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Wounded Vets Get New Mobility With Segways

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:39:08 -0500

The group "Segs4Vets" gives away Segway scooters to injured war vets. The Segways are touted as being better than wheelchairs for mobility, health and morale. (Nov. 11)

Bless You: 12-year-old Girl Cannot Stop Sneezing

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:34:28 -0500

A 12-year-old girl in Virginia is suffering from sneezing that will not stop, up to 16 sneezes a minute, all day until she falls asleep. Doctors are struggling with a diagnosis. (Nov. 11)

NYPD Probing 6th White Powder Find This Week

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:29:01 -0500

Police in New York City have responded to a sixth report this week of powder in an envelope at a foreign mission to the United Nations. (Nov. 11)

No plan for detainee H1N1 shots

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:17:13 -0500

No plan to give Afghan detainees H1N1 shots

Paris, London Mark Armistice Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:03:17 -0500

For the first time, France and Germany have marked Armistice Day in a joint ceremony. Chancellor Angela Merkel joined President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris Wednesday for the special commemoration to mark the end of World War I. (Nov 11)

Nov 11: Currency credibility

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:22:08 -0500

Nov 11: Currency credibility

First Person: Witness to Muhammad Execution

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:20:47 -0500

AP Reporter Dena Potter was one of the witnesses to the execution of John Allen Muhammad. Muhammad was the mastermind behind the DC-area sniper attacks in 2002. (Nov. 10)

Song of remembrance

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:15:10 -0500

Song of remembrance

Honouring the fallen

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:15:10 -0500

Remembrance Day observances honour the fallen

First Person: Inside St. Louis Pit Bull Shelter

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:14:02 -0500

The Humane Society of Missouri is sheltering hundreds of pit bulls confiscated in the largest dog-fighting raid in US history. At one point, it cared for more than 400 dogs and 100 puppies at its St. Louis emergency shelter. (Nov. 10)

Flu Fears Cancel Caroling at Senior Center

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:03:24 -0500

Administrators at a senior residence center in Virginia are doing their best to keep swine flu out of the facility by keeping their residents away from children. (Nov. 11)

Police Widen Cleveland Search After 11 Bodies Found

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:52:13 -0500

Homicide detectives investigating the discovery of 11 bodies at a home expanded their search to a neighbor’s property as a precaution. (Nov. 11)