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Shuttle ends mission with California landing (2007-06-23) EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere that capped a two-week mission to the International Space Station.

Bonds hits 749th home run, trails Aaron by six (2007-06-23) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barry Bonds hit the 749th home run of his career on Friday to lie six short of Hank Aaron at the head of the all-time list.

Spill shuts 10,000 bpd BP Alaska oil output: report (2007-06-23) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil major BP Plc has shut down 10,000 barrels per day of oil production at its giant Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska after discovering a leaking flow line, the Anchorage Daily News reported on Saturday.

Americans making progress managing diabetes: study (2007-06-23) CHICAGO (Reuters) - Americans appear to be doing a better job of managing diabetes, with more than half of diabetics reaching recommended targets for controlling blood sugar last year, according to a survey published on Saturday.

Bonds hits 749th homer, trails Aaron record by six (2007-06-23) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barry Bonds hit the 749th home run of his career on Friday to lie six short of Hank Aaron at the head of the all-time list.

CORRECTED: Scores arrested in California immigration raids (2007-06-22) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Scores of illegal immigrants, including a man wanted for murder and a convicted child molester, were arrested in Southern California raids this week, U.S. authorities said on Friday.

Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson in hospital (2007-06-22) HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson, who is 94, is in a hospital in Austin, Texas, for medical tests for an undisclosed condition, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

Space shuttle ends mission with California landing (2007-06-22) EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California (Reuters) - U.S. space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere that capped a two-week mission to the International Space Station.

South Carolina executes security guard killer (2007-06-22) MIAMI (Reuters) - A South Carolina man was executed by lethal injection on Friday for the killing nearly 10 years ago of an elderly security guard during an armored car robbery outside a rural bank, authorities said.

Author who portrayed prostitute loses NY fraud case (2007-06-22) NEW YORK (Reuters) - An author sued by a film company after her novel about life as a truck-stop prostitute was exposed as a hoax was found liable for fraud on Friday in a case involving tales of the author's multiple personalities.