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Gunman kills hostage, self in standoff
Sep 27 2006 11:22PM (CT)
BAILEY, Colo. (AP) - A gunman took six girls hostage at the high school in this mountain town Wednesday, using them as human shields for hours before he shot and fatally wounded a girl and then killed himself as a SWAT team moved in, authorities said.
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Chomsky still best seller
Sep 27 2006 10:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - One week after his work was cited by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, demand for Noam Chomsky's "Hegemony or Survival" remains strong.
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Wildfire makes run near homes in Calif.
Sep 27 2006 10:44PM (CT)
LOCKWOOD VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Fire crews guarded homes and ranches Wednesday as a stubborn wildfire that has jumped containment lines crept within a half-mile of hundreds of dwellings.
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Judge in bus explosion trial blasts D.A.
Sep 27 2006 10:42PM (CT)
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge admonished prosecutors Wednesday for using a "back door" tactic to introduce a bus explosion in which 23 nursing home residents died fleeing Hurricane Rita instead of including it in their charges against the bus' owner and operator.
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Court analyzes Calif. lethal injection
Sep 27 2006 10:18PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Medical logs of past state executions showed that some inmates might have been conscious during the lethal injection procedure because the sedatives were mixed by prison staffers with no medical background, an anesthesiologist testified Wednesday.
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Ninth tropical depression of 2006 forms
Sep 27 2006 10:03PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The ninth tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season formed Wednesday in the central Atlantic, but it was not expected to become a hurricane or threaten land, forecasters said.
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U.N. sets Annan successor date
Sep 27 2006 9:49PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Security Council members agree that Secretary-General Kofi Annan's successor should be selected by the end of October, a timetable that would give an advantage to the current front-runner, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon, diplomats said.
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Ark. mayor resigns in sex scandal
Sep 27 2006 9:42PM (CT)
WALDRON, Ark. (AP) - The 72-year-old mayor who was accused providing city water service in exchange for sex has agreed to resign.
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Giuliani defends Clinton on 9/11 efforts
Sep 27 2006 9:37PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended Bill Clinton on Wednesday over the former president's counterterrorism efforts, saying recent criticism on preventing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is wrong.
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Ill. girl dies after dentist treatment
Sep 27 2006 9:32PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A 5-year-old Chicago girl who never awoke from her sedation during a visit to the dentist died Wednesday at Children's Memorial Hospital, a hospital official said.
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3rd bad spinach bag from Calif. plant
Sep 27 2006 9:25PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A third bag of Dole baby spinach that tested positive for a deadly E. coli strain has been linked to a specific batch packaged at a Salinas Valley plant, state health officials said.
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Lawyers seek to dismiss Karr porn case
Sep 27 2006 9:01PM (CT)
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - The child pornography case against John Mark Karr, one-time suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey case, should be dropped because key evidence was lost, defense attorneys argued Wednesday.
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Judge rejects Ashcroft's immunity claim
Sep 27 2006 8:09PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft could be called to testify in a lawsuit that claims a student was wrongly imprisoned in a computer terrorism case, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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Army police officer faces AWOL charges
Sep 27 2006 7:41PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Army brought charges Wednesday against a military police officer who refused to return to Iraq after she alleged that her supervisor coerced her into a sexual relationship.
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La. medical group backs accused doctor
Sep 27 2006 7:16PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A state medical organization on Wednesday came out strongly in support of the Louisiana physician accused of killing four critically ill patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Slave descendants try to revive lawsuit
Sep 27 2006 7:12PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Lawyers for slave descendants asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive a landmark reparations case that demands 17 of the nation's insurers and banks publicize and pay for their roles in the country's slave trade.
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Schwarzenegger signs global warming bill
Sep 27 2006 6:58PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping global warming initiative that imposes the nation's first cap on greenhouse gas emissions, saying the effort kicks off "a bold new era of environmental protection."
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Comair crash survivor has more surgery
Sep 27 2006 6:13PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The co-pilot who survived the crash of Comair Flight 5191 underwent surgery on his fractured spine Wednesday and it may be weeks _ if not months _ before he can return home, a hospital official said.
