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NEW YORK – Investigators sifted through debris inside a luxury high-rise apartment Thursday for clues to why a small airplane carrying New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle slammed into the building, killing the pitcher and a flight instructor. National Transportation Safety Board member Debbie Hersman said investigators found debris scattered …

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday let stand the murder conviction of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who is serving a prison term of at least 20 years. The justices declined to take Skakel’s appeal of his conviction in the beating death of his Greenwich, Conn., neighbor, Martha Moxley, 31 …

RIGA, Latvia – President Bush said Tuesday he will not bow to calls to begin pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq “before the mission is complete,” setting the stage for Wednesday’s face-to-face meeting in Jordan with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and delivering a response to critics demanding an immediate withdrawal. …