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Canadian Doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reports of allergic reactions among recipients ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/dangerous_batch_of_h1n1_vaccine_found/542542/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:06:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/pirates_attack_maersk_alabama_again/532760/Nov-18-2009_9-01-am/
U.S.-Flagged Cargo Ship Repels Second Attack in Seven Months.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/pirates_attack_maersk_alabama_again/532760/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/science/article/leonid_meteor_shower_to_peak_tuesday/529269/Nov-16-2009_9-09-pm/
This year's Leonid meteor shower will peak Tuesday, forecasters say, producing mild but pretty sparks over the United States and a more intense outburst over Asia. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/science/article/leonid_meteor_shower_to_peak_tuesday/529269/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:08:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/science/article/nasa_spacecraft_confirms_water_on_moon/522834/Nov-13-2009_3-52-pm/
Satellite That Crashed Into Crater Yields Debris With Presence of Water.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/science/article/nasa_spacecraft_confirms_water_on_moon/522834/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:48:03 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/international_adoption/515997/Nov-10-2009_5-47-pm/
Traveling to Russia to adopt children is the perfect fit for some local familes. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/international_adoption/515997/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:20:33 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/forklift_destroys_vodka/508047/Nov-06-2009_3-30-pm/
A big "whoops" for one employee operating a forklift inside a liquor warehouse in Russia. GREAT VIDEO ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/forklift_destroys_vodka/508047/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:07:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/man_attends_his_own_funeral/503809/Nov-04-2009_2-03-pm/
Family Misidentified Victim of Car Crash as Their Own.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/man_attends_his_own_funeral/503809/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:21:41 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/worlds-fastest-man-adopts-its-fastest-cat/500557/Nov-02-2009_2-34-pm/
Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt Pays $13,700 to Adopt Cub Named "Lightning Bolt" As Part of Cheetah Conservation Effort.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/worlds-fastest-man-adopts-its-fastest-cat/500557/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:16:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/worlds-largest-cruise-ship-sets-sail/494330/Oct-30-2009_1-17-pm/
Environmentally Friendly 1,200-Foot "Oasis of the Seas" Features Theater, Ice Rink and Bar which Moves Up and Down 3 Decks.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/worlds-largest-cruise-ship-sets-sail/494330/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:15:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/u.s.-ship-fires-on-poland/491932/Oct-29-2009_2-49-pm/
A guided missle destroyer inadvertently shoots a Polish warehouse in the Port of Gdynia. No one is hurt. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/mississippi/article/u.s.-ship-fires-on-poland/491932/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:29:01 +0000 54.517095987311045 18.54217529296875 http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/facebook-keeps-profiles-of-the-dead/485326/Oct-27-2009_12-21-pm/
Social Network will "Memorialize" Profiles of the Dead if their Friends or Family Request It ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/facebook-keeps-profiles-of-the-dead/485326/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:21:44 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/tigers-said-to-be-on-verge-of-extinction/485325/Oct-27-2009_12-19-pm/
World's Tigers Are Fast Dying Out Despite Campaigns to Save Them, Experts Say ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/tigers-said-to-be-on-verge-of-extinction/485325/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:18:05 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/afghanistan-helicopter-crashes-kill-14/481790/Oct-26-2009_9-21-am/
11 U.S. Troops, 3 Civilians Die in Separate Incidents; Victims Reportedly Include DEA Agents.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/afghanistan-helicopter-crashes-kill-14/481790/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:59:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/obama-to-end-dont-ask-dont-tell/432731/Oct-10-2009_7-46-pm/
At a fundraising dinner, President Obama says he will end the military policy that allows gays to serve in the military as long as they don't disclose their sexual orientation. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/obama-to-end-dont-ask-dont-tell/432731/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:40:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/obama-surprised-about-winning-the-nobel-peace-prize/427367/Oct-09-2009_10-58-am/
President Barack Obama says he's honored to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but says he isn't sure he's done enough to earn it. Click here to listen to his reaction. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/obama-surprised-about-winning-the-nobel-peace-prize/427367/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:58:47 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/feds-net-dozens-in-phishing-ring-bust/420940/Oct-07-2009_1-16-pm/
Arrests in Egypt, Three U.S. States in ID Theft Scheme that Has Victimized Thousands. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/feds-net-dozens-in-phishing-ring-bust/420940/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:14:26 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/space-program-sees-first-round-of-layoffs/411058/Oct-04-2009_12-23-pm/
More than 250 contract workers have lost their jobs in the first round of layoffs related to the planned shutdown of the space shuttle program by the end of 2010. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/florida/article/space-program-sees-first-round-of-layoffs/411058/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:08:02 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/rio-will-host-the-2016-summer-olympics/404884/Oct-02-2009_11-12-am/
