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U.S. Top News: One of 9 deceased victims of Oregon bus crash identified so far

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01/2/2013
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One of 9 deceased victims of Oregon bus crash identified so far
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Oregon authorities said on Tuesday they have managed to positively identify one of nine people killed Sunday morning after a charter bus skidded off an icy mountain highway and crashed down an embankment.
Pennsylvania governor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said on Tuesday he will file a federal lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions it levied against Pennsylvania State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal.
Connecticut attorney general says Newtown legal claim misguided
(Reuters) - A $100 million claim filed against the state of Connecticut in the wake of a school shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead two weeks ago is misguided, Connecticut's attorney general said in a statement on Monday.
New York county denies request for names of gun permit holders
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities in a suburban county north of New York City said on Tuesday they would refuse to release names of local gun permit holders to a newspaper that has been publishing the identities of thousands of license-holding residents.
Watch Night marks 150th anniversary of Lincoln's proclamation
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Congregants at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church cried out in testimony, prayer and song at a New Year's Eve service recalling the vigils held by blacks 150 years ago as they awaited President Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Analysis: U.S. arms sales to Asia set to boom on Pacific "pivot"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. sales of warplanes, anti-missile systems and other costly weapons to China's and North Korea's neighbors appear set for significant growth amid regional security jitters.
Drifting Shell drill ship grounds on rocks off Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A large drill ship belonging to oil major Shell ran aground off Alaska on Monday night after drifting in stormy weather, company and government officials said.
Ten states raise minimum wage, rates up 10 to 35 cents/hour
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Ten states kicked off the new year with a minimum wage rise of between 10 and 35 cents, modestly boosting the incomes of nearly 1 million low-paid workers.
Revelers gather in NY's frigid Times Square on New Year's Eve
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Throngs of revelers in and around New York's Times Square bid farewell to 2012 and extended a raucous greeting to 2013 early Tuesday.
State Department made "grievous mistake" over Benghazi: Senate report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department made a "grievous mistake" in keeping the U.S. mission in Benghazi open despite inadequate security and increasingly alarming threat assessments in the weeks before a deadly attack by militants, a Senate committee said on Monday.
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