http://hosted.ap.org/ AP Top U.S. News At 3:30 p.m. EST &copy; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our <a href="http://apdigitalnews.com/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a>. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_FAIRNESS?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Schoolteacher Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a "Cadillac" health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SC_GOVERNOR?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, whose tryst with an Argentine lover blossomed into a wide-ranging scandal, is accused of breaking ethics laws by using taxpayer money for pricey airline seats, taking state planes for personal and political trips and occasionally tapping his campaign chest to reimburse himself for travel.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHINESE_DRYWALL?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SPACE_SHUTTLE?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A pair of astronauts zipped through the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday, installing an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station and accomplishing everything else on their list.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_THANKSGIVING_PARADE_NEW_ROUTE?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT NEW YORK (AP) -- It won't be just the balloons, marching bands and floats on display in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The laws of physics will also be on parade.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PUPPY_DEATH_STEELERS?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a western Pennsylvania man told them he kicked his girlfriend's puppy to death because he was upset that the pit bull wouldn't behave before the start of the Pittsburgh Steelers game.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CANNABIS_CAFE?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" - a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana. Glass jars hold donations of dried, milky-green weed, and the cafe serves up meals and snacks for the hungry.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRUG_WAR_TRUCKING?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LAREDO, Texas (AP) -- A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FATHER_SON_SLAYING?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT DETROIT (AP) -- Funeral services are under way for a 15-year-old Michigan boy who police say pleaded for mercy before being fatally shot by his father.... http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_KENTUCKY_TRIPLE_SLAYING?SITE=TXCOL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT GLASGOW, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky State Police say two arrests have been made following the discovery of three bodies in rural Kentucky....