The the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro, putting the games in South America for the first time. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/rio-will-host-the-2016-summer-olympics/404884/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:12:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/meet-the-2016-olympic-city-contenders/404771/Oct-02-2009_9-39-am/
The Windy City was eliminated in first round of voting by the IOC. Tokyo was eliminated next. The games will either be held in Rio De Janeiro or Madrid. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/meet-the-2016-olympic-city-contenders/404771/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:51:15 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/toyota-floor-mat-recall-still-uncertain/404721/Oct-02-2009_8-46-am/
Automaker's President says Fatal Crash in U.S. "Extremely Regrettable," but Still Investigating the Cause.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/consumer/article/toyota-floor-mat-recall-still-uncertain/404721/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:43:17 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/man-kills-83000-rats-wins-tv/403018/Oct-01-2009_2-06-pm/
Country Honors Farmer for Tireless Effort in Eradicating Rodents.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/man-kills-83000-rats-wins-tv/403018/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:02:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tsunamis-kill-scores-on-samoan-islands/400646/Sep-30-2009_9-05-am/
At Least 99 Killed as Samoa, American Samoa Devastated by Huge Waves Sparked by Quake; Obama Declares Major Disaster.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tsunamis-kill-scores-on-samoan-islands/400646/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:01:13 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/becoming-a-saint/399102/Sep-29-2009_8-39-pm/
Mobilians rejoice in the Canonization of Jeanne Jugan. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/becoming-a-saint/399102/ Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:09:47 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/quake-tsunami-kill-at-least-14-in-pacific/398773/Sep-30-2009_9-40-am/
Village Flattened by Wave in American Samoa after 8.3-Magnitude Earthquake at Dawn ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/quake-tsunami-kill-at-least-14-in-pacific/398773/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:34:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/film-director-roman-polanski-arrested/393283/Sep-27-2009_2-24-pm/
Roman Polanski has been arrested in Switzerland and could be extradited to the United States in connection with a 1977 sex crime. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/film-director-roman-polanski-arrested/393283/ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:16:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/woman-gives-birth-to-19-lb-baby/385408/Sep-25-2009_2-08-pm/
Boy Becomes Heaviest Newborn in Country's History; Mom and Baby in Good Health, Dad Says.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/woman-gives-birth-to-19-lb-baby/385408/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:06:23 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/iran-2nd-uranium-facility/384013/Sep-25-2009_6-14-am/
Obama, other leaders, to accuse Iran of having covert nuclear facility. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/iran-2nd-uranium-facility/384013/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:33 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/somebody-radicalized-him/382486/Sep-24-2009_8-09-pm/
Father of Suspected Terrorist tells WKRG News 5's Mel Showers his son didn't learn radical views in his home state of Alabama. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/somebody-radicalized-him/382486/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:44:33 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/trial-aids-vaccine-cuts-infection-risk-31/381290/Sep-24-2009_8-49-am/
U.S., Thai Researches See New Hope with Experimental Treatment Trialed on 16,000 Volunteers in Thailand.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/medical/article/trial-aids-vaccine-cuts-infection-risk-31/381290/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:47:54 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/gadhafi-hijacks-spotlight-at-u.n/380560/Sep-23-2009_12-59-pm/
In 90-Minute Address, Libyan Leader Refers to Security Council as Group of Terrorists.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/gadhafi-hijacks-spotlight-at-u.n/380560/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:56:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/ala.-ag-to-seek-capital-charge-in-australian-death1/365943/Sep-18-2009_12-15-pm/
Alabama Attorney General Troy King says he will seek a capital murder indictment against a Birmingham-area man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his wife during their honeymoon in Australia. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/ala.-ag-to-seek-capital-charge-in-australian-death1/365943/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:12:48 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/condoms-key-to-combating-global-warming/365614/Sep-18-2009_10-42-am/
Experts: Increased Access to Contraceptives Slows Population Growth in Developing Nations, Easing Climate Change ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/condoms-key-to-combating-global-warming/365614/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:41:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/over-8-feet-tall-and-looking-for-love/362946/Sep-17-2009_2-03-pm/
New World's Tallest Man is 27-Year-Old Part-Time Turkish Farmer who Hopes Fame Will Help Him Get a Date.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/over-8-feet-tall-and-looking-for-love/362946/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:01:03 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/cyber-criminals-targeting-small-businesses/356457/Sep-15-2009_12-39-pm/
