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Top headlines Six-year-old's saggy pants lead to gun find: A 6-year-old boy brought a loaded handgun to his Southern California elementary school. It was discovered when he was sent to the campus office because of his sagging pants. ›15:48 Landing in Tehran 30 years later: Travel guru Rick Steves, well known for his useful tips on seeing Europe and other locales on the cheap, recently took an eye-opening trip to Iran. ›22:23 8 Jan, Thu Sheriff to give up profits from jail food: An Alabama sheriff imprisoned after admitting he legally pocketed about $210,000 from his jail kitchen while providing skimpy meals to inmates agreed to give up future profits from the operation, a judge said Friday. ›22:53 Lead for car batteries poisonstown: The dirtin this town on the fringes of Dakar, Senegal's capital, is laced with lead left over from years of extracting it from old car batteries. And it is poisoning children. ›08:47 4 Jan, Sun EPA reconsiders perchlorate limit for water: The Environmental Protection Agency is taking a second look at its decision not to limit the amount of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient allowed in drinking water. ›22:41 8 Jan, Thu Hawaii air/cruise, 7 nights, from $1,099: Need a break from the cold? A package offering round-trip airfare to Honolulu, seven nights' cruise ship accommodations and all meals is going for $1,099 per person plus taxes of $63. ›16:39 Bush creates huge marine sanctuaries: Announcing the largest marine conservation effort in history, President George W. Bush on Tuesday designated three remote Pacific island areas as national monuments. ›19:21 6 Jan, Tue Video: Measures taken to protect Barack Obama: Jan. 9: Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff talks about measures being taken to protect the new president. NBC's Pete Williams reports.(Nightly News) ›23:52 Several hurt in blast at Ind. furniture plant: Authorities say at least 6 people have been injured after an explosion at a furniture factory near Evansville, Ind. ›14:16 Kennedy's bid reignites 'mommy wars': The bid by Caroline Kennedy for the Senate has reignited the "mommy wars" between mothers with careers and those who take a break from paid employment. ›09:48 Obama warns that major stimulus needed: President-elect Barack Obama warned Thursday that the nation's recession could "linger for years" unless Congress acts to pump huge sums from Washington into the U.S. economy. ›20:54 8 Jan, Thu Feds: Wayward dolphins in rivers are dying: More than two-thirds of the 16 bottlenose dolphins inhabiting New Jersey rivers since summer have died or disappeared, federal officials say. ›23:30 7 Jan, Wed Immigrant advocates decry new rules: Immigrant rights advocates expressed outrage over two new rules going into effect in the waning days of the Bush administration, one mandating DNA tests for detained immigrants. ›22:45 Cheap thrills for U.S. travelers in 2009: Theres nothing wrong with trying to stretch your travel budget as far as it will go, but theres no need to stay in your hotel room watching TV to save money. ›15:58 Activist raises $45,000 for drilling bid: In an effort to avoid prosecution, the environmental activist who infiltrated a federal drilling auction said Friday that he had raised $45,000 to make his first payment on 22,500 acres. ›22:51 Thousands of shoes tie up Miami traffic: Florida state troopers are looking for a charity to take thousands of shoes that were dumped on a Miami expressway, tying up rush hour traffic. ›19:39 2 Jan, Fri Waste pond ruptures, this time in Ala.: A power plant waste pond in Alabama ruptured but the spill has been contained, the Tennessee Valley Authority reported Friday. ›22:11 Researchers make car parts out of coconuts: A team at Baylor University has made trunk liners, floorboards and car door interior covers using fibers from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic polyester fibers typically used in composite materials. ›23:59 6 Jan, Tue World Blog: In Tel Aviv, life goes on: In spite of Israel's onslaught on Gaza, for many residents of Israel's city by the sea, the war is something far away. ›16:28 Madrid travel snarled by deepest snow in years: One of the heaviest snowfalls in decades closed Madrid airport and brought traffic in the Spanish capital to a standstill on Friday. ›13:16 Waste pond ruptures, this time in Ala.: A power plant waste pond in Alabama ruptured but the spill has been contained, the Tennessee Valley Authority reported Friday. ›22:11 Bike stolen from crusader against bike thefts: A former Fort Lauderdale city commissioner who helped create a program to combat bicycle theft had his own bike stolen while trying to help people involved in a vehicle crash. ›21:44 1 Jan, Thu American set on fire by Afghan dies: An anthropologist embedded with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan to help soldiers understand local customs has died more than two months after she was doused with fuel and set on fire. ›20:39 Nailed! Man allegedly flattened tires for years: Police in upstate New York say a man has been sprinkling roofing nails on the driveways of people he didn't like to cause flat tires for two years. ›02:47 |
