KINGSTON, Tenn. – A prison guard testified Friday that he emptied his revolver and then grabbed his dying partner’s gun to try to stop a “Bonnie and Clyde”-style escape by an inmate and his wife. The judge then ordered the couple’s murder case to go forward. At the preliminary hearing, …
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RICHMOND, Va. – The search for a missing Virginia Commonwealth University (search) student has become a criminal investigation. Richmond Police Chief Rodney Monroe said today that a task force led by his department is investigating the disappearance of 17-year-old Taylor Behl (search) of Vienna. She was last seen leaving her …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday’s session are Circuit City Stores, Entergy, FactSet Research, Goldman Sachs, Pfizer, Tempur-Pedic and Tenet Healthcare. Circuit City Stores Inc. (CC) said it swung to a second-quarter profit of $1.3 million, or 1 cent a …
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CHICAGO – Researchers fear the growing popularity of portable music players and other items that attach directly to the ears — including cell phones — is contributing to hearing loss in younger people. “It’s a different level of use than we’ve seen in the past,” says Robert Novak, director of …
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It’s not your typical title for an espionage thriller — but “The Constant Gardener” (search) has plenty of international intrigue to go around. Based on the best-selling John le Carré (search) novel, Ralph Fiennes (search) and Rachel Weisz (search) star in this tale of drugs, murder and corruption in East …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Micron Technology Inc., VeriSign Inc. and Lawson Software Inc. After Thursday’s closing bell, Micron Technology Inc. (MU) reported a fourth-quarter profit that fell 54% from a year ago, but managed to top …
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UNITED NATIONS – A key attraction for leaders from more than 170 countries attending next week’s U.N. summit is “face time” — that rare opportunity to look each other in the eye and talk about global hotspots from Nepal and central Africa to the Middle East. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (search) …
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WASHINGTON – The No. 2 Republican in the Senate came to the defense of his colleague one day after Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (search) issued a statement insisting that he did not do anything wrong when he ordered trustees to sell his stock in his family’s company. “I have …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – Roadside bombs killed three U.S. soldiers Monday in two separate attacks and 16 Iraqis were killed elsewhere, including five teachers and their driver who were shot to death in a classroom by suspected insurgents disguised as policemen. U.S. and Iraqi authorities, meanwhile, freed 500 detainees from the …
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NEW BERN, N.C. – Hurricane Ophelia (search) stalled Thursday just off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, prolonging the wind and rain blasting the fragile barrier islands even as it appeared the mainland had avoided severe flooding. Thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity. As the erratic storm slowed almost to …
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