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Today's Most Popular News: Lawyer who found documents has long pursued church Grasshopper outlook strikes fear on Western range Official: Gun charges after FBI raids in Midwest Many felony pot cases getting tossed out of court As economy sours, vendors crowd into Venice Beach Obama slips into Afghanistan to voice US resolve Junk Food 'Addiction' May Be Real China making anime push as Japan hits slump Health overhaul likely to strain doctor shortage NJ county's Sunday buying ban may be checking out Officials: Suicide bombs kill 34 on Moscow subway NKorea accuses South of psychological warfare Russia eliminates 2 time zones Violent storms do damage north of Charlotte New Rule: You Can't Use "There Will Be No Cooperation for the Rest of the Year" as a Threat If There Was No Cooperation in the First Ha Fox says Kiefer Sutherland's '24' will end May 24 Stevia herb sweetens global market Geely to buy Volvo from Ford for $1.8 billion Analysis: Economy, not health care, will be focus Police: Drunk Pa. man tried to revive dead opossum Lawyer who found documents has long pursued church Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:24 pm PDT AP - Jeff Anderson has filed thousands of lawsuits alleging sex abuse by priests and won tens of millions of dollars for his clients, but he has had a bigger goal in mind for nearly two decades. He wants to bring his career-long legal crusade against misconduct in the Roman Catholic Church right to the top. Full Story Top Grasshopper outlook strikes fear on Western range Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:32 pm PDT AP - Grasshopper infestations have taken on mythic tones here on the arid prairie of northeastern Wyoming — they blanket highways, eat T-shirts off clotheslines and devour nearly every scrap of vegetation on ranches and farms. Full Story Top Official: Gun charges after FBI raids in Midwest Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:35 pm PDT AP - The FBI said Sunday that agents conducted weekend raids in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio and arrested at least three people, and a militia leader in Michigan said the target of at least one raid was a Christian militia group. Full Story Top Many felony pot cases getting tossed out of court Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:57 pm PDT AP - Police in a northern California town thought they had an open-and-shut case when they seized more than two pounds of marijuana from a couple's home, even though doctors authorized the pair to use pot for medical purposes. Full Story Top As economy sours, vendors crowd into Venice Beach Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:30 pm PDT AP - Sand and surf are the least of the attractions making Venice Beach one of Los Angeles' top tourist draws. Full Story Top Obama slips into Afghanistan to voice US resolve Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:39 pm PDT AP - Under elaborate secrecy, President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan on Sunday near the front lines of the increasingly bloody 8-year-old war he is expanding and affirmed America's commitment to destroying al-Qaida and its extremist allies in the land where the 9-11 plot was hatched. Full Story Top Junk Food 'Addiction' May Be Real Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people often say they'd like to eat less but feel almost powerless to stop indulging, and now new research suggests that explanation might be all too true. Full Story Top China making anime push as Japan hits slump Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:31 pm PDT AP - Yoko Komazawa had been at the Tokyo International Anime Fair for nearly six hours when she fell in love with a brown-and-white stuffed panda — a character in one of the fair's featured cartoons. Full Story Top Health overhaul likely to strain doctor shortage Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:57 pm PDT AP - Better beat the crowd and find a doctor. Full Story Top NJ county's Sunday buying ban may be checking out Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:17 pm PDT AP - During a powerful storm that flooded basements, uprooted trees and left tens of thousands of families without power through a late winter weekend, residents of one New Jersey county had to wait till Monday morning to buy sump pumps, generators and other cleanup tools at local stores. Full Story Top Officials: Suicide bombs kill 34 on Moscow subway Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:33 pm PDT AP - Moscow officials say two female suicide bombers have blown themselves up on the city subway system as it was jam-packed with rush-hour passengers. Full Story Top NKorea accuses South of psychological warfare Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:21 pm PDT AP - North Korea warned the U.S. and South Korea on Monday of deadly consequences for engaging in "psychological warfare" by allowing journalists into the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas. Full Story Top Russia eliminates 2 time zones Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:16 pm PDT AP - Russia's president thought the country had too much time on its hands, so on Sunday he eliminated two of its 11 time zones. Full Story Top Violent storms do damage north of Charlotte Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:09 pm PDT AP - A handful of people were reported injured by violent storms that ripped the metal roof off at least one building, damaged dozens of homes and knocked down countless trees in central North Carolina Sunday night, officials said. Full Story Top New Rule: You Can't Use "There Will Be No Cooperation for the Rest of the Year" as a Threat If There Was No Cooperation in the First Ha Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:10 pm PDT HuffingtonPost.com - Read Bill Maher's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com Full Story Top Fox says Kiefer Sutherland's '24' will end May 24 Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:29 am PDT AP - The drama "24" won't be ticking much longer on TV. Fox announced Friday that its action-packed real-time show starring Kiefer Sutherland as anti-terrorism agent Jack Bauer will wind down at the end of its current eighth season on May 24. Full Story Top Stevia herb sweetens global market Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:36 pm PDT AFP - A sweetener derived from the South American herb stevia is taking the global marketplace by storm, promising a zero-calorie product that also has the appeal of being natural. Full Story Top Geely to buy Volvo from Ford for $1.8 billion Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:03 pm PDT AP - Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a binding deal Sunday to buy Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo Cars unit for $1.8 billion, representing a coup for the independent Chinese automaker which is aiming to expand in Europe. Full Story Top Analysis: Economy, not health care, will be focus Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:13 pm PDT AP - Losers in a brutal struggle with President Barack Obama, Republicans now hope voter anger over newly enacted health care legislation will propel them to victory in midterm elections this fall. Full Story Top Police: Drunk Pa. man tried to revive dead opossum Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:44 am PDT AP - Police say they charged a Pennsylvania man with public drunkenness after he was seen trying to resuscitate a long-dead opossum along a highway. State police Trooper Jamie Levier says several witnesses saw 55-year-old Donald Wolfe, of Brookville, near the animal Thursday along Route 36 in Oliver Township, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Full Story Top

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