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Highway deaths drop to lowest levels since 1950s
U.S. highway deaths have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1950s, as more motorists bought into buckling up and embraced safety innovations.
CommentDemocrats, White House close in on health bill
House Democratic leaders Thursday walked their rank-and-file members through last-minute agreements that could move President Barack Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system a step closer to reality.
PhotosCrime lab fallout: Drug defendants go free
It was Justin Belton's lucky day Wednesday as San Francisco prosecutors dropped a felony heroin sales case against him. His was one of 25 cases dismissed because of questions surrounding the city's police crime lab and a former technician there who is suspected of stealing drug evidence.
VideoFour Seasons' owners say deal ends loan default
The owners of San Francisco's Four Seasons Hotel said Wednesday they are no longer in default on a $90 million loan after joining forces with an investment partner who will take a significant ownership interest in the property.
MySpace turns to games to regain prominence
MySpace is turning to video games to help the former social-networking king recoup its share of Internet relevancy that it lost to Facebook.
Biden implores Israel, Palestinians to make peace
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Israelis and Palestinians to move beyond a diplomatic spat that has marred his trip to the region, urging the sides to waste no time in resolving their decades-old conflict despite daunting obstacles.
Pleasanton brothers ran meth lab, cops say
Two brothers, ages 40 and 50, were arrested on suspicion of operating a methamphetamine lab hidden in a Pleasanton home, police said today.
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