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'Watch,' 'House,' 'Curve' land in photo finish

'Watch,' 'House,' 'Curve' land in photo finish
By DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood is in photo-finish mode with three new movies bunched up tightly for the No. 1 spot during a sleepy weekend at the box office. Studio estimates Sunday put two movies in a tie for first-place with $13 million each: Jake Gyllenhaal and

AP IMPACT: Tragedy meant big money for NY minister

AP IMPACT: Tragedy meant big money for NY minister
By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and DAVID B. CARUSOAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Before the Sept. 11 attacks, the Rev. Carl Keyes was a little-known pastor of a small New York City congregation searching for members and money. When the twin towers fell, his fortunes changed. Donors poured $2.5

Mom accused of killing kids faced fraud charge

Mom accused of killing kids faced fraud charge
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - Neighbors and friends say the woman accused of killing her two young children and then hanging herself in Florida had been in financial and legal trouble. Records show 34-year-old Dawn Brown was charged last year with welfare fraud. Friends and neighbors told several media

Giant panda cub born Sept. 16 at National Zoo dies

Giant panda cub born Sept. 16 at National Zoo dies
By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The giant panda cub born a week ago at the National Zoo in Washington has died, and it was not immediately known why the animal died, zoo officials said Sunday. Zoo officials said in a press release that the cub was found dead Sunday morning

Giant panda cub born Sept. 16 at National Zoo dies

Giant panda cub born Sept. 16 at National Zoo dies
By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A giant panda cub born last weekend at the National Zoo in Washington has died. Zoo officials say the cub was found dead Sunday morning after panda keepers heard sounds of distress from its mother, Mei Xiang. Staffers were able to retrieve the

Intel chair challenges account of embassy attack

Intel chair challenges account of embassy attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading House Republican is challenging the White House's initial account that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a spontaneous assault tied to protests over an anti-Islam video. President Barack Obama has said extremists used the video as an excuse to launch the

Novel courts handle low-level crimes across US

Novel courts handle low-level crimes across US
By FENIT NIRAPPILAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In most courtrooms, spontaneous applause could get you thrown out. But in this San Francisco court, it's expected - and strongly encouraged for the defendants. Bowls of hard candy rest in front of the judge's bench, as a reward for

Goebbels' early letters show controlling behavior

Goebbels' early letters show controlling behavior
By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - The love letters, school papers and dramatic works of college-age Joseph Goebbels reveal a romantic young man beginning to show signs of anti-Semitism and egotistical and controlling behavior, according to a Connecticut auction

LA preps for freeway closure and Carmageddon II

LA preps for freeway closure and Carmageddon II
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Carmageddon II" - the sequel - is coming to one of the nation's most crowded freeways, and authorities are hoping its subtitle won't be "The Traffic Strikes Back." Transportation officials say what they would like to see during the last

'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' win big at Emmys

'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' win big at Emmys
By LYNN ELBERAP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The terrorism thriller "Homeland" and "Modern Family" were the top winners at Sunday's Emmy Awards in a ceremony that veered between daring and predictability in honors and Jimmy Kimmel's turn as host. The four awards for "Modern