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(The Associated Press) The battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as it topples over into the sea during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Wednesday is the 70th anniversary of the attack that brought the United States into World War II.

Pearl Harbor attack remembered at 70th anniversary

Last updated Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 10:32am

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor and those who lost their lives that day are being remembered Wednesday on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II.

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Hawaii birds confuse Friday night lights with moon

Audrey McAvoy, The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 25, 2010 - 6:34pm

KAPAA, Hawaii -- The tradition of Friday night football on the island of Kauai has been disrupted by an unusual culprit: Young seabirds migrating to the ocean are mistaking stadium lights for the moon and stars, causing them to become disoriented, fall from the sky and be eaten by cats.

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(The Associated Press) In this Dec. 7, 1941 file picture, the battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as it topples over into the sea during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Pearl Harbor survivor back for 1st time since war

Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, December 7, 2009 - 3:21pm

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Ed Johann will always remember the sound of planes diving out of the sky to bomb U.S. battleships, the explosions and the screams of sailors. He still recalls the stench of burning oil and flesh.

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