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Red Cross: Chinese workers held in Sudan released, flown to Kenya

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

BEIJING (AP) — Twenty-nine Chinese workers abducted by rebels in Sudan more than a week ago have been released and flown to Kenya by the Red Cross, the group said Tuesday. The rebels attacked a road...

Youths play ice hockey Tuesday in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Volunteers pour out to frozen rivers and lakes to shovel away snow, bettering chances for a skating race.

Dutch clean ice to raise chances of first speedskating race in 15 years

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Volunteers are pouring onto frozen rivers and lakes in the northern Netherlands to clean the ice of snow that is jeopardizing chances of a grueling speedskating race...

Ahmadinejad seeks rebound in upcoming Iranian elections

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — There's a Persian saying used to describe an under-the-radar political effort: "Driving at night with the lights get." Even modest gains would be seen as an uptick for Ahmadinejad's...

Prosecutors request Sandusky kept indoors as part of bail conditions

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State football assistant was seen outside...

Elder Pakistani woman saved after 31 hours under collapsed building

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rescue workers on Tuesday pulled a 65-year-old woman out alive after she was trapped for 31 hours in the rubble of a collapsed factory in an eastern Pakistan city, as the death toll...

California’s same-sex marriage ban, Prop. 8, ruled unconstitutional

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional Tuesday, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration...

BR Police arrest dead 4-year-old’s father for second-degree cruelty

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

(AP) — The father of a 4-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself to death has been arrested. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Kelly says 26-year-old Shawn Dean was booked with second-degree cruelty...

State retirement system leaders call Jindal retirement plan unfair

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed changes to benefits for state workers are unconstitutional, unnecessarily harsh and unfair to employees vested in the system, state employee retirement system...

Chinese Motorola employee convicted of stealing trade secrets

By The Associated Press
February 8, 2012

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge convicted a Chinese-born American of stealing trade secrets Wednesday but acquitted her of more serious charges of corporate espionage at a trial in Chicago that highlighted...

Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years on throne for Accession Day

By GREGORY KATZ
The Associated Press
February 6, 2012

LONDON (AP) — Tributes poured in to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday as she marked 60 years on the throne with a message vowing to continue serving the British people. Dressed in a Tiffany-blue hat and...

Chopper makes emergency landing at California school playground

By The Associated Press
February 6, 2012

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood. Neighborhood...

Tom Cruise movie headed for Louisiana

By The Associated Press
February 6, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Universal Pictures is returning to the Bayou State next month for its next big project — an action thriller with sci-fi elements and starring Tom Cruise. The name of the...