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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry's biggest names prepared for a Grammy Awards show...
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Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor
CHICAGO (AP) -- It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box....
Pre-Grammy gala celebrates Whitney Houston's life
It was a surreal scene: Whitney Houston had died at the Beverly Hilton, and hours later and a few floors below, her life was being celebrated at the event where her career was launched.
Analysis: Obama pitches middle while GOP eyes base
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The past week's dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's early advantage in one important area: working to attract independent voters without alienating his Democratic base. His Republican rivals, meanwhile, are forced to keep emphasizing their conservati...
Houston recalled as happy in days before death
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Whitney Houston's last days were spent surrounded by family, catching up with old friends and doing a bit of what she was best known for: singing....
Al-Qaida chief urges outside help for Syria rebels
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The head of al-Qaida is calling on Muslims across the Arab world and beyond to support rebels in Syria who are seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad, and says they cannot depend on the West for help....
Venezuelans: Will Chavez's challenger pose threat?
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- With Venezuela's first-ever opposition primary set to begin, allies and adversaries of President Hugo Chavez are focused on one burning question: Will the winner have what is takes to defeat a shrewd and charismatic leader who thrives during election campaigns?...
Man to face Alabama trial in wife's diving death
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- A dream honeymoon to scuba dive on Australia's Great Barrier Reef turned into a terrible nightmare, and the horror is about to play out years later in a courtroom in Alabama....
Houston remembered at Clive Davis gala
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Celebrities are remembering Whitney Houston at Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy gala - an event she had been expected to attend....
Whitney Houston's voice will never be forgotten
NEW YORK (AP) -- Whitney Houston's downfall was so long and sad that, in an impatient public's mind, it overshadowed her many accomplishments....
Lin, Knicks rally for 5th straight, beat Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Jeremy Lin did it again....
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AP IMPACT: USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Piece by piece, in backpacks and carry-on bags, American aid contractor Alan Gross made sure laptops, smartphones, hard drives and networking equipment were secreted into Cuba. The most sensitive item, according to official trip reports, was the last one: a specialized mobile ...
SPIN METER: Romney backed earmarks as governor
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney takes a hard line against congressional earmarks, but the GOP presidential front-runner had a more favorable view of federal pork-barrel spending when he was governor of Massachusetts....
From the go, roller-coaster GOP White House race
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- From the start, it's been a roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination....
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