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Airport drops program for Muslim cabbies
Oct 10 2006 11:42PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Airport officials on Tuesday dropped a proposal to accommodate Muslim cabbies who refused to transport passengers with alcohol because of religious concerns.
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Campaign aide fined in corruption case
Oct 10 2006 11:18PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The campaign aide who helped to unravel corruption surrounding former Gov. George Ryan was sentenced Tuesday to three months in a work-release program and fined $10,000 for his part in the scandal.
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Boy crashes van into office, kills mom
Oct 10 2006 11:02PM (CT)
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) - A 12-year-old boy crashed the family van through a dental office's wall on Tuesday afternoon, killing his mother and injuring two others, authorities said.
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N.Y. mosque leaders found guilty
Oct 10 2006 10:44PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Two mosque leaders arrested in a terrorism-related sting were convicted Tuesday of federal money laundering charges.
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Boy faces assault charge in Mo. shooting
Oct 10 2006 10:40PM (CT)
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - The 13-year-old boy who fired a single shot from an assault rifle inside a middle school was charged as a juvenile Tuesday in the bloodless shooting.
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Lawyer: Ga. inmate signed plot in blood
Oct 10 2006 10:31PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A man charged with killing four people in a shooting rampage that began in a courthouse used his own blood to sign letters that detailed his plot to escape from a county jail with another inmate, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Roberts, Angelou among Quills winners
Oct 10 2006 10:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Nora Roberts, Maya Angelou and former Vice President Al Gore were among the winners Tuesday night of the second annual Quills Awards, a people's choice even for the book world.
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Body exhumed in Nevada death probe
Oct 10 2006 10:10PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The body of the second husband of slain Nevada state Controller Kathy Augustine was exhumed Tuesday so investigators can seek evidence that would show if he also died as a result of foul play.
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'Flintstones' artist Ed Benedict dies
Oct 10 2006 9:43PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ed Benedict, a legendary animator who put life, love and laughter in TV cartoon characters like Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble and Yogi Bear, has died at the age of 94.
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River crests at near-record level in Va.
Oct 10 2006 9:33PM (CT)
FRANKLIN, Va. (AP) - Swollen by torrential weekend rainfall, the Blackwater River crested Tuesday at nearly a record level, flooding parts of the city with four feet of water and submerging some cars up to their rooftops. No injuries were reported.
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Gunman killed girls quickly after call
Oct 10 2006 9:15PM (CT)
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - The Amish schoolhouse gunman opened fire on his 10 hostages just moments after demanding authorities get off the property, giving state troopers no time to try to save the girls, according to investigators and 911 transcripts released Tuesday.
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John Lennon's killer denied parole again
Oct 10 2006 8:48PM (CT)
ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) - John Lennon's killer was denied parole for a fourth time Tuesday because of the "bizarre nature" of his crime. Mark David Chapman, 51, must remain at Attica Correctional Facility for at least two more years for gunning down the former Beatle outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980.
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Woman says she didn't mean to hurl baby
Oct 10 2006 8:45PM (CT)
ERIE, Pa. (AP) - A northwestern Pennsylvania woman accused of using her baby to batter her child's father said she didn't realize what she was doing until it was too late.
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Killer of R.I. cop sentenced to life
Oct 10 2006 8:44PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A man convicted of killing a Providence detective inside a police station with the officer's own gun was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole.
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Lawyers: Possible deal for sniper Malvo
Oct 10 2006 8:44PM (CT)
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Convicted Washington-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo is seeking a broad plea agreement in which he would plead guilty to other 2002 shootings that authorities have linked him to, defense attorneys and Maryland prosecutors said Tuesday.
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5 people freed from SoCal border tunnel
Oct 10 2006 8:41PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Five people trying to sneak into the United States from Mexico became trapped in a narrow tunnel and had to be rescued Tuesday after the largest of them, a nearly 200-pound man, got stuck trying to climb out through a storm drain, authorities said.
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Runaway bride sues ex-fiance for $500K
Oct 10 2006 8:40PM (CT)
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - The runaway bride is taking her former fiance to court, claiming he took advantage of her hospitalization to defraud her of her share of the proceeds from a book deal about their adventure.
