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Suspect shot dead after high-speed chase in Ill.
Posted by Examiner Illinois Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Police fatally wounds man in high-speed chase
Police say a man suspected of robbing four banks has been shot and killed after leading officers on a high-speed chase in central Illinois. Authorities say the 57-year-old man robbed a Bloomington currency exchange at gunpoint on Monday and fled,...
Posted by Examiner Illinois Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Nation’s health spending rises, but not so much
A man suspected of robbing four banks died several hours after being shot by police following a high-speed chase around Normal in central Illinois. Authorities say the man, identified by McLean County Coroner Beth Kimmerling as Robert Sylvester of...
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Aquarium holds contest for wedding with dolphins
Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion. There was a silver lining in the numbers the government reported Monday: The increase...
Posted by Examiner Florida Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Iowa lawmakers to focus on recovery from floods
The dolphin that received national attention for getting a prosthetic tail will help a lucky couple exchange vows on Valentine's Day. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is giving away a free wedding package, where one couple will be chosen to get married...
Posted by Examiner Iowa Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Analysis: Nothing good to say, Obama mum on Gaza
Despite a state budget crisis and a crumbling national economy, Iowa legislators will nonetheless take on one of the most expensive problems in state history - flood recovery. No one is sure of the price tag, but all agree it's enormous. And it comes...
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Crosby frustrated as Penguins drop 5th straight
President-elect Barack Obama's studied silence on the subject of Israel's 10-day-old war against Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip is only partly out of deference to the man who still has the big job for two more weeks. Obama's reserve...
Posted by Examiner New York Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Bush Creates Massive Marine Protection Area
Sidney Crosby banged his stick against the glass after Henrik Lundqvist turned aside yet another golden scoring chance for the suddenly punchless Pittsburgh Penguins. The frustration seemed to come out in force, yet Crosby maintained enough control...
Posted by Science & Health from Newser on 01 6th, 2009
In a move that puts his conservation record on par with some of the country?s greenest leaders, President Bush today created three marine national monuments that will protect 195,280 square miles of vulnerable island and ocean ecosystems in the Pacific,...
Breaking News From California
Camarillo preschool again marked with swastikas
A Jewish preschool in Camarillo has been marked with Swastikas and anti-Semitic phrases for the second time in a week and the fourth time in a year. A parent discovered the hate messages Monday morning.
Breaking News From Chicago
Fatal Minn. crashes down 16 percent in 2008
Preliminary results show Minnesota in 2008 had the fewest number of traffic deaths in 64 years. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says preliminary results show that 424 people died in crashes involving a vehicle last year - a decline of 16 percent over the 510 people killed in 2007.
Breaking News From New York
Crosby frustrated as Penguins drop 5th straight
Sidney Crosby banged his stick against the glass after Henrik Lundqvist turned aside yet another golden scoring chance for the suddenly punchless Pittsburgh Penguins. The frustration seemed to come out in force, yet Crosby maintained enough control to keep from completely losing his cool. He made contact...
Breaking News From North Carolina
North Carolina Education Lottery results
Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the North Carolina Education Lottery: Midday Pick 3
Breaking News From Florida
Aquarium holds contest for wedding with dolphins
The dolphin that received national attention for getting a prosthetic tail will help a lucky couple exchange vows on Valentine's Day. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is giving away a free wedding package, where one couple will be chosen to get married on a platform over the main dolphin pool. The aquarium's...
Breaking News From Minnesota
Fatal Minn. crashes down 16 percent in 2008
Preliminary results show Minnesota in 2008 had the fewest number of traffic deaths in 64 years. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says preliminary results show that 424 people died in crashes involving a vehicle last year - a decline of 16 percent over the 510 people killed in 2007.