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Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools
March 11, 2010The Kansas City school board voted Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.
Pelosi: Democrats close to health care deal
March 11, 2010Democrats claim momentum in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues.
Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package
March 11, 2010Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home.
Mexican mogul Slim edges out Gates as world's richest person
March 11, 2010Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.
Chief justice chides State of the Union as 'political pep rally'
March 11, 2010Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. Supreme Court spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at the State of the Union address "very troubling."
Feldman says Corey Haim was winning fight with drugs
March 11, 2010Corey Haim seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death, his manager and closest friend said Wednesday.
Academy apologizes for Farrah Fawcett snub
March 11, 2010It was no oversight.
Unruly passenger admits disrupting flight
March 11, 2010A Texas man who became enraged when a flight attendant refused to serve him alcohol and spent part of a flight locked in the lavatory has pleaded guilty to interfering with an airline flight crew.
CDC says genital herpes is still a 'serious health threat'
March 11, 2010As much as 16 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a government study released Tuesday.
Police say suspect in terror plot attempted suicide in 2005
March 11, 2010Colleen LaRose, the Pennsylvania woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted to commit suicide in 2005, according to a police report filed at the time.