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Parents plead for word about daughter
Oct 10 2006 8:33PM (CT)
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - The parents of a missing University of Vermont student made an impassioned plea for help in finding their daughter in a video posted on the Internet Tuesday, as the search intensified for her.
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Diocese in Iowa files for bankruptcy
Oct 10 2006 8:28PM (CT)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday, the fourth diocese in the nation to seek financial protection to deal with priest sex abuse cases.
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Mental patient pleads in subway death
Oct 10 2006 7:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A mental patient who shoved an aspiring screenwriter to her death under a subway train in 1999 pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in a case that led to a state law allowing court-ordered treatment of mentally ill people living outside institutions.
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Mich. board OKs curriculum on evolution
Oct 10 2006 7:08PM (CT)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The State Board of Education on Tuesday approved public school curriculum guidelines that support the teaching of evolution in science classes _ but not intelligent design.
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Hastert meets with critic over scandal
Oct 10 2006 6:29PM (CT)
PLANO, Ill. (AP) - House Speaker Dennis Hastert met Tuesday with an evangelist who hoped to persuade the Illinois Republican to step down because of the congressional page sex scandal.
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Coin dealer's jury selection starts
Oct 10 2006 3:15PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Just four weeks before Election Day, jury selection began Tuesday in the case against a Republican fundraiser accused of embezzling at least $2 million from a rare-coin investment that he managed for the state.
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Mild winter expected for much of nation
Oct 10 2006 1:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A weak El Nino under way in the Pacific Ocean should contribute to a mild winter for much of the United States, the National Weather Service reported Tuesday.
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Baltimore firefighter killed, 2 injured
Oct 10 2006 1:21PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A two-alarm fire quickly engulfed a row house and caused a floor to collapse, killing a firefighter early Tuesday.
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Vietnam vets start legal defense fund
Oct 10 2006 1:15PM (CT)
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) - Gray-haired Patrick Barnes still wears a crew cut and sits ramrod straight in his chair. Before clamping his cell phone shut, he says "Semper Fi" to a buddy instead of "bye."
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Ex-Long Island schools chief gets prison
Oct 10 2006 11:32AM (CT)
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A former school superintendent who admitted stealing at least $2 million from a Long Island school district was sentenced Tuesday to 4 to 12 years in prison.
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Flight diverted over security scare
Oct 10 2006 9:37AM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - An airliner bound for New Jersey was diverted to Cleveland after a passenger was accused of saying he had a bomb.
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Maine market scare leads to evacuation
Oct 10 2006 8:27AM (CT)
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A supermarket reopened Tuesday morning following a scare in which more than 50 customers and employees were treated for burning throats, difficulty breathing and nausea.
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Police: LA toddler's slaying intentional
Oct 10 2006 8:09AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 3-year-old girl gunned down in her driveway was targeted in a callous attack by gang members, who mistakenly thought her father was a member of a rival group, authorities said.
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Ex-police sergeant arrested in SoCal
Oct 10 2006 7:11AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A retired police sergeant and former television reporter was arrested after returning from a cruise because of allegations that he committed a crime on board, authorities said.
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Gifts to grieving Amish community soar
Oct 10 2006 4:33AM (CT)
GEORGETOWN, Pa. (AP) - The Amish community grieving the loss of five girls shot in a schoolhouse say they have been overwhelmed by gifts from the outside world _ about $700,000 in donations so far.
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Texas rebuilding bighorn sheep numbers
Oct 10 2006 4:09AM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Bighorn sheep had all but disappeared about 50 years ago from the West Texas mountains where they once flourished. Now there are so many that they're being hunted.
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Judge asked to free immigrant detainees
Oct 10 2006 3:12AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Several legal advocacy groups asked a federal judge to order the immediate release of four immigrants who have been detained for months or years without receiving a hearing on why they're being held so long.
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Mideast politics enter Calif. local race
Oct 10 2006 2:37AM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mideast politics have usurped traffic congestion and job creation as the hot topic in an upcoming municipal election, with a powerful GOP operative accusing a city council candidate of pro-Hezbollah and anti-Israel activities.
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