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'It's not going to be a 1-year blip and go away'

'It's not going to be a 1-year blip and go away'

Drivers will likely need to become comfortable with gas at $4 a gallon as an era of historic pain at the pump is expected to endure well beyond the Memorial Day weekend, when prices traditionally peak.

Daley: Letter 'very, very vicious'

Officials are investigating any connection between a threatening letter and an arson fire near the mayor's vacation home.

Ted Kennedy hospitalized

Sen. Edward Kennedy's apparent seizure and emergency helicopter flight from Cape Cod to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Saturday morning sparked an outpouring of emotion and concern for the liberal icon of the Democratic Party.

Disabled boy's death 'a disgusting case of neglect'

Bedsores 'bone-deep' despite 24-hour care by 2 licensed nurses

Jaylen Brown needed round-the-clock care, and the 13-year-old developmentally disabled boy with cerebral palsy was supposed to have it. His mother had the help of two licensed practical nurses to care for her son seven days a week at their South Side home.

Obama courts Jewish voters as doubts on Israel persist

WASHINGTON — Two days after seemingly locking up the Democratic nomination for president with impressive performances in North Carolina and Indiana, Sen. Barack Obama took time out from courting party leaders to speak at a 60th birthday celebration for Israel at the gilded, classical Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium.

City murder rate up 9%

Police plan changes in wake of 9% jump in killings in first 4 months compared with 2007

Murder in Chicago rose by almost 9 percent, while violent crime was up more than 6 percent in the first four months of 2008, compared with the same period last year, Police Supt. Jody Weis said Friday.

Jackson: Ban assault rifles

Push comes as Daley backs plan to arm officers with high-powered weapons

Responding to a plan to equip all Chicago police officers with assault rifles, Rev. Jesse Jackson on Saturday called for a ban on such weapons, increased background checks and a cap on the number of weapons one can buy.

Lakeview standoff ends after man surrenders | Map

A standoff in the city's Lakeview neighborhood has ended peacefully, police said.

Sox fire exec after probe of payments to players' parents

Latin American dealings lead to key scout's ousting

The White Sox fired player personnel director David Wilder and two scouts following an ongoing investigation in Latin America that has been turned over to federal authorities.

Fake MySpace page draws ire of the Cicero town president

Official pushes for identity of creator to be revealed; seeks legal action

Jesus is on MySpace.

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China's old ways shaken by quake

Beijing's flexibility and openness amid a surge of individual initiative to respond in the crisis signals a new dynamic.

In a system with a centuries-long tradition of austere leaders laying down the law from behind their palace walls, China's response to its worst natural disaster in three decades has revealed a nation in the throes of political change.

McCain tells NRA members they should fear Obama and Clinton

The Republican, trying to appeal to gun owners, speaks at NRA convention in Louisville. Obama, in South Dakota, says law-abiding gun owners 'have nothing to worry about from me.'

Sen. John McCain moved to mend some political fences today, reaching out to reassure gun rights supporters that he will make a better president than his possible Democratic opponents.

Sen. Ted Kennedy hospitalized in Boston after seizure

It was initially suspected that the longtime Democratic senator from Massachusetts had had a stroke. By day's end, a spokeswoman said, Kennedy was 'conscious, talking, joking with family.'

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, a Democratic Party icon and a towering figure on the American political and cultural landscape, was rushed to a hospital this morning after apparently suffering a seizure at his home on Cape Cod, Mass.

L.A. murder mystery follows tangled trail

A victim remains unidentified for years as police in Los Angeles and Maywood unknowingly probe the case separately.

Late one night in 2003, a body was found in a scorched minivan along a Watts riverbank. The remains lay blackened and twisted in the front seat. The only recognizable parts were a Mexican cowboy-style belt buckle, a bracelet and a wad of cash in the back pocket that had somehow been spared by the blaze.

Razor-sharp concertina wire installed at U.S.-Mexico border

The U.S. says its use on an eventual 5-mile stretch of existing fence is to protect agents. But critics say it disregards immigrants' safety.

The U.S. Border Patrol is installing razor-sharp concertina wire atop border fencing between San Diego and Tijuana, marking a major shift in approach along a frequently violent stretch of the frontier.

Go on a SoCal hunt for Googie architecture

Find the Big Boy, the bowling palace and other fun and funky examples of an architectural style that just screams SoCal.

It was the 1950s. America was a superpower, and the Los Angeles area was the center of it. The space race was on. A car culture was emerging. So were millions of postwar babies. Businesses needed ways to get families out of their automobiles and into coffee shops, bowling alleys, gas stations and motels. They needed bright signs and designs showing that the future was now. They needed color and new ideas.

Defenders of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, 4 others ask Guantanamo judge to dismiss charges

They say tribunal legal advisor Thomas Hartmann -- who's been barred from a case against Osama bin Laden's driver -- acted unfairly and illegally to get KSM and his alleged co-conspirators prosecuted.

Military attorneys for confessed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators called Friday for the dismissal of the charges against the men, saying an Air Force general advising the tribunals applied "unlawful influence" to bring them to trial.

Rifleman opens fire before festival at Granada Hills church

Three are wounded before bystanders tackle the assailant and an off-duty officer arrests him. Police say a custody dispute appears to have motivated the attack.

A rifleman angered by a custody dispute with his ex-girlfriend opened fire at a parish school festival in Granada Hills this morning, wounding the woman and two other fairgoers before being tackled by bystanders and arrested by an off-duty police officer, authorities said.

Southern California girds for record-breaking heat

Those planning to be outside are urged to drink lots of water and retreat to the shade. Despite the high temperatures, the Mt. Baldy fire is expected to be fully contained this weekend.

People planning outdoor activities in Southern California today are urged to drink plenty of water and take breaks in the shade as the region braces for record-breaking temperatures.

As cyclone refugees wait, Myanmar refuses aid

Myanmar's junta kept a French navy ship laden with aid waiting outside its maritime border today, and showed off neatly laid out state relief camps to diplomats.

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Instead of Fistfights, Fashion at a Troubled High School

The founders of the Parish Nation clothing label engaged the often-neglected students at a Camden school in the production of a hip-hop fashion show.

News Analysis: State Development Agency Buffeted by Slowing Economy and Internal Rifts

For more than a year, New York State’s main economic development agency has been in disarray, plagued by turf battles, poor management and the political collapse of Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

Despite H.I.V., Fighting to Maintain Health and a Positive Attitude

African-American and Hispanic women over 50 who are H.I.V. positive find support in a Iris House, an AIDS service center in Harlem.

Train-Hopping Traveler’s Life, Captured on Film

The Hobo Film Festival presents films documenting the experience of riding the rails. Rcent screenings included one in a Bedford-Stuyvesant storefront.

Neighbors Puzzled by New Jersey Deaths

A man in his twenties and a couple in their late 60s or early 70s are the victims of a mysterious stabbing in Tenafly.

Our Towns: The Price of Street Justice: A Child Is Gone

A fire, believed to be set deliberately took the life of a 10 year-0ld in Trenton.

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