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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Prosecutors urged jurors Wednesday to convict former HealthSouth Corp. (search) CEO Richard Scrushy (search) in a $2.7 billion fraud, claiming he pulled off the huge crime with the stroke of a pen by signing financial statements he knew were false. Projecting HealthSouth budgets on a screen and …

ELKHART, Ind. – A 3-year-old boy upset that his mother wouldn’t let him use a crane vending machine to try to win a small stuffed animal took matters in his own hands. He climbed up the chute to get the prize himself. Danielle Manges (search) said she took her eyes …

WASHINGTON – Faced with an extended stalemate, the Bush administration has asked China (search) to redouble its efforts to lure North Korea (search) back to negotiations on its nuclear weapons program. The appeal, disclosed by a State Department official on condition of anonymity, reflects a growing frustration over North Korea’s …