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'Dallas' star Larry Hagman dies in Texas

'Dallas' star Larry Hagman dies in Texas
By LYNN ELBERAP Television Writer J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron - and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings - on television's long-

Eastern Women's BB: Bears Stops Eagles 91 -58

Eastern Women's BB: Bears Stops Eagles 91 -58
BERKELEY, Ca - The Eastern Washington University women's basketball team had its best offensive performance of the season on Friday (Nov. 23) in Berkeley, Calif. But that wasn't quite enough to get past 11th-ranked California, as EWU fell, 91-58, to open the 2012 Cal Classic by Doubletree.

Sheriff: Man opened fire on 2 Alabama deputies

Sheriff: Man opened fire on 2 Alabama deputies
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) - The shootout that left one Alabama deputy sheriff dead and another in critical condition on Saturday began when they checked on a man at his mobile home and he opened fire on them, authorities said. Baldwin County Sheriff Huey Mack told AL.com (http://bit.ly/TcX1yC ) that

Police: 2 shot at Fla. Walmart over parking space

Police: 2 shot at Fla. Walmart over parking space
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities believe a disagreement over a parking space led to two people being shot and wounded outside a Walmart in Tallahassee, Fla. Police say officers responded to the shooting shortly after noon on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. A man and

AP PHOTOS: M23 rebels battle Congolese soldiers

AP PHOTOS: M23 rebels battle Congolese soldiers
By The Associated PressAssociated Press M23, the eight-month-old rebel group made up of soldiers who defected from the Congolese army, has pushed beyond Goma, the bustling regional capital of eastern Congo, which fell to the fighters earlier this week. On Friday, the rebels patrolled the town

Egypt clashes as president defends his new powers

Egypt clashes as president defends his new powers
By AYA BATRAWY and MAGGIE MICHAELAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) - Supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi clashed Friday in the worst violence since he took office, while he defended a decision to give himself near-absolute power to root out what he called "weevils eating away at the

DC on pace for fewer than 100 homicides in 2012

DC on pace for fewer than 100 homicides in 2012
By ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The crack epidemic that began in the 1980s ushered in a wave of bloodletting in the nation's capital and a death toll that ticked upward daily. Dead bodies, sometimes several a night, had homicide detectives hustling between crime scenes and

Oil prices climb on new Gaza-Israel fears

Oil prices climb on new Gaza-Israel fears
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices climbed Friday after Israeli troops fired on crowds in Gaza surging toward the border fence, killing one Palestinian. Benchmark crude ended the trading day up 90 cents to $88.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent

NC activists angered by killing of 3-legged bear

NC activists angered by killing of 3-legged bear
By MITCH WEISSAssociated Press BURNSVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A skinny, three-legged black bear had become a fixture at an upscale housing community deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, rummaging through trash cans and playfully ambling along the golf course After the bear started

Garment salesman held in 3 NY merchant deaths

Garment salesman held in 3 NY merchant deaths
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A garment salesman accused of systematically shooting three shopkeepers to death as they worked alone in their clothing stores was held without bail Thursday. Salvatore Perrone, who was held after his initial Brooklyn court appearance on murder