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McCray even better after improving defense
Dec 31, 2009 13:55 EST
Defensive feat: Footwear-collecting McCray leads No. 21 Kansas on both ends. Danielle McCray spent part of the holiday break shopping for shoes, the three new pairs pushing her close to the 200 mark.
Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout, clashes erupt
Dec 31, 2009 00:25 EST
Yemeni forces storm al-Qaida hideout, vow to eliminate group that claimed airline attack. Yemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a U.S. airliner.
Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout, clashes erupt
Dec 30, 2009 21:34 EST
Yemeni forces storm al-Qaida hideout, vow to eliminate group that claimed airline attack. Yemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a U.S. airliner.
Key dates surrounding the Christmas Day attack
Dec 30, 2009 19:12 EST
A look at key events surrounding the Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is accused of trying to detonate an explosive device hidden on his body as the plane approached Detroit on a flight from Amsterdam.
Fire burns Houston home where Howard Hughes wed
Dec 30, 2009 19:05 EST
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A fire on Wednesday damaged the $12 million Houston mansion where aerospace mogul Howard Hughes married his first wife in 1925 but caused no injuries, officials said.
Accused airline attacker attended Houston class
Dec 30, 2009 18:18 EST
Islamic school in Houston says accused airliner attacker attended 2-week class in August 2008. The man accused of trying to bring down a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner on Christmas Day spent two weeks in Houston last year attending a seminar conducted by a Web-based Islamic education center.
Woodley predicts Patriots, Bengals will lay down
Dec 30, 2009 16:23 EST
LB Woodley says Patriots, Bengals will lay down so Steelers don't get into playoffs. Linebacker LaMarr Woodley predicts the New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals will "lay down" for their virtually meaningless games Sunday because they don't want the Super Bowl champion Steelers to make the playoffs.
Dolphins LB Crowder goes on IR with foot injury
Dec 30, 2009 15:47 EST
Miami Dolphins LB Channing Crowder placed on injured reserve with right foot injury. Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder has been placed on injured reserve with a right foot injury, officially ending his season.
North Dakota natural gas pipeline nears completion
Dec 30, 2009 14:28 EST
75-mile North Dakota natural gas pipeline slated for completion next month. A mid-January completion date is slated for a $45 million pipeline that will feed North Dakota natural gas into an existing line that moves the gas to Chicago.
Key dates surrounding the Christmas Day attack
Dec 30, 2009 12:04 EST
Key events surrounding the attempted attack on Detroit-bound flight. A look at key events surrounding the Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is accused of trying to detonate an explosive device hidden on his body as the plane approached Detroit on a flight from Amsterdam.
Family global treks a real-world education
Dec 30, 2009 09:31 EST
A real world education: traveling abroad with the kids for a year. When Carla Fisher and her husband announced plans to travel the globe with their adolescent daughters for a year, some friends called them crazy.
SEC alleges broker churned government accounts
Dec 29, 2009 18:01 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators charged a Houston-based broker on Tuesday with defrauding two Florida government bodies while collecting $14 million in commissions.
String of investment bubbles marked 2000-09
Dec 29, 2009 17:03 EST
The bubble decade: Get-rich-quick lure of stocks, oil, mortgages led to trillion-dollar losses. A string of exploding investment bubbles that started with the dot-coms and ended with mortgages and oil dominated the years from 2000 to 2009. And it looks like the next decade will be no different.
Senior-citizen volunteers fight Medicare fraud
Dec 29, 2009 16:25 EST
Volunteer army of senior citizens is helping uncover Medicare scams, saves taxpayers' money. The first box that arrived at Shirley Shupp's door was filled with braces to help with her arthritis. Then came a motorized scooter, just like the one the 69-year-old already owned. She hadn't asked for any of it ? but Medicare was apparently footing the bill.
Senior-citizen volunteers fight Medicare fraud
Dec 29, 2009 16:12 EST
The first box that arrived at Shirley Shupp's door was filled with braces to help with her arthritis. Then came a motorized scooter, just like the one the 69-year-old already owned. She hadn't asked for any of it ? but Medicare was apparently footing the bill.
Leach's attorney says coach did no wrong
Dec 29, 2009 13:28 EST
Attorney for Leach says Texas Tech coach did nothing wrong in treatment of receiver. The lawyer for Mike Leach says the suspended Texas Tech coach did nothing wrong in how he treated a player with a "mild" concussion.
Yi shines but NBA Nets no match for Durant and Thunder
Dec 29, 2009 00:30 EST
Yi Jianlian matched his NBA career high with 29 points, but it wasn't enough to prevent the New Jersey Nets from stumbling to their 10th straight defeat.
Blown-out Seahawks in sad shape
Dec 28, 2009 21:59 EST
Seahawks finding it 'hard to dispute' sad shape following 3 consecutive blowout losses. Three consecutive blowout losses have the Seahawks in as bad a shape as they've been in years.
Colts face great debate over pulling starters
Dec 28, 2009 19:36 EST
With perfect season gone, Colts face new debate over decision to pull starters. Colts coach Jim Caldwell will not second-guess the decision to rest his starters Sunday.
U.S. loans to boost nuclear industry seen soon
Dec 28, 2009 15:55 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is poised to announce loan guarantees to help kick-start the country's nuclear power industry, which hasn't built a new plant in more than three decades.
