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CHICAGO – A combination of thick snow and relatively short runways at Midway International Airport can make landing a plane a daunting task for even veteran pilots, requiring precision and allowing scant room for missteps. After Thursday’s deadly runway accident involving a Southwest Airlines jet at the hemmed-in airport, some …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – After another delay brought on by lawyers’ security concerns, the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven of his co-defendants is set to resume Monday. Testimony from the first witnesses will take place inside the old Baath Party regional headquarters in Baghdad’s Green Zone. Despite new measures put …

PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A music store manager was charged Thursday with exploiting a woman with Alzheimer’s disease (search) who authorities say bought 11 organs from him over 18 months — including four on a single day. Scott L. Heyder, 36, sold the 79-year-old a progressively more expensive string of …

DETROIT – General Motors Corp. (GM) is recalling 305,729 sport utility vehicles, including the Chevrolet TrailBlazer (search), to fix a faulty turn signal that can flash like a hazard warning light. The recall, mostly covering vehicles sold in the United States, includes the 2003-2004 model year GMC Envoy (search), Oldsmobile …

WASHINGTON – Scanning the world horizon, U.S. officials believe there may be no greater potential flashpoint than Iran. President Bush and his foreign policy team think that Tehran is actively pursuing nuclear weapons, but the government denies the charge. The fate of millions of people and the security of the …

Getting a headache trying to choose a painkiller (search)? The government’s advice to consumers is similar to what women were told after problems emerged with hormone pills for menopause (search): Take the lowest possible dose for the shortest possible time, and talk with your doctor about what is best for …

BOSTON – Nine decades in the waiting and five months in the planning, the Boston Red Sox (search) celebrated their 2004 World Series title on Monday with gaudy rings, a jumbo pennant and the best sign of all for a repeat in ’05: an 8-1 win over the rival New …

NEW YORK – Stocks reversed course and rose Monday as crude oil prices headed lower, while a near 6-percent surge in insurer American International Group (AIG) helped the Dow. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) closed up 16.84 points, or 0.16 percent, at 10,421.14, based on the latest available data. …

NEWTOWN, Ohio – The company at the center of distress over the shipment of samples of pandemic flu virus to thousands of labs apparently wasn’t even aware it had sent such a deadly virus. The College of American Pathologists (search), which helps labs to proficiency testing, had asked Meridian Bioscience …

NEW YORK – Casino operator MGM Mirage (MGG) Tuesday reported higher first-quarter profit, driven by booming business at Las Vegas resorts like the Bellagio and MGM Grand. Las Vegas-based MGM, which has agreed to buy cross-town rival Mandalay Resort Group (MBG), said net income rose to $111.08 million, or 75 …