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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:34:00 GMT

A jury has awarded $500,000 to two sons of a woman who died a month after falling while a resident of Firesteel Healthcare Center in 2006. David Bumgardner, of Mitchell, and Layne Bumgardner, of Clifton Park, N.Y., were awarded $400,000 for thei

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:45:00 GMT

Firefighting vessels are battling the flames from an oil rig that exploded and caught fire today in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. The Coast Guard says an oil sheen, about 100 feet wide and a mile long, has been spotted near the pla

Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:21:00 GMT

The military says a chaplain who died in Afghanistan is the first Army clergyman killed in action since the Vietnam War. Capt. Dale Goetz of the 4th Infantry Division at Colorado's Fort Carson was among five soldiers killed by an improvised bomb

Army: Chaplain is 1st killed in action since '70

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:01:00 GMT

The military says a chaplain who died in Afghanistan is the first Army clergyperson killed in action since the Vietnam War. Capt. Dale Goetz of the 4th Infantry Division at Colorado's Fort Carson was among five soldiers killed by an improvised b

Poland marks 71 years since start of WWII

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:37:00 GMT

Poland is marking the 71st anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion, which started World War II. A Polish navy corvette fired blank shots off the Westerplatte peninsula on the Baltic coast at 4:40 a.m. (0240GMT) Wednesday. That was when the G

Rogue ship dumps oil, coating famed Indian beaches

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:37:00 GMT

Navy and coast guard vessels from India are trying to trace a ship that dumped tons of waste oil which is now washing up on Goa's famed beaches. Goa's environment minister says action will be taken if the vessel is found. Wave after wave o

NFL plans $50M "Back to Football" campaign

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:56:00 GMT

The NFL plans to welcome the start of its regular season next week with a $50 million "Back to Football" ad campaign. The effort aims to keep up last year's record TV ratings and improve its value to sponsors. The league is running ads on

Rare whale rescued off Maui dies after 2 weeks

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:13:00 GMT

Federal officials say a rare deep diving whale rescued from a Maui beach earlier this month has died. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine mammal response coordinator David Schofield said Monday the male Blainville's beaked wha

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:32:00 GMT

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:22:00 GMT

Chinese navy to hold drills in Yellow Sea

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMT

China's response to recent U.S.-South Korean joint naval exercises in the Yellow Sea will be some live-ammunition drills in the same area this week. Beijing has said last month's U.S.-South Korea joint naval drills in the Yellow Sea risked heigh

Denmark navy helicopter foils pirates

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:55:00 GMT

Denmark's navy says a helicopter from one its warships has foiled a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia. The Esbern Snare warship, which has been patrolling the pirate-infested waters since early August, responded to a distress call from a s

Somali man pleads guilty in piracy case

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:35:00 GMT

The Justice Department says a Somali man has pleaded guilty to acts of piracy against a U.S. Navy ship. Jama Idle Ibrahim says he thought the Navy ship was a merchant vessel that Ibrahim intended to seize and hold for ransom. Ibrahim entere

Danielle grows...Obama speech...Hate crimes charges...

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:52:00 GMT

Hurricane Danielle has grown to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of more than 100 mph. Forecasters say it's moving northwest and the forecast track has it heading toward Bermuda over the next several days. Also in the open Atlantic is

Unmanned Navy craft flies into restricted airspace

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:42:00 GMT

The Navy says an unmanned aircraft went off route during testing earlier this month and entered restricted airspace near Washington. The craft is one of six the Navy is testing for reconnaissance operations. It was supposed to fly a preprogramme

Marines faults Navy in Calif. crash that killed 9

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:06:00 GMT

The Marine Corps is blaming a Navy air traffic controller for not preventing the collision of a Coast Guard plane and a Marine helicopter that killed nine people off the Southern California coast last year. The Marine Corps says in a report rele

Vet who died in prison gets national cemetery plot

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:27:00 GMT

A World War II veteran who died in prison after pleading guilty to killing his wife is scheduled to be buried in Denver's Fort Logan National Cemetery, angering some other vets. Raymond R. Sawyer, an ex-Marine from Colorado, will be buried Tuesd

