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Dog breeder jailed for neglect

A dog breeder who abandoned nearly 100 St Bernards to go on holiday has been jailed for 18 weeks for animal cruelty.

Ex-PC jailed for having sex on duty

A former police officer who slept with a pole dancer while on duty has been jailed for four years.

Beatles-to-Bowie show delights in '60s Britain

A new show at Britain's National Portrait Gallery in London captures swinging 1960s Britain in photographs from bopping to the Beatles at the Cavern to the psychedelic explosion that ushered in the 1970s.

Firefighter strike 'risk to public'

A fire chief has accused the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) of "placing the public at risk" by pressing ahead with a planned 24-hour strike.

99 St Bernards abandoned by breeder

A dog breeder who abandoned nearly 100 St Bernards to go on holiday has been given an 18-week prison term for animal cruelty.

Senate bill may have public insurance plan

Democratic leaders in Congress pressed their rank-and-file to allow the government to sell health insurance in competition with private industry as they struggled to pull together a comprehensive health care bill that meets President Barack Obama's goals.

Wayward plane's cockpit recorder may be no help

Safety investigators say the Northwest Airlines plane whose two pilots overflew their destination by 150 miles had an older model cockpit voice recorder that records only 30 minutes at a time.

No area sex offender suspects in Fla. girl's death

Investigators have finished interviewing all the registered sex offenders who live near where a slain Florida girl first vanished but don't believe there is a suspect in that group, authorities said Friday.

1 dead, 8 injured in helicopter crash on Navy ship

An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a Navy ship during training, killing one service member and injuring eight, the Navy said.

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