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Vashon, Washington Weather :: 44F Mostly cloudy

44F Mostly cloudy

Forecast for Today

Mostly sunny. Highs 60 to 65. Light wind.

Forecast for Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Northwest wind to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.

Forecast for Saturday

Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain or sprinkles. Highs near 60. Southwest wind to 10 mph.

Forecast for Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Forecast for Sunday

Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the 50s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Forecast for Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 40s.

UN halts Burma aid in seizure row

The UN's World Food Programme halts aid to Burma after it says the government impounded food deliveries.

Repossession orders climb by 17%

The number of people who are under threat of losing their homes has risen sharply in England and Wales, figures show.

Teens given life for schoolboy murder

Two youths aged 14 and 17 are given life sentences for the murder of 16-year-old schoolboy Kodjo Yenga in west London.

Hezbollah takes over west Beirut

Gunmen from Shia militant group Hezbollah take control of western Beirut, driving out government supporters.

Siege barrister shot five times

A barrister was hit at least five times by police weapons during a shoot-out at his home, an inquest hears.

Judge prolongs Fritzl's custody

The Austrian accused of locking his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathering children with her is to appear before a judge.

BBC admits keeping charity money

The BBC is to broadcast an apology after admitting a subsidiary firm kept £106,000 from charity phone-ins.

Reading scheme boost for children

A government-backed reading scheme shows lasting results for struggling readers, research suggests.

U.N. Suspends Myanmar Aid After Supplies Seized by Junta

The United Nations said it would suspend flights after Myanmar?s government seized the food and equipment it had sent into the country.

Shiite Militias Seize Beirut Neighborhoods

Pro-government fighters have mostly abandoned their posts and handed their weapons over to the Shiite militias.

Race Over or Not, Obama Takes a Victory Lap

There were talks between party leaders and Senator Barack Obama as he made a public return to the Capitol.

Pentagon Drops Post in Pakistan for Top General

Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood?s assignment was cancelled after the Pakistani media excoriated him for his previous job as commander of Guantánamo Bay.

Senator?s Ties to Real Estate Draw Criticism

Senator Richard C. Shelby, who has links to the mortgage industry, is helping to decide the fate of a housing bill.

Trade Deficit Narrowed in March, but Exports Fell

The falling demand for imports is the latest indication that Americans are reigning in their spending habits.

Mbeki to Hold Talks in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe?s army distanced itself from post-election violence, state media reported ahead of a visit by regional mediator President Thabo Mbeki.

Russia Parades Military Might

The ceremony, marking the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, a display of martial hardware not seen since the waning days of the Soviet Union.

Physics wonder boy to test Einstein's theories

Arkani-Hamed is only in his mid-30s, but he has already distinguished himself as one of the leading thinkers in the field of particle physics. His revolutionary ideas about the way the universe works will finally be put to the test at Switzerland's Large Hadron Collider.

Official 'furious' over Myanmar's food seizure

The United Nations' top World Food Program official says he is "furious" over the Myanmar's government's refusal to allow the organization to distribute aid that was flown in for cyclone disaster victims. Future flights have been suspended.

Hezbollah takes control of western Beirut

Sectarian fighting rocked the Lebanese capital for a third day Friday, with small arms, machine-gun and rocket-propelled-grenade fire echoing through the streets.

U.S. Marine guilty of 'wrongful sexual contact'

A U.S. Marine accused of raping a 19-year-old Japanese woman last year was found guilty Thursday of "committing wrongful sexual contact and indecent acts," the U.S. military said, but he was acquitted of rape.

Behind the Scenes: Death hunt at Manson ranch

The Charles Manson "Helter Skelter" murder spree of 1969 ended at a remote Death Valley, California, cabin called Barker Ranch. Now, thanks to a small-town detective and his cadaver dog, Manson's hideout might be searched for more murder victims.

'I was gonna blow myself away'

"We were a normal red-blooded American family," recalls Rudy Aguilar. "And ... it took [one day] to wipe us out."

Katrina victim claims $97 million lottery prize

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Girl sexually assaulted on school bus, police say

Three Florida teens were arrested Thursday on charges they sexually assaulted a female classmate aboard a school bus parked at the high school they attend.