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CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +0000

NC man charged with kidnapping missing 5-year-old

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:33:00 +0000

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police say they have charged a North Carolina man with kidnapping a 5-year-old girl who disappeared two days ago.

Authorities were still searching Thursday morning for Shaniya Davis, who was reported missing around 7 a.m. Tuesday. Shaniya was last seen by her mother at about 5:30

3 missing after fishing boat sinks off coast of NJ

Wayne Parry — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — The Coast Guard has identified three fishermen who are missing after their boat sank in rough seas off southern New Jersey.

Forty-nine-year-old Kenneth Rose Jr. is captain of the Sea Tractor. His 75-year-old father, Kenneth Sr., and 55-year-old Larry Forrest also were aboard when the boat sank about 20 miles east of Cape May on Wednesday night.

The Coast Guard has recovered an empty life raft.{loadposition googlesky}

Coast Guard helicopters and boats are continuing a search. Seas are 10 to 15 feet in the area and winds are over 30 to 50 mph. Visibility is 2 to 3 miles.

Commercial fishermen in Point Pleasant Beach say the boat occasionally sold its catch there. They say the boat was based in North Carolina and usually fished out of Cape May.

Lawyer: Colo. balloon boy parents to plead guilty

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0000

'Call of Duty' game sells $310M in 24 hours

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:11:00 +0000

SANTA MONICA, Calif., (AP) — Activision Blizzard estimates that it sold about 4.7 million copies of its "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" game worth $310 million in the first 24 hours in North America and the United Kingdom, making it the biggest-selling launch in the history of entertainment.

The video game went on sale all over the world on Tuesday. The $310 million represents sales only in North America and Britain, Santa Monica,

Study: Kidney angioplasty brings risks, no benefit

Linda A. Johnson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:59:00 +0000

If you're among the hundreds of thousands of Americans with clogged kidney arteries, you might want to consider trying medicines before rushing into angioplasty to open them up. The pricey procedure is no more effective and carries surprisingly big risks, a study found.

The National Kidney Foundation estimates more than 250,000 Americans have narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the kidneys. It's usually caused by a buildup of fatty plaque, mostly in folks 50 or older, and can result in high blood pressure and, sometimes, kidney failure. Each year, about one in six patients with the condition dies.

About 16 percent of patients with newly diagnosed blockages in kidney blood vessels undergo angioplasty or, occasionally, more-invasive artery bypass surgery. But rushing to get

Few Americans make end-of-life wishes known

Matt Sedensky — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:51:00 +0000

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lillian Landry always said

AP poll: Family dinner survives, with distractions

Calvin Woodward — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:35:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pass the gravy —

Pioneering cardiologist William Ganz dies in LA

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:32:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. William Ganz, a pioneering cardiologist and one of the inventors of a specialized catheter, has died. He was 90.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center released a statement Wednesday saying Ganz died of natural causes Tuesday in Los Angeles.

In 1970, Ganz and Dr. H.J.C. Swan invented a balloon-tipped catheter which measures heart function and blood flow in critically ill patients. The Swan-Ganz Catheter is still used by physicians across the world.

The hospital says Ganz also experimented with treating heart attacks by dissolving coronary artery blood clots in the early 1980s

He was born in Slovakia, educated in Prague and escaped Communist Hungary to move to Los Angeles with his family in 1966. He is survived by his two sons who are both doctors.

Donald J. Arquette, 78, of Fine

Contributor — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:24:00 +0000

FINE – Donald J. Arquette, age 78, of Fine died on November 11, 2009 at Clifton-Fine Hospital, Star Lake.

Funeral arrangements with French Family Funeral Home, Star Lake are incomplete at this time.

The Cost of Victory - Seeding Defeat in 2010

Jackie Gingrich Cushman — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:18:00 +0000

On election night, Nov. 2, 2010, less than 12 months away, Speaker Nancy Pelosi might rue her victory celebration this past Saturday.

Pelosi, attired in a regal red dress, presided over the vote on the Democratic health care bill last Saturday night. The vote complete, she victoriously

History is Calling - Will Obama Answer?

Michael Barone — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:07:00 +0000

Anniversaries are opportunities to reflect on the past and on what it might mean for the future. Monday saw the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, even if Barack Obama could not find time to travel once again to Berlin to attend the commemoration there. And Wednesday is the 91st anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I.

The two events being remembered can be seen as bookends: the beginning and end of the history of a Short Twentieth Century. Until 1914, the world had seemed to be on a march toward democracy, liberty, economic growth and globalization, under the leadership of Western Europe and its offspring America.

Then the horrific slaughter and seeming pointlessness of World War I delegitimized Western values for intellectuals and artists, but also for statesmen and politicians and ordinary people. World War I gave birth to

Americans may be settling into spending less

Anne D'Innocenzio — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:06:00 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans spent about the same amount in October as in August and September, according to figures released Thursday by a key data service,

Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life

Ariel David — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:53:00 +0000

VATICAN CITY (AP) — E.T. phone Rome. Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church.

"The questions of life's origins and of whether life exists elsewhere in the universe are very suitable and deserve serious consideration," said the Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, an astronomer and director of the Vatican Observatory.

Funes, a Jesuit priest, presented the results Tuesday of a five-day conference that gathered astronomers, physicists, biologists and other experts to discuss the budding field

Heavy rain prompts flood warnings from NC to NY

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:46:00 +0000

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Relentless rain is swamping a long stretch of the Atlantic seaboard, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to Long Island.

The downpour Thursday comes from the remnants of tropical storm Ida, which blew ashore in Alabama from the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and has meandered north and eastwards.

