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• SC mayor-elect sneaks into town hall, pulls over trooper

  February 19, 2012 11:49 AM

  NORWAY, S.C. (AP) - Jim Preacher couldn't wait nine more days to become mayor of the tiny town of Norway. So he had a friend climb into Town Hall through an unlocked window and let him in so he could change the locks and take over the town's checkbook. He's... more »

• Norse suspect's Christianity was cultural, not religious

  July 25, 2011 11:05 PM

  KRISTIANSAND, Norway (AP) - A journalist who's a priest in the Church of Norway says the suspect in Friday's bombing and shootings that killed scores of Norwegians claimed to be only a cultural Christian. The Rev. Arne Fjeldstad (AHR'-ne FEEL'-stud), CEO of the Media Project, says Anders Behring Breivik... more »

• Colorado seeds placed in doomsday vault

  July 12, 2010 1:05 PM

  Seeds from Colorado were placed in a doomsday vault over the weekend. Wenk's Yellow Hots, Pico de Gallos and the unpredictably hot San Juan "Tsiles" chili peppers are now in a vault on a remote archipelago in the Arctic. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., says he and other congressmen... more »

• Volcanic ash still limiting flights

  April 22, 2010 8:19 AM

  European airports sent thousands of planes into the sky today after a week of unprecedented disruptions, but shifting winds sent a new plume of volcanic ash over Scandinavia, forcing some airports in Norway and Sweden to close again. A spokesman for Eurocontrol, the European air traffic agency, says the... more »

• USA Olympic Medals

  February 19, 2010 9:40 AM

  Gold: 6 Silver: 5 Bronze: 7 The United States continues to lead the medal count at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver with 18 overall. Germany is in second place with 11, followed by Norway with 8. Host country Canada is tied with France for fourth place with 7 medals... more »

• Men's Olympic hockey team blows by Norway

  February 19, 2010 2:12 AM

  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Defenseman Brian Rafalski scored twice in the final three minutes, helping the U.S. men's hockey team beat Norway 6-1, improving to 2-0. Phil Kessel and Chris Drury had first-period goals, Patrick Kane stretched the lead to 3-0 in the second, and Ryan Malone added his... more »

• US men's hockey team tops Switzerland

  February 16, 2010 6:16 PM

  The US Men's Hockey team took their Olympics opener from Switzerland Tuesday afternoon, 3-1. Bobby Ryan, Ryan Malone and David Backes all got the puck past Swiss goalie Jonas Hiller. Team USA will next be in action against Norway on Thursday. more »

• Bode Miller wins Olympic medal

  February 15, 2010 5:19 PM

  American Bode Miller has broken his personal streak of major championship mishaps by taking the bronze medal in the Olympic downhill skiing event. Didier Defago of Switzerland took gold, while Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won silver. Get this-- 0.07 seconds separated gold from silver, while another 0.09 seconds... more »

• Climate conference leaves a giant carbon footprint

  December 16, 2009 11:07 AM

  If they fail to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen, world leaders flying in their private jets and huddling in five-star hotels will have little to show for their efforts beyond a big, fat carbon footprint. The U.N. estimates 40,500 tons of carbon dioxide will be pumped into the... more »

• Alleged smuggler foiled by 24 snakes, geckos

  October 31, 2009 11:01 AM

  He jiggled a little too much, but then who can blame him - wouldn't you if you had 14 pythons and 10 geckos taped to your body? The jiggler, a 22-year-old Norwegian man, was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle the two dozen snakes and geckos into Norway by hiding... more »

• Nobel jury defends Obama decision

  October 13, 2009 10:48 AM

  Members of the Norwegian committee that gave Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize are strongly defending their choice against a storm of criticism that the award was premature and a potential liability for the U.S. president. Asked to comment on the uproar following Friday's announcement, four members of the... more »

• Obama to go to Norway to accept peace prize

  October 10, 2009 10:10 AM

  President Barack Obama is scheduling a trip to Norway in December -- to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize. It comes with a $1.4 million award that the White House says will be going to charity. Obama says he knows that the Nobel Peace Prize has sometimes been used to... more »

• President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

  October 9, 2009 6:02 AM

  OSLO (AP) - President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says Obama is receiving the honor because of "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." According to the committee "Only very rarely has a person to the... more »