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Plane Crashes Into Home Near Buffalo, Killing 49
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BREAKING NEWS — A sputtering commuter plane slammed into a suburban Buffalo home in a fiery explosion that killed all 48 people on board and one person on the ground, authorities said.
Flames silhouetted the shattered home after Continental Connection Flight 3407 plummeted into it around 10:20 [...]
Kinky Friedman may run again for Texas governor
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AUSTIN, Texas – Humorist and author Kinky Friedman is toying with another run for Texas governor, but if he does enter the race, he says he’s serious this time.
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“I’m toning down the one-liners a bit. If I run, it’s going to be a serious run,” Friedman told The Associated Press on [...]
Tornado damages homes near Oklahoma City; power lines down, damaged reported in capital
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A tornado damaged homes and knocked down power lines Tuesday afternoon as severe storms moved through central Oklahoma.
Six homes were damaged or destroyed near Edmond, a suburb north of Oklahoma City.
“We are trying to dodge our storms and keep responders safe, so it is taking [...]
Two people shot near downtown McKinney
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Two people were shot this afternoon at a home near downtown McKinney.
Police suspect the man and woman are related, but the exact relationship is unclear. Police have yet to determine who is responsible for the shootings.
The shooting took place about 2:15 p.m. at a brick home in the 900 block [...]
Chris Brown Arrested After Alleged Rihanna Assault
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Grammy day was supposed to be a glittery affair for R&B’s reigning It couple, Chris Brown and Rihanna. But things went horribly amiss.
About the time Brown was scheduled to be singing “Forever” onstage at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, he was instead detained by police, being questioned for allegedly [...]
Dallas driver smashes into taco eatery, hurts worker
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A driver of a pickup told Dallas police that he had accidentally put his vehicle into drive instead of reverse when he drove through a Love Field-area taco restaurant early Saturday morning and seriously injured a worker, according to a police report.
Officers arrested the driver, 53-year-old Mario [...]
Windows XP's Days are Really Numbered Now
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In 10 weeks, Microsoft Corp. will begin to retire Windows XP by shifting the seven-year-old OS into a more limited support plan.
Windows XP, Microsoft’s most successful operating
system ever, will leave what the company calls “mainstream support” on April 14, and enter “extended support.” [...]
Baseball Star Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive for Steroids in 2003
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NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in his MVP season of 2003, according to a report by Sports Illustrated.
The New York Yankees star tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources told Sports Illustrated in a story posted Saturday on its Web site.
His name appears on a [...]
Simpson forgets lyrics, fights tears at Mich. show
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A bizarre 38-minute set by opening act Jessica Simpson inadvertently stole the spotlight from headliner Rascal Flatts in a show at the Van Andel Arena.
The Grand Rapids Press said Simpson forgot her lyrics, struggled with her ear monitors, mumbled through songs and fought back [...]
North Richland Hills police issue Amber Alert for 6-year-old girl
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North Richland Hills police have issued an Amber Alert for a 6-year-old girl.
Hanna Renee McBride was last seen around 2:15 p.m. Thursday in the company of Matthew Dylan Davis, 28, who was described as a family friend and the girl’s baby-sitter.
Davis contacted the girl’s mother on Thursday [...]
