB suspends Mariners slugger Sexson for 6 games
NEW YORK (AP) - Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous nig  Read Story.
Records show Sharpton owes overdue taxes, other penalties
NEW YORK (AP) - Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's mansion. The Rev. Al Sharpton has emerged over   Read Story.
Aid on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar - but so is the heavy rain. A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the m  Read Story.
Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket
ROCK ISLAND, Tenn. (AP) - One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket. Hill, 42, g  Read Story.
Dig for human remains to begin at ranch where Manson hid
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a killing spree in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy s  Read Story.
Foxy Brown pleads guilty to menacing Brooklyn neighbor
NEW YORK (AP) - Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served. Brown and neighbor Arlene Raymond got into a f  Read Story.
Man crashes at driveway, sees home catch fire, gets ticket
Rock Island, Tenn. (AP) - A Rock Island man whose car was hit as he tried to make a left turn into his driveway saw his home going up in flames as he was airlifted to the hospital. Tennessee Highway P  Read Story.


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