Aerial video from WABC-TV shows several row houses on fire in Union City, New Jersey. (Dec. 28)
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Five young men who police said died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a South Florida motel room were constant companions who acted like brothers and even went shoe shopping together before Christmas so they all would have the same pair. (Dec. 28)
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In chilly Florida, manatees are on the hunt for warmth. Some have found respite from the cold Gulf waters in pools beside a power plant, where generating electricity warms the water. (Dec. 28)
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A blaze in a small, abandoned warehouse in New Orleans killed eight homeless people who were burning wood in a barrel to stay warm, the fire department said Tuesday. (Dec. 28)
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An enchanted forest, reindeers, flying swans, and even a fake fire made of ice are impressing crowds at an ice sculpting festival in Roevershagen, northern Germany. (Dec. 28)
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Sir Elton John is now a father; 25 films selected to the National Film Registry; Reality star of MTV’s ‘Teen Mom’ star arrested for felony domestic battery and child neglect charges. (Dec. 28)
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For bedraggled commuters who are finally making their way back to work and travelers who are finding their way home, there is a sense of exhaustion that is overwhelming any excitement they might feel. (Dec. 28)
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Strong winds may have picked up some rail containers and blown them off a bridge near Harrisburg, Pa. The accident disrupted rail traffic, including Amtrak passenger trains. (Dec. 28)
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Officials at a Maine ski area report that there are about eight injuries in an accident on a chair lift. (Dec. 28)
Continue reading …Larry King wanted the last laugh from his testy interview with former Miss California Carrie Prejean, and got it Sunday in an interview with CNN's Howard Kurtz. Kurtz hosted King Sunday on “Reliable Sources” to showcase memorable interviews from 25 years of “Larry King Live.” One of the interviews was King's clash with Carrie Prejean from November, 2009. As NewsBusters then reported, King pressed Prejean about reports of a sex video she made as a teenager for her boyfriend. In addition, he repeatedly asked her about a settlement she made with the Miss Universe organization even though she kept asserting the matter was confidential. Prejean then told King he was being “inappropriate.” She removed her mic when a caller claiming to be gay pressed her about same-sex marriage. Supposedly the agreement between Prejean's publicist and King included no phone calls during the interview, although King denied having knowledge of that at the time of the interview.
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