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Trial puts Fla. anti-hazing law to test
Sep 27 2006 6:09PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - In the first major courtroom test of the state's anti-hazing law, a prosecutor Wednesday described for jurors how an aspiring Florida A&M University fraternity member was pummeled with boxing gloves so hard he briefly lost his hearing.
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Wal-Mart opens first Chicago store
Sep 27 2006 5:53PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The first Wal-Mart inside Chicago's city limits opened to shoppers Wednesday after lengthy political debate over the mega-retailer's wages, zoning and jobs.
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Pa. woman indicted on obscenity charges
Sep 27 2006 5:13PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A woman who authorities say ran a Web site that published graphic fictional tales about the torture and sexual abuse of children has been indicted on federal obscenity charges.
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Antique map thief gets 3 1/2-year jail term
Sep 27 2006 5:06PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A renowned antique map dealer who admitted stealing nearly 100 rare maps was sentenced Wednesday to 3 1/2 years in prison, after one librarian described him as a "thief who assaulted history."
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Judge declares mistrial in Gotti retrial
Sep 27 2006 4:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the mob case against John A. "Junior" Gotti _ the third time in a year a jury deadlocked over his claim that he quit the family business.
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Fla. teen flies to live with mom in Cuba
Sep 27 2006 4:23PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A 14-year-old Florida boy who was having trouble in school used his father's credit card to fly to Havana, where he is now living with his mother, his father says.
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Ex-prosecutor acquitted of corruption
Sep 27 2006 4:05PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A former prosecutor was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he helped a man obtain a new rape trial in exchange for campaign contributions.
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Robbers tie up sex store workers
Sep 27 2006 3:23PM (CT)
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) - Three masked men robbed a suburban Atlanta sex shop Wednesday after tying up the employees with black fur handcuffs and silver leg irons taken from the store shelves, police said.
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Pa. man charged in 1982 death of toddler
Sep 27 2006 3:14PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man who confessed two decades ago to killing his girlfriend's toddler daughter, only to have the case thrown out because of lack of corroboration, was charged again Wednesday in her death.
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26 protesters arrested at House building
Sep 27 2006 2:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - About 100 demonstrators protesting the Iraq war marched past the Capitol carrying mock coffins Wednesday and lay down in front of doorways at a House office building, where 26 were arrested.
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Man arrested, indicted in Texas slaying
Sep 27 2006 2:26PM (CT)
WACO, Texas (AP) - A convicted killer who walked away from an Alabama prison road gang nearly 30 years ago has been arrested and indicted in connection with a slaying in Texas, authorities said.
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Escaped Ala. killer facing Texas charges
Sep 27 2006 2:26PM (CT)
WACO, Texas (AP) - A convicted killer who walked away from an Alabama prison road gang nearly 30 years ago has been arrested and indicted in connection with a slaying in Texas, authorities said.
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Pa. regulators approve slots licenses
Sep 27 2006 2:17PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gambling regulators on Wednesday approved the first slot-machine licenses in Pennsylvania, and some racetracks could start operating the machines as early as the end of the year.
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Colo. schools evacuated after shooting
Sep 27 2006 2:09PM (CT)
BAILEY, Colo. (AP) - Jefferson County authorities confirm an "active shooter" inside Platte Canyon High School, and students from that school and the adjoining Fitzsimmons Middle School are being evacuated.
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Horatio Alger festival roiled by charges
Sep 27 2006 1:21PM (CT)
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio Alger's hometown. As this Boston suburb gets ready for its 11th annual Horatio Alger Street Fair, town leaders are considering dropping Alger's name from the festival next year because of allegations of pedophilia against the 19th-century children's author.
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Calif. herons are nesting in urban areas
Sep 27 2006 1:11PM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The staff at the Schooner or Later restaurant makes sure to seat all customers under umbrellas _ not to shade them from the hot California sun but to protect them from industrial-size bird droppings.
