TYLER, Texas – A college student whose abduction was captured on a surveillance videotape as she was leaving her clerk’s job at a Wal-Mart was found shot to death Friday, and a suspect was arrested, authorities said. The body of Megan Leann Holden (search), 19, was discovered in a ditch …
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Is the New Year the best time for a new start? Many people look at the beginning of January as an opportunity to improve their finances, work situations, health, figures and love lives. But experts say change can happen any time of the year — as long as you soul-search, …
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WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts has donated to the political campaigns of several Republican candidates, including one senator who will vote on Roberts’ appointment to the high court. In recent election years, Roberts has contributed more than $3,700 to Republican candidates, including $1,000 to George W. Bush’s …
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Dear Readers — Back in March I wrote a two-part column about the growing problem of identity theft and the steps you can take to protect yourself (here and here). Ironically, shortly afterwards I started to have a series of (possibly) unrelated “issues” regard to my personal credit record. I …
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LONDON – London’s tourist landmarks form the centerpiece of the capital’s 2012 Olympic Games bid. Under the plans there will be triathlon and road cycling in Hyde Park (search), beach volleyball in Horse Guards Parade and baseball and softball in Regent’s Park. The Millennium Dome (search) would be used for …
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LEEDS, England – Worshippers at a mosque Saturday described the Egyptian biochemist detained in Cairo in connection with the London suicide bombings as a compassionate man incapable of harming anyone. The Grand Mosque where Magdy Mahmoud Mustafa el-Nashar (search) prayed is across the street from the apartment building where he …
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LONDON – Two men were arrested in connection with the London bombings, Scotland Yard said Friday, as police officials released closed-circuit television images of the four men suspected of being the ones responsible for planting four bombs around London (search) one day before. “It’s crucial that detectives are able to …
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bankrupt supermarket chain Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. (search) said Friday it agreed to sell 79 of its stores for $38.7 million to 20 buyers who plan to continue to operate them as grocery or liquor stores. In motions filed in federal bankruptcy court (search), Winn-Dixie said the agreements …
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See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… Is the BBC opposed to the use of the word “terrorist” to describe the people involved in London’s deady terror attacks last week? Has the world famous news …
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ROANOKE, Va. – An 84-year-old man who said he strangled his wife of more than 50 years as she slipped deeper into Alzheimer’s disease (search) was sentenced to prison by a judge who said the case was the toughest he had faced on the bench. William Wallace Hurt (search) was …
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