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Fires burn in Colo., Ariz., Utah, Alaska
Jun 15 2006 11:40PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - With another tinderbox summer shaping up in much of the West, officials issued red-flag fire warnings for Colorado on Thursday, while in Arizona a roaring blaze forced the evacuation of about 1,000 homes.
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Rev. Gray elected as Presbyterians' leader
Jun 15 2006 11:14PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The nation's largest Presbyterian group, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), opened its national meeting Thursday by electing a Georgia minister to lead the 2.3 million-member denomination.
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Security Council extends Hariri probe
Jun 15 2006 10:55PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday prolonged a probe into the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister and gave investigators more power to look into other bombings.
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Powder on tracks snarls Illinois trains
Jun 15 2006 10:19PM (CT)
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) - A white powder that spilled onto train tracks from a passing freight snarled travel for as many as 12,000 Chicago commuter rail passengers during Thursday's evening rush hour, leaving many of them temporarily stranded.
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U.S. bishops approve new Mass translation
Jun 15 2006 10:01PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The nation's Roman Catholic bishops signed off Thursday on a new English translation for the Mass that would change prayers ingrained in the memories of millions of American parishioners.
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2 die after bus, pickup collide in Tenn.
Jun 15 2006 9:45PM (CT)
THORN HILL, Tenn. (AP) - Two men were killed and dozens of high school students suffered minor injuries when the men's pickup truck collided with a tour bus on a rural highway Thursday, authorities said.
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Two killed in severed head crash in Idaho
Jun 15 2006 9:28PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The severed head of a man's wife flew from his pickup truck Thursday when he crashed into an oncoming car, killing the driver and her child, police said.
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Prosecutor: Man admits to NYC stabbings
Jun 15 2006 9:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A man accused of wounding four people during a stabbing rampage confessed to the attacks and gave his reasons for them, a prosecutor said Thursday.
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Judge: Spokane bishop can't sell parishes
Jun 15 2006 9:05PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A federal judge ruled Thursday that individual parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane are not owned by the bishop and thus cannot be sold by him to pay victims of clergy sex abuse.
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Jewel thief, 75, sentenced to two years
Jun 15 2006 9:04PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A 75-year-old woman who employed charm and guile in stealing jewels around the globe was sentenced Thursday to at least two years in prison, an official said.
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Man sought in Nev. wants 'truth' to emerge
Jun 15 2006 8:58PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A man sought by police Thursday in the slaying of his estranged wife and the attack on a family court judge left a phone message saying he wanted "the true story" to get out to the public, his cousin said.
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Clinton praises evangelical Christians
Jun 15 2006 8:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton praised evangelical Christians on Thursday for their recent efforts on global warming and debt relief for poor nations and said he sees growing understanding between people of different faiths.
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3 insurers sue U.S. over wildfire claims
Jun 15 2006 7:54PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Three insurers who paid out $7.04 million in claims stemming from the worst wildfire in Colorado history are suing the federal government.
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Florida catastrophe fund to borrow $2.8B
Jun 15 2006 7:53PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund received approval Thursday to borrow $2.8 billion in case it has to back up insurers during the hurricane season.
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Farmer agrees not to open Hitler memorial
Jun 15 2006 7:50PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A retired farmer who claims he was a Nazi SS officer has agreed not to open a memorial to Adolf Hitler he built in southeastern Wisconsin, county officials said Thursday.
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7 internees receive high school diplomas
Jun 15 2006 7:46PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Seven Japanese-Americans sent to U.S. internment camps during World War II were granted high school diplomas in a special ceremony.
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Ex-security chief of Ill. gov. suspended
Jun 15 2006 7:17PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The former head of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's bodyguards was suspended for misconduct, including a state-paid trip to Chicago with a 22-year-old intern.
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ACLU, NAACP sue police in Baltimore
Jun 15 2006 7:14PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Two civil liberties groups sued the Baltimore police Thursday, claiming they arrest tens of thousands of people illegally each year for minor infractions and submit innocent people to humiliating treatment.
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Mom fights to keep baby on life support
Jun 15 2006 7:13PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A woman at odds with a hospital over whether it would be futile to continue life support for her 11-month-old son has been given two weeks to find a facility willing to take the baby.
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Lawyer aims to suppress suspect's remarks
Jun 15 2006 6:34PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Investigators preyed on a Georgia Tech student's devotion to Islam during a terrorism probe and then reneged on a promise not to arrest him if he told the truth, the suspect's lawyer said in court papers Thursday.
