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Hero Dog Euthanized by Accident in Ariz. Shelter

(Nov. 15) -- A hero dog who helped save U.S. solders from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan was euthanized today by mistake at an Arizona shelter. Target, a female shepherd mix, belonged to Sgt. Terry Young, an Army National Guard member, but was picked up as a stray after she slipped out of his yard in the San Tan Valley...

Black Friday Hysteria Building Early This Year With Websites and Apps

(Nov. 12) -- With just two weeks to go before what is billed as the biggest shopping day on the American calendar, Black Friday hype is already in full swing. Intrepid bargain hunters brave enough to stare down the pushing, shoving crowds that rush and trample fellow shoppers in pursuit of low-priced stereos, appliances,...

'Average' Presidential Candidate Wants to Open Lincoln Bedroom to Homeless

(Oct. 26) -- A night in the Lincoln Bedroom of the White House is a privilege usually reserved for big contributors to a presidential campaign, but one independent candidate thinks it could be better served as a room for the homeless. He's "Average" Joe Schriner and this 54-year-old addiction specialist has some ideas for...

Report: Holocaust Museum Shooter Targeted Axelrod

(Sept. 30) -- Weeks after a white supremacist shot and killed a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington in 2009, White House senior adviser David Axelrod showed up at his favorite Chicago Jewish deli with an entourage of Secret Service agents. In the past, he had no protection. But in July 2009, it was...

Target Apologizes for Donation to Conservative Candidate

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Aug. 6) -- The head of Target Corp. apologized Thursday over a political donation to a business group backing a conservative Republican for Minnesota governor, which angered some employees and sparked talk of a customer boycott. Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel wrote employees to say the discount retailer was...