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Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue
Posted by Examiner Minnesota Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Firefighters evacuated after carbon monoxide scare
A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months. The Canvassing...
Posted by Examiner Indiana Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Obama plunges into pre-inaugural talks
Firefighters were evacuated from a South Bend fire station after detectors showed the presence of carbon monoxide. Fire Department Services Chief Mark Nowicki says firefighters were evacuated from Fire Station No. 9 for about eight hours Monday....
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed without bail
President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach $300 billion. He predicted lawmakers...
Posted by Examiner New York Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad dead at age 93
A prosecutor on Monday asked that Bernard Madoff be jailed pending trial, saying the disgraced financier violated an agreement with the court by mailing watches, jewelry, cufflinks and mittens worth more than $1 million to relatives and friends....
Posted by Examiner Minnesota Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Police in Wash. state find baby’s remains in trash
Carl Pohlad, a billionaire banker whose Minnesota Twins won two World Series titles during nearly his nearly quarter-century as owner, died Monday. He was 93. The Twins and Major League Baseball each issued a statement confirming his death. Baseball...
Posted by Examiner Washington Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Wisconsin company recalls bacon bits used in food
Authorities combing through 60 tons of trash, searching for the body of a baby allegedly dumped by his 16-year-old mother, found a dead infant in the garbage Monday. Port Angeles Police Chief Terry Gallagher said it could take weeks to get the DNA...
Posted by Examiner Colorado Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Medical helicopter makes emergency landing
A Wisconsin company says 3,600 pounds of bacon bits used in sandwiches and burritos sold by Colorado convenience stores were possibly contaminated with a bacteria. Home Fresh Sandwich Distributors says they have recalled the food and removed the...
Posted by Examiner Indiana Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Police say no one was injured when a medical helicopter made an emergency landing about 11 miles south of Lafayette. The Bell 407 helicopter operated by PHI was transporting a patient when it was forced to land due to a mechanical problem Monday...
Breaking News From California
NRA, SF Housing Authority near settlement on guns
The National Rifle Association says the San Francisco Housing Authority is preparing to drop its blanket handgun ban in public housing. NRA lawyer CD Michel (MEE-shell) says the agreement, which settles a federal lawsuit, hasn't been finalized. But he says if the settlement is approved as expected, the...
Breaking News From Chicago
Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue
A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months. The Canvassing Board's declaration started a seven-day clock for...
Breaking News From New York
Prosecutor wants Madoff jailed without bail
A prosecutor on Monday asked that Bernard Madoff be jailed pending trial, saying the disgraced financier violated an agreement with the court by mailing watches, jewelry, cufflinks and mittens worth more than $1 million to relatives and friends. "The defendant's recent actions amount to obstruction of...
Breaking News From North Carolina
Correction: Missing Marine foreclosure story
Breaking News From Florida
Florida’s Harvin says ankle 90 percent healed
Percy Harvin says his sprained ankle is "90 percent" healed - the result of spending nearly 100 percent of his time in the training room over the holidays. The Gators' speedy playmaker stayed in Gainesville, Fla., every day but Christmas and New Year's Day during the Gators' winter break. He estimated...
Breaking News From Minnesota
Franken on top in Minn. recount; Coleman to sue
A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challenge that probably will keep the race in limbo for months. The Canvassing Board's declaration started a seven-day clock for...