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TACOMA, Wash. – Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto has apologized for pictures of her in embarrassing poses made public by the gossip Web site TMZ.com. In a press conference, Umemoto says the pictures were stolen and police have been contacted. She says the pictures were taken before she was Miss Washington. …

Those seeking the oohs and aahs of traditional Fourth of July fireworks could be sadly disappointed this year: Public displays and sales of boxed firecrackers are being canceled or scaled back across the nation, victims of a sluggish economy, wildfire fears and product shortages caused by a warehouse fire in …

NEW YORK – A crane accident at a Donald Trump hotel-condominium tower under construction in Manhattan’s trendy SoHo neighborhood sent a worker plummeting 40 stories to his death and injured three other people, authorities said. The worker’s identity was not immediately released. The three injured were taken to a hospital, …