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Los Angeles, CA (AP) Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh says he’s been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said he will take some days off for further medical tests and to determine treatment. Limbaugh called himself the “mayor of Realville” in announcing his illness. He’d been experiencing shortness of…

Lebec, Cal. (AP)  The California Highway Patrol says a gunman opened fire aboard a packed Greyhound bus, killing one passenger and wounding five others before the driver pulled over onto the shoulder and managed to force the killer off. The suspect was taken into custody without incident, and authorities say the the motive is unknown.…

Des Moines, (IA) The Iowa caucuses are small local meetings where neighbors and strangers stand up to show their support for a particular candidate, and to persuade others to join them. They're also the first opportunity for Democrats to express their preferences in what’s been a long and tumultuous primary. Iowa's 41 pledged national delegates…

Mississippi (AP) A former telecommunications executive convicted in one of the largest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history has died. Bernard Ebbers was 78. A family statement cited by WAPT-TV said he died Sunday, just over a month after his early release from prison. Ebbers was the CEO of WorldCom, which collapsed and went into…

(AP) Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog has revealed an early spring is on the way. At sunrise on Sunday, members of Punxsutawney Phil's top hat-wearing inner circle revealed the furry forecaster's prediction. The annual event has its origin in a German legend that says if a furry rodent casts a shadow on Feb. 2, winter continues.…