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- Journalists held in North Korea ask for pardon SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The sister of an American journalist sentenced with a co-worker to 12 years in a North Korean labor camp says a government pardon is their only hope for freedom....
- Shriners to consider downgrade of some hospitals SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The Shriners will continue treating children in all 22 cities where they operate hospitals, but some of the facilities may be downgraded to outpatient surgical centers and the sale or lease of real estate will be explored, the nonprofit's new CEO said Thursday....
- NYC woman sentenced for subway graffiti NEW YORK (AP) -- A woman accused of tagging her way through Europe has been sentenced to six months in jail for spray-painting Queens subway cars over three years....
- Ensign's parents gave mistress's family $96K LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Sen. John Ensign said Thursday his parents gave his mistress and her family nearly $100,000 "out of concern for the well being of longtime family friends during a difficult time," providing his first public acknowledgment that the woman received payments tied to the affair....
- NTSB blames downdrafts in Steve Fossett crash WASHINGTON (AP) -- The aircrash 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 before slamming into a California mountainside, federal safety officials said Thursday....
- Jet returns to Calif. airport with engine problem SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Francisco International Airport officials say a Northwest Airlines jet carrying 194 passengers suffered an engine problem after takeoff, forcing it to return to the airport....
- Okla. executes man convicted of killing 2 campers McALESTER, Okla. (AP) -- A man convicted of the 1995 shooting deaths of two campers has been put to death in Oklahoma....
- Woman vanishes at skyscraper near ground zero NEW YORK (AP) -- A Manhattan skyscraper in one of the most security-conscious parts of the city has become the scene of an unlikely missing persons mystery....
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- Thousands protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said....
- 2 men and a mediator: Can Arias help Honduras? SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Talks to resolve the leadership crisis in Honduras began Thursday, with both sides holding closed-door meetings with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to discuss a coup that has re-awoken fears of political instability in the region....
- Venezuela announces new rules affecting cable TV CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez's government is imposing new regulations on cable television while also revoking the broadcast licenses of more than 200 radio stations, the top telecommunications official said Thursday....
- Study: 1 in 3 breast cancer patients overtreated LONDON (AP) -- One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says. Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen analyzed breast cancer trends at least seven years before and after government-run screening programs for breast cancer started in parts of Australia, Britain, Canada, Norway and Sweden....
- Guatemalan court rules in favor of tweet author GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- An appeals court found insufficient evidence to warrant the trial of a Guatemalan whose Twitter message led to his arrest on charges of inciting financial panic....
- Worst violence since US pullback hits Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) -- Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents....
- Canadian's song about United Airlines a hit HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- A Canadian musician has become an Internet sensation after posting a song on YouTube about United Airlines breaking his guitar....
- Chinese try to heal psychological wounds of unrest URUMQI, China (AP) -- Construction worker Zhang Binkun was seething over the death of his mother, whom he believes was killed by a mob of Uighurs with sticks and stones....
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