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Today's Most Popular News: Eurocopter unveils new-look helicopter Segway owner dies after falling off river cliff Obama presses for longer school years Small-town mayor stoned to death in western Mexico Despite economy, Americans don't want farm work Pod hotels in a bid to take New York by storm Couple makes 4,000-mile trek to see Team USA play Report: Significant cheating by FBI agents on exam Downtown Los Angeles bakes at record 113 degrees Disney, Muslim worker agree on hijab substitute 'Sound of Music' cast to reunite on Oprah show Obama calls for longer school year Hundreds protest FBI raids on anti-war activists 'Titanic' co-star Gloria Stuart dies at 100 Petrobras becomes third biggest oil firm Georgia executes inmate who had attempted suicide LA teacher who killed himself recalled as caring Texan imprisoned for child sex assault exonerated Historic political meeting under way in NKorea How to widen the hunt for targeted cancer therapy Eurocopter unveils new-look helicopter Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:10 am PDT Reuters - European group Eurocopter showed off a revolutionary winged helicopter on Monday, in a bid to counter U.S. rival Sikorsky's efforts to break the speed barrier by rewriting rotorcraft design rules. Full Story Top Segway owner dies after falling off river cliff Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:17 pm PDT AP - All police found at the bottom of a cliff was a man's body in a frigid river and a Segway, the two-wheeled electric device that was supposed to revolutionize personal transport. Full Story Top Obama presses for longer school years Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:39 pm PDT AP - Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out. Full Story Top Small-town mayor stoned to death in western Mexico Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:41 pm PDT AP - A small-town mayor and an aide were found stoned to death Monday in a drug-plagued western state, the fifth city leader to be slain in Mexico since mid-August. Full Story Top Despite economy, Americans don't want farm work Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:21 pm PDT AP - It's a question rekindled by the recession: Are immigrants taking jobs away from American citizens? In the heart of the nation's biggest farming state, the answer is a resounding no. Full Story Top Pod hotels in a bid to take New York by storm Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:39 am PDT AFP - Size doesn't matter. At least that's what a handful of hotels in New York hope lodgers will think when they stay in their small, yet functional and affordable rooms. Full Story Top Couple makes 4,000-mile trek to see Team USA play Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:20 am PDT AP - Betty and Jonathan Hutchinson traveled 4,000 miles by plane and train to Eastern Europe for the women's world basketball championships, eager to watch Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and anyone else with ties to the University of Connecticut. Full Story Top Report: Significant cheating by FBI agents on exam Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:35 pm PDT AP - A Justice Department investigation has found that FBI agents, including several supervisors, cheated on an important test covering the bureau's policies for conducting surveillance on Americans. Full Story Top Downtown Los Angeles bakes at record 113 degrees Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:38 pm PDT AP - California's blistering fall heat wave sent temperatures to an all-time record high of 113 degrees Monday in downtown Los Angeles, and many sought refuge at the beach or in the shade. Full Story Top Disney, Muslim worker agree on hijab substitute Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:28 pm PDT AP - Disney is allowing a Muslim employee at its Orange County park to wear a specially designed headscarf after initially objecting to her religious head covering, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Monday. Full Story Top 'Sound of Music' cast to reunite on Oprah show Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:19 am PDT AP - The hills are alive again 45 years later, this time on the small screen. Full Story Top Obama calls for longer school year Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:22 am PDT The Upshot - President Obama said on the "Today" show Monday morning that American students attend school a month less than kids in other countries -- contending that the school-year gap puts them at a competitive disadvantage in the global economy. "The idea of a longer school year, I think, makes sense," he said, when asked if kids [...] Full Story Top Hundreds protest FBI raids on anti-war activists Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:01 pm PDT AP - Hundreds of protesters gathered outside FBI offices in Minneapolis and Chicago on Monday, bearing signs and shouting chants condemning the agency's recent searches of homes and offices of anti-war activists in both cities. Full Story Top 'Titanic' co-star Gloria Stuart dies at 100 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:05 pm PDT AP - Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood beauty who gave up acting for 30 years and later became the oldest Academy Award acting nominee as the spunky survivor in "Titanic," has died. She was 100. Full Story Top Petrobras becomes third biggest oil firm Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:26 pm PDT AFP - Brazil's state-run Petrobras became the world's third-biggest oil firm by market capitalization Monday as it completed a record share issue expected to bring in around 70 billion dollars. Full Story Top Georgia executes inmate who had attempted suicide Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:27 pm PDT AP - A Georgia prisoner who tried to kill himself last week by slashing his arms and throat with a razor blade was executed Monday night amid heightened security for the 1998 murders of a trucking company owner and his two children. Full Story Top LA teacher who killed himself recalled as caring Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:45 pm PDT AP - Rigoberto Ruelas Jr. was considered much more than a fifth-grade teacher at Miramonte Elementary School — he was a mentor to youth tempted to join gangs and a tireless booster that kids could make it to college. Full Story Top Texan imprisoned for child sex assault exonerated Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:31 pm PDT AP - A judge on Monday overturned the 1993 conviction of a deaf man who was sent to prison for raping a 5-year-old girl despite an absence of physical evidence linking him to the attack. Full Story Top Historic political meeting under way in NKorea Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:06 pm PDT AP - North Korea's biggest political gathering in 30 years began Tuesday hours after leader Kim Jong Il appointed his youngest son as a military general in what was seen as part of a succession plan. Full Story Top How to widen the hunt for targeted cancer therapy Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:01 pm PDT AP - Cancer is a tale of two sets of genetic code, your own and your tumor's — and tracing the unique areas of damage makes for a way to target treatment. Full Story Top

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