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Flight diverted due to alleged groping
AP - Federal air marshals charged a Seattle-area man with groping a female passenger aboard a United Airlines flight that the pilot diverted to Pittsburgh because of the disturbance.
Eddie Murphy marries in French Polynesia: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Eddie Murphy married film producer Tracey Edmonds on a private island in French Polynesia on Tuesday, People magazine reported.
United States book place in Hopman Cup final
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - The United States booked their place in the Hopman Cup final by moving into an unassailable 2-0 lead over Australia in their Group B match on Thursday.
Spears taken to LA hospital after custody standoff
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears was taken to a Los Angeles hospital early on Friday, after police spent about four hours at her house trying to mediate a custody dispute, according to witnesses.
Agents question man about missing hiker
AP - Police on Friday were questioning a man they called a 'person of interest' in the disappearance of a 24-year-old hiker from a state park in northern Georgia.
Plane crash in Alaska kills at least 6
AP - A small plane crashed Saturday in waters off Kodiak island in southern Alaska, killing at least six of the 10 people on board, authorities said.
With stars dimming NBC may unplug Globes
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and NBC engaged in eleventh-hour sessions Sunday to try to save the boycott-stricken Golden Globes, with NBC appearing to be seriously considering pulling the telecast as a result of the Hollywood writers strike.
China scurries to contain mice on U.S. flight: reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States, concerned about tainted imports from China, has exported its own batch of potentially harmful goods to Beijing in the form of mice on a flight from Washington, state media said on Tuesday.
U.S. may take action on EU electronics tariffs
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The United States is considering action against the European Union with the World Trade Organization over tariffs that the EU imposes on certain electronics products, Trade Representative Susan Schwab said on Tuesday.
U.S. falls short in anti-tobacco efforts: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush have stymied efforts to tighten regulation of tobacco and discourage smoking and states have not spent nearly enough to battle cigarettes, the American Lung Association said on Thursday.
Figure skater Bowman dies in California motel
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. figure skating champion Christopher Bowman died of a suspected drug overdose in a Los Angeles motel on Thursday, authorities said. He was 40.
Safety concerns at U.S. embassy in Iraq: newspaper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The newly-constructed U.S. embassy in Iraq has potentially deadly problems with its fire safety system and other parts of the compound have never been inspected, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Hunter finds 1 of 4 kids in Ala. water
AP - A duck hunter found the body of the youngest of four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father, raising hopes that the other bodies will be recovered, a sheriff said.
"Atonement," "Sweeney Todd" win Golden Globes
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - Film romance 'Atonement' and movie musical 'Sweeney Todd' claimed the top honors at the strike-plagued Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a bare-bones news conference that lacked the usual Hollywood glamour.
FDA approves cloned meat, milk: newspaper
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration report finds that meat and milk from cloned animals is, for the most part, safe to eat, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
O.J. denies violating terms of release
AP - O.J. Simpson's attorney denies the former football star violated his bail agreement in a motion asking that his client be again let out of jail to await trial in his armed robbery case.
Gates: Afghan shortfalls remain, no more U.S. troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon does not plan to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan beyond the additional Marines promised this week despite a lingering shortfall in trainers for the Afghan forces, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told National Public Radio in an interview aired on Thursday.
Redford touts new generation of Sundance filmmakers
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film 'In Bruges.'
Vigil held for slain pregnant Marine
AP - More than 300 people gathered Friday night to remember a 20-year-old pregnant woman whose body was found in a shallow pit in the backyard of a fellow Marine whom she had accused of rape.
Jones eases to points victory over Trinidad
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roy Jones Jr eased to a unanimous points victory over Felix Trinidad in a high-profile light-heavyweight non-title contest between two veteran ring greats at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
L.A. Times editor fired, "significant changes" ahead
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The editor of the Los Angeles Times, James O'Shea, has been fired over a budgetary dispute only 14 months after he took over the post, the newspaper said on Sunday.
Curlin takes Horse of the Year honors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Curlin, a chestnut colt who captured the 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic and the Preakness Stakes, has been named the U.S.'s Horse of the Year, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) said on Monday.
Former 'dirty bomb' suspect sentenced
AP - Jose Padilla, an American once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to detonate a radioactive 'dirty bomb,' was sentenced Tuesday to a relatively lenient 17-year prison term on unrelated terror support charges.
Citigroup abandons U.S. branch expansion plan: WSJ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc is abandoning its plans to open as many as 100 U.S. branches a year, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday.
FDA downplays long-term impact of animal cloning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Meat and milk products of offspring from the 600 cloned animals in the United States most likely have not entered the nation's food supply, an official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the agency downplayed the long-term impact of cloning.
1 killed in LA helicopter freeway crash
AP - One person was killed when a small helicopter crashed onto a busy freeway, officials said.
Stimulus rebates may come by mid-May
AP - Most taxpayers could expect a rebate of up to $600 starting in mid-May under the economic aid plan set to go through Congress within weeks.
Bush speech will seek to calm American nerves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his economic rescue efforts and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.
Bush seeks to make amends on New Orleans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush sought on Monday to ease the embarrassment of his administration's response to Hurricane Katrina by turning the world spotlight again on New Orleans.
Vermont anti-Bush petition sparks anger
AP - A town petition making President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney subject to arrest for crimes against the Constitution has triggered a barrage of criticism from people who say residents are 'wackjobs' and 'nuts.'
Premature births lower in women taking folic acid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who take folic acid supplements for at least a year before becoming pregnant can greatly reduce their risk of delivering a baby prematurely, researchers said on Thursday.
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