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PHILADELPHIA – Transit system workers in Philadelphia voted to authorize a union strike Sunday, less than a week before the Phillies play their first home game of the World Series, but a transit spokesman said he hopes a deal can be concluded before then. Willie Brown, president of the Transport …

Hooked on cocaine or cigarettes? The U.S. government wants drug companies to make a vaccine for that. Convinced of the need for new and better treatments for addiction, the government is focusing its efforts on vaccine development as a new way to treat and possibly prevent addiction to a range …

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Kentucky nurse accused of killing a 90-year-old World War II veteran with a morphine injection three years ago has pleaded not guilty to murder. Defense attorney Patrick Nash entered the plea for 32-year-old Maria Kelly Whitt at her arraignment Friday in federal court in Lexington. She …

The results are in from the first all-sky map created by NASA’s new Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft, which launched in October 2008. While orbiting Earth, IBEX monitors incoming neutral atoms that originate billions of miles away at the solar system’s edge to learn about the interaction between the sun …

Max Gomez was a bright-eyed 5-year-old happy to have just started kindergarten when he developed sniffles and a fever. His mother figured it was only a cold. Three days later, the Antioch, Tennessee, boy was dead, apparently from swine flu. At least 76 American children have died from the new …

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – A top aide to ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says negotiations to solve the country’s three-month old political crisis are once again at an impasse. Negotiator Victor Meza accuses the interim government of obstructing progress by insisting that Congress and the Supreme Court be consulted on whether …

NEW YORK – Kanye West and Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated tour is over before it even began. Just days after announcing dates for an ambitious joint show that was to kick off next month, the tour was canceled. Live Nation announced the news in a brief statement Thursday that did …

Hours after the news of Ryan O’Neals decision to marry his long-time partner Farrah Fawcett broke, sources told Access Hollywood that the ailing actress is back in the hospital. According to Access, Fawcett — who is battling cancer — is not doing well. Still, while her condition is deteriorating, sources …

PARIS – Roger Federer beat Robin Soderling, tied Pete Sampras and won the French Open at last. Undeterred by an on-court intruder, Federer beat surprise finalist Soderling 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday to complete a career Grand Slam and win his 14th major title, matching Sampras’ record. On his …

RAISINVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Sherry Buchanan was clinging to hope that her missing 5-year-old granddaughter was still alive, despite the chilling discovery of a child’s body near a river in southeast Michigan. Police officers have spoken to Nevaeh Buchanan’s family and a relative told The Monroe Evening News that the …