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Monday, September 26, 2011  Freed hikers detail strife in Iran prison, say they were held simply because they're American

Thursday, July 07, 2011  Update: Park officials say they will not seek the grizzly that mauled and killed man at Yellowstone National Park, first fatal mauling since 1986.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  Two missing hikers were found early Thursday morning when a search helicopter spotted them five miles north of Mt. Healy in Denali National Park and Preserve.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  Thornbrew is still in a lot of pain. She broke her left foot in two places and has bruises and scratches on her lower body. She says despite all the pain she's just glad to be back home in Florence.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  A missing hiker was found alive in the mountains of North Carolina on Thursday morning, according to the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  Rescue crews continued their search for a hiker from Florence missing in North Carolina Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011  84-year-old Arizona man survives 5-day desert ordeal without water; drinks wiper fluid

Friday, September 24, 2010  AP Interview: Hiker released from Iran prison says 'life will not resume' until other 2 freed

Sunday, September 19, 2010  Sarah Shourd arrived at around 6:30 a.m. at Dulles International Airport near Washington, accompanied by her mother and an uncle, according to a statement released by her family and relatives of two other Americans who are still in custody in Iran.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  With AP video. Iran's state news agency says an American woman freed from prison in Tehran will travel to Oman where her mother is already waiting for her.

Sunday, September 12, 2010  A senior Iranian prosecutor said Sunday that authorities will release a jailed American woman on $500,000 bail because of health problems, another sudden about-face by Iran

Saturday, September 11, 2010  Iran balks at release of American woman held for more than a year, pointing to internal split

Monday, May 24, 2010  Shane Bauer wove an engagement ring out of threads from his shirt, then met his girlfriend in an unlikely place for a marriage proposal: the exercise yard of the Iranian prison where the couple has been locked up for nearly a year.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  UPDATED 9:55 a.m. CDT. The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran hugged and kissed their children in an emotional reunion Thursday during a mission to try to win their release.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  The mothers of three American hikers held in Iran said they collected their visas Wednesday and hope to travel to Tehran by early next week to visit their children in prison.