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Coroner confirms 2 Mexican children died in rains
The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office has identified two bodies found near the border with Mexico as siblings who drowned when their vehicle was swept away in Tijuana by last month's torrential rains. (Updated: 02/10/10 1:24 AM )
UN forecasts 'stable' Afghan opium crop
After a major drop over the past two years, Afghanistan's opium cultivation is unlikely to rise or fall dramatically in 2010, a U.N. report said Wednesday. (Updated: 02/10/10 12:39 AM )
City vehicles strike 2 in San Francisco accidents
One pedestrian is dead and another seriously injured following separate accidents in San Francisco involving city-owned vehicles. (Updated: 02/09/10 11:19 PM )
Calif. man convicted of killing girlfriend's son
A jury has convicted a 23-year-old California man of killing his girlfriend's 1-year-old son. (Updated: 02/09/10 9:39 PM )
Snow shuts down federal government, life goes on
If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice? With at least another foot of snow headed for Washington, Philadelphia and New York, we're about to find out. The federal government in the nation's capital has largely been shut down since Friday afternoon, when a storm began dumping up to 3 feet of snow in some parts of the region. Offices were remaining closed at least through Wednesday. (Updated: 02/09/10 9:39 PM )
NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker
The New York Senate voted Tuesday night to expel a senator convicted of a misdemeanor charge of assaulting his girlfriend, a resolution the lawmaker assailed as an injustice to the people who elected him. (Updated: 02/10/10 12:40 AM )
NYC jail chaplain released in razor blades case
A grand jury declined Tuesday to indict a Muslim chaplain accused of trying to smuggle razor blades and scissors into a jail, spurring his release without bail while the case continues. (Updated: 02/09/10 9:30 PM )
DHS: The number of illegal immigrants in US fell
The Homeland Security Department estimates the number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. fell about 7 percent to 10.8 million in January 2009. (Updated: 02/09/10 8:59 PM )
Man who taught boy to drive arrested after crash
Authorities have arrested a California man who they say was teaching a sixth-grader how to drive when his car crashed into another vehicle, killing the boy, his mother and younger sister. (Updated: 02/09/10 8:44 PM )
Paterson aide wants inquiry of NY Times' reporting
Gov. David Paterson's chief of staff is seeking an internal inquiry into how The New York Times' reporting of a story led to unproven rumors of wild, personal misconduct by Paterson. (Updated: 02/10/10 12:40 AM )
UNICEF warns against Haiti child smuggling
The head of UNICEF warned Tuesday that people may still be trying to smuggle children out of Haiti and said protecting youngsters who survived the earthquake is the top concern of the U.N. children's agency. (Updated: 02/09/10 9:30 PM )
Former Va. governor urges DNC chairman's firing
Democratic former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is urging President Barack Obama to fire Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine, another former Virginia governor. (Updated: 02/09/10 8:39 PM )
Murtha to be buried in heart of his Pa. district
Rep. John Murtha's family says the late congressman will be buried in the heart of the Pennsylvania district he represented for nearly 40 years. (Updated: 02/09/10 6:50 PM )
Body of missing Air Force major found in Haiti
The body of a U.S. Air Force officer visiting Haiti at the time of last month's earthquake has been found in the rubble of a hotel in the country's devastated capital, military officials said Tuesday. (Updated: 02/09/10 6:34 PM )
Senate OKs resolution opposing terror trial in NYC
The New York Senate has passed a resolution opposing trials of terrorists being held in New York City. (Updated: 02/09/10 5:39 PM )