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Prosecutor: Military secrets sold to fund Maui home
A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore.
Maui - China - United States - Cruise missile - United States Attorney
New fire threatens California homes
Two fires sprang up in northern Los Angeles County Thursday. An out-of-control wildfire burning north of State Route 14 was closing in on homes in the hills around Palmdale.
Los Angeles - Los Angeles County California - California - United States - Counties
Jennifer Lopez reportedly close to joining 'Idol'
Lopez is close to signing a deal to join Fox TV's hit singing contest as a judge, a person familiar with the negotiations said late Thursday.
Jennifer Lopez - Television - Arts - Programs - Reality-Based
US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez closes for security
The U.S. closed its consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday pending a security review, an unexpected decision that comes months after drug gangs killed three people tied to the consulate.
Ciudad Juarez - Ciudad Juárez - Mexico - Mexico – United States border - States
With a 3rd heart, Compton shares Greenbrier lead
Erik Compton is a walking billboard for organ donation and sheer determination. He's also at the top of the Greenbrier Classic leaderboard. The 30-year-old double heart transplant recipient shot a 7-under 63 to share the first-round lead with rookie Matt Every in the inaugural tournament.
Greenbrier Classic - Erik Compton - Matt Every - Golf - Heart transplantation
Chelsea Clinton: Let them eat gluten-free cake
Chelsea Clinton - Veganism - Gluten-free diet - Special Diets - Shopping
Ellen DeGeneres quits as 'Idol' judge
The comedian is dancing off "American Idol" after one season, leaving Fox's hit show with two vacancies on its judging panel.
Ellen DeGeneres - American Idol - Randy Jackson - Television - Simon Cowell
Google: China blockage report likely just a glitch
Google - China - Web search engine - China Google - Government
Past problems for company at heart of oil spill
A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of oil into a Michigan river boasts on its website of being "an industry leader in pipeline safety and integrity."
Oil spill - Michigan - Canada - Energy - Environment
T.O. finally arrives at Bengals’ camp, practices
Terrell Owens arrived fashionably late, still got several rounds of applause, and his favorite number was waiting, too. The Cincinnati Bengals' newest receiver missed an overnight flight that would have brought him to town early Thursday, allowing for a proper introduction. Instead, he got a later flight, rolled in less than an hour before an evening practice and decided to suit up.
Cincinnati Bengal - Terrell Owens - T.O. - NFL - Recreation
Army's suicide rate tied to rise in risky behaviors
Suicide - Drug abuse - United States - Driving under the influence - List of countries by suicide rate
Prostate cancer 'cell of origin' identified
Cancer - Prostate cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - University of California Los Angeles
Gates: Leak probe may go beyond military
Pentagon - War in Afghanistan - United States - Military - Wikileaks
Taliban hinder NATO push to build government
This strategic valley on the outskirts of Kandahar is on its third government boss in eight months. The first quit out of fear and frustration. The Taliban assassinated the second.
Kandahar - Taliban - NATO - Afghanistan - Government
Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling
Arizona - United States - Law - Republican - Immigration
Feds, farmers create habitats for migrating birds
Water gurgling from a well is flooding Craig Gautreaux's rice and crawfish fields, turning the farm into a wetland for migratory birds whose usual Gulf of Mexico wintering grounds are threatened by the oil spill.
Gulf of Mexico - Oilspill - Bird migration - Wetland - Environment
Arizona immigration fight plays out in court, streets
Arizona has appealed a federal judge's order that put most of the state's immigration law on hold.
Arizona - Law - Immigration - United States - Services
