During its storied history, soldiers with the French Foreign Legion have fought in many far-flung places. Now it has 750 men operating in Afghanistan as part of NATO's International Security Force. (Nov. 14) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Reports say GM may have to close as many as 1700 dealerships as part of a reorginazation aimed at keeping the auto giant alive. One auto dealer says it has been a tough year, but he sees hope on the horizon. (April 16) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
State and federal authorities will investigate the death of a teen who was killed in a wood chipper accident. Poquoson police say Frank Gornick was part of a three-person crew working to remove tree limbs and debris from a home. (Nov. 23) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
South Carolina legislators upset with Gov. Mark Sanford's summer disappearance to see his lover in Argentina on Tuesday began debating a measure that ultimately would remove him from office. The Republican also faces 37 ethics charges. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A high speed chase in South Florida which reached speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour, came to a safe end Tuesday when the driver surrendered to police. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A Belgian man, thought to be in a vegetative state for 23 years, says he was alert but unable to communicate. The doctor who discovered Rom Houben's normal brain activity said Tuesday that he will scan other purported coma cases. (Nov 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday, the only two people sentenced to death in a scheme to water down infant formula with an industrial chemical that left at least six children dead and sickened more than 300,000. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Google is documenting the artifacts of Iraq's national museum. Google chief Eric Schmidt toured the museum Tuesday, and said the photographs would be available for viewing online in 2010. (Nov 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
The White House is bracing for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Devon Alexander was among 30 boys who began boxing in a program started by a local police officer. Over half of those young men are now in jail or dead, but Alexander has defied the odds to become a champ. AP Video essay by Martha Irvine. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Here's the latest news for Tuesday Nov. 24: Obama to announce new Afghanistan strategy soon; Major crib recall; Future of three U.S. Hikers held in Iran; Home sales jump again. [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
The Philippine president has declared an emergency in two provinces after dozens were gunned down in an election-related massacre. Police and soldiers found 22 bodies in a hillside mass grave Tuesday, after 24 were found Monday. (24 November 2009) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
An insurance executive accused of secretly making nude video recordings of ESPN cable TV sports reporter Erin Andrews pleaded not guilty Monday to interstate stalking. The AP's John Mone reports. (Nov. 23) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
As a mother and her son, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, walked through Somalia's capital last September, she saw a bullet tear through her 8-year-old's cheekbones, nose and mouth. Ahmed is struggling to heal. His is a lost face of Somalia's war. (Nov. 23) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
An Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized has pleaded not guilty in a Phoenix court. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A college of music in Minnesota is offering a hip-hop diploma program they say is the first in the nation. They say rap is a dominating commercial force and deserves serious study, with students learning from rappers and DJs. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A Florida man claims he was was at the center of a incident worthy of James Bond. Herve Jaubert claims a plan to design personal submarines failed and he had to leave a Middle East country like a covert spy. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A bandit is on the loose in Nevada, but police believe the culprit might be a 700 lb. Black bear. Authorities think the same bear may be responsible for a series of garage break-ins over the past three years. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Prosecutors say John Kerry's eldest daughter won't be charged with drunken driving in Los Angeles. Alexandra Kerry will not be charged because of a lack of evidence. (Nov. 24) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
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