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Just a few years ago, fans packed the stands and sponsors were scrambling to get money into the sport. But times have changed for stock car racing. AP reporter Jason Bronis explains. (Feb. 14)

Author: AssociatedPress
Keywords: nascar economy weather bad
Added: February 14, 2009

Just a few years ago, fans packed the stands and sponsors were scrambling to get money into the sport. But times have changed for stock car racing. AP reporter Jason Bronis explains. (Feb. 14)

Author: AssociatedPress
Keywords: nascar economy weather bad
Added: February 14, 2009

Lindsay Lohan always has a front-row seat at the Charlotte Ronson show. The 22-year-old actress arrived in style for the Friday afternoon presentation of girlfriend Samantha Ronson's sister's fall collection at New York Fashion Week. (Feb. 14)

The National Transportation Safety Board says recovering the wreckage of the Continental Connection flight that crashed near Buffalo is a slow process because of how the plane landed on top of a house. (Feb. 14)

The security firm Blackwater says it is dumping its brand name, damaged by missteps in security work in Iraq. Instead, it is going for a disarmingly simple two-letter name, Xe. (Feb. 14)

Investigators say they are gathering pieces of the commuter plane that crashed into a home near Buffalo, N.Y., killing all 49 people aboard and one person on the ground. (Feb 14.)

Some in Australia return to survey what is left of their town after devastating wildfires. They cannot stay long, and they find there is almost nothing left. (Feb. 14)

Author: AssociatedPress
Keywords: australia fire_return
Added: February 14, 2009

Some in Australia return to survey what is left of their town after devastating wildfires. They cannot stay long, and they find there is almost nothing left. (Feb. 14)

Author: AssociatedPress
Keywords: australia fire_return
Added: February 14, 2009

Residents of the Iraqi capital Baghdad celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday, a sign of the improving security situation in the war-torn country. (Feb. 14)

Couples make the most of an impromptu kissing booth, talking about what this form of affection means to them and documenting the occasion with snapshots. (Feb. 14)