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Plane lands after part of propeller sheers off
Posted by Examiner Indiana Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Decatur, Ala., organized crime unit chief missing
Police say a small plane made an emergency landing in a northern Indiana farm field after part of its propeller sheered off. Kosciusko County police say two men were flying from Howe to Goshen shortly before noon Monday when one side of the propeller...
Posted by Examiner Alabama Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Galaxy’s Donovan to join German league on loan
Authorities searched Monday for the head of a northern Alabama city's organized crime unit, who was last seen working late Friday and then vanished, leaving signs of a struggle in his office. Investigators don't know whether the disappearance of...
Posted by Examiner California Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Poll: Hoosiers would pay more for better education
Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will join Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga on loan during the MLS off-season. Donovan's loan began Monday and he is scheduled to return on March 8, two weeks before the Galaxy opens the season against...
Posted by Examiner Indiana Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Clippers acquire Samb from Nuggets
A new poll shows Indiana residents are willing to pay higher taxes for government changes that could improve their lives, although it also suggests Hoosiers think state officials - not their local counterparts - are best equipped to make that happen....
Posted by Examiner California Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Extradited drug suspects appear in court
The Los Angeles Clippers acquired 7-foot-1 Cheikh Samb of Senegal from the Denver Nuggets on Monday for a conditional second-round draft pick. The Clippers also waived forward Paul Davis and guard Fred Jones and received cash considerations as part...
Posted by Examiner Texas Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Mo. gov.-elect fills out senior staff spots
A group of men alleged to be members of notorious Mexican drug cartels made their first court appearances in the U.S. on Monday. Mexico extradited 10 alleged smugglers last week. Nine suspects, including members of two of Mexico's most powerful drug...
Posted by Examiner Missouri Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
5 homeless shelter residents killed in Texas fire
Gov.-elect Jay Nixon filled out his senior staff Monday with lawyers from the attorney general's office and a lawmaker who tried to succeed him. Jeff Harris, the former House minority leader from Columbia, will be the governor's policy director....
Posted by Examiner Texas Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
A fire fueled by donated clothes ripped through a homeless shelter in northeastern Texas early Monday, killing five residents as some tried dousing the blaze with pans of water. Paris Fire Chief Ronnie Grooms said the cause of the fire in the converted...
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Galaxy’s Donovan to join German league on loan
Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan will join Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga on loan during the MLS off-season. Donovan's loan began Monday and he is scheduled to return on March 8, two weeks before the Galaxy opens the season against D.C. United on March 22.
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LI man aims at duck, hits man, gets arrested
He meant to shoot the ducks. A Long Island man is facing charges including reckless endangerment and assault after he shot another hunter while out duck hunting on Saturday. Nassau County authorities said the Brentwood man had his loaded shotgun pointed in the direction of the other man, then tried to...
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Auction delayed for Laurean’s former NC home
An auction has been delayed for the North Carolina house where investigators found the charred remains of a pregnant Marine from Ohio. The Daily News of Jacksonville, N.C., reports Monday's scheduled auction was postponed for Jan. 26. There was no immediate word on the reason for the change.
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1.5 M Powerball tickets sold on first day in Fla.
Lottery officials say about 1.5 million Powerball tickets were sold the first day they went on sale in Florida. Florida is the 30th state, along with the District of Columbia and the U.S Virgin Islands, to offer the game.
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