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Report: Death toll in China quake exceeds 12,000
DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthqu...

Clinton poised for W.Va. win; Obama looks ahead
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton had every reason to expect a big victory Tuesday in the West Virginia Democratic primary as her campaign tried to use the contest to raise doubts about...

Retail sales dip for second time in 2 months
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers, battling soaring gasoline prices and a slumping economy, cut back further on their spending in April....

Lawmakers want to end oil shipments to US reserve
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid daily bipartisan sniping over high gas prices, Democrats and Republicans appear to agree on at least one thing: With oil over $120 a barrel, President Bush ought to stop buying...

Dozens of homes lost as Florida battles wildfires
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Relentless wildfires burned into the early morning Tuesday across Florida's Atlantic coast, taxing firefighters and overwhelming residents trying to save their homes with g...



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Report: Death toll in China quake exceeds 12,000
DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- The toll of the dead and missing soared as rescue workers dug through flattened schools and homes on Tuesday in a desperate attempt to find survivors of China's worst earthqu...

Myanmar regime accused of hoarding cyclone aid
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The United Nations said Tuesday that only a tiny portion of international aid needed for Myanmar's cyclone victims is making it into the country, amid reports that the military...

Officials: Clashes in Iraq's Sadr City kill 11
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A fragile cease-fire failed to stop fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City where the latest clashes between Shiite extremists and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces killed 11 men and wounded 19, Iraqi ...

Teens trapped in collapsed Chinese school
JUYUAN, China (AP) -- The bodies of the young teenagers were brought out of the wreckage on doors scavenged from what remained of their school....

Effect of quake on panda preserve still unknown
DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) -- The fate of the world's most famous panda preserve remained unknown Tuesday, more than a day after a devastating earthquake isolated the remote, mountainous area from the res...

US Headlines
Bernanke: Financial turmoil in markets easing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Turmoil in financial markets has eased somewhat, but the situation is still "far from normal," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday....

More storms headed for tornado-damaged Mo., Ark.
SENECA, Mo. (AP) -- Another round of storms headed toward tornado-ravaged areas of Missouri, Arkansas and several other states early Tuesday where residents are still picking up from the weekend's kil...

Military cracks down on scrap-metal scavengers
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) -- Hundreds of Marines were conducting a combat training mission in the Mojave Desert when an air patrol spotted something kicking up dust: A civilian pickup truck speedi...

Efforts to remove Detroit mayor to go to vote
DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit City Council has spent weeks debating what to do with scandal-plagued Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: force his ouster or slap him on the wrist....

Dozens of homes lost as Florida battles wildfires
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Relentless wildfires burned into the early morning Tuesday across Florida's Atlantic coast, taxing firefighters and overwhelming residents trying to save their homes with g...



Sports
James, Cavs batter Celtics to even series at 2-2
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Back to even, and back to Boston - with authority. LeBron James scored 21 points, jamming in a powerhouse dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleve...

Datsyuk's hat trick leads Red Wings past Stars 5-2
DALLAS (AP) -- This is how ridiculously good the Detroit Red Wings are playing: They lose the NHL's top scorer this postseason and their regular-season scoring leader steps up with the first hat trick...

Matt Walsh to meet with Goodell, Specter
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh arrived at the NFL offices Tuesday morning to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss New England's videotaping of opposing coaches'...

Kobe's sore back remains problem as Game 5 looms
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant met the media Monday with a new companion - an electronic stimulation device hooked up to his sore lower back. Plans call for the two to spend a lot of time toge...

Agency representing Mayo denies illegal activity
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The head of the sports agency representing O.J. Mayo denied any illegal activity involving the Southern California star on Monday, a day after ESPN reported Bill Duffy Associates g...