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Police find Texas teacher's body in SUV at impound

HOUSTON - Police say they found the body of a 35-year-old Houston teacher in his SUV after the apparently abandoned vehicle was towed to an impound.

Carbon credits spell new future for forests

BURNT WOODS, Ore. - Driving through the verdant timberlands of Oregon's Coast Range, Matt Fehrenbacher pointed out a mountainside where every tree had been clearcut.

Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday.

Park rangers recover man's body at Grand Canyon

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - Officials at Grand Canyon National Park say a man's body has been found 200 feet below the canyon's South Rim.

Domestic abuse cases proceed _ even without victim

NEW YORK - Karla Giraldo's face required about 40 stitches after an incident with her boyfriend, a New York state senator.

Family: Slain public defender didn't speak of fear

PORTLAND, Ore. - Family members say an assistant federal public defender found slain in her Oregon home didn't express fear about retribution from her clients.

9,000 Marines to Helmand after Obama speech: report

WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The US military will deploy up to 9,000 Marines to Afghanistan's Helmand province -- doubling US presence there -- in the days after President Barack Obama's war strategy announcement this week, the Washington Post said Saturday.

Ohio inmate seeks hearing over execution method

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio inmate fighting the state's new execution procedure is asking a federal court to intervene.

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Former McCain home goes up for auction

PHOENIX - A former home of Arizona Sen.

Child, gunman killed in northern NJ shootings

PATERSON, N.J. - Police in northern New Jersey say a man chased down and shot a woman and her two young sons _ killing one boy _ before he was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer .

Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police

BOSTON - A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.

Ohio school district sues over air pollution

ADDYSTON, Ohio - A school district near Cincinnati is suing a plastics plant, accusing it of continuing to release chemicals in the air that exceed government safety standards.

Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul

WASHINGTON - Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time.

Biden to Iraq leaders: Settle election law dispute

WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden is encouraging Iraq's leaders to resolve differences and agree to legislation allowing a national vote to take place next year.

NYC's 'Sidewalk Santas' sidelined due to economy

NEW YORK - The economy has taken a toll on a New York tradition: the "Sidewalk Santas" who collected money for the poor on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue.

Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot

Last aircraft leave closing Maine Navy base

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The two last planes at Maine's Brunswick Naval Air Station lifted off Saturday in blustery winds, ending nearly 60 years of maritime patrol operations at New England's last active-duty military air base.

9 injured during fireworks mishap near Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH - Part of a fireworks display in suburban Pittsburgh misfired into a group of onlookers and exploded, slightly injuring nine people.