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Video: Tot Stranded, Separated From Dad As Train Leaves

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:45:58 +0000

A 3-year-old boy was left stranded at a commuter train platform when a door on the train malfunctioned, separating the toddler from his dad. A good Samaritan stayed with the child until the father could return. (Nov. 20)

Video: Court Says Teacher Can't Pack a Pistol

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:05:07 +0000

An Oregon appeals court has ruled against an Oregon high school teacher who wants to take her gun to class. She has been battling for years and says she needs the gun for protection. (Nov. 20)

Video: Bond at $100k for Man Accused of Taping Reporter

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:26:41 +0000

An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100,000 bond on Friday, a much larger amount than previously imposed. (Nov. 20)

Video: Raw Video: Driver Hits 10 People Outside School

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:29:01 +0000

Police are investigating after a woman lost control of her car and struck 10 people outside a high school in Alabama, most of them students. Witnesses told a newspaper that the woman swerved to try to avoid children playing in the street. (Nov. 20)

Video: Police: NC Girl Killed on Day She Was Taken

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:41:15 +0000

A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. (Nov. 20)

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:49:29 +0000

Here's the latest news for Friday November 20: Oprah ending her show in 2011; New guidelines say women in their 20s can have fewer pap smears; Alleged Ft. Hood shooter has court date Saturday and Macy's unveils new parade balloons.

Video: What's New at the Macy's Parade?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:02 +0000

At this workshop, Macy's parade chief John Piper serves up a Thanksgiving smorgasbord with old and new friends for this year's parade. Ted Shaffrey reports. (Nov. 20)

Video: Obese Man Dies After 8 Months in His Recliner

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:33 +0000

South Carolina police say an obese man died after not moving from his recliner for the past 8 months. Police say the man's body was physically stuck to the chair and firefighters had to cut him out. He died a few hours later at the hospital. (Nov. 20)

Video: An Emotional Oprah Bids a Long Farewell

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:17 +0000

Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision. (Nov. 20)

Video: Raw Video: Frantic 911 Call of Fla. Home Attack

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:00 +0000

Police have released a frantic 911 call a woman made after seeing her neighbor bleeding and pleading for help. Turns out the family next door had been kidnapped and forced to takeout money from their bank. The woman was shot as she escaped. (Nov . 20)

Video: Oprah Fans: 'Emotional' That She's Leaving

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:06 +0000

Outside Harpo Studios in Chicago, audience members and fans of Oprah Winfrey describe how the talk show host broke the news that her program is ending. (Nov. 20)

Video: American Exchange Student's Murder Trial Nears End

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:49 +0000

Italian prosecutors have begun their closing arguments in the trial of American exchange student Amanda Knox, who is accused of killing her British roommate more than two years ago. (Nov. 20)

Video: Police: Assassins Targeting People for Their Fat

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:04:36 +0000

Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists. (Nov. 20)

Video: New EU Figures Not Household Names

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:22 +0000

The European Union is heading into a new era with unknowns named to the bloc's new presidency and foreign policy post. Early reaction Friday seems to show EU residents taking the selection in their stride. (20 November 2009)

Video: First Look Inside World's Largest Cruise Ship

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:40 +0000

Royal Caribbean has given the Associated Press an inside look at the world's largest cruise ship, "Oasis of the Seas." The ship features 16 decks and cost $1.5 billion. (Nov. 20)

Video: Az. Couple Indicted on Huge Luggage Theft Scam

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:09:14 +0000

Authorities say an Arizona couple has been indicted in the theft of nearly 1,000 pieces of luggage from baggage claim carousels at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. (Nov. 20)

Video: Giuliani Eyeing a Run for U.S. Senate

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:51:46 +0000

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who many Republicans have been pushing to run for governor in 2010, is instead leaning more toward a run for U.S. Senate. (Nov. 20)

Video: Swine Flu Claims Its First Feline Victim

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:32:23 +0000

State health officials say a cat from the Linn County city of Lebanon died from the swine flu. Officials say the 10-year-old male apparently caught the virus from a human family member who had been sick. (Nov. 20)

Video: 3 Arrested Following Fla. Armed Home Invasion

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:31:24 +0000

Fla. authorities say a couple and their son were held captive for two days by armed intruders who forced the woman to withdraw nearly $24,000 from her bank and then shot her as she tried to escape. She is expected to recover. (Nov. 19)

Video: Rape, Murder Charges in NC Girl's Disappearance

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:21:16 +0000

A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday. That man, Mario McNeil, is due in court Friday. (Nov. 20)

Video: Military Looks for Stress Before Deployments

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:58:21 +0000

For years, US troops returning from combat suffering post-traumatic stress disorder went untreated until they came home. Now the military is looking at ways to treat stress while G.I.'s are deployed. (Nov. 20)

Video: Rape, Murder Charges in NC Girl's Disappearance

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:20:26 +0000

A man already accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl faces new charges that he raped and asphyxiated her, police said Thursday. (Nov. 19)

Video: Train Station Shooting Trial to Be Moved to L.A.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:18:20 +0000

The trial of a former transit officer charged in the killing of an unarmed man will be held in Southern Calif. An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that the murder trial of Johannes Mehserle will be moved to Los Angeles. (Nov. 19)

Video: Bus Company: Driver in Minn. Crash Had Aneurysm

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:34:12 +0000

A tour bus driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm just before the bus veered off a southern Minnesota interstate and crashed, killing two people and injuring 20, the owner of the bus company said Thursday. (Nov. 19)

Video: Protests As Univ. of Calif. Approves Fee Hike

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:32:00 +0000

The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests across the state. (Nov. 19)