Borgnine, 93, to get SAG life achievement award

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:13:00 GMT

Ernest Borgnine will be honored by the Screen Actors Guild next year for lifetime achievement. SAG National President Ken Howard said in a statement Wednesday that Borgnine has boundless energy "which, at 93, is still a hallmark of his remarkabl

Dr. Laura fallout...Desperate Pakistanis...Wyclef Jean in hiding...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:14:00 GMT

Last week she said the N-word 11 times to a caller on her talk show. Now, Dr. Laura Schlessinger says she's giving up her radio show when her contract is up at the end of the year. She made the announcement on CNN's "Larry King Live." Two of her spon

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Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:24:00 GMT

The World Bank will try to help Pakistan deal with its devastating floods by redirecting $900 million meant for various projects in the country. The bank says the loans will instead go to flood relief. Three weeks of flooding in Pakistan ha

Desperate survivors...Jurors disagree...Piracy charge dropped...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:03:00 GMT

Trucks carrying food in flood-ravaged Pakistan have been mobbed today by desperate survivors. And authorities in the northwestern part of the country are warning of famine, unless the farmers in the region get immediate help in planting new crops. Te

Piracy charges dismissed...Karzai hears tough talk...Bobby Thomson...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:14:00 GMT

A judge in Virginia is dismissing piracy charges against six Somali nationals accused of attacking a Navy ship off the coast of Africa. The judge found that the U.S. government failed to make the case that their alleged actions amounted to piracy.

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Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:25:00 GMT

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Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMT

A judge says the federal courthouse in St. Paul is likely to reopen Tuesday after an office worker found an envelope with a suspicious substance. Judge Donovan Frank tells the St. Paul Pioneer Press that tests on the substance haven't found anyt

Navy: Captain fired for inappropriate behavior

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:17:00 GMT

The Navy says it has fired the commander of a San Diego-based ship for inappropriate behavior considered "unduly familiar" toward crew members. The Navy would not elaborate on the allegation against Capt. David Schnell. He was the commander of

More declines...Possible suspect jailed...Help arrives in Pakistan...

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:02:00 GMT

For a third day, stocks are reflecting the renewed pessimism about the economy spurred by some more disappointing earnings news and by the latest figures on new jobless claims. Those claims rose slightly last week a sign of continued weakness in th

U.S. aid ship reaches Pakistan

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:41:00 GMT

A U.S. Navy ship carrying helicopters and 1,000 Marines is off Pakistan's southern coast ready to boost relief efforts in the flood-ravaged country. The help comes as the United Nations warns the disaster is far from over. A spokesman says "more

Russia marks 10th anniversary of Kursk sub sinking

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:41:00 GMT

Russian navy ships are flying flags at half-mast and memorial ceremonies are being held across the nation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Kursk nuclear submarine disaster. The Kursk, one of Russia's most advanced submarines, suffered

Bill Clinton swings through Pa. to help Democrats

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:07:00 GMT

Former President Bill Clinton is in eastern Pennsylvania to raise money and campaign for Democratic candidates in the fall elections. Clinton is scheduled to start in Scranton on Tuesday where he'll headline a rally for U.S. Senate candidate Joe

Tebow - Harvin

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:46:00 GMT

We're used to seeing Tim Tebow in the blue and orange of Florida... but he's traded in those colors for the navy blue and orange of the Denver Broncos. The first round draft choice and former Heisman Trophey winner has also traded in his hairstyle, thou

Helicopter from US warship stops pirate attack

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:47:00 GMT

NATO says a helicopter from a U.S. warship has interrupted a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia. NATO says the merchant ship Ice Explorer was moving through the Gulf of Aden early Monday when it called in a pirate attack. A helicopter f

Turkish government, military reach deal on posts

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:13:00 GMT

Turkey's government and military have reached a deal on appointing the two top military positions an agreement that highlights growing civilian authority over a military that once shaped politics in the EU candidate country. Prime Minister Rece

Hawaii sugar grower working to power Navy

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:13:00 GMT

Navy fighter jets and ship could be powered by biofuels grown in Hawaii under an effort funded by the federal government. The government is spending at least $10 million over five years on research and development at Maui cane fields for crops c

Town remembers shooting victims...Patricia Neal dies...Hunt...

