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Ex-leader won't return to Venezuela, wife says
The wife of former Venezuelan leader Carlos Andres Perez ridiculed an attempt to extradite her husband from the United States, saying Friday that President Hugo Chavez is attempting to create a spectacle for political ends.
LA thief steals truck as 5-year-old sleeps inside
California authorities say a thief in the Hollywood Hills stole a truck with a 5-year-old boy sleeping inside but the child was found safely soon after.
NYC prosecutor: Mom accused of murder had disorder
A prosecutor suggested Friday that a mother accused of killing her autistic 8-year-old son in an apparent murder-suicide attempt had a mental problem that spurs people to seek attention by inventing illnesses for their loved ones.
Bolivian who captured 'Che' wanted for questioning
The retired general who captured legendary revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara was summoned Friday by Bolivian authorities investigating an alleged plot against President Evo Morales.
Maine police: 3 smash windshield of speeding truck
State troopers say three high school students have been charged with tossing a block of ice that smashed the windshield of a truck barreling down the Maine Turnpike last year.
Temperature ties record in Portland
Maine's warm weather continues with temperatures hitting the lower 60s in parts of Maine. The National Weather Service says the temperature climbed to 56 degrees in Portland, tying the record set in 1996. Elsewhere, unofficial highs included 66 in Sanford and 61 in Waterville.
Correction: BC-US--Plane Kills Beachgoer story
In stories March 16 and March 17 about a jogger hit and killed during an emergency landing by a small plane on a South Carolina beach, The Associated Press erroneously identified the type of engine on the plane.
7th anniversary of Iraq War passes, little noticed
It was a day like any other day -- except that it was the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. And, for the most part, that was forgotten.
Chicago man sentenced to 60 years in crime spree
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in a 2007 crime spree in Illinois that left a sheriff's deputy dead.
12 wounded in Israeli missile strike in Gaza
Hamas officials say Israeli aircraft have fired five missiles at Gaza's defunct airport and nearby border tunnels, wounding at least 12 people.
Barroso urges European aid for Greece
Here is the text of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's statement Friday on European aid to Greece.
An up close look at the military life in Marjah
EDITOR'S NOTE -- Associated Press photographer David Guttenfelder was embedded with U.S. forces during the offensive in Marjah, Afghanistan. Here is his account of some of the photos he made of the soldiers' daily lives.
Minister: Sierre Leone rattled by disaster hoax
A top official in Sierre Leone's government said he raced to a town in the country Friday after news reports said at least 200 people had been killed in a mining accident there, only to find out it was a hoax.
UN report: Overall number of slum dwellers up
The number of people living in slum conditions increased by 51 million during the past 10 years, despite global efforts to halt poverty, according to a United Nations' report released Friday.
Health care overhaul fight exposes Catholic rift
An unusual public split between U.S. Roman Catholic bishops, nuns and hospitals over abortion in the health care overhaul could undermine the church hierarchy's influence on the debate and give anti-abortion Democrats the political cover they need to vote for the bill.
White House extends status of Liberians in US
President Barack Obama is allowing thousands of Liberians living in the United States to remain in the country for an additional year and a half.
Hot day sets record temperatures in RI, Conn
A sunny day following heavy rains and flooding has broken heat records in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Hot day sets record temperatures in RI, Conn
A sunny day following heavy rains and flooding has broken heat records in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
NH DOT commish: Don't put toll in Salem
New Hampshire's transportation commissioner has decided against installing tollbooths on Interstate 93 in Salem. In a letter sent to Gov. John Lynch on Friday, Commissioner George Campbell says that even though there is a $250 million shortfall in funding for the $800 million I-93 expansion project, the state shouldn't build the tolls.
Pingree says yes to health care, Michaud undecided
Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine says she plans to vote for health care legislation this weekend but fellow Democrat Mike Michaud hasn't made up his mind.
Judge ends Maine's Pineland consent decree
A federal judge on Friday ended a court order that governed services for 1,500 adults with mental disabilities over a period of more than 30 years, leading to the closing of the Pineland Center and the creation of community-based services.
Many tools but no guarantees in forecasting floods
A year ago, weather forecasters changed their estimate late in the game of just how high the Red River would rise, stoking an 11th-hour sandbagging flurry in Fargo that proved unnecessary in the end because the new prediction was wrong.
Vt. Sen. Sanders says public option will get vote
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says he's being told the full Senate will get a chance to vote on the "public option" as part of the reform of the nation's health care system.
Holder defends lawyers for terror detainees
Attorney General Eric Holder is defending lawyers who represent unpopular clients like terror suspects. Holder says such attorneys are patriots who deserve respect.
Obama heads to Hill on Sat. as health vote looms
President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to meet with Democratic lawmakers on Saturday -- the day before a crucial vote on his health care overhaul.
Doctors, AARP support new health overhaul bill
The nation's largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens' lobby are endorsing President Barack Obama's revised health overhaul legislation.
Pelosi defends abortion curbs in health bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the health care overhaul that Congress may complete this weekend should be backed by lawmakers who want to retain current restrictions on federal financing of abortion.
Obama rallies support for final health care votes
Counting down to the final votes on his health care legislation, President Barack Obama says the only question left to answer is: Will the country let the insurance companies win again?
Ohio Democrat switches to 'yes' on health care
Democratic Rep. John Boccieri of Ohio is switching his vote to "yes" on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
From Haiti’s ruins to Mass. schools
Some watched relatives die. Others escaped homes or schools as they crumbled into rubble. Nearly all are still recovering from physical or psychological trauma from the quaking earth.
Democrats offer $940b health bill for final test
House Democrats yesterday unveiled a $940 billion compromise health care package they said would reduce the deficit and vastly expand health insurance coverage, continuing a march toward what leaders predicted will be final House passage Sunday of a sweeping overhaul that has bitterly divided both Congress and the public.
In shift, Lynch will vote no on health bill
Rebuffing personal pleas from President Obama and Vicki Kennedy, Representative Stephen F. Lynch said yesterday that he will vote against the Democrats’ health care overhaul, contending that it doesn’t put enough pressure on insurance companies to reduce costs.
More cuts loom as state faces $295m in red ink
Massachusetts is potentially facing a new budget gap of up to $295 million this year, a grim forecast that state officials said could spell yet another round of painful cuts before the fiscal year ends in June.
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