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WASHINGTON – Congressional investigators looking into whether Rafael Palmeiro (search) lied under oath are interviewing players who know him, including a Colorado outfielder suspended this year for steroids, The Associated Press has learned. Palmeiro testified to the House Government Reform Committee in March that he never had used steroids (search). …

In the chaos of Hurricane Katrina, secure family ties unraveled. Teens were airlifted from rooftops while their parents stayed behind. Toddlers wandered unaccompanied on freeways. Mothers were forced to leave sick babies inside hospitals while they fled to safety with their other children. For the first time in its history, …

WASHINGTON – Statement by Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg: William H. Rehnquist, the 16th Chief Justice of the United States, died this evening at his home in Arlington, Virginia surrounded by his three children. The Chief Justice battled thyroid cancer since being diagnosed last October and continued to perform his …

SAN DIEGO – A helicopter crash in Iraq in January that killed 30 Marines and a sailor — the deadliest air tragedy in more than two years of combat — resulted from human error, not mechanical failure or hostile fire, according to a Marine investigation. The crew of the CH-53E …

WASHINGTON – U.S. airline losses in 2005 could reach $10 billion, due mainly to soaring fuel prices made worse by Hurricane Katrina (search), the industry’s chief trade group estimated Friday. To try and stem the red ink, major carriers plan to ask Congress next week for a one-year holiday from …

WASHINGTON – Former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith (search) is going to the Supreme Court. Justices said Tuesday they would consider Smith’s appeal over the fortune of her 90-year-old late husband. The stripper-turned-reality television star stands to win as much as $474 million that a bankruptcy judge initially said she …

BOGOTA, Colombia – Naomi Campbell (search) has spoken out in support of Kate Moss (search), who has lost three modeling contracts and is being investigated by London police on allegations that she used cocaine. “Kate Moss is my friend … I think it’s like everybody is being bad to her,” …

ATLANTA – Rocio Roberts’ right eye has a yellow tinge to it — a possible sign of liver disease. It’s worried her for two years, but she never had the money to see a doctor about it. Then Hurricane Katrina came, forcing her to flee New Orleans for Atlanta. Last …

Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts (search) on Tuesday battled a number of senators who tried to determine his opinions on hot-button topics like abortion and end-of-life issues. But he stood his ground, maintaining that he stands by precedent already set and that he could not answer questions about …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. current account (search) deficit narrowed in the second quarter to $195.7 billion as government transfers declined and the surplus on services grew, Commerce Department (search) data showed on Friday, but the previous quarter’s record deficit was revised even higher. The quarterly shortfall, the second highest on …