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Woman charged with murdering infant sons
Sep 27 2006 12:46PM (CT)
SAN PABLO, Calif. (AP) - A woman was charged with killing her two infant sons after authorities said she admitted smothering them because they were crying too much.
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Police: Girl, 3, drunk from hard liquor
Sep 27 2006 12:38PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A 14-year-old boy was arrested after his 3-year-old sister was found passed out drunk from hard liquor at a home, police said.
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Polygamist sect leader will stay jailed
Sep 27 2006 11:14AM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, a fugitive for nearly two years, appeared in a Utah courtroom Wednesday and said he was willing to wait several weeks for a judge to decide whether to send him to trial on charges of arranging an underage marriage.
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Army medic who went AWOL surrenders
Sep 27 2006 10:00AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Army medic who fled rather than serve a second tour in Iraq because he believes war is immoral turned himself in Tuesday to face a possible court-martial.
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Woman at Fla. airport arrested with gun
Sep 27 2006 9:34AM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A woman was arrested after security screeners at Tampa International Airport found a loaded handgun tucked in her carryon bag, authorities said.
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Cut-from-womb suspect had troubled past
Sep 27 2006 9:26AM (CT)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A woman accused in the grisly slaying of a pregnant friend and suspected in the killings of the friend's three young children lost custody of her own daughters for a time several years ago, newly released court records show.
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Christian Coalition starting anew in Ga.
Sep 27 2006 8:29AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's branch of the Christian Coalition has announced plans to change names and split from the national group _ making it the fourth state to leave the socially conservative political group.
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Two brothers who ran cartel plead guilty
Sep 27 2006 7:56AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - In what the government called "the final, fatal blow" to the world's biggest cocaine supplier, two Colombian brothers who helped found the infamous Cali cartel pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug trafficking, agreed to forfeit billions in tainted assets, and received what could amount to a life sentence.
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Detroit weighs curbing scrap metal theft
Sep 27 2006 7:41AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The City Council is considering a law to help curb a rash of thefts targeting copper and other valuable metals from homes, streetlights and businesses.
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Man accused in NYC killing goes free
Sep 27 2006 7:17AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge ordered the release of a man accused of the 1990 murder of a nightclub bouncer, saying prosecutors waited too long to charge him.
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Two Sago Mine workers commit suicide
Sep 27 2006 7:11AM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Two miners whose jobs included watching for safety hazards inside the Sago Mine before the deadly explosion last January committed suicide in the past month.
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Teen gets life for killing lawyer's wife
Sep 27 2006 5:34AM (CT)
MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) - As he did for much of his murder trial, Scott Dyleski sat quiet and emotionless as a judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole for slaying the wife of a prominent defense attorney.
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Midshipman faces new sex assault charges
Sep 27 2006 4:09AM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A U.S. Naval Academy football player was charged with raping two female midshipmen a day after lesser charges against him were dropped.
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Web video of N.Y. prank leads to arrest
Sep 27 2006 3:24AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Three men posing as plainclothes police officers stopped a teenage boy on his way home and peppered him with questions about a fictitious robbery while recording their prank in a video that ended up on the Internet, prosecutors said.
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Va. racial politics still brewing
Sep 27 2006 2:10AM (CT)
LOUISA, Va. (AP) - One of Virginia's best-known political analysts said he had never personally heard Sen. George Allen use racial epithets, despite saying on television a day earlier that the senator "did use the n-word."
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Clinton jabs Rice in 9/11 blame game
Sep 27 2006 1:48AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has struck back at Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the escalating political bickering over which president _ Bill Clinton or George W. Bush _ missed more opportunities to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Ex-'Tokyo Rose' suspect dies in Chicago
Sep 27 2006 1:22AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Iva Toguri D'Aquino, who was convicted and later pardoned of being World War II propagandist "Tokyo Rose," died Tuesday of natural causes, said her nephew, William Toguri. She was 90.
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Study: Communities unready for elderly
Sep 27 2006 12:58AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Less than half of the nation's communities have begun preparing to deal with the needs of the elderly, whose ranks will swell dramatically with the aging of the baby boomers, according to a study to be released Wednesday.
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