Weapon that killed 12 Afghan civilians is back in use

Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.
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NATO no longer calls the incident a targeting error and says the rocket launcher functioned correctly. The deaths were the first major case of civilian casualties in the Marja offensive ... Western military officials announced Wednesday that they had resumed use of a weapon system employed in a strike that killed 12 people inside an Afghan family home, most of them women and children ...

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Tesla Workers Killed in Peninsula Plane Crash

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 3:52 p.m.
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The three people who died in a small plane crash on the Peninsula worked for Tesla Motors ...

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Tiger Woods to Make Statement Friday

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 3:51 p.m.
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More than two months after his personal life went into meltdown mode, the golf great plans to speak publicly ...

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Roving TSA screeners to swab hands, bags

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 3:48 p.m.

For the first time, airport screeners will begin roving through airports to check passenger bags for explosives ...

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O.C. Corvette owner killed during test drive

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 3:43 p.m.

Authorities said a woman trying to sell her Corvette was killed in an accident during a test drive in Laguna Hills ...

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Vonn, Davis Lead Team U.S.A. in Wednesday Events

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 3:42 p.m.
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Downhill skiing star Lindsey Vonn and her ailing shin will lead four of America's brightest hopes for Olympic gold Wednesday in what promises to be Team U.S.A.'s biggest day yet in the Vancouver games ...

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Plane in CA fatal crash owned by Tesla employee

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.

A small plane that went down in a Northern California neighborhood, killing all three aboard, is owned by an employee of Tesla Motors Inc ...

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Lindsey Vonn, Julia Mancuso are first and second in women's downhill

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 3:23 p.m.

It could be a good day for the U.S. women in the downhill, as Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso were first and second after the first 25 racers had gone down the course and more than likely will finish that ...

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Authorities investigate skull found in Griffith Park

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 3:22 p.m.

Police detectives and coroner's investigators had few clues today about how a human skull ended up near Skyline Trail in Griffith Park ...

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Tiger Woods to hold news conference Friday

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 3:18 p.m.

Tiger Woods will hold a news conference on Friday at PGA headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida ...

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