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:07:00 GMT

The town of Manchester, Conn. is embracing those affected by a workplace shooting at a beer distribution company last week. About 500 people attended a candlelight vigil for the victims Sunday night. The town manager says the entire community is feel

Guantanamo gears up for 1st trial under Obama

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:04:00 GMT

The Guantanamo tribunal system is gearing up for one of its busiest weeks under President Barack Obama. Military officers are flying into the U.S. Navy base in southeastern Cuba to serve as jurors in war-crimes proceedings. The Pentagon is

Brazil seeks origin of oil slick lapping at beach

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:36:00 GMT

Brazilian officials are trying to determine the origin of an oil slick that is washing onto white-sand beaches east of Rio de Janeiro. A statement from Brazil's navy Sunday night says inspectors are being sent to investigate. A lab analysis of t

Odierno: Iraqis ready...Midwest tornadoes...Fergie's finances...

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:52:00 GMT

The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iraq's military is ready and able to take over security operations. Appearing on ABC's "This Week," Gen. Ray Odierno (oh-dee-EHR'-noh) says despite the country's political stalemate, Iraq's military has "st

Iran's navy gets 4 new Iranianbuilt submarines

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:36:00 GMT

Iran's state media say the country's navy has taken charge of four new Iranian-built submarines as part of Tehran's efforts to upgrade its defense capabilities. The official IRNA news agency says Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi and Navy chief

Mexican Marines rescue dozen kidnapped

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:54:00 GMT

Marines in Mexico reportedly have rescued 12 people allegedly kidnapped by an organized crime gang in a northern border state. The military identified the area as Nuevo Leon, one of the Mexican regions grappling with drug violence. The Dep

Northrup Marks 40 Years in New Town

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:15:00 GMT

A major employer in western North Dakota is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the region. Northrup-Grumman operates a manufacturing facility in New Town and has had the location since 1970. The New Town location makes wiring harnesses for several di

Ohio says impostor led Navy vet fundraising group

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:55:00 GMT

Ohio authorities have issued a nationwide arrest warrant on identity fraud charges for the director of a Florida-based charity that purports to raise money for U.S. Navy veterans. Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and Hamilton County prosec

Semifinal matchups set for 2K Sports Classic

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:43:00 GMT

Pittsburgh will face Maryland and Illinois will play Texas in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. The four schools will serve as regional hosts for the 12-team tournament that will begin on Nov. 8, with the sem

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Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:05:00 GMT

A Marine with ties to the northeast North Dakota town of Minto was wounded in Afghanistan. His mother says his injuries are serious but not life-threatening. 1st Lt. Clayton Jarolimek was wounded Monday by an improvised explosive device while on

New Naval Academy superintendent takes command

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:53:00 GMT

The 61st superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy has taken command and pledges to make ethics a priority during his tenure. Vice Adm. Michael Miller was sworn in during a change-of-command ceremony yesterday at the academy in Annapolis, Marylan

New Naval Academy superintendent takes command

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:54:00 GMT

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Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:41:00 GMT

Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2010. There are 141 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 12, 1960, the first balloon communications satellite the Echo 1 was launched by t

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Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:45:00 GMT

Chelsea to wed...Obama's tough stand on deficit...Did war record...

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:55:00 GMT

Actress Mary Steenburgen says she's known Chelsea Clinton since she was a baby and calls her "a lovely, lovely girl." Steenburgen and her husband, actor Ted Danson, are among the celebrities and other guests in Rhinebeck, N.Y. for Chelsea's wedding t

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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMT

President Barack Obama has a warning for Republicans who denounce the federal deficit but reject proposals to cut it. Obama tells CBS, "I'm going to call them on their bluff." The president promises to have "a bunch of ideas" for deficit red

Attack sub Missouri commissioned in Connecticut

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:17:00 GMT

Another attack submarine has joined the Navy. The USS Missouri, the seventh Virginia-class sub, entered the fleet Saturday after a commissioning ceremony at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. The 377-foot, 7,800-ton Missou

Fire crews make progress...Devastation in Pakistan...Snooki...

