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Endeavour finally reaches permanent LA museum home

Endeavour finally reaches permanent LA museum home
By ALICIA CHANG and CHRISTOPHER WEBERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - It was supposed to be a slow but smooth journey to retirement, a parade through city streets for a shuttle that logged millions of miles in space. But Endeavour's final mission turned out to be a logistical headache

22 saved from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay

22 saved from sinking boat in San Francisco Bay
By JOHN S. MARSHALLAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Nearly two dozen people who were enjoying a bachelor party on what's billed as San Francisco Bay's only "floating wine tasting room" are OK after their boat hit a shoal near Alcatraz Island and began sinking Friday night,

Turkish premier slams Security Council over Syria

Turkish premier slams Security Council over Syria
By FRANK JORDANSAssociated Press ISTANBUL (AP) - Turkey's prime minister sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council on Saturday for its failure to agree on decisive steps to end Syria's civil war, as NATO ally Germany backed the Turkish interception of a Damascus-bound passenger jet

Shuttle inches toward retirement home at LA museum

Shuttle inches toward retirement home at LA museum
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - At every turn of Endeavour's stop-and-go commute through urban streets, a constellation of spectators trailed along as the space shuttle ploddingly nosed past stores, schools, churches and front yards. Having escaped out of Earth's

Shuttle inches toward retirement home at LA museum

Shuttle inches toward retirement home at LA museum
By ALICIA CHANGAP Science Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - At every turn of Endeavour's stop-and-go commute through urban streets, a constellation of spectators trailed along as the space shuttle ploddingly nosed past stores, schools, churches and front yards. Having escaped out of Earth's

Testimony details pipeline from Minn. to Somalia

Testimony details pipeline from Minn. to Somalia
By AMY FORLITIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kamal Said Hassan didn't know what al-Shabab was when he agreed to join a jihad in Somalia in autumn 2007. Months later, the young man who had never picked up a gun was a foot soldier for the terror group in his homeland, practicing with

Dems in coal states diverge on Obama policies

Dems in coal states diverge on Obama policies
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Friends of coal are certain they know the enemy. They fault President Barack Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency for new clean air rules they deride as a devastating blow to a multibillion-dollar industry that has been the

Reports: Smaller iPad to be revealed Oct. 23

Reports: Smaller iPad to be revealed Oct. 23
By The Associated Press Apple Inc. is set to reveal a smaller, cheaper version of the iPad at an event on Oct. 23, according to several reports published Friday. The reports from Bloomberg News, Reuters and the AllThingsD blog are based on unnamed sources "familiar with the plans." Apple Inc.

DA wants more charges in chef's Lamborghini case

DA wants more charges in chef's Lamborghini case
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors have called for more charges against a California teen accused of stealing celebrity chef Guy Fieri's Lamborghini and shooting at a couple. Marin County prosecutor Yvette Martinez-Shaw said Thursday during Max Wade's preliminary hearing that she will

Dems in coal states diverge on Obama policies

Dems in coal states diverge on Obama policies
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Friends of coal are certain they know the enemy. They fault President Barack Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency for new clean air rules they deride as a devastating blow to a multibillion-dollar industry that has been the