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Brazilian Court Rules for US Dad
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A new report has found that nearly a third of countries have stiff restrictions on religious practice, either because of government policies and laws or hostile acts by individuals or groups. Read More
Investigators said Wednesday that they believe foul play was involved in the disappearance of a Utah mother of two as they grew increasingly suspicious of her husband after he demonstrated an "unusual lack of cooperation" in the case. Read More
Environmentalists are voicing concern about a soon-to-be-implemented National Park Service policy that would enable parks to share profits from research within their boundaries. Read More
What's going on at the Georgia Statehouse these days? Read More
A Philadelphia woman charged with offering sex for World Series tickets faces a new prostitution charge on top of the earlier pending charges. Read More
A police chief ordered held without bail on charges he tried to cover up the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant by white teenagers was named in a 2006 lawsuit that claimed police beat to death a Hispanic teenager, then made it look like a suicide. Read More
Pre-kindergartner Taylor Pugh likes his floppy hair just how it is: long on the front and sides, covering his earlobes and shirt collar. Read More
Authorities say a North Carolina family failed to report the death of an elderly relative who lived in their home, leaving her body in her bed for months. Read More
The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill designed to cut down on drunken driving. Read More
Sen. Charles Schumer made an inappropriate comment about a flight attendant who demanded he turn off his cell phone, his office said Wednesday. Read More
A lawyer has asked a federal appeals court to let families of victims of the World Trade Center attacks remove ashes of their loved ones from a garbage dump. Read More
For many of America's social service charities, this holiday season is providing a daunting mix of heavier demand for services, reduced funding and an ever-widening range of clients seeking help as economic woes persist. Read More
A court commissioner had tentatively ordered a Houston woman to relinquish temporary custody of her two young children to her ex-husband's sister hours before the family was killed in a murder suicide, an attorney said Wednesday. Read More
The board of the nation's largest transit agency reluctantly approved a 2010 budget Wednesday that would cut bus and subway service and leave New York City children without free rides to public schools. Read More
Lawmakers voted Wednesday to formally rebuke Gov. Mark Sanford, again sparing him from impeachment over secret trips to see his Argentine mistress and his use of state planes. Read More
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is telling its field offices to mark certain fences and wind-turbine guy wires to make them more visible to sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse and lesser prairie chickens. Read More
In a Dec. 15 story about an Ohio Supreme Court ruling requiring warrants for cell phone searches, The Associated Press erroneously reported the vote count. The court ruled 4-3, not 5-4. Read More
Sexual assault charges against a 9-year-old Liberian boy accused in the gang-rape of an 8-year-old girl were dismissed on Wednesday by a juvenile court judge in Phoenix. Read More
A judge set bail Wednesday at $2.26 million for a British motivational speaker accused of killing a Las Vegas woman during a meditation session and stuffing her severed body in a trash barrel. Read More
Authorities say a 12-year-old Colorado boy accidentally shot himself in the leg while playing with a loaded pistol his parents had hidden behind the family Christmas tree. Read More
Sports
- Woods voted top athlete of the decade
- Phillies get Halladay, Mariners acquire Lee
- Artest disagrees with backlash against Woods
- In Sweden, business as usual for Tiger's in-laws
- Colts will be serious vs. Jaguars
Money
- Fed holds rates low as weak economy caps inflation
- Stocks stall as Fed prepares to remove aid
- Intel hit with more antitrust charges in FTC suit
- Credit Suisse Group to pay $536M in Iran case
- Former Lazard banker accused of insider trading
Technology
- Facebook Encourages Users to Lie as a New Privacy Measure
- Stormy Street Art Rains Digitally During Paris's Nuit Blanche
- Bludgeoned Italian Prime Minister Blames Facebook, Net for Attack
- Dad Delivers Baby Thanks to a Google How-To
- MSN China Blatantly Steals Site's Source Code
Health
- Swine flu vaccine now plentiful in half the states
- Weak H1N1 Vaccine for Kids Recalled
- Patients Meet Donors From Kidney Swap
- Malaria cases likely half in third of countries
- Study: Decade drop in teen pot use stalls
Entertainment
- Why America Has a Crush on Susan Boyle
- Diddy Brags About His Celebrity Flings And How Much He Loves Sex
- Lost in Baby Nation, Sofia Coppola Pregnant for a Second Time
- What Happened to the Hoff? Hasselhoff Hijinks Reviewed
- Walt Disney Nephew Roy Disney Dies
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