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ALBANY, N.Y – Attorneys general in 12 states said Friday that the Bush administration’s plan to ease rules on reporting legal toxin releases would compromise the public’s right to know about possible health risks in their neighborhoods. In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state officials say …

America loves the comeback kid. So it really should come as no surprise that “The Donald” gave Miss USA Tara Conner “a second chance.” Particularly given that it’s the Holiday forgiving season. As Trump said, it’s fairly easy and common to “get caught up in the whirlwind of New York.” …

JUNEAU, Alaska – Gov. Frank Murkowski won’t head into retirement quietly. Murkowski plans to call state lawmakers into a new session to push through what would be the defining act of his term: A contract setting the terms to build a $25 billion North Slope natural gas pipeline. It may …

LONDON – Fashioned from a sheet of embossed gold and centuries old, a prized headdress renowned as Peru’s equivalent of the “Mona Lisa” has been seized by police. With a feline face at its center and eight curving tentacles, the ancient artifact — which collectors claim could be among Peru’s …

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration said Sunday it verified that an audio message posted on the Internet is in Usama bin Laden‘s voice. The Al Qaeda head is heard endorsing the terrorist network’s new leader in Iraq and warning Shiites there against collaborating with the United States against Sunni insurgents. …

The government’s recommendation for kids’ daily exercise may be too low for optimal heart health, a new study shows. The report, published in The Lancet, suggests kids may need 90 minutes of daily physical activity to help avoid a cluster of heart disease risk factors. That’s 30 minutes longer than …

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Federal police on Friday arrested 28 people accused of belonging to an organized crime gang linked to one of the world’s largest bank robberies. Federal police said those arrested were part of the First Capital Command gang, which is accused of stealing US$70 million from …

OJAI, Calif. – A red flag goes up this afternoon, warning firefighters of critical fire conditions as they scramble to surround three wildfires that have burned more than 110-thousand acres in Southern California. The Day Fire has burned nearly 108-thousand acres of brush and timber in the Los Padres National …

I received many e-mails regarding the election and voting process. Here are some of your responses: E-mail No. 1 My husband went to vote today at our local precinct. He was told that he could not vote there and was directed to go to our old precinct where we lived …

NEW YORK – Director Ridley Scott knows a thing or two about working with actor Russell Crowe. “I think we’re both pains in the neck. That’s probably why we get on,” Scott told Time magazine in an interview for editions on newsstands Monday. “Really, what it is is Russell is …