Video: Elaborate Pot Farm Found Near Police Station

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:08:22 +0000

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department say they discovered a marijuana growing operation just feet away from one of its stations. They say the pot growers went to great lengths to keep their set up concealed. (Nov. 19)

Video: Ark. Cop Uses Taser on 10-year-old Girl

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:55:00 +0000

A police officer who used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he said her mother gave him permission has been suspended. (Nov. 19)

Video: FAA: Computers Could Not Talk, Leading to Delays

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:34:34 +0000

Federal officials say flights were delayed across the country when a piece of communications equipment in Salt Lake City failed. This prevented air traffic control computers from talking to each other. The problem was later fixed. (Nov. 19)

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:26:32 +0000

Here's the latest news for Thursday, Nov. 19: FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays; Defense Sec'y. Gates launches Fort Hood review; Karzai makes big promises in Afghan inaugural; Person in chicken suit crashes city council meeting.

Video: Future of Illegal Students Hinges on a DREAM

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:31 +0000

An estimated 65,000 undocumented students graduate from U.S. high schools every year and could go to college, but they don't qualify for federal financial aid and cannot legally work. The DREAM act, reintroduced in Congress, could change that. (Nov. 19)

Video: Raw Video: Chicken Suit Crashes City Council Mtg

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:37:09 +0000

A person in a chicken suit showed up at a city council meeting in Durango, Colorado, as members discussed rules for keeping backyard chickens. The chicken's identity remains a mystery. (Nov. 19)

Video: Sen. Kerry's Daughter Allegedly Drove Drunk

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:43:22 +0000

The eldest daughter of Senator John Kerry has been arrested in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk. (Nov. 19)

Video: Surgeon Hires Hitmen to Kill Business Partner

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:30:11 +0000

Washington state authorities have charged a laser eye surgeon with trying to have two colleagues killed. Local media reported that Dr. Michael Mockovak allegedly paid $10,000 to an informant to have a business partner murdered. (Nov. 19)

Video: Raw Video: Elderly Women Gets Purse Snatched

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:17:43 +0000

An elderly women in Dallas was attacked and had her purse stolen by two men. It was all caught on tape. (Nov. 19)

Video: Senate Probing Fort Hood Shooting

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:33:36 +0000

The Senate Homeland Security Committee is looking at the threat posed by homegrown terrorism. Chairman Joe Lieberman also wants to know whether the shooting was the result of intelligence failures. (Nov. 19)

Video: Afghan President Sworn in to 2nd Term

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:10 +0000

Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term in office Thursday. In his address, he pledged to fight corruption and ensure that Afghanistan takes control of its own security. (Nov 19)

Video: Clinton: Afghanistan Outlines Security Agenda

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:46:12 +0000

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is encouraged by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's pledge to battle corruption and get his security forces sufficiently trained to take the lead within five years. (Nov. 19)

Video: FAA Computer Problem Causes Widespread Delays

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:34:56 +0000

The Federal Aviation Administration says widespread delays, cancellations in the U.S. are due to a flight plan computer problem. (Nov. 19)

Video: Raw Video: FAA Computer Problem Delaying Flights

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:53 +0000

There are widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide because of a problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans. (Nov. 19)

Video: S.C. Panel Recommends Charges for Sanford

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:35:05 +0000

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will face charges he violated state laws, according to an ethics panel ruling Wednesday that came after a three-month investigation. (Nov. 19)

Video: Pa. Pool Accused of Racism Goes Bankrupt

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:15:33 +0000

A suburban Philadelphia swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children has filed for bankruptcy. (Nov. 19)

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:58:00 +0000

Here's the latest news for Thursday, Nov. 19: President Barack Obama heading back to Washington; Senate Dems unveil health care plan; Judge blames Katrina flooding on Army Corps of Engineers; Spacewalk for Space Shuttle Atlantis.

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:29 +0000

Video: Deadly Courthouse Bombing in NW Pakistan

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:22:14 +0000

A suicide bomber has killed 19 people by detonating explosives on his body outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. The blast in Peshawar Thursday was the seventh in less than two weeks in the region. (Nov 19)

Video: Obama Warns N. Korea, Iran on Nukes

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:27:46 +0000

On the final leg of his Asian tour, President Barack Obama declared fresh steps in getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and possible new punishment against Iran for defying efforts to end its own nuclear weapons program. (Nov. 19)

Video: Judge: Katrina Flooding Due to Corps Negligence

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:23:13 +0000

A federal judge in New Orleans has ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding from Katrina. (Nov. 19)

Video: Dictionaries Differ on "Word of the Year"

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:32:21 +0000

New Oxford American Dictionary turned to social networking websites and made "unfriend" its "Word of the Year." However, after Rep. Joe Wilson shouted "You lie" at President Obama, Merriam-Webster's chose "admonish". (Nov. 19)

Video: S.C. Panel Recommends Charges for Sanford

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:20:01 +0000

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will face charges he violated state laws, according to an ethics panel ruling Wednesday that came after a three-month investigation. (Nov. 19)

Video: Reid: Bill Will Save Lives and Money

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:55:04 +0000

Senate Democrats have unveiled an $849 billion bill, designed to remake the nation's health care system. The bill relies on cuts in future Medicare spending to cover costs, as well as an increase in taxes. (Nov. 19)

Video: Ill. Cemetery Where Graves Dug Up Set to Reopen

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:27:36 +0000

Burr Oak Cemetery, where former workers were accused of digging up hundreds of graves in a scheme to resell plots for money, will reopen this week after being closed for nearly four months. (Nov. 19)