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Group protests UW plan to perform abortions
Posted by Examiner Wisconsin Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Woman dies; high levels of carbon monoxide found
A Christian legal group is calling on University of Wisconsin health officials to reconsider a plan to perform second-trimester abortions. UW Health spokeswoman Lisa Brunette says its gynecologists plan to begin performing the abortions at the Madison...
Posted by Examiner Colorado Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
MLB suspends 2 players for using banned substance
One woman is dead and another has been hospitalized after authorities found high levels of carbon monoxide at an apartment complex near the University of Denver. Denver's chief deputy coroner Michelle Weiss-Samaras says 23-year-old Lauren Johnson...
Posted by Examiner New York Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Feds prosecuting Seattle man for Baghdad shooting
Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor league pitcher Sergio Mitre have been suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance. The suspensions were announced Tuesday by Major League Baseball....
Posted by Examiner Washington Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Bush thanks military for undertaking ‘just’ work
The lawyer for a Seattle man who worked for Blackwater says federal prosecutors plan to charge him for a Baghdad shooting that killed an Iraqi security guard. Attorney Stewart Riley told The Seattle Times Monday he received a letter from the U.S....
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Blackwater guards to appear in court Tuesday
President George W. Bush says every U.S. military mission under his watch has been necessary and part of a just cause. Nearly finished with his eight-year presidency, Bush spoke Tuesday at a parade honoring both the military and him as outgoing commander...
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Drexel U. receives $25 million, largest gift ever
Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards were expected to appear in federal court to answer to manslaughter charges in the 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad. The Blackwater guards were scheduled to appear for arraignment Tuesday...
Posted by Examiner Pennsylvania Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Another hearing sought in missing pants case
Drexel University in Philadelphia has received a $25 million gift, the largest individual private donation in school history. University President Constantine Papadakis (pah-pah-DAH-kis) announced Tuesday that the money will help fund a new design...
Posted by Examiner District Of Columbia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
A former District of Columbia judge who unsuccessfully sued his dry cleaners for $54 million over a lost pair of pants isn't giving up. Roy Pearson has filed a petition with the D.C. Court of Appeals, requesting the case be reheard - this time by...
Breaking News From California
Man robbed and beaten during test drive
A man interested in buying a used car got a lot more than he bargained for when he went for a test drive. Police say a 26-year-old man was attacked, beaten and robbed after meeting the supposed owner of a used Honda in a San Pablo parking lot Monday.
Breaking News From Chicago
Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount
The morning after the Nov. 4 election, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate election and said that if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step back." Two months later, Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin he appeared to hold over Franken that...
Breaking News From New York
MLB suspends 2 players for using banned substance
Phillies reliever J.C. Romero and Yankees minor league pitcher Sergio Mitre have been suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned substance. The suspensions were announced Tuesday by Major League Baseball.
Breaking News From North Carolina
Whichard retires as Daily Reflector publisher
A newspaper publisher whose family founded The Daily Reflector of Greenville is retiring both from the paper and as group publisher of Cox North Carolina Publications Inc. The Daily Reflector reported Tuesday that D. Jordan "Jordy" Whichard will retire immediately after 23 years at the company. Along...
Breaking News From Florida
Super Bowl committee pushes for friendly attitude
Put your game face on, Tampa. The Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee wants residents in the area to be helpful, courteous and welcoming to visitors in town for the big game Feb. 1.
Breaking News From Minnesota
Lawsuit last option for Coleman in Minn. recount
The morning after the Nov. 4 election, Norm Coleman stood before TV cameras, declared victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate election and said that if he were opponent Al Franken he'd "step back." Two months later, Coleman finds himself down by nearly the same margin he appeared to hold over Franken that...