ATLANTA – Maybe hot sauce is the cure for cold feet. “Jennifer’s High Tailin’ Hot Sauce,” a nod to the saga of runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks (search), has sold briskly since its debut Wednesday. “I’m in the hot sauce business and this is the hottest thing I’ve got right now,” …
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The judge in the Michael Jackson (search) molestation trial Thursday spared jurors from seeing a graphic piece of evidence when he barred prosecutors from showing photographs of the pop star’s genitalia. In another ruling, the judge said prosecutors can play a videotape of the accuser’s original …
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ATLANTA – Courthouse shooting suspect Brian Nichols (search) was indicted Thursday on murder charges in the March 11 rampage that left four people dead, including a judge. The district attorney said he will seek the death penalty. Nichols, 33, allegedly overpowered a deputy, stole her gun and went on a …
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UNITED NATIONS – Amid rising nuclear tensions, more than 180 nations convened Monday to review the nonproliferation treaty, hearing calls from many sides for concessions by Iran and North Korea, America, Russia and others to move toward a world free of the nuclear threat. “Ultimately, the only way to guarantee …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – A U.S. Marine (search) was killed when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle in northwestern Iraq, the military said Sunday. The bomb detonated Saturday near Haqlaniyah, 85 miles northwest of Baghdad (search), the Marines said in a statement. The slain Marine was assigned to the 2nd Force …
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BURBANK, Calif. – Hours after testifying as a defense witness in Michael Jackson’s molestation trial, Jay Leno (search) was again mocking the pop star on the “Tonight Show.” “OK, you know the worst part about testifying, I had to follow the chimp. The witness chair was a mess,” Leno told …
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SHREVEPORT, La. – Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration (search) arrived Thursday at the site of a hot air balloon crash that killed two occupants in view of horrified onlookers. The victims plummeted hundreds of feet when they either fell out or jumped after the balloon reportedly hit at least …
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Tom Wilson is faced with a problem many city administrators would envy: How to spend $1.5 million on a bus stop. Wilson, Anchorage’s director of public transportation, has all that money for a new and improved bus stop outside the Anchorage Museum of History and Art (search) …
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DULUTH, Ga. – When runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks (search) made her way home after running away last week, John Mason was waiting to give something to his fiancée. “The first thing I gave to her when I saw her was her diamond back. … She put it right on her …
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WASHINGTON – MCI Inc. (MCIP), which agreed to be bought for $8.5 billion by Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) earlier this week, reported an unexpected loss on Thursday for the first quarter as taxes and interest payments rose. MCI (search), the No. 2 U.S. long-distance telephone company, reported a net loss …
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