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CDC: 4 people in NC test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster

CDC: 4 people in NC test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster

ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.

National headlines

End of an era: Brunswick Naval Air Station's planes to depart as base readies for closing

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — The rumble of Navy patrol aircraft flying overhead will soon be a thing of the past as the remaining P-3...

Convicted ringleader of plot to destroy Sears Tower, bomb FBI offices gets 13-year prison term

MIAMI (AP) — The ringleader of a group of men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices has been...

California investigates whether churches were cheated by leasing companies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands...

2 former Pa. judges in juvenile kickbacks case win partial immunity from lawsuits

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Two former Pennsylvania judges accused of taking kickbacks to supply private detention facilities with...

LA jurors noted for anti-police leanings a concern for transit officer's murder trial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The decision to move Johannes Mehserle's trial to Los Angeles County is a setback for the former transit...

Teen pleads guilty in murder of Border Patrol agent shot 8 times, including 4 shots to head

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and...

Overweight students at university in Pennsylvania told to take fitness class or risk diplomas

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised...

Independent scientists say program can extend life of nation's nuclear weapons for decades

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An independent panel says the United States can extend the life of aging nuclear weapons for decades with...

World headlines

Mexican prosecutors investigate disappearance of journalist who reported on crime, corruption

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote...

Mumbai Jewish center struggles to rebuild, city still vulnerable 1 year after terror attack

MUMBAI, India (AP) — The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet...

Canadian court orders refugee board to reconsider case of lesbian deserter from US army

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's Federal Court says the country's refugee board must reconsider the case of a lesbian who deserted the U.S....

Guatemala ends 2-year adoption suspension, establishes reforms to stop theft, sale of babies

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year...

'Rompuy-pumpy' and Cathy Who?: Critics underwhelmed by EU's choice for new top jobs

LONDON (AP) — Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery.

Palestinians to set new date for elections after president accepts delay of January voting

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian officials announced Friday that a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be...

Former Soviet leader Gorbachev criticizes Kremlin, hints at political comeback

MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of...

Brazil's leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem

SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to...

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