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Senators close in on immigration deal

Senators close in on immigration deal
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A last-minute dispute over wages for lower-skilled workers flared Friday as senators scrambled to sketch out a deal on a sweeping immigration bill before Congress takes a two-week recess. The public clash between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the

Senators close in on immigration deal

Senators close in on immigration deal
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A last-minute dispute over wages for lower-skilled workers flared Friday as senators scrambled to sketch out a deal on a sweeping immigration bill before Congress takes a two-week recess. The public clash between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the

98 arrested in union protest on Las Vegas Strip

98 arrested in union protest on Las Vegas Strip
By HANNAH DREIERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Throngs of workers blocked traffic on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday in a demonstration against the Cosmopolitan casino that ended with the arrest of nearly 100 protesters. Tourists watched from an overpass across Las Vegas Boulevard as police led

Obsessed fan who shot player, inspired movie, dies

Obsessed fan who shot player, inspired movie, dies
By DON BABWINAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - She inspired a novel and a movie starring Robert Redford when in 1949 she lured a major league ballplayer she'd never met into a hotel room with a cryptic note and shot him, nearly killing him. After the headlines faded, Ruth Ann Steinhagen did

Boeing: Commercial 787 flights to restart in weeks

Boeing: Commercial 787 flights to restart in weeks
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Boeing said Friday it sees commercial flights of its grounded 787 jets resuming "within weeks" even though it has not pinpointed the cause of battery overheating. Boeing Co. Chief Project Engineer Michael Sinnett outlined a fix centered on a new

Charm offensive produces no breakthroughs

Charm offensive produces no breakthroughs
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Over dinner at a swank hotel a few blocks from the White House, Republican senators wanted to know if President Barack Obama would support a gradual increase in the age of eligibility for Medicare, set at 65 since the program's inception

Charm offensive produces no breakthroughs

Charm offensive produces no breakthroughs
By DAVID ESPOAP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - Over dinner at a swank hotel a few blocks from the White House, Republican senators wanted to know if President Barack Obama would support a gradual increase in the age of eligibility for Medicare, set at 65 since the program's inception

Reports: Father Accidentally Shoots, Kills 10-Month-Old Son In Front Of Family

Reports: Father Accidentally Shoots, Kills 10-Month-Old Son In Front Of Family
NBCNEWS.COM - A 10-month-old boy was shot and killed by his father Thursday in an apparent accident at a Nashville, Tenn., hotel, local media reported. Two police detectives from the Hermitage Precinct were close to the hotel when the call went out and made it to the scene within about three

Gun Attack Inside Bar Kills 7, Wounds 4

Gun Attack Inside Bar Kills 7, Wounds 4
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun say two gunmen burst into a bar in a working class neighborhood and fatally shot seven people. Four others are wounded.    Public Safety Secretary Jesus Aiza says most of the victims belonged to a taxi drivers union.

First lady: Priority is ensuring 'family is whole'

First lady: Priority is ensuring 'family is whole'
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama is pushing back against the notion that she and President Barack Obama don't socialize enough in Washington. The first lady says in an interview in the April issue of Vogue magazine that she and the president were