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Danforth warns Episcopalians on issues
Jun 15 2006 6:25PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - John Danforth, an Episcopal priest and former U.S. senator, warned Thursday that the church risked irrelevancy by focusing on divisive issues such as gay clergy and same-gender couples.
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Judge dismisses most of phone-jamming suit
Jun 15 2006 6:20PM (CT)
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A judge has dismissed most of a Democratic lawsuit against Republicans stemming from the jamming of Democratic phone lines in the November 2002 elections, a crime that led to criminal convictions against three former GOP officials.
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Search for remains near WTC site to resume
Jun 15 2006 6:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal regulators have cleared the way for crews to resume searching for human remains on the roof of a skyscraper being torn down near the World Trade Center site, officials said Thursday.
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Jeweler nabbed on money laundering charges
Jun 15 2006 6:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The jeweler known for putting diamonds on celebrities from Kanye West to Sir Elton John was arrested Thursday on money-laundering charges.
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Huckabee: Flight not conflict of interest
Jun 15 2006 6:03PM (CT)
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Gov. Mike Huckabee said Thursday a flight he took on a private plane that was provided by a state contract-holder did not pose a conflict of interest.
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Court: Teens can marry under common law
Jun 15 2006 5:56PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A 15-year-old girl can enter into a common-law marriage in Colorado, and younger girls and boys possibly can, too, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
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Groups seek more La. housing plans input
Jun 15 2006 5:29PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The City Council and public housing residents urged federal officials Thursday to seek more local input on plans to demolish and rebuild four major housing projects.
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Minutemen hire contractor to build fence
Jun 15 2006 5:24PM (CT)
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) - The Minutemen civilian border-patrol group has hired a contractor to finish building 10 miles of fence along the Mexican border.
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Former FBI agent sentenced to probation
Jun 15 2006 5:11PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A former FBI agent accused of lying about two trips to Las Vegas that were paid for by an informant was sentenced Thursday to two years probation, his attorney said.
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Judge rules against Ky. governor in case
Jun 15 2006 5:06PM (CT)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The public has a right to know how much Gov. Ernie Fletcher's administration has spent to fight allegations that some state workers were illegally hired for political reasons, a judge ruled Thursday.
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Hitler memorial said won't open in Wis.
Jun 15 2006 4:44PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A retired farmer who claims he was a Nazi SS officer has agreed not to open a memorial to Adolf Hitler he built in southeastern Wisconsin, county officials said Thursday.
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Settlement reached in Boy Scouts trial
Jun 15 2006 4:25PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The parents of a 16-year-old boy killed by lightning at a summer camp agreed to settle their lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America three days into the trial, their lawyer said Thursday.
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Women sentenced for unlicensed midwifery
Jun 15 2006 4:22PM (CT)
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Two women convicted of practicing unlicensed midwifery after a mother died of childbirth complications were sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday in the first known prosecution of the crime in Florida.
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Man sentenced to prison for bank robberies
Jun 15 2006 4:15PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The leader of a gang that robbed $1.4 million from banks in three Midwestern states was sentenced Thursday to 37 years in prison and ordered to repay the stolen money.
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Correction: Trial-Secrecy story
Jun 15 2006 3:15PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - In a June 13 story about trial secrecy, The Associated Press erroneously reported the location of a federal judge who dismissed a German's lawsuit over his detention by the CIA. The judge issued the ruling in Virginia, not Maryland.
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Woman sentenced for baby's Wal-Mart death
Jun 15 2006 2:12PM (CT)
MACON, Ga. (AP) - A 27-year-old woman was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for leaving her newborn daughter in a Wal-Mart restroom last year.
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Judge to hear arguments for Evans records
Jun 15 2006 1:57PM (CT)
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) - A judge agreed Thursday to hear arguments from media organizations seeking sealed medical records of U.S. Rep. Lane Evans, who is battling complications of Parkinson's disease.
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Ky. court rules inmate can be executed
Jun 15 2006 1:25PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the mental age of a death row inmate does not prevent the state from executing him.
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Drug user blamed for fire at Del. complex
Jun 15 2006 1:20PM (CT)
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A man accused of smoking crack cocaine over an open flame is being blamed for a fire at a high-rise public housing complex that left 155 people homeless, authorities said.
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Ark.: Gay foster parents ban protects kids
Jun 15 2006 1:19PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Lawyers for gay couples told the Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday that a policy banning homosexuals from becoming foster parents is unconstitutional, but the state argued that it protects children's moral and spiritual welfare.
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Jurors award $2M in boy's lawnmower death
Jun 15 2006 12:39PM (CT)
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - A jury has awarded $2 million to a couple whose 4-year-old son died after being run over by a riding lawn mower at his day care center.
