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Man Found Shot In Head Inside Old City Apartment
A man is in extremely critical condition after being found with two gunshot wounds to the head inside an Old City apartment Friday evening. The discovery was made at about 9:30 p.m. inside a 3rd floor apartment on S. 3rd Street between Market and Chestnut Streets.
6 Arrested In 'Horrifying' West Philadelphia Rape
Police arrested six suspects in connection to the sexual assault of a woman in West Philadelphia Thursday evening. Investigators said the initial attack happened at about 11:00 p.m. inside the Li Lai Chinese restaurant located in the 5600 block of Walnut Street.
Family Pleads For Answers In Woman's Disappearance
A Chester County family is pleading for the public's assistance in finding a young mother who went missing after a night out on the Main Line earlier this year.
A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
When a recently banned debate teacher showed up to his former workplace, Moorestown High School, there was some cause for concern amongst school officials.
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Moderate Dems Swayed Ahead Of Health Bill Vote
With the first critical vote for the Senate health care bill slated forSaturday night, both advocates and opponents of Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid's bill are putting pressure on the few key Democraticsenators who may or may not hold up the measure. A handful of conservative Democrats have expressed reservations aboutsupporting the bill, for various reasons, and two have not yetdisclosed whether they will vote in favor of moving the debate forwardon Saturday: Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.).
Source: Proof Fort Hood Attack Was Terrorism
There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off lawenforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before hewent on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed ForcesCommittee said Friday. The U.S. government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between Hasan and Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical American-born cleric. "There are some who are reluctant to call it terrorism but thereis significant evidence that is. I'm not at all uneasy saying it surelooks like that," Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said after a briefing from Pentagon and Army officials.
Officials: N.C. Girl Was Killed And Raped Same Day
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day shewas taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant releasedFriday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10,the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where shewas staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearlyweek-long search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off arural road.
40 Arrests Made To End UC Berkeley Protest
Officials said dozens of people occupying a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were arrested on Friday evening.
Some H1N1 Patients Resistant To Tamiflu In N.C.
Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for atype of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials saidFriday. The cases reported at Duke University Medical Center over six weeks make up the biggest cluster seen so far in the U.S. Tamiflu -- made by Switzerland's Roche Group -- is one of two flumedicines that help against swine flu, and health officials have beenclosely watching for signs that the virus is mutating, making the drugsineffective.
FAA Blames 819 Flight Delays On Equipment Outages
The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. The agency told employees in a briefing memo Friday that air travelersexperienced a total of 2,21 delays the previous day due to theequipment outage as well as thunderstorms and other poor weather in theNortheast.
Americans Saving More, Interest Rates At New Low
The U.S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money. Interest rates are sinking to near zero for the first time since lastyear's financial meltdown, dampening spending as Americans earn less ontheir bank deposits and investment accounts. It's hardly encouraging news for an economy that sorely needs people to buy things.
Oprah Signing Off After 25 Yrs, Show Ends 2011
Oprah Winfrey was tearful Friday as she told her viewers she will be ending her daytime talk show in 2011. "You, our viewers, have enriched my life beyond all measures," Winfrey said as her voice cracked. Winfrey said the reasons she plans to end the show is only because it's the right time to do so. "I love this show, this show has been my life, and I love it enough know when it's time to say goodbye," she said. "Twenty-five years feels right in my bones and it feels right in my spirit."
Teen Pleads Guilty In Border Patrol Agent Murder
A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agentwho was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains eastof San Diego. Christian Daniel Castro Alvarez admitted enteringthe United States illegally to rob a Border Patrol agent, the U.S.attorney's office said. Alvarez said he lured Agent Robert Rosas out ofhis car on the night of July 23 and struggled with him over a firearm.
Sources: Former NY Mayor Giuliani Eyes Senate Seat
Rudy Giuliani may be seeking a new title, and it's not governor. For Giuliani, the decision to forgo the governor's race and run against Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010 was a no-brainer. Sources tell CBS 2 that Rudy is more interested in national issues. He's been one of the most outspoken Republicans railing against the decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammad and four other accused terrorists in New York City.
