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Gorbachev lauded on Berlin Wall anniversary

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border today to cheers of “Gorby! Gorby!” as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall... [More]

By Kirsten Grieshaber
Associated Press | November 9


Fort Hood shooting suspect awake, talking

FORT HOOD, Texas — The man accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 at Fort Hood is able to talk, a hospital spokesman said today, but it’s unknown when investigators might take advantage of his improving health to press forward with... [More]

By Angela K. Brown
Associated Press | November 9


Strollers recalled for fingertip amputation hazard

WASHINGTON — About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies “R” Us were recalled today, after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. [More]

Associated Press | November 9


High court looking at life in prison for juveniles

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided today over whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide. [More]

By Mark Sherman
Associated Press | November 9



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D.C. area relives terror as sniper's execution nears

WHEATON, Md. — When James D. Martin was shot dead seven years ago in the parking lot of a grocery store in suburban Washington, D.C., it got little attention on the nightly news. [More]

By David Dishneau
Associated Press | November 9


Gulf Coast preps as Ida weakens to tropical storm

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Schools closed, people in low-lying areas sought shelter and the governors of Florida and Alabama declared states of emergency today as a rare late-season tropical storm churned toward the Gulf Coast. [More]

By Melissa Nelson
Associated Press | November 9



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Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage

TEHRAN, Iran — A senior Iranian prosecutor today accused three Americans detained on the border with Iraq of espionage, the first signal that Tehran intends to put them on trial. [More]

By Ali Akbar Dareini
Associated Press | November 9


Fighting in north Afghanistan kills 130 insurgents

KABUL Afghan and international troops killed more than 130 insurgents in six days of fighting in a once-stable area of northern Afghanistan that has seen a recent spike in Taliban attacks, NATO said today. It was some of the heaviest fighting... [More]

By Deb Riechmann
Associated Press | November 9


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