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Nearly 200K still without power in Northeast as utility crews continue post-storm restorations. Nearly 200,000 homes and businesses were still without power Sunday as restoration efforts continued days after a slow-moving storm battered the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and high winds.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown prepared to launch "Operation Fightback" on Saturday in a bid to overturn Labour's grim pre-election poll ratings.

Denny's free breakfast promotion gets dozens of RI students grand slammed with suspensions. Dozens of students from a Rhode Island high school who skipped classes for a free breakfast at Denny's got grand slammed with suspensions.

First-time novelist Janice Y.K. Lee a big hit in paperback, with `The Piano Teacher'. Novelist Janice Y.K. Lee is flying in a better class.

Drunken-driving charge dismissed against federal prosecutor in RI at city lawyer's request. A drunken-driving charge has been dismissed against a Rhode Island federal prosecutor whose arrest sparked an internal investigation into whether police treated him favorably.

Jon Rosenberg has been following the declining fortunes of Saab Automobile for almost a year, as the Swedish car brand struggled to survive under the ownership of bankrupt General Motors. But last week, just after a deal to sell the automaker collapsed, Rosenberg was moved to action. He hopped in his 2005 Saab and drove five hours from his Burlington, Vt., home to Charles River Motors in Watertown, and bought a brand new 2009 Saab 9-3 sedan. ``I didn't need one,'' he admits, ``but I just had to have a new one before they disappeared.'' Rosenberg, who has owned ``11 or 12'' Saabs, is one of many drivers buying car brands threatened with extinction. Some, like Rosenberg, are motivated by sentiment; others are responding to the deep discounts offered by automakers and dealers - especially General Motors, which has been tempting buyers with dramatic markdowns on Saabs and two other brands it plans to discontinue: Saturn and the venerable Pontiac. GM said it was discontinuing Pontiac last A

US cites LSG Sky Chefs airline food facility for roaches, listeria. A German-owned company that prepares food for major airlines says it has cleaned up its Denver kitchen after federal inspectors found live and dead roaches and listeria bacteria at the facility.

A company that prepares food for major airlines says it has cleaned up its Denver kitchen after federal inspectors found live and dead roaches and listeria bacteria at the facility.

FDA cites LSG Sky Chefs airline food facility in Denver for roaches, listeria. A company that prepares food for major airlines says it has cleaned up its Denver kitchen after federal inspectors found live and dead roaches and listeria bacteria at the facility.

RI prosecutor accused of driving drunk loses license for 7 months; case spared internal probe. A Rhode Island federal prosecutor whose drunken-driving arrest sparked an internal investigation into whether police gave him favorable treatment has lost his driver's license for seven months.

Chafee, former US senator, formally joins RI governor's race as an independent. Former Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who succeeded his father in the Senate but repeatedly broke ranks with party leadership until a Democrat defeated him, announced Monday that he will run as an independent candidate for governor of Rhode Island.

RI governor proposes millions in cuts to cities, towns to balance ballooning budget shortfall. Gov. Don Carcieri proposed closing Rhode Island's ballooning budget deficit Monday by cutting roughly $125 million in state funding for cities, towns and schools, putting local leaders under tremendous pressure to cut costs or raise property taxes.

Mascot for New England Patriots among group arrested in RI prostitution bust. A man who acts as a mascot for the New England Patriots is among 14 people who have been arrested for prostitution-related crimes in Rhode Island since a new law went into effect that banned indoor prostitution.

RI federal prosecutor pleads not guilty to DUI amid questions about possible special treatment. A federal prosecutor from Rhode Island has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving after police decided to charge him following questions about whether he was let off the hook because of his connections.

Police in RI investigating whether a federal prosecutor used his position to avoid DUI charge. Police are investigating whether a high-profile federal prosecutor used his position to get out of a DUI charge after he failed field sobriety tests and refused a breathalyzer, Warwick police Chief Stephen McCartney said Wednesday.

Pedro Tavarez, a 49-year-old federal immigration detainee, died of cardiac arrest Oct. 19 after being held in Suffolk County House of Correction, according to autopsy findings released yesterday by the state Medical Examiner's office. Tavarez died of natural causes, said Terrel Harris, a spokesman for the office. Despite the official finding, relatives remained skeptical and wondered whether his death could have been prevented. They said the former Providence shuttle driver did not have a heart problem, and they urged federal officials to dig deeper into his case. ``To us, that's not natural,'' said his sister Milady, a housecleaner from Bronx, N.Y. ``He was not sick. He didn't suffer from heart problems.'' The federal Office of Professional Responsibility, part of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which detains and deports immigrants, is investigating the death. Yesterday, after going to federal court to temporarily halt the deportations of detainees who may have witnessed his c

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking too much selenium, an essential mineral touted for immune boosting and anti-cancer benefits, could increase cholesterol levels by 10 percent and, as a result, raise the risk of heart disease, a new study suggests.

Police: RI teen skipped school, robbed bank and left fingerprints on note full of misspellings. Police say a 17-year-old Warwick boy who skipped school to rob a bank has been arrested after leaving fingerprints on the threatening note he passed to the teller. Warwick police Capt. Sean Collins said the boy handed a note riddled with misspellings to a teller Thursday, demanding money or "everyone will be shot."

A hospital did not do enough to care for the brother of James Woods when he went to the emergency room complaining of a sore throat and vomiting in 2006, a lawyer for the actor told jurors Monday at the trial of a wrongful death lawsuit.

Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother.