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Parents' Choice Gift Finder App for iPhone

Holiday shopping just got a little easier for parents who are iPhone users. Parents' Choice Foundation, the nation's oldest nonprofit guide to quality children's media and toys, has launched a handy gift-finder application for iPhones. It allows... [More]

December 1




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Seattle patrolman kills suspected police killer; accomplices charged

SEATTLE — A lone officer on patrol in the middle of the night Tuesday spotted a stolen car, its hood up and engine running, and pulled over to check it out. As the patrolman sat in his cruiser, a burly man with a large mole on his cheek came... [More]

By Gene Johnson
Associated Press | December 1



30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, Obama says

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced today he was dispatching 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, accelerating a risky and expensive war buildup, even as he assured the nation that U.S. forces will begin coming home in July 2011. The... [More]

Associated Press | December 1



PHOTO BY LAURA SPRUCE WIGHT |
A Parent's Review: Sesame Street's “The Body”

Kids are the center of their own world, so what could be more engaging than an exhibit all about them, courtesy of their most beloved characters on Sesame Street? “The Body,” on display through Jan. 31 at The Children's Museum,... [More]

By Laura Spruce Wight | December 1


Police: Woods at fault in crash, will get citation

ORLANDO, Fla. Tiger Woods will be cited for careless driving in a car crash outside his Orlando-area mansion, but will not face criminal charges, the Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday. [More]

By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Associated Press Writer | December 1


Yanks decline arbitration to Matsui and Damon; Tigers say no to Washburn

NEW YORK The Yankees declined to offer salary arbitration to World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon and Andy Pettitte, a move that means New York would not receive draft picks as compensation if they sign with other teams. [More]

By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer | December 1


AP Source: 76ers offer deal to Iverson

PHILADELPHIA Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers are closer to a reunion. [More]

By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer | December 1


Northrop threatens to shun AF tanker contest

Northrop Grumman is threatening to drop out of the Air Force tanker competition with the Boeing Co. unless the Pentagon makes significant changes to its rules. [More]

Michelle Dunlop
Herald Writer | December 1


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