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine declared a state of emergency Wednesday.{loadposition googlesky}

Dominion Power reported more than 19,000 outages in Virginia early Thursday. In Norfolk, on the coast, several bridges and a major tunnel were closed.

In North Carolina, some roads were closed and schools around Wilmington planned to open late. South Carolina authorities blamed the rain for overwhelming sewage plants in the Columbia area, dumping raw sewage into three rivers.

Ex-NY Gov. Spitzer speaks at Harvard ethics forum

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:42:00 +0000

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is scheduled to speak at a Harvard University ethics forum.

Spitzer's address scheduled for Thursday at Harvard's Safra Foundation Center for Ethics is entitled "What Should Be the Rationale for Government Participation in the Market?"

Spitzer, a Democrat who also served as New York's attorney general, resigned in a prostitution scandal in March 2008.

Since his resignation, he has worked in his father's real estate firm and as an adjunct professor of political science at City College in New York.

On the Web: Safra Foundation Center for Ethics, http://www.ethics.harvard.edu/

Multiple Charges for Ithaca Man

Elizabeth Dearborn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:35:00 +0000

{loadposition googlesky}MASSENA, NY - Massena-based State Police arrested Martin L. Nemeth, 25, of Ithaca, NY for Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, two (2) counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, one (1) count of Controlled Substance Not In Its Original Container, and Following Too Close, subsequent to an investigation of a property damage accident on State Route 56 in the hamlet of Raymondville, Town of Norfolk. Nemeth was placed under arrest and transported to the State Police station in Massena where he was processed without incident. Nemeth was arraigned in the Town of Norfolk Court by Norfolk Town Justice Lustyik and remanded to St. Lawrence County Jail on $10,000 cash bail or $15,000 secured bail bond.

Two Charged with Shoplifting at Potsdam Walmart

Elizabeth Dearborn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:31:00 +0000

{loadposition googlesky}POTSDAM, NY - On 11/10/09, Canton-based State Police arrested Vanessa M. Hanna, 19, of Potsdam and Shawna B. Bender, 18, of Chase Mills both on one count of Petit Larceny each. The arrest stemmed from a shoplifting incident that occurred at Super Walmart, Potsdam. Both Hanna and Bender were issued appearance tickets returnable to Town of Potsdam court on 11/19/09 at 1:00 PM.

Lou Dobbs leaving CNN for 'new opportunities'

David Bauder — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:21:00 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show to pursue new opportunities.

"This will be my last broadcast," Dobbs said after giving the day's headlines. Dobbs, who hosts a daily radio show unrelated to CNN, said the network had allowed him to be released early from his contract.

Dobbs was a CNN original, signing on

Clarence Clemons keeps rockin' with raw willpower

Kiley Armstrong — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:18:00 +0000

NEW YORK (AP)

Mo. cops hunt for child abuse clues hidden in jars

Bill Draper and Heather Hollingsworth — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:10:00 +0000

LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) — An excavation was scheduled to resume Thursday at a rural western Missouri property where authorities believe they may find bodies and buried glass jars with notes written by children who may have documented sexual abuse.

The property, about

Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake, other fish

Clarke Canfield — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:02:00 +0000

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod, haddock and winter flounder that typically fill dinner plates in New England.

Taylor's turn: Swift wins entertainer of the year

Chris Talbott — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:51:00 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — All four of the guys who lost to Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards made a tactical error: They asked the crossover sensation to open for them in their concerts.

Swift quickly shed her opener status and shook up the music world with an incredible year that included the best-selling album, a concert tour that sold out almost immediately and, now, a historic night at the CMAs that included becoming the youngest winner of the association's highest

Ahead of the Bell: Jobless Claims

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:45:00 +0000

Remains of 10th person ID'd from Cleveland house

The Associated Press — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:39:00 +0000

CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities in Cleveland have identified a 10th woman whose remains were discovered at the home of an accused serial killer.

Police Lt. Thomas Stacho (STAH'-koh) says 25-year-old Leshanda Long had not been seen since August 2008 but was not reported as a missing person. She had been reported missing twice when she was in her teens.

Stacho says the coroner's office identified Long through DNA. He says the task was complicated by

Police: Mike Tyson in scuffle at LA airport

Raquel Maria Dillon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:30:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are investigating conflicting accounts of an airport scuffle between Mike Tyson and photographer that resulted in both men being booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.

The former heavyweight boxing champion and photographer Tony Echevarria, 50, want to

Shooting suspect's superiors questioned behavior

Brett J. Blackledge and Richard Lardner — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:18:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nidal Malik Hasan's overly zealous religious views and

Unions prod Obama to fix ailing airline industry

Joan Lowy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:09:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three decades of airline deregulation have helped make air travel more accessible to consumers through lower fares.

Now labor unions are questioning whether the industry is paying the price, and the Obama administration is listening.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was holding a forum Thursday to discuss the state

Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options

Anne Gearan and Ben Feller — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:01:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama won't accept any of the Afghanistan war options before him without changes, a senior administration official said, as concerns soar over the ability of the Afghan government to secure its own country one day.

Obama's stance comes as his own ambassador in Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, is voicing strong dissent about a U.S. troop increase, according to a second administration official.{loadposition googlesky}

Eikenberry's misgivings center on a concern that bolstering the American presence in Afghanistan could make the country more reliant on the U.S.,

Robert Pratt, 81, of Richville

Contributor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:11:00 +0000

RICHVILLE – Robert Pratt, 81, passed away Wednesday at E.J. Noble Hospital, Gouverneur.

Calling hours will be Saturday, 10:00-11:30 am with a funeral service at 11:30 am at the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur.