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Did China Fix Its Trade Data?

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 8:05am
Surprise trade numbers for China released Wednesday have led analysts to question whether the numbers were "misleading."
Categories: US News

Ohio kidnapping victim Amanda Berry returns home

11 Alive - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 8:01am
Amanda Berry has come home after 10 years in captivity.
Categories: Atlanta News

Fatal Marietta wreck blamed on speed

11 Alive - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:59am
Police say a speeding Jeep Cherokee overturned and struck a tree, killing the driver instantly, in Marietta early Wednesday.
Categories: Atlanta News

Southwest flight makes emergency landing due to unruly passengers, authorities say

FOX News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:58am

A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Providence, R.I., made an emergency landing in South Carolina early Wednesday as the result of three unruly passengers, authorities said.

The plane, which was carrying 134 passengers and 5 crew, departed from Orlando and landed at Charleston International Airport. The flight crew reported three passengers being disruptive and did not adhere to flight crew instructions, the Charleston County Aviation Authority said.

On arrival the aircraft was met by law enforcement officers who removed the passengers from the aircraft, authorities said. No injuries were reported, and the aircraft departed without further incident.

Categories: US News

Atlanta councilwoman Winslow arrested on DUI charges

11 Alive - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:57am
Atlanta City Councilwoman Cleta Winslow (District 4) was arrested Tuesday night on DUI charges in southwest Atlanta.
Categories: Atlanta News

Minnesota hiker falls from cliff to his death near Yosemite waterfall

CNN - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:56am
Rangers at Yosemite National Park in California recovered the body of a Minnesota man who fell to his death from a cliff near a waterfall, park officials said Tuesday in a news release.
Categories: US News

Sanford: I'll have friends in D.C.

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:50am
Says he's not worried about national Republicans.


Categories: US News

Snooki to Christie: Let's work out

POLITICO - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:47am
The "Jersey Shore" star offers her support for the governor's weight-loss effort.


Categories: US News

Morrow High School on lockdown due to nearby burglaries

11 Alive - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:42am

Morrow High school is on lockdown, but classes are continuing as normal.  School public information officer David Waller says police are investigating the burglaries of nearby homes.

Categories: Atlanta News

Neighbors feel 'fooled' by Ohio suspect

CNN - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:40am
Who is Ariel Castro? Neighbors, friends and relatives are shocked at allegations that the 52-year-old Cleveland man held three women in his home.
Categories: US News

US Mortgage Apps Jump as Rates Fall

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:25am
Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose last week, fueled by demand for refinancing.
Categories: US News

Driver flips into tree, dies in Marietta

WSBTV - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:17am
Categories: Atlanta News

From Loops to Legible: Jack Lew’s New Signature

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:16am
New Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has closed some loopholes.
Categories: US News

Target to Tests Facebook Deals

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:15am
Target hopes Cartwheel, a service that combines social networking and discounts, will lure shoppers into stores.
Categories: US News

DeKalb detective caught on tape using racial slur still on the job

11 Alive - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:12am
Nathan Christopher Dwight was accused of carjacking a woman and using her car in a violent armed robbery.  But after years in prison, the case against him was overturned.
Categories: Atlanta News

Who Would Kill a Monk Seal?

The New York Times - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 7:00am
An endangered-species murder mystery.    
Categories: US News

For Hedge Funds, Good News Is Relative

CNBC - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:59am
Hedge funds are likely to double their returns this year, but that amounts to only one-third the stock market's performance.
Categories: US News

Ted Hall's son to undergo brain surgery

11 Alive - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:58am

16-year-old Keaton Hall is undergoing a second brain surgery Wednesday for a cancerous brain tumor.

Categories: Atlanta News

Why I put my kids in abduction prevention camp

11 Alive - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:44am
11Alive reporter Jaye Watson signed her children up for a safety camp and a main part teaches the children to avoid abduction.
Categories: Atlanta News