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JACKSON - A black family in Marshall County has turned to the local Sheriff`s Department, the FBI and the NAACP to investigate the burning of a 6-foot cross near the family`s front yard.

A check-in worker involved in a dispute with British Airways over her right to wear a cross openly while working has said she is "dubious" about the airline`s review of uniform policy.

Nine unions at Philadelphia`s two largest newspapers agreed Thursday to extend contract talks by another week and are prepared to cross picket lines if editorial employees strike before then, a union leader said.

KLM `cross to preview 2007-08 nationals course The second KLM Marketing Solutions UCI Cyclocross is slated Sunday at Wyandotte County Park in Kansas City.

SPOKANE -- A fire destroyed the home of one local family, but amidst the grief and hardship, the Red Cross has given them a glimmer of hope.

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) -- Typhoon Durian has killed more than 100 people in the Philippines after heavy rains and howling winds triggered landslides from a volcanic mountain, the head of the local Red Cross said on Friday.

Qatar`s two-time 3000 metres world steeplechase champion Saif Saaed Shaheen is set to have a tilt at a maiden world cross country title next year in what could be a tense time back in his native Kenya, his manager has revealed.

US actress Marcia Cross, 44, a star on the popular television series "Desperate Housewives," said she feels like she has "won the lottery" in being pregnant with twins.