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High Winds, Rain Hit South, Killing at Least 7
By not in system - AOL NewsJACKSON, Ga. -- Fast-moving spring storms packing high winds, hail and lightning blew through the South, uprooting trees, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands and killing at least seven people. The storms were part of a system that cut a wide swath from the Mississippi River across the Southeast to Georgia and the Carolinas on Monday and early Tuesday. Skies were clearing in many areas that were hit, but tornado watches remained in effect in eastern North and South Carolina as the storms appeared to head out to sea. A father and his young son were killed when a tree fell onto ...
Home Price Declines Deepen in Major US Markets
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK -- Damage from the housing bust is spreading to areas once thought to be immune. In at least 14 major U.S. metro areas, prices have fallen to 2003 levels - when the housing bubble was just starting to inflate. Prices will likely drop further this year, making many people reluctant to buy or sell. That would push down sales and prices more. The depressed housing industry is slowing an economy that has shown strength elsewhere. And it's starting to hurt those who bought years before the housing boom began. In some cities, people who have paid their mortgages for a decade have little ...
Atlanta 6-Year-Old Sells Art for Japan
By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsLike many a sentimental mom, Keely Muse kept all of her daughter's preschool artwork. She probably never dreamed she'd one day sell it to help struggling people across the globe. Tuesday Muse, a 6-year-old kindergartner, may not understand the scope of devastation in Japan, but she knows enough to want to help. "I saw people getting hurt and drowning," she told WXIA-TV. Her mom asked her to think of something she was good at, and to use that talent to help. "That's when she told me, 'I'm a really good artist,'" Keely told WXIA. She enlisted friend and fellow 6-year-old artist Stella, and ...
Atlanta Tornado Warnings Sound as Weather System Wreaks Havoc
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThe sirens rang out. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for the northern parts of metro Atlanta today as a line of storms continued to leave behind damage across the nation's midsection. The warnings went up in Cobb, Bartow, Paulding and southern Cherokee counties, where conditions were ripe for tornadic activity, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Dark skies, heavy wind, rain and hail were all reported this afternoon. Tornado sirens blared in central and southern Indiana today, and buildings were damaged in Gibson, Monroe and Bartholomew counties, the Chicago ...
Man's Car Stolen With Father's Ashes Inside [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsAtlanta police say three cars were stolen from the valet parking lot of a popular restaurant after thieves found the valet key box unlocked. One victim of that theft says the ashes of his recently deceased father were inside his car. ...
Is That a Gecko in Your Underwear ... or Are You Just Smuggling Wildlife?
By David Moye - AOL NewsIt's a jungle out there for the people who are trying to stop wildlife smuggling. According to Richard Thomas, spokesman for Traffic, the wildlife trade monitoring network, the people who are trying to sneak endangered animals out of their native environments are getting more audacious than ever in their attempts. "We've had people who put birds into tubes to stop their wings from flapping and others who stitch the eyelids of falcons shut to keep them quiet," Thomas told AOL News. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation A 2-month-old tiger was found sedated ...
Hotel Introduces Superstrong Toilets, Able to Flush Golf Balls
By David Moye - AOL NewsMost people considering a hotel look at amenities such as swimming pools, spa services and gourmet restaurants -- not the power of the toilets. However, a clogged-up toilet is the sort of thing that people talk about on the, er, back end, according to Richard Senechal, the senior vice president of facilities for Loews Hotels. "Guests want a reliable toilet," he told AOL News. "You don't hear about that on the front end, but if there is a problem, you hear about it." Apparently, clogged toilets are enough of a problem at hotels that Loews tried to eliminate any problems customers ...
Jack Black Helps Name Atlanta Zoo's Panda Cub
By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA -- Jack Black joined Zoo Atlanta for a naming ceremony for a 3-month-old giant panda cub, the only one of the endangered species born in a U.S. zoo last year. The zoo today named the cub Po after the main character voiced by Black in his upcoming animated sequel "Kung Fu Panda 2." Zoo officials say that in return for the name, studio Dreamworks donated money to the zoo to help with its panda conservation program. The zoo declined to say how much. The zoo pays China a $500,000-per-year lease to display the pandas. Black posed for pictures with the 10-pound cub, which made squawking ...
Soulful Sensation Heather Russell Sings Beyond Her Years [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsA video of 10-year-old musician Heather Russell singing an original piece titled "She Needs Love" is spreading across the Internet. The talented singer-songwriter who sings with a soulfulness beyond her years is reportedly being mentored by Grammy winner Rob Fusari. The young girl from Atlanta is also being compared to Atlanta's favorite "adopted son," Justin Bieber. <br/><a ...
Father Charged in Slaying of Two Sons Near Atlanta
By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA -- A man who blamed his children's fatal stabbings this week on their mother's boyfriend was charged on Saturday with killing the two boys and wounding another. Police in suburban Atlanta also dropped murder charges that had been brought against the boyfriend. Gwinnett County police had found the father, Elvis Noe-Garcia, with stab wounds Wednesday outside the house near Lawrenceville where the dead boys were. The 23-year-old Noe-Garcia was not married to their mother and was involved in a dispute with her over custody of the children. Police arrested Noe-Garcia Saturday morning and ...
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