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Ex-teacher who faked cancer gets 2 years
Jun 15 2006 12:20PM (CT)
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - A former special education teacher who faked having cancer and spent $37,000 in donations on a vacation and jewelry was sentenced Thursday to serve two years.
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Drought-yes, drought-plagues southern La.
Jun 15 2006 12:16PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After most of New Orleans sat submerged in water for weeks after Hurricane Katrina, the eight months since Oct. 1 have been the driest southern Louisiana has been during the 111 years that records have been kept, the state climatologist says.
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4 die, at least 12 hurt in Mass. fire
Jun 15 2006 11:11AM (CT)
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A deadly fire that scorched a community center during a prayer service started when candles ignited crepe paper decorations set up for a weekend festival, fire officials said Thursday.
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N.J. sues cruise line that went to Canada
Jun 15 2006 11:10AM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's attorney general sued Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Thursday for diverting a Bermuda-bound cruise to Canada and refusing to issue refunds.
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Religion news in brief
Jun 15 2006 11:05AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A Vatican cardinal warned the Church of England that any move to consecrate women as bishops would make it impossible for their churches to fully reunify.
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Religion today
Jun 15 2006 11:03AM (CT)
HANIOTI, Greece (AP) - The beach club scene was in full swing: people dancing barefoot, flirting and ordering rounds of cool drinks. Welcome to a gathering on reviving Jewish culture in the Balkans.
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Light quake shakes Northern California
Jun 15 2006 10:21AM (CT)
SAN MARTIN, Calif. (AP) - A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the south San Francisco Bay area early Thursday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, authorities said.
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Man gets 10 years for assault over route
Jun 15 2006 9:50AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to beating two competitors with a wrench in an attempt to take over their ice cream truck route was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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4 charged in N.Y. Mexican immigrant attack
Jun 15 2006 9:19AM (CT)
ROCKY POINT, N.Y. (AP) - Two Mexican immigrants fishing off a Long Island jetty were attacked by a group of white teenagers who beat them and stole their money while using racial and ethnic slurs, police said.
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American Revolution flags sell for $17.4M
Jun 15 2006 9:01AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An anonymous bidder paid nearly $17.4 million Wednesday, Flag Day, for four rare flags from the American Revolution. The remarkably intact regimental standards captured by a British officer in 1779-80 were put up for auction by one of his direct descendants 225 years later.
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Ind. midwife pleads guilty in infant death
Jun 15 2006 8:56AM (CT)
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A woman who helped deliver an infant who later died has pleaded guilty to the unlicensed practice of midwifery and will serve a year on probation.
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Stolen pistol used by Roosevelt returned
Jun 15 2006 7:20AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Sixteen years after it went missing, a pistol that Teddy Roosevelt carried during the Spanish-American War has been returned.
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S.C. lawmakers reject veto of whole budget
Jun 15 2006 7:12AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Gov. Mark Sanford vetoed the entire state budget, but the Legislature quickly overrode it and derided his unusual move, saying it would have shut down state government.
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Sweep nets nearly 2,100 illegal immigrants
Jun 15 2006 5:47AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A blitz by federal agents during the last three weeks captured nearly 2,100 illegal immigrants across the country in raids targeting child molesters, violent gang members and past deportees who re-entered the country.
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Terror suspect's computer songs heard
Jun 15 2006 5:30AM (CT)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Jurors in the case of a former graduate student on trial on terrorism charges heard songs found on the student's computer that prosecutors say incited terrorism.
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Marine reservist elected to City Council
Jun 15 2006 4:04AM (CT)
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - While Maj. Mike McNamara was in Iraq, his family handled much of his city council campaign for him: They handed out fliers, held a campaign rally and put up signs around town.
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Mother dead, kids hurt in minivan accident
Jun 15 2006 4:03AM (CT)
STONY POINT, N.Y. (AP) - A minivan carrying a mother and her two daughters plunged 300 feet down a cliff at a state park, killing the woman and injuring her children, authorities said.
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Man nabbed after Winfrey reward sentenced
Jun 15 2006 3:31AM (CT)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A fugitive arrested last fall on sex abuse charges after he was profiled on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has been sentenced to 68 years in prison.
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Alberto's remnants move out to sea
Jun 15 2006 3:19AM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The last remnants of the season's first named tropical storm swirled up the Atlantic coast, unleashing heavy rain, causing numerous traffic accidents and claiming a life.
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L.A. doctors separate conjoined twins
Jun 15 2006 2:48AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A medical team worked through the night to rebuild the bodies of two conjoined twins who were successfully separated after a daylong operation, a hospital spokesman said.
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