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LUNAR NEW YEAR
February 8, 2008
SHENZHEN, China _ Xiao Wang works in a massive factory in southern China that makes Apple iPods. But lately, he's been spending his time preparing for the Lunar New Year, cooking fea
SOUTHERN TORNADOES
February 8, 2008
CASTALIAN SPRINGS, Tenn. At first, rescuers thought it was a doll. Then it moved. In a grassy pasture strewn with toys, splintered lumber and bricks tossed by the tornado's w
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
January 7, 2008
LAS VEGAS __ The International Consumer Electronics Show is turning out to be a celebration party for Blu-ray, the high-definition format that Sony Corp. backed, and a wak
ONE LAST RIDE
December 14, 2007
GARDEN VALLEY, Idaho _ If her battered joints are stiffening with the approach of winter, Jan Youren isn't complaining. It's a deeper ache that pains her. "I am not a person who si
BAGHDAD AFTER DARK
December 14, 2007
BAGHDAD - Strings of bulbs festooning the Imam Kazim shrine's four majestic minarets light up the sky over Baghdad's Shiite Kazimiyah neighborhood, attracting thousands of nigh
ALGERIA BOMBINGS
December 14, 2007
ALGIERS, Algeria -- Car bombs exploded minutes apart Tuesday in central Algiers, heavily damaging U.N. offices and partly ripping the facade off a government building. At least 22
CHURCH SHOOTINGS
December 14, 2007
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - With the identity of the gunman now known, residents of two towns in the U.S. state of Colorado were left Tuesday with deeper questions: What drove Mat
VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTINGS - CAMPUS MAP
April 16, 2007
More coverage on Monday’s tragic shooting on the Virginia Tech campus
April 16, 2007
Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental overdose of a sleeping medication and at least eight other prescription drugs, authorities said Monday.
March 26, 2007
The military has found no criminal wrongdoing in the friendly fire death of Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, but says there were critical errors in reporting the former NFL star's death and fai
March 26, 2007
Saddam's life and trial
December 29, 2006
Saddam executed
December 29, 2006
P-AOL POLL: VILLAINS AND HEROES OF 2006
December 28, 2006
Bad guy of 2006: President Bush. Good guy of 2006: President Bush. When people were asked in an AP-AOL News poll to name the villains and heroes of the year,
President Gerald Ford dies
December 27, 2006
MARK MCGWIRE - HALL OF FAME?
November 29, 2006
Mark McGwire, Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. headline the first-time candidates on the 2007 baseball writers' Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, sure to spark debate o
ARGENTINA DIRTY WARS - MUSEUM
November 29, 2006
It took two decades for the government to begin recognizing the sites where thousands of citizens were tortured and killed by the military junta during Argentina's so-
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
November 2, 2006
The 36th New York City Marathon is Sunday, Nov. 5. In 2005, a record 87,625 people applied for the run.
It has been nearly five years since the beginning of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan.
October 4, 2006
SEPT. 11 ANNIVERSARY - GROUND ZERO VIRTUAL TOUR
September 7, 2006
Take a virtual tour of ground zero in New York City, five years after terror attacks brought the World Trade Center's twin towers and Seven World Tra


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