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July 27, 2011

In Focus: No food, no hope on Somalia’s ‘roads of death’

DOLO, Somalia – The displaced first began coming through Dolo, just a few miles from the Ethiopian border, in March. Now, the trickle has become a flood. The new arrivals clutch small bags of clothes and other meager possessions. Their children are thin, some emaciated. Almost every child appears small for his or her age. […]
Published
July 27, 2011

Oregon congressman to resign amid sex scandal

WASHINGTON – Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., announced Tuesday he would resign from Congress, following allegations of sexual misconduct with a teenage girl. The resignation announcement came in the wake of a report last week that the teenage daughter of a longtime friend and campaign donor called Wu’s office earlier this year to accuse him of […]
Published
July 27, 2011

Victim described as dedicated mom, volunteer

<b>Update:</b> Joel Hayden <a href="http://www.pressherald.com/news/Hayden-charged-with-murder-for-New-Gloucester-shootings.html">was arrested and charged with murder</a> in the shootings of the mother of his children and a longtime friend, police say.<br><br> Trevor Mills, 28, of New Bedford, Mass., died overnight, police said. Renee Sandora, 27, a mother of four young children, died Tuesday, a day after being shot at her New Gloucester home.
Published
July 27, 2011

GOP told debt plan falls short on savings

As Republicans delay a vote to make fixes, Democrats work to drum up support to pass their own proposal.
Published
July 26, 2011

Airlift aims at Somali ‘famine zone’

A crisis intervention by the U.N. is a desperate effort to reach some of the 2.2 million who are starving.

Published
July 26, 2011

Ailing man gets rude awakening — inside cooler at the morgue

The 80-year-old spooks staff members and shocks relatives, who thought he had died the day before.
Published
July 26, 2011

Stress over household debt growing in U.S., poll finds

WASHINGTON – Just last fall, most Americans were feeling better about their personal finances. Now many are starting to worry more about how they’ll pay off debts as they feel the nation’s economic recovery wobbling. Household debt is causing stress for nearly half the country, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. One in five […]
Published
July 26, 2011

Chavez says he will seek another term

CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez told supporters Monday that cancer will not stop him from running for another term next year, adding that he was “absolutely sure” voters will re-elect him. “I am the candidate of the revolution,” Chavez said, speaking by phone to a group of his backers after returning from medical treatment […]
Published
July 26, 2011

White-black wealth: A greater divide

The economic meltdown hit the assets of minorities the hardest, raising the disparity to more than 18-1.
Published
July 26, 2011

Experts point to errors in Knox murder probe

They say investigators who collected DNA used methods that raised the risk of contamination.

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