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Author assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk famous 2010-03-12 05:48:54

Secretaries of state, touched by the 10-year-old's handwritten letters on grade-school notepaper, wrote back advising him how to settle a treehouse dispute with his sister. O.J. Simpson's lawyer told him how to get off the hook on accusations he destroyed a doll. A publisher of racy magazines, asked whether there was a version for kids, told him to read the Sears catalog instead, and "you'll be 18 before you know it."

Oldest person in US dies in NH at age 114 2010-03-09 00:46:51

Mary Josephine Ray, the New Hampshire woman who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, has died at age 114 years, 294 days.

SKorea ex-PM involved in bribery scandal stands trial 2010-03-08 13:26:14

South Korea's former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook stands trial Monday for her alleged involvement in a bribery scandal, just at a time when she is poised to run for mayor of Seoul, South Korea's capital.

Pilot with fake licence arrested at Amsterdam airport 2010-03-04 05:18:25

A Swedish pilot with a fake commercial licence was arrested in his cockpit at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport as he prepared to fly 101 passengers on a Boeing 737 to Turkey, Dutch police said on Wednesday.

Hamas spy unafraid, criticizes Islam 2010-03-04 14:31:14

Mosab Hassan Yousef, who helped Israel's security forces kill and arrest members of the Islamic militant group Hamas, is probably marked for death.

'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Sullenberger retires 2010-03-04 10:05:02

The pilot who landed a US Airways plane safely on the Hudson River last January said Wednesday he is retiring after 30 years and plans to spend some of his time pressing for more flight safety.

Castrate Knut the Polar bear: animal rights group 2010-03-04 09:14:10

An animal rights group in Germany came under fire Wednesday for saying that Berlin's celebrity polar bear Knut should be castrated because he is related to his love interest Giovanna.

Turkey's best-known pop star detained for illegal drugs 2010-02-26 17:19:00

Turkey's best-known pop star Tarkan Tevetoglu has been detained by police in an operation for using illegal drugs, local media said on Friday.

Police find body thought to be actor Andrew Koenig 2010-02-26 14:09:36

Canadian police on Thursday said they have found a body they believe is missing actor Andrew Koenig, son of former "Star Trek" star Walter Koenig, who disappeared earlier this month.