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ENTERTAINMENT
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Neverland: Auction Will Go Forward
No matter what you heard or what was said, issued or spun Thursday, here is the real story about Neverland: It is still in foreclosure and proceeding to a public auction on May 14 in Santa Barbara, Calif., FOX 411 has exclusively learned. -
Hospital Workers Fired for Peeks at Spears' Records
UCLA Medical Center will fire some employees and discipline others for snooping at the confidential medical records of Britney Spears -
Bluegrass Star Ricky Skaggs to Receive Honorary Doctorate
Bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs to receive an honorary doctorate from Boston's Berklee College of Music Tuesday.
POLITICS
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Lawyer for Call Girl in Scandal: Photos Used Without Consent
The lawyer for the call girl linked to the downfall of Gov. Eliot Spitzer lashed out at the media on Friday for thrusting the 22-year-old woman into the "public glare" without her consent and publishing revealing photos. -
Specter Credits Exercise, Work for Helping Cancer Battle
Sen. Arlen Specter credits exercise and work for helping get him through harsh treatments for Hodgkin's disease. -
Spitzer Call Girl to Dad: I'm in 'a Little Bit of Trouble'
The day after federal prosecutors pulled the covers off the high-priced prostitution ring that would soon bring down Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the call girl at the center of the scandal told her father she was in a little trouble, he said. -
Bush Warns Against Overcorrecting Economy
President Bush, in his weekly radio address, says the government must guard against going too far in overcorrecting the troubled economy. -
Transcript: President Bush's Radio Address
President Bush warns against overcorrecting the economy in his weekly radio address. -
Georgia Tech President Tapped to Lead Smithsonian
Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough is selected to be the 12th secretary of the Smithsonian museum complex. -
Transcript: Democratic Radio Address
Sen. Kent Conrad touted the Democratic budget plan, calling President Bush's approach "wait-and-see," in the party's weekly radio address. -
Brother of Gov. Spitzer's Call Girl Faces Drug Sentence
The brother of the call girl in the New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's scandal faces a drug sentence.
SCITECH
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Rocket Carrying GPS Satellite On Its Way Into Orbit
A Delta 2 rocket carrying a GPS satellite for the Air Force is on its way into orbit. -
Astronauts Prepare to Assemble Giant Robot
With power now flowing to the international space station's new robot, the astronauts aboard the linked shuttle-station complex started preparing Saturday for a spacewalk to assemble the giant machine.
U.S.
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Authorities: 3 Students Plotted to Kill Classmates
Three middle school students were charged Friday with plotting to kill their classmates and themselves, police said. -
Off-Duty Disney Security Guard Charged With Child Abuse
An off-duty Disney security guard has been released from jail after being charged with indecent exposure in public, battery and child abuse, authorities said. -
Teen Faces 30 Years in Prison for Allegedly Shooting Friend
A teenager faces 30 years behind bars for allegedly shooting his best friend in the head. -
Air Force Says F-16 Pilot Died in Arizona Crash
The Air Force on Saturday said that the pilot of an F-16 fighter that went down in Arizona was killed in the crash. -
Suspects in N.C. Killings Had Slipped Through Cracks
Laurence Lovette and Demario Atwater had criminal records but the legal system failed to notice, until now, with murder charges pending in North Carolina -
Parents Allegedly Lock Child in Truck to Drink in Bar
An 8-year-old child was locked in a vehicle for at least two hours while her parents were drinking inside a Florida bar. -
Crews Find F-16 Wreckage, Outlook Grim for Missing Pilot
Search crews discovered the wreckage of a F-16 Saturday that crashed during a training exercise and found the parachute of the missing pilot. -
Dad Charged After Daughter Rides Tricycle in Traffic
Police charge a father with child neglect after he fell asleep behind the wheel and allowed his 4-year-old daughter to ride her tricycle in traffic. -
Two Lovers Wanted in the Murders of Their Boyfriends
Hazel Head and Sherry Denise Halligan are nothing alike, but they have one thing in common: both are wanted for murdering their ex-boyfriends. -
Tornado Rips Through Downtown Atlanta, Injuring at Least 27
Broken glass, furniture and other debris covered the downtown streets of Atlanta Saturday after a tornado ripped through, injuring at least 27 people. -
Ga. Hiker's Killer Helped Write Movie About Serial Murderer
The suspected serial killer who confessed to killing North Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson, and who has since been charged in another murder, may have come up with his twisted plot years ago, WCTV reports. -
5.9-Magnitude Quake Registers Off Oregon Coast
Two earthquakes struck this morning off the Pacific Coast, one registering a magnitude of 5.9 -
Hidden Camera Catches Nanny Shaking Baby Girl
A hidden camera caught a nanny shaking a crying five-month-old baby girl several times before smothering the child to keep her quiet. -
Authorities: NIU Gunman Had Drugs in His System
The gunman who opened fire on a Northern Illinois University classroom on Valentine's Day had traces of nicotine, cold medicine and an anti-anxiety drug in his system, authorities say. -
Great-Grandmother Uses Gasoline to Fight Off Purse Snatcher
An 83-year-old great-grandmother fought off a would-be purse snatcher by spraying him with gasoline during the gas station robbery. -
Stray Bullet Hits Girl, 9, Sitting Inside Apartment
A stray bullet blew through a Brooklyn apartment, hitting a 9-year-old girl in the arm. -
Iowa Town Rescinds $5 Bounty for Stray Cats
The tiny town of Randolph rescinds a $5 bounty for each stray cat turned over to authorities after complaints.
