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Transit Center Honors Fallen Heroes

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376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs - Friend and colleague. Mentor and role model. Son and daughter. Husband and wife. Mother and father. Airman and hero. These were just some of the words used to describe three fallen warriors.Service members gathered for a memorial service May 9

Man charged in deaths of woman, her toddler, 2 men

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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and BILL DRAPERAssociated Press OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) - A 27-year-old convicted felon was charged Friday in the deaths of a woman and two men whose bodies were found at an eastern Kansas farm home earlier this week, according to a criminal complaint. Kyle Flack also faces

British sailor dies during America's Cup practice

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By PAUL ELIAS and BERNIE WILSONAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Andrew "Bart" Simpson had already garnered an Olympic gold medal in sailing in 2008 and a silver at last year's games when Artemis Racing came calling with a chance to win yachting's top prize - the America's Cup. "

Calif. search grows for suspect in family killing

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PETROLIA, Calif. (AP) - A northern California region marked by towering redwood trees and mountains rising out of the Pacific is the focus of an intensive search for a suspect in the shooting deaths of his wife and two young daughters. Shane Franklin Miller, considered armed and dangerous, grew up

Surgeon: Stonewall Jackson death likely pneumonia

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By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War. Shot three times while returning from scouting

Senate OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

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By HENRY C. JACKSONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Four victims of a deadly Alabama church bombing at the height of the civil rights movement are now just a presidential signature away from receiving Congress' highest civilian honor. The Senate on Thursday approved by voice vote a measure

Senate OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

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British sailor dies during America's Cup practice

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By SUDHIN THANAWALA and TERRY COLLINSAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A 72-foot-long, high-tech catamaran sailboat capsized Thursday in San Francisco Bay while practicing for the America's Cup races this summer, killing an Olympic gold medalist from England and injuring another sailor,

Man held in 3 Kansas deaths, child 'presumed' dead

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By MARIA SUDEKUM and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) - Authorities in eastern Kansas said Thursday they have arrested a 27-year-old convicted felon in the deaths of three people whose bodies were found on a farm, and that a fourth victim - an 18-month-old girl - is presumed

40 years on, fleeing Vietnamese take to seas again

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By CHRIS BRUMMITTAssociated Press Writer HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese fled the country's Communist regime by boat, a growing number are taking to the water again. This year alone, 460 Vietnamese men, women and children have arrived on