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'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Burbank at 38
BURBANK, California — The Los Angeles coroner's office says "The Lost Boys" actor Corey Haim is dead at 38.

Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks
WASHINGTON — Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds too much to the $12.5 trillion national debt.

Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 6 dead
ISLAMABAD — Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of a Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said.

AP-GfK Poll: Obama more popular than Congress
WASHINGTON — Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.

Taliban claim suicide attack on NATO-Afghan base
KHOST, Afghanistan — The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing inside a U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan that killed two NATO service members.

Obama pushing on health care end game
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.

Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
Eleven days after her son Benjamin’s birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.

Chattanooga: Husband and wife charged with TennCare fraud
A husband and wife in Chattanooga have been charged with TennCare fraud, officials said.

Smokies pancake restaurant celebrating 50 years
With the majesty of the Smoky Mountains as a backdrop, the Pancake Pantry in Gatlinburg has been serving locals and visitors alike for 50 years.

Tennessee: DA says man's death was "elaborate suicide"
The Roane County prosecutor says the death of a man whose body was found in a woods fire killed himself in an "elaborate suicide."