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:54:00 GMT

Crews working through the night have made some major progress against a wildfire north of Los Angeles. Fire officials say the blaze is more than 60 percent contained, and no structures are being threatened. Two days ago, more than 2,000 homes were

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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:14:00 GMT

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Arrests at rally...No Rangel deal...Grain workers dead...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:04:00 GMT

Officers have been making multiple arrests at a rally in Phoenix protesting Arizona's new immigration law. Demonstrators had promised nonviolent civil disobedience at the rally, which was held despite a federal judge's last-minute decision to block

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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:23:00 GMT

Dive to Lake Champlain tug now set for the spring

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:02:00 GMT

Plans to check out a sunken tug boat in Lake Champlain for potential fuel leakage won't happen until the spring. The Environmental Protection Agency's Paul Kahn said Thursday that there isn't time to arrange a dive before unpredictable fall wea

New claims are lower...Four killed in crash...Survivor played dead...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:03:00 GMT

New jobless claims are down for the third time in four weeks but remain elevated. The Labor Department says first-time claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 11,000 to a seasonally adjusted 457,000. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had expe

Sailor's body found...'Significant damage'...Bear spray...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:07:00 GMT

A senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials say the body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan has been recovered. The official says the family of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove a 25-year

Definition of piracy at center of Va. hearing

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:25:00 GMT

The government is scheduled to make its case that six Somali nationals accused in an attack on a U.S. Navy ship committed piracy. That is a central point to be argued Thursday before a judge in Norfolk, Virginia. Several other defense motions wi

Somali pirates release hijacked ship off Somalia

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMT

A Turkish shipping company's lawyer says Somali pirates have freed a Turkish ship months after it was hijacked. Karya company lawyer Nilgun Yamaner told CNN-Turk television the Malta-flagged MV Frigia is sailing to meet a Turkish navy ship that

Suspected pirates plead not guilty to new charges

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:41:00 GMT

Eleven Somali nationals accused in separate pirate attacks on U.S. Navy ships off Africa have pleaded not guilty in Virginia to a new indictment. The U.S. attorney's office said the defendants entered their pleas Wednesday to new charges that we

No survivors...Bigticket orders fall...Piracy suspects in court...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:03:00 GMT

Officials say all 152 people aboard a Pakistani jet died when the plane crashed into the hills surrounding the capital, Islamabad, in poor weather. Local TV footage showed twisted metal wreckage hanging from trees and scattered across the ground on a

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:25:00 GMT

A British official says India has agreed to buy 57 more Hawk training jets from Britain in a deal worth about $800 million. The agreement was signed during a three-day visit to India by British Prime Minister David Cameron, according to the offi

Body of sailor recovered in Afghanistan...Assessing the Afghan...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:54:00 GMT

A NATO official says the search continues for a Navy member missing in Afghanistan after the body of another was recovered. Afghan officials and a Taliban spokesman had previously said that one of the sailors was killed in a firefight when they drove

BP confirms Hayward leaving as CEO...NATO recovers body of missing...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:16:00 GMT

BP is confirming the departure of Tony Hayward as chief executive officer, though he won't be leaving the company completely. Hayward steps down Oct. 1, to be succeeded by American Robert Dudley. BP also reports it has taken a pretax charge of $32.2

Navy death confirmed...Assessing Afghan leak impact...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:06:00 GMT

A NATO official has confirmed the death of a missing Navy member and says the body has been recovered. NATO says the family has been informed. Afghan officials and a Taliban spokesman had previously said that one of the sailors was killed in a firefi

NATO: 1 missing sailor killed in Afghanistan

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:56:00 GMT

A NATO official says that one of two sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week has been confirmed dead. The official says the body of the dead sailor has been recovered and family members informed. The official spoke Tuesday on condition of

No sign of NKorea action as USSKorean exercises enter third day...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:07:00 GMT

South Korea's military says there have been no signs that North Korea will make good on its threats as U.S. and South Korean forces conduct a third day of exercises in the East Sea off the Korean coast. The drills, which run through Wednesday, a

WH condemns leak...USSKorea drills continue...Power out in...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:52:00 GMT

The Obama administration is condemning the disclosure of sensitive military records from the Afghan war. Some 90,000 leaked U.S. military documents have been posted by the online whistle-blower WikiLeaks. The White House says the disclosures "put the

Afghan war documents...Korean exercises...Power outages in DC area...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:03:00 GMT

Classified military documents posted online are providing a detailed account of the Afghan war. The leaked records include descriptions of raids carried out by a secretive U.S. special operations unit called Task Force 373. They targeted insurgent fi

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Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:26:00 GMT

BP says a drill rig is hooking back up to the relief well that's seen as the permanent solution to the Gulf oil spill. A BP spokesman says drilling could resume in the next few days. Other work to plug BP's leaky oil well is also getting ba

Taliban offers trade; Mullen says U.S. trying to locate missing...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:05:00 GMT

An Afghan official says the Taliban have offered to exchange the body of a U.S. Navy sailor for insurgent prisoners, and the top U.S. military official says the U.S. is doing all it can to return "anybody who has been captured or killed." U.S. an

Action against Iran?...Taliban: 1 sailor killed, 1

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:55:00 GMT

A former CIA director says military action against Iran now seems more likely, because Tehran keeps pushing ahead with its suspected nuclear program. Michael Hayden, who was a CIA chief under President George W. Bush, says a strike used to be "way do

(Following Advance for Use Monday, Aug. 2)

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:56:00 GMT

Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2010. There are 151 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate. (The Iraqis wer

Taliban trade offer...Report: BP's Hayward may be going...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:56:00 GMT

An Afghan official says there's been a Taliban offer to exchange the body of a missing U.S. sailor for insurgent prisoners. In a telephone interview with The Associated Press, a Taliban spokesman didn't mention the offer but said two Americans drove

Taliban: 1 missing US sailor dead, other captured

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:00:00 GMT

A Taliban spokesman tells The Associated Press that two missing Americans, including one who was killed "are in the hands of the Taliban." The spokesman says the two drove into an insurgent area in eastern Afghanistan, where one was captured and t

Taliban: One American killed, another captured...Pakistan militants...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:53:00 GMT

A Taliban spokesman tells The Associated Press that two Americans, including one who was killed "are in the hands of the Taliban" after they drove into an insurgent area in Afghanistan. An Afghan official says the Taliban have offered to exchange the

Missing Navy members may have run afoul of Taliban...Can they plug...

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:54:00 GMT

Afghan officials believe one missing Navy member was killed and the other captured when they apparently took a wrong turn into a dangerous area of eastern Afghanistan. Officials say there's been a Taliban offer to return the body in exchange for pr

Taliban offers body for prisoners...Drone strike in Pakistan...

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:05:00 GMT

An Afghan official says local authorities have told the Taliban they'd like to talk about a U.S. Navy member who is still alive after an offer of a body in exchange for prisoners. Two Navy members are missing and Afghan officials believe one was ki

Taliban offer Navy member's body for prisoners...Big military...

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:09:00 GMT

Afghan officials say the Taliban have offered to negotiate a prisoner release in exchange for the body of a U.S. Navy member. U.S. and NATO officials say two Navy personnel disappeared Friday in the eastern province of Logar. Afghan officials believe

Afghan gov't says Taliban offer to negotiate over missing US Navy...

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMT

The Taliban in Afghanistan has offered to exchange the body of an American Navy member in exchange for insurgent prisoners. U.S. and NATO officials confirmed that two American Navy personnel disappeared Friday in the eastern province of Logar.