UK & USA Today Editoweb 3 january 2009

Hundreds of Woolworths stores close

Hundreds more Woolworths stores have shut as the end came closer for the beleaguered chain.

Police name plane crash death trio

A couple with two children who married last summer were among the three victims of a plane crash which closed one of the country's busiest rail routes, it emerged.

Second person arrested after fatal blaze

A second person has been arrested as part of a double murder investigation following a house fire which killed two people.

Fatal fire: second person arrested

A second person has been arrested as part of a double murder investigation following a house fire which killed two people, police said.

Arrests After House Fire Deaths

Two arrests have been made following a house fire that killed two people in Sheffield.

Cell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex message

"Hey baby, you OK?" Mike asks his girlfriend as she sits down next to him.

12-year-old Arizona boy guilty in mom's shooting

A 12-year-old boy who fatally shot his mother after an argument over his chores was found guilty of premeditated murder.

Danny's heart: College swimmer faces mortality

This time, when the lanky young man stepped into the pool, his chest was tight. His muscles ached. He pushed off to take his first strokes, and grimaced at the pain.

Oregon looks at taxing mileage instead of gasoline

 Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged nearly 10 years ago as Oregon lawmakers worried that fuel-efficient cars such as gas-electric hybrids could pose a threat to road upkeep, which is paid for largely with gasoline taxes.

Texas jail closes after recliners found in cells

A jail in northern Texas has been closed and its nearly 60 inmates transferred as authorities investigate what they call dangerous conditions for jailers and those behind bars — including cells that locked from the inside or contained recliners. Five inmates had already been moved from the Montague County jail to one in a nearby county this month after an FBI raid, said Jack McGaughey, district attorney for Montague, Clay and Archer counties.

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