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Mayoral run revives the name Rodney Allen Rippy

Mayoral run revives the name Rodney Allen Rippy
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press COMPTON, Calif. (AP) - Before he suddenly surfaced in the race for mayor of this hardscrabble Los Angeles suburb, Rodney Allen Rippy's name was likely to evoke that question inspired by that class of former child stars who didn't die young, end up in jail or a

Refugee Shares Story Of His Run From Terror

Refugee Shares Story Of His Run From Terror
KHQ.COM - Following the attacks on the city of Boston just one week ago, many reports have looked at people who left the countries of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, and Chechnya in Russia, for a new life in America. The reason? Because the alleged bombers grew up in the area, an area that's

Refugee Shares Story Of His Run From Terror

Refugee Shares Story Of His Run From Terror
KHQ.COM - Following the attacks on the city of Boston just one week ago, many reports have looked at people who left the countries of Kyrgystan in Central Asia, and Chechnya in Russia, for a new life in America. The reason? Because the alleged bombers grew up in the area, an area that's known

Fathers, firefighters: Lives lost in West, Texas

Fathers, firefighters: Lives lost in West, Texas
By Associated Press WEST, Texas (AP) - On April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, leveled part of the small town located some 20 miles north of Waco. Most of the victims were first responders from fire departments in West and other nearby towns that were on the scene

How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks

How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks
By BERNARD CONDON and MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world's mightiest stock market to tremble. No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Press tweet reporting explosions at the White House on Tuesday than

How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks

How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks
By BERNARD CONDON and MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) - For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world's mightiest stock market to tremble. No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Press tweet reporting explosions at the White House on Tuesday than

Bush, Clinton speak on eve of library dedication

Bush, Clinton speak on eve of library dedication
By KEN THOMASAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) - Former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush urged the nation to change its immigration and education systems to ensure a robust American economy in remarks Wednesday before the World Affairs Council in Dallas. A suburb away, former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton

Baucus exit could be free-for-all for Mont. Senate

Baucus exit could be free-for-all for Mont. Senate
By MATT GOURAS and MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Max Baucus' surprise announcement that he won't run for a seventh term could mean a free-for-all for a Senate seat that has not been open since 1978, with a popular Democratic ex-governor and a freshman

Baucus exit could be free-for-all for Mont. Senate

Baucus exit could be free-for-all for Mont. Senate
By MATT GOURAS and MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Max Baucus' surprise announcement that he won't run for a seventh term could mean a free-for-all for a Senate seat that has not been open since 1978, with a popular Democratic ex-governor and a freshman

Toyota top selling automaker despite sales fall

Toyota top selling automaker despite sales fall
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Toyota held onto its status as the world's top-selling automaker in the first quarter of this year, although the three-way race with General Motors and Volkswagen is proving tight, as its sales fall in China and Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. reported