Many Attacks Being Waged by Organized Cyber Groups Based Overseas, Feds Say ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/technology/article/cyber-criminals-targeting-small-businesses/356457/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:39:58 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/ukraine-dashes-elton-johns-adoption-hopes/353269/Sep-14-2009_1-34-pm/
Pop Star is Too Old and Isn't Traditionally Married, Minister for Family Affairs Says.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/ukraine-dashes-elton-johns-adoption-hopes/353269/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:25:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/mexican-plane-hijacked-100-plus-on-board/340748/Sep-09-2009_4-12-pm/
Brief hijack episode in Mexico ends..Updated ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/mexican-plane-hijacked-100-plus-on-board/340748/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:51:11 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/caught_on_camera/article/lion-attacks-reporter/333490/Sep-07-2009_9-56-am/
CAUGHT ON CAMERA A reporter got more than he bargained for when he voluntarily walked into a lion's den. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/caught_on_camera/article/lion-attacks-reporter/333490/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:43:33 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/man-throws-acid-in-busy-hong-kong-market/331130/Sep-06-2009_2-38-pm/
11 people are hurt, including a couple who, police believe, was the target ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/man-throws-acid-in-busy-hong-kong-market/331130/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:51:55 +0000 22.324670966133205 114.14108276367187 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/daphne-native-linked-to-al-qaeda-terrorists/324545/Sep-04-2009_1-19-pm/
Omar Hammami has been indicted by a grand jury in Mobile on charges of providing material support to terrorists. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/daphne-native-linked-to-al-qaeda-terrorists/324545/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:53:40 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/embassy-guards-fired-for-lewd-behavior/324453/Sep-04-2009_12-20-pm/
Eight Fired, Two Resign as State Department Demands Replacement of Entire Security Management Team.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/embassy-guards-fired-for-lewd-behavior/324453/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:18:46 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/belgian-arms-dealer-will-plead-not-guilty/320531/Sep-03-2009_1-07-pm/
Jacques Monsieur is accused of wiring $110,000 to a bank in Mobile in order to buy fighter jet parts that he would sell to Iran. Such deals aren't allowed without federal approval under the U.S. trade embargo on Iran. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/belgian-arms-dealer-will-plead-not-guilty/320531/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:07:26 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/jackson-fans-stage-massive-thriller/307644/Aug-31-2009_10-19-am/
World Record Claimed as Nearly 13,000 (Including Zombies) Recreate Dance on Singer's Birthday.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/jackson-fans-stage-massive-thriller/307644/ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:55:20 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/pilots-killed-in-crash-during-air-show/305746/Aug-30-2009_3-43-pm/
CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Two pilots are killed during an air show in southern Poland after their SU-27 fighter jet crashes. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/pilots-killed-in-crash-during-air-show/305746/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:57:18 +0000 51.39834886240482 21.15966796875 http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/third-times-a-charm/302629/Aug-29-2009_12-13-pm/
After three tries, the space shuttle Discovery is finally en route to the international space station. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/environmental/article/third-times-a-charm/302629/ Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:00:19 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/grim-milestone-nears-for-us-in-afghan-war/294278/Aug-27-2009_9-11-am/
August Set to Become Deadliest Month for American Troops Since Invasion as 44th Death Confirmed by Military.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/national/article/grim-milestone-nears-for-us-in-afghan-war/294278/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:09:05 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/venezuela-keeps-miss-universe-crown/284800/Aug-24-2009_8-42-am/
For the Second Year In A Row, Miss Venezuela has won the Miss Universe Title.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/venezuela-keeps-miss-universe-crown/284800/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:40:23 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/police-reality-tv-star-found-dead/283934/Aug-23-2009_7-58-pm/
Canadian police say fugitive murder suspect Ryan Jenkins has been found dead of an apparent suicide in a motel in British Columbia. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/crime/article/police-reality-tv-star-found-dead/283934/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:52:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/champion-female-runners-gender-tested/276953/Aug-20-2009_10-01-am/
South African Caster Semanya' Muscular Frame, Deep Voice and Stunning Speed Lead to Medical Sex Test.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/champion-female-runners-gender-tested/276953/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:59:29 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/scotland-frees-lockerbie-bomber/276718/Aug-20-2009_8-13-am/
Scottish Official Confirms Decision to Release Abdel Baset al-Megrahi on Compassionate Grounds.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/world/article/scotland-frees-lockerbie-bomber/276718/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:11:05 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/bombings-spark-baghdads-deadliest-day/273962/Aug-19-2009_9-52-am/
Nearly 100 Killed, 300 Wounded From Likely Coordinated Wave of Attacks, Officials Say.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/politics/article/bombings-spark-baghdads-deadliest-day/273962/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:50:36 +0000