WORLD
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Rioting Breaks Out in Tibetan Capital, Killing at Least 10
Protests led by Buddhist monks against Chinese rule in Tibet turned violent Friday, killing 10. -
Reports: Police Clash With Protesters at Australia Rally
Police clashed with pro-Tibet protesters Saturday outside the Chinese consulate in Sydney, Australia's largest city, local media reported. -
Swedish Woman Found Dead on Thai Beach
A Swedish tourist was found dead Saturday on a beach in Thailand, police said. -
Mexican Cops Find 36 Bodies in Border City Backyard
Officials in Mexico on Saturday say that 36 bodies and 3,740 pounds of marijuana were found buried in a backyard of an alleged drug cartel-owned house in Ciudad Juarez, directly across the border from El Paso, Texas. -
Chinese Soldiers Swarm Tibet's Capital on Deadly Day
As China clamped down Saturday on riots in Tibet following nearly a week of unrest -
Olympics Chief Urges No Boycott Over Tibetan Unrest
Riots in the Tibetan capital Saturday are dashing Beijing's plans for a smooth run-up to August's Olympics -
Paralympian's Pegleg Stolen at Australia Beach
Former Australian Paralympic athlete Brendan Burkett is asking the public for help in finding his spare pegleg, stolen from a Sunshine Coast beach where he was vacationing with his family. -
Ahmadinejad Critics Show Strength in Iran Parliament Vote
Conservative opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a strong showing in Iran's parliamentary elections, according to partial results Saturday. -
U.S. Citizens Among Casualties of Bomb Attack in Pakistan
A bomb exploded in the back garden of an Italian restaurant popular with foreigners in Pakistan's capital Saturday night, killing a Turkish woman and wounding 11, police said. -
Tourists Report Chaos in Tibet's Capital Amid Protests
Tourists stranded amid the violence in Tibet's capital reported seeing chaos before a curfew was ordered that kept them inside their hotels. -
Hamas Vows to Keep Israeli Aircrafts in Line of Fire
Hamas said Saturday its fighters will keep targeting Israeli aircraft with heavy machine guns, after hitting an Israeli helicopter over Gaza for the first time. -
India Looks to New Laws to Regulate 'Rent-a-Womb' Baby Trade
India is set to draft new laws to police surrogate pregnancies amid fears that the country’s booming "rent-a-womb" industry is running out of control. -
Iraqi Who Once Attacked U.S. Troops Now Aids Cause
Abu Abdullah, an Iraqi soldier once loyal to Saddam Hussein, has spent time during the past five years as an insurgent, an Abu Ghraib prisoner, an affiliate of al-Qaeda and now a reluctant ally of the U.S. military -
Train, Truck Collision in Greece Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Hurt
A truck crashed into a passenger and cargo train in southern Greece Saturday, killing the truck driver and injuring two people, the Fire Service said. -
Turkish PM Denounces Move to Disband Islam-Rooted Party
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that the top prosecutor's effort to disband his Islamic-rooted party and bar him and the president from politics was "a step against the national will." -
Ukrainian Court Convicts Ex-Cops in Journalist's Murder
A Ukrainian court on Saturday convicted three former police officers of killing an investigative journalist nearly eight years ago. -
U.N. Report: 'Window of Opportunity' for Peace in Iraq
A decrease in insurgent attacks in Baghdad that followed a surge of U.S. forces to Iraq has held, but violence elsewhere raise questions about the sustainability of peace, a United Nations report released Saturday determined. -
Leaders of Venezuela, Colombia Agree to Meet After Spat
The presidents of Venezuela and Colombia have pledged to put aside their differences after their worst-ever spat. -
Australians Protest Mass Kangaroo Slaughter
Protesters gathered at an abandoned military site in the Australian capital Saturday to prevent the planned slaughter of 400 kangaroos blamed for ruining the habitat of rare lizards and insects. -
Guatemalan Farmers Group Takes 4 Belgian Tourists Hostage
Authorities were negotiating Saturday for the release of four Belgians, their Guatemalan guide and a boat operator who were taken hostage by farmers seeking the release of their imprisoned leader, officials said. -
5 Dead, 15 Injured After Gunmen, Police Clash in Iraq
Iraqi security forces clashed with a breakaway faction of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army again on Saturday, leaving five dead and 15 injured in the latest violence to sweep the country, police said. -
Hu Jintao Re-Elected as China President
China's legislature re-elected Hu Jintao as president Saturday, giving him a second five-year term as leader of the world's most populous country. It also returned Hu as head of the Central Military Commission, the body overseeing the armed forces. -
Reports: Gas Explosion in China Coal Mine Kills 14 Miners
A Chinese state news agency is reporting that a gas explosion at a southwestern coal mine has killed 14 miners and injured four.
YOU DECIDE 2004
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Report: Ex-British PM Blair Had Secret Channel to IRA
One of former Prime Minister Tony Blair's top advisers, in an interview published Saturday, said the Northern Ireland peace settlement was made possible through a secret channel the government established with the Irish Republican Army.
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