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Long-dormant volcano erupts in Indonesia
Police investigate shooting outside Nebraska mall
Cricket council says no players arrested after scam allegations
As Mexicans mourn slain migrants, explosive goes off
Vitter, Melancon win party nominations in Louisiana
Man fires pepper spray on protesters outside Marine's funeral
U.S. birth rate falls for second year in midst of recession
Guards open fire during 'major riot' at California prison
Company recalls ground beef after E. coli reports
West Virginia governor, businessman win Senate nominations
'Plan B' could mean speedier rescue of Chilean miners
Man arrested in London after cricket scam allegations surface
Education secretary says U.S. needs more minority teachers
Rally aims to 'Reclaim the Dream'
Arizona sheriff challenges Justice Department's request for documents
Beck talks faith in rally coinciding with anniversary of King's speech
U.S. was born a Christian nation
Valencia kick-off La Liga with victory
Woods fades as Laird leads The Barclays

Long-dormant volcano erupts in Indonesia

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:41 PM PDT

A volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, causing an estimated thousands of people to flee their homes, officials said.

Police investigate shooting outside Nebraska mall

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:34 PM PDT

Police in Omaha, Nebraska, said Saturday that they were investigating a shooting outside the same mall where a gunman killed eight people nearly three years ago.

Cricket council says no players arrested after scam allegations

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:11 PM PDT

No players or team officials have been arrested in connection with a British tabloid's expose on an alleged match-fixing scam involving the Pakistani cricket team, the International Cricket Council said Sunday.

As Mexicans mourn slain migrants, explosive goes off

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:09 PM PDT

An explosive device detonated Saturday three blocks away from a mass honoring 72 migrants found slain near the Mexican border, state media reported.

Vitter, Melancon win party nominations in Louisiana

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:57 PM PDT

Republican Sen. David Vitter and Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon easily coasted to victory Saturday in the Louisiana Senate primary, setting up a November race between the conservative senator and the Blue Dog Democrat congressman.

Man fires pepper spray on protesters outside Marine's funeral

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:28 PM PDT

A motorist fired pepper spray Saturday at a group of demonstrators and counter-protesters outside a funeral for a U.S. Marine in Omaha, Nebraska, police said.

U.S. birth rate falls for second year in midst of recession

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:00 PM PDT

The number of babies born in the United States dropped 2.6 percent last year, according to a recent study, the latest in a long list of falling indicators.

Guards open fire during 'major riot' at California prison

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 07:46 PM PDT

Staff at California's Folsom State Prison worked Saturday to determine the cause of a "major riot" in the prison yard a day earlier that involved 200 inmates, officials there said.

Company recalls ground beef after E. coli reports

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:46 PM PDT

Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. has recalled about 8,500 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday.

West Virginia governor, businessman win Senate nominations

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:44 PM PDT

West Virginia Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin and Republican businessman John Raese ran to easy victories Saturday in a special West Virginia primary for the U.S. Senate.

'Plan B' could mean speedier rescue of Chilean miners

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:43 PM PDT

Engineers in Chile said on Saturday that they have come up with a "Plan B" that could halve the time it would take to rescue the 33 miners trapped underground since August 5, but the country's mining minister quickly cautioned against setting what he called unreasonable expectations.

Man arrested in London after cricket scam allegations surface

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:43 PM PDT

London police on Saturday arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers after a British tabloid published an expose on an alleged match-fixing scam involving the Pakistani cricket team.

Education secretary says U.S. needs more minority teachers

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Saturday that he plans to recruit more African-American and Latino teachers in a bid to narrow achievement gaps among students.

Rally aims to 'Reclaim the Dream'

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:57 PM PDT

Civil rights leaders marking the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech Saturday scorned a nearby Glenn Beck-led rally, saying it came with no message and with a presumption that King's famous discourse can be used as a conservative platform.

Arizona sheriff challenges Justice Department's request for documents

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:50 PM PDT

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, is challenging the Justice Department's request for certain documents in its investigation of alleged civil rights violations by the sheriff's office.

Beck talks faith in rally coinciding with anniversary of King's speech

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:41 PM PDT

In what resembled more a revival than a political rally, conservative talk show host Glenn Beck urged the large crowds at his "Restoring Honor" event Saturday to "turn back to God" and return America to the values on which it was founded.

U.S. was born a Christian nation

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 04:28 PM PDT

Will Bunch's CNN.com tirade earlier this week against television host Glenn Beck and David Barton -- the founder and president of WallBuilders, a national pro-family organization that emphasizes history's "moral, religious and constitutional heritage" -- for allegedly creating "pseudo history" reveals more about Mr. Bunch than it does about what Mr. Beck and Mr. Barton are presenting.