AP - Workers using a blowtorch on the roof of a movie set building facade at Universal Studios accidentally set a huge fire that swept through the back lot, fire officials said Monday.
AP - A handsome, athletic Ivy League graduate admitted in court Monday that he and a girlfriend stole the identities of friends, co-workers and neighbors to finance their luxury lifestyle.
AP - Jennetta Jessop fought back tears when she was reunited with her 5-year-old son, two months after the state raided her polygamist sect's ranch and took away her children.
AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was recovering Tuesday at Duke University Medical Center, a day after undergoing risky surgery that experts said was designed to reduce his brain tumor and give chemotherapy and radiation treatments a chance to work.
AP - Targeted brain surgery like that planned Monday morning for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is a delicate balance — removing as much tumor as possible improves cancer control, but there's also the risk of harming healthy brain tissue that lets patients walk and talk.
AP - A former fire spotter for the U.S. Forest Service has been released from prison after serving a six-year term for starting the worst wildfire in Colorado's recorded history. -- read full article
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AP - The FBI has started a publicity campaign in Afghanistan touting its $1 million reward for information about an American charged with treason for allegedly working for al-Qaida. -- read full article
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AP - The man who designed the Pringles potato crisp packaging system was so proud of his accomplishment that a portion of his ashes has been buried in one of the iconic cans. -- read full article
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AP - A judge on Monday ordered the return of more than 400 children taken from their parents at a polygamist group's ranch because of suspected abuse, bringing an abrupt end to one of the largest custody cases in U.S. history.
AP - The 59-year-old Chicago native picked to operate Monday on Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's cancerous brain tumor is a respected leader in the giant field of neuro-oncology who performs the vast majority of such surgeries at Duke University Medical Center.
AP - Tourists applauded firefighters Monday as Universal Studios reopened, while investigators examined the ruins of some of the most famous sets in Hollywood to find the cause of the spectacular weekend blaze.
AP - Space shuttle Discovery performed a slow back flip and then docked at the international space station on Monday, delivering a mammoth lab and two new occupants: a NASA astronaut and Buzz Lightyear.
