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U.S. technology heads to Brazil for black box search

RECIFE, Brazil — Brazilian divers found a large tail section from an Air France jet on Monday, one of the biggest pieces yet recovered from wreckage that is helping narrow the search for Flight 447's black boxes. A U.S. Navy team is bringing in high

Farrakhan offers support to Benton Harbor activist

BENTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — People have a duty to stand up for what's right, even if it means suffering consequences for doing it, Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan said Friday night.

Temp work helps mask joblessness among Americans

TOWNSHEND, Vermont — For weeks, Greg Noel roamed the spine of the Green Mountains with a handheld GPS unit, walking dirt roads and chatting with people as he helped create a map of every housing unit in the United States.

Obama calls for new effort for two-state solution

WEIMAR, Germany — President Barack Obama toured a World War II concentration camp Friday after prodding the international community to redouble efforts toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states in hopes of resolving a conflict fueled by the Jew

U.S. mom charged with beating infant with crib part

UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania — A western Pennsylvania woman is in jail on charges she fatally beat her three-month-old son with a piece of a crib she was assembling last August.

Michelle Obama replaces chief of staff

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama is replacing her chief of staff with a longtime friend and adviser from Chicago.

Prosecutor: Where’s warrant for ex-Detroit mayor?

DETROIT — The Wayne County prosecutor's office is claiming former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has violated his probation in a criminal case that led to jail time and his removal from office.

Mich. body matches description of missing girl

MONROE, Mich. — A body discovered along a Michigan river appears to be a female roughly the same age as a 5-year-old girl who disappeared nearly two weeks ago, authorities said Friday.

OH high school’s graduation canceled over cheating

CENTERBURG, Ohio — An Ohio school district says it has canceled a high school's graduation ceremony after discovering several seniors cheated on a test.

N.Y. parking tickets pile up on van with dead driver

NEW YORK — A New York City woman says her father apparently lay dead for weeks in a minivan while police repeatedly left parking tickets on the vehicle.
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