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Cancer overtakes heart disease among US Hispanics

Cancer overtakes heart disease among US Hispanics
By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Cancer has overtaken heart disease as the No. 1 killer among Hispanics in the U.S., and the rest of the country may be only a few years behind. The change is not exactly cause for alarm. Death rates for both cancer and heart disease have been

Hezbollah leads massive anti-US protest in Lebanon

Hezbollah leads massive anti-US protest in Lebanon
By ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - In a rare public appearance, the leader of the militant Hezbollah group exhorted hundreds of thousands of supporters Monday to keep up the campaign against an anti-Islam video that has unleashed deadly violence and anger at the United States across

US, Russian space trio lands in Kazakhstan

US, Russian space trio lands in Kazakhstan
By PETER LEONARDAssociated Press ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) - An international three-man crew onboard a Russian-made Soyuz capsule touched down successfully on the cloudless central Kazakhstan steppe Monday morning after 123 days at the International Space Station. A fleet of Russian Mi-8

11 killed in 2011 crash at Reno air races honored

11 killed in 2011 crash at Reno air races honored
By MARTIN GRIFFITHAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) - Spectators and racers paid tribute Sunday to 11 people who were killed when a plane crashed into box seats at last year's Reno National Championship Air Races. A moment of silence was held on the anniversary of the horrific accident at

Retirees head to unconventional destinations

Retirees head to unconventional destinations
By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press CAMDEN, Maine (AP) - When Peg Davis was ready to find a retirement community to move to, she looked north - not south - for a place to spend her later years. Rather than set her sights on Florida, Arizona or some other warm-weather locale, she packed up and

Wenatchee Complex Fire UPDATE: Public Meeting To Be Held Sunday Night

Wenatchee Complex Fire UPDATE: Public Meeting To Be Held Sunday Night
Press Release:  WENATCHEE, Wash. - A Public Meeting will be held at the Town Toyota Center on Sunday, September 16 at 7:00 p.m. The Wenatchee Complex of fires was the result of a severe lightning storm that covered much of eastern Washington on Saturday, September 9th.  Local

Wenatchee Complex Fire UPDATE: Public Meeting To Be Held Sunday Night

Wenatchee Complex Fire UPDATE: Public Meeting To Be Held Sunday Night
Press Release:  WENATCHEE, Wash. - A Public Meeting will be held at the Town Toyota Center on Sunday, September 16 at 7:00 p.m. The Wenatchee Complex of fires was the result of a severe lightning storm that covered much of eastern Washington on Saturday, September 9th.  Local

5 die in small plane crash in Missouri

5 die in small plane crash in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A small plane crashed early Saturday in southwest Missouri, killing the pilot, his three children and a businesswoman. Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman Jason Pace said the single-engine plane went down about 12:30 a.m. northwest of the town of Willard, leaving all

Tropical Storm Lane forms far out in Pacific

Tropical Storm Lane forms far out in Pacific
MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lane has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean but that it poses no threat to land. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Lane is 1145 miles (1843 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California and has maximum sustained

Senate race gives ND a taste of intense politics

Senate race gives ND a taste of intense politics
By DALE WETZELAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Hustling to finish his wheat harvest, farmer Mark Nesheim was repairing his combine recently when his cellphone rang. The caller wanted to know if Nesheim would support Republican candidates in November, particularly the North Dakota GOP'