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NEW ORLEANS – Hauling everything he owned in a plastic garbage bag, Darryl Travis walked out of the chandeliered lobby of the Crowne Plaza, joining the exodus of Hurricane Katrina refugees evicted from their hotel rooms across the country Tuesday. The occupants of more than 4,500 government-paid hotel rooms were …

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh – A fire raged through a Bangladesh textile mill, killing at least 51 people late Thursday in the three-story building inside an industrial park, officials said. The fire injured more than 150 workers, 82 of whom were hospitalized, doctors at Chittagong Medical College Hospital said. Most victims were …

LINCOLN, Neb. – After fleeing the war-torn Republic of Congo, Alain Maboussou found work at a Nebraska meatpacking plant. Now he plans to quit that job and return to school after winning part of a record $365 million Powerball jackpot. Maboussou and seven co-workers parlayed $40 worth of tickets into …

LAHORE, Pakistan – About 25,000 people — some chanting “Death to America!” — rallied against the Prophet Muhammad caricatures in Pakistan’s largest city Sunday, but police prevented a rally in the eastern city of Lahore by arresting the religious ringleader and detaining scores of supporters. In Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city …

MILWAUKEE – A U.S. lawmaker’s son and three Democratic campaign workers were sentenced Wednesday to four to six months in jail for slashing tires outside a Bush-Cheney campaign office on Election Day 2004. The men pleaded no contest in January to misdemeanor property damage. A fifth worker was found not …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! You need to check out the pictures I have posted today. They were taken by my colleague, Shayla Bezdrob. They are pics of the Aruba home of the family of “GVC,” who is detained in connection …

HOUSTON – Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay testified Monday that the company’s collapse has caused him more “enduring pain” than the loss of loved ones, and he again denied lying to investors about Enron’s weak financial condition as it slid into bankruptcy. Asked by one of his lawyers whether he …

WASHINGTON – Family members of those killed on United Flight 93 are urging a North Carolina congressman to lift his hold on funding for a memorial planned for the Pennsylvania site where the plane crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly a dozen family members are scheduled to meet with their …

SAN FRANCISCO – In yet another twist in the steroids scandal that has plagued Major League Baseball, sources told various media outlets that a federal grand jury is investigating whether Barry Bonds committed perjury when he testified in 2003 that he never used performance-enhancing drugs. The grand jury has been …

NEW YORK – Oil prices vaulted to a new peak over $75 a barrel on Friday as investment funds snapped up crude futures and tension mounted over Iran’s nuclear intentions. U.S. light crude oil for June delivery settled up $1.48 at $75.17 a barrel, after hitting a record $75.35, while …