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• UDATED: Gadhafi’s death confirmed
  SIRTE, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by rebels in a bloody civil war, was ...
• Killer cantaloupe, scary sprouts
  Avoid foreign produce. Wash and peel your fruit. Keep it refrigerated. None of these common tips would have guaranteed your safety from the ...
• ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’
  LAS VEGAS — “American Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said after co-hosting the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) telethon ...
• Beyonce baby announcement overshadows VMAs
  Beyonce and Jay-Z’s spawn doesn’t even have a name yet, but it was the indisputable breakout star of Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards.Beyonce ...
• Hurricane Irene threatens densely populated cities,...
  NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Some 65 million people along the densely populated U.S. East Coast waited warily today for a dangerous hurricane that could ...
• Experiment destroys leukemia in three patients
  Scientists are reporting the first clear success with gene therapy to treat leukemia, turning the patients’ own blood cells into assassins that ...
• Five dead after Indiana stage collapses
  The summer evening at the Indiana State Fair turned strangely cold. The wind blew hard, then harder still, tearing the fabric from the roof of ...
• Keep your cool
  When it comes to lunch box safety, you can’t be too cool for school. “One of the most important guidelines for keeping it safe is just keeping it ...
• Americans relieved about debt ceiling deal
  Americans seem relieved that the wrangling over the debt limit is over. But for the deal itself — not so much. People around the country had a ...
• Breaking: Bomb blast at Norway PM’s office kills 7
  OSLO, Norway — Terrorism ravaged long-peaceful Norway on Friday when a bomb ripped open buildings including the prime minister’s office and a man ...
• Chrysler recalls 34,780 Ram pickup trucks to fix...
  DETROIT — Chrysler is recalling 34,780 Ram pickup trucks in Canada because of a problem in the steering system.The automaker said the move is ...
• Radiohead steps into censored Chinese cyberspace
  Radiohead has taken a tentative step into censored Chinese cyberspace, even though the British rock band has been critical of China's human ...
• ‘Super 8’ lifts off with solid showing
  LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s summer box-office streak has cooled a bit with a $37-million opening weekend for J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg’s ...
• New York rape victim speaks out
  WEST SAYVILLE, N.Y. — Natasha Alexenko wants more rapists in prison. A sexual assault survivor who waited 15 years to see her assailant brought ...
• Cellphones are possibly carcinogenic, experts say
  London — An international panel of experts says cellphones are possibly carcinogenic to humans after reviewing details from dozens of published ...
• Teddy terrific for Tampa Bay
  TAMPA, Fla. — Martin St. Louis and Teddy Purcell each scored twice, resilient goalie Dwayne Roloson weathered a hat trick by Boston’s David ...
• Wrestler known as Randy ’Macho Man’ Savage dies...
  Randy (Macho Man) Savage, the professional wrestler known for his raspy voice and the sunglasses and bandanas he wore in the ring, died in a car ...
• ‘Thor’ steals thunder from ‘Bridesmaids,’...
  Los Angeles — “Thor” nailed down the No. 1 spot at the box office again.Paramount’s 3-D superhero film starring Chris Hemsworth as Marvel’s ...
• In the money
  New York — In the boardroom, it’s as if the Great Recession never happened. CEOs at the largest companies in the U.S. were paid better last year ...
• Red Wings live to fight another day
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Holmstrom broke a tie with 6:08 remaining, and the Detroit Red Wings had three third-period goals to avoid elimination ...
• Can the Flyers do it again?
  BOSTON — No NHL team knows better than the Philadelphia Flyers how hard it is to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven playoff ...
• White House opts against releasing bin Laden death...
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden, he said in an interview with CBS’s “60 ...
• Extra good: Thomas leads Bruins to OT win
  PHILADELPHIA — David Krejci scored 14:00 into overtime, Tim Thomas was phenomenal in net, and the Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia 3-2 on Monday ...
• Clowe, Purcell provide big assists as Sharks, Bolts...
  Ryane Clowe of Fermeuse and Teddy Purcell of St. John’s are proving to be extremely helpful fellows this post-season. The Newfoundlanders both ...
• Fiery chopper raid kills bin Laden in house in...
  ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan — Four helicopters swooped in early Monday and killed Osama bin Laden in a fiery American raid on his fortress-like compound ...
• Royal history unfolds: Prince William, Kate...
  LONDON — With a smile that lit up TV screens around the world, Kate Middleton swept down the aisle to marry Prince William in a union expected to ...
• Horton hears a big ‘woo hoo!’
  BOSTON — It took Nathan Horton six years to make the playoffs. Once he got there, he showed the value of patience.Horton scored his second ...
• Winter on shortlist for literature’s Orange Prize
  London — A Booker Prize finalist and a former writer for “Sesame Street” are among six contenders for Britain’s Orange Prize for fiction by ...
• Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan; tsunami...
  TOKYO — Japan was rattled by a strong aftershock and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami ...
• Charlie Sheen takes Chicago stage after Detroit...
  Chicago — Charlie Sheen took his road show to Chicago on Sunday night and urged the audience not to be like the one in Detroit, where the actor ...