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Couple arrested in social worker case
Oct 19 2006 11:53PM (CT)
GODFREY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities on Thursday arrested a Kentucky couple suspected of kidnapping the woman's 9-month-old son from a social worker, later found dead, who had taken the child to visit the mother, an FBI official said.
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Ferrari crash suspect pleads no contest
Oct 19 2006 11:32PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Swedish businessman who authorities say crashed a rare Ferrari sports car worth $1.5 million on Pacific Coast Highway pleaded no contest Thursday to drunken driving.
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Goodwill painting fetches $165,000
Oct 19 2006 11:13PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A painting dropped off at Goodwill by an anonymous donor sold for $165,002 Thursday during an auction on the organization's Web site.
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Indicted labor leader cut off from pay
Oct 19 2006 11:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's largest municipal labor council on Thursday cut off pay to its president at least until his federal racketeering case is resolved.
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Rural energy adviser created in Alaska
Oct 19 2006 11:03PM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Gov. Frank Murkowski on Thursday created a rural energy adviser post, signed over $183 million that will help rural Alaskans pay their electricity bills, and criticized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's fuel program for the state's villages.
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Husband indicted in van suicide
Oct 19 2006 10:42PM (CT)
STONY POINT, N.Y. (AP) - A man accused of allowing his wife to drive off a 300-foot cliff with their daughters in the family minivan was indicted Thursday on charges of reckless endangerment, promoting a suicide and endangering children.
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Fishing boat sinks in Alaska, killing 2
Oct 19 2006 10:41PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A commercial fishing boat capsized in severe weather south of the Alaska Peninsula, killing two men and injuring another. The search for a fourth crewman continued Thursday.
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Court halts Tenn. inmate's execution
Oct 19 2006 10:30PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man convicted of murdering his wife more than two decades ago was granted a stay of execution Thursday after his attorneys argued the prosecutor's star witness was given a secret deal of immunity to give condemning testimony.
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Social worker's death raises questions
Oct 19 2006 10:27PM (CT)
HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) - For a veteran social worker, it was a routine assignment: reunite an infant with his mother for what could be a final visit before the child is put up for adoption.
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Chemical spill prompts evacuation in Ky.
Oct 19 2006 10:21PM (CT)
FULTON, Ky. (AP) - A railroad tanker spewing hydrochloric acid forced the evacuation of about 200 homes Thursday as rainfall threatened to pollute the air with toxic fumes in this town along the Tennessee line.
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Calif. candidate urged to exit race
Oct 19 2006 9:56PM (CT)
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) - Orange County Republican leaders on Thursday called for the withdrawal of a GOP congressional candidate they believe sent a letter threatening Hispanic immigrant voters with arrest.
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Remains from WTC site found in manhole
Oct 19 2006 9:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Human remains that appear to be from World Trade Center victims were found by utility workers in a manhole at the northern edge of the site, a Port Authority official said Thursday.
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6 officers charged in biracial beating
Oct 19 2006 9:30PