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September 7, 2012
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National

Study: Brain Disease Deaths High in NFL Veterans

A study of former NFL players finds they were unusually prone to dying from degenerative brain disease, the latest indication that repeated ...

NTSB: Anti-Collision Aids Needed for Large Planes

The National Transportation Safety Board wants to see ground collision warning systems on all large commercial airliners. The board ...

Close-Plane Mishap Rattled Air Traffic Controllers

Air-traffic controllers were rattled after mistakenly flying three planes too close together in the skies near the nation's capital, a ...
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East

U.S. Court Protects French Shoemaker's Red Soles

The distinctive red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes are entitled to trademark protection, even if the company can't exactly call the ...

Kansas Woman With Hepatitis C Sues Pennsylvania Hospital

A Kansas woman who believes she was infected with hepatitis C by a former medical technician now accused of stealing narcotics filed a ...

New Jersey Town Hit By Small Tornado

The National Weather Service says a small tornado touched down in the Camden, N.J., area this week, damaging many homes. The weather ...
Midwest

North Dakota Farmers Want Changes in Crop Insurance Rules

Some Upper Midwest farmers who thought they caught a break when the federal government eased crop insurance rules for land hit by prolonged ...

Judge Vacates Part of $90M Abestos Judgment

A central Illinois judge's decision has reduced the jury award in a 2011 asbestos case from almost $90 million to $8.4 million. The lawsuit ...

Iowa Study Aimed at Making Tractors Safer for Kids

Researchers who hope to prevent children from dying in tractor accidents are turning to a state-of-the-art driving simulator to help ...

Court: Ohio Prison Nurse Can Be Sued in Death

A prison nurse isn't immune from being sued over an inmate's 2009 death following a violent seizure from alcohol withdrawals, a federal ...
Southeast

Kentucky Police Say Burglar Fled in a Cab

A southeastern Kentucky man is accused of breaking into his estranged wife's home, taking cash and a computer and calling a taxi to flee ...

Contractor Accused of Fraud in 2009 Arrested in Mississippi

Mississippi's attorney general says a contractor charged with fraud in 2009 has been caught in Hinds County after investigators learned he ...

2 Injured When Florida Courthouse Garage Collapses

Officials say two men were injured when a four-story parking garage collapsed on the west side of the Broward County Courthouse. Fort ...
South Central

Classes Moved to Vacant School After Fire in Oklahoma

Officials have found a new facility for Tulsa, Okla., students whose school was destroyed in a fire Wednesday morning. The Tulsa School of ...

Arkansas Police Expect Suit After Squad Car Shooting

Attorneys for the family of a young man who was fatally shot in an Arkansas patrol car have asked police to preserve evidence about his ...

Judge Hears Arguments in Texarkana Towing Case

Texarkana Ward 2 Director Laney Harris argued that the city's current procedure for towing unsightly or hazardous abandoned vehicles is ...
West

Arizona Hospital Reviewing Huge Bill for Scorpion Sting

A suburban Phoenix hospital that billed a woman more than $83,000 for administering two doses of scorpion antivenom says it plans to adjust ...

Wind Storm Knocks Out Power in Alaska's Largest City

An unseasonably early wind storm pummeled Anchorage, Alaska's largest city and surrounding region, toppling scores of trees and leaving ...

Lawsuit Claims Discrimination by In-N-Out Chain

A lawsuit filed on behalf of two black men in Oakland, Calif., claims In-N-Out Burger didn't hire them because of their race and age. The ...
International

Thais Say Red Bull Heir Beyond Blood-Alcohol Limit

Thai police said Thursday they would add drunken driving to the charges against a Red Bull energy drink heir accused of killing a police ...

Costa Rica Escapes Serious Damage From Big Quake

The bulletins were terrifying: a powerful earthquake had struck off the coast of this Central American country, spawning a tsunami warning ...
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