3 people subjects of Ariz. wilderness searches
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Two Arizona wilderness areas are being searched for three missing people.
Tucson’s first homicide of 2009 started with fight over smokes
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An argument that led to the death of a 46-year-old homeless man Friday began over cigarettes, according to a court document released Monday.
Tucson woman set herself ablaze after jail release
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A woman who was flown to a Phoenix-area hospital after sustaining severe burns doused herself with gasoline and lit herself on fire, an official said Monday.
Man killed in Redington area quad crash identified
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A 28-year-old man died Saturday evening after a quad accident, an official said Monday.
Ore. couple dead in locked room, kids alone for days
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A couple who hadn’t been seen since New Year’s Eve have been found dead inside their locked bedroom with their crying 9-month-old daughter in an apparent murder-suicide. Three older children had been left out on their own.
Steve Jobs has hormone imbalance, will remain Apple CEO
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Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said Monday that a treatable hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health.
5 die when fire rips through Texas homeless shelter
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Fire tore through a small-town homeless shelter early Monday, partially collapsing the building and killing five men, the founder of the shelter said.
Michigan man, killer at 11, sentenced in drug case
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A man who spent his adolescent years in state custody for a slaying he committed at age 11 was sentenced Monday to four to 20 years in prison on a drug conviction.
Diplomats converge on Israel in push for truce
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srael consolidated its hold on parts of the Gaza Strip on Monday, seizing high-rise buildings on the outskirts of the territory’s biggest city as a stream of world leaders headed for the region to press for a truce. At least seven Palestinian children were killed, adding to the growing toll of civilian deaths that has caused international outrage.
Minn. board expected to announce Al Franken winner
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The state Canvassing Board was poised to certify the results of the recount in Minnesota’s grueling Senate election in Al Franken’s favor — but that doesn’t mean the race is definitely over.