Small Oregon city elects transgender mayor

Plenty of politicians reinvent themselves, but few do it quite like Mayor-elect Stu Rasmussen.

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Barack Obama elected 44th president

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U.S. pilot was ordered to shoot down UFO

An American fighter pilot flying from an English air base in 1957 was ordered to open fire on a UFO that lit up his radar, according to an account published by Britain's National Archives.

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Exploring the worst-case scenario

The global economy is drawing closer to a dangerous downward spiral and time may be running out for world leaders to find a way to stop it before it inflicts lasting damage.

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Bush: 'Our entire economy is in danger'

Pressing urgently for a massive financial bailout, President Bush says the nation faces a "long and painful recession" if Congress fails to act. He says "our entire economy is in danger."

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Lawyer suspended for accepting nude dances

An Illinois attorney was suspended for more than a year for accepting nude dances from a stripper as partial payment for the legal fees she owed him.

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McCain, Obama remember 9/11 attacks

Recalling the nation's unity in a time of peril seven years ago, candidates John McCain and Barack Obama placed their partisan contest on hold in honoring the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Discovery or doom? Collider stirs debate

Will the Large Hadron Collider destroy the world, or help the world? Researchers and the general public struggle to figure out the practical impact of particle physics.

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Dam break forces evacuations in Arizona

Hundreds of people were being evacuated from the Grand Canyon after an earthen dam broke Sunday following heavy rains.

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