When Francie Rehwald moves into her new home, she'll be the only person on her block living inside of a house built from parts of an old Boeing 747 jet airliner. The AP's John Mone has the story about a "not so plane" home in...
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Derrick Rose was taken first overall by Chicago, with Miami picking Michael Beasley second. A late-night, eight-player deal saw Minnesota trade third pick O.J. Mayo to Memphis for fifth pick Kevin Love. (June 27)
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says there are no plans to call off Friday's election run-off after opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai officially withdrew overnight.
Don Imus says the 'sarcastic point' he was trying to make with his latest on-air remarks about Adam Jones was misunderstood. Imus says he was calling attention to the unfair treatment of blacks. (June 24)
A jail escapee who set off a manhunt near Virginia Tech's campus by killing a hospital guard and later, a sheriff's deputy, was sentenced to death Monday despite his attorney's pleas for leniency. (June 24)
The parents of a 6-year-old boy are furious after a bus from ABC Learning Centres failed to collect him leaving the young boy to walk 3km to his Cairns home.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is proposing a $300 million government prize to whoever can develop an automobile battery that far surpasses existing technology. (June 23)