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The Long Island man charged with killing his teacher wife choked her to death and then staged an elaborate scene to make it look like she was abducted after her car got a flat tire, police said Thursday. Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey told reporters that William Walsh, 29, …

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University administrators have shut down a campus dining hall after 41 students complained of nausea and vomiting, myfoxdc.com reported Wednesday. Of those 41 students, 25 were treated for possible food poisoning. Todd Olson, vice president for student affairs, said in an e-mail to the university community Wednesday …

DEVELOPING: Iraq’s foreign minister says the United States has agreed to hear proposed changes to the draft security pact, but it is unclear if they will accept changes that may change the troop withdrawal timetable, Reuters reports. “In my opinion and based on my follow-up for the negotiations, I do …

WASHINGTON – Catherine Stevens has become the linchpin in the corruption trial of her husband, Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens — to both the prosecutors and his defense team. One wants her testimony and documents to prove that the Republican lawmaker accepted pricey gifts and failed to report them. The other …

ORLANDO, Fla. – A 24-year-old Orlando man was shot twice after accidentally entering a neighbor’s home, thinking it was his own. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said James Conway was in stable condition Thursday. Deputies were called to a suspected burglary and found Conway moaning on the floor, saying he’d …

WORCESTER, Mass. – A wood-devouring beetle has gained a foothold in New England, and authorities plan to cut down large numbers of infested trees and grind them up to stop the pest from spreading to the region’s celebrated forests and ravaging the timber, tourism and maple-syrup industries. The infestation of …

Worries over a global recession have pushed the price of oil to its lowest in over a year. Don’t expect the same for a bottle of beer, a tube of toothpaste, or a box of cereal. You can blame “sticky” prices. That’s what analysts call it when companies slap higher …

Some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Season’s Greetings Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will deliver the annual Christmas message on Britain’s Channel 4 television network. Since its launch in 1993, the channel has offered a controversial counterpoint each year to Queen Elizabeth’s traditional Christmas greeting. But none have been as …

A 9-year-old Texas boy has almost fully recovered after suffering an orthopedic decapitation in a car accident 3 months ago, CBSNews.com reported Monday. Jordan Taylor had a 1-2 percent chance of surviving this type of injury, which occurred when his skull separated from his neck. His spinal cord remained intact, …

LOS ANGELES – Movie crowds kept up their holiday spirit as Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn’s comedy “Four Christmases” rang up $18.2 million to lead the box office for a second-straight weekend. The Warner Bros. flick raised its 12-day total to $70.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. “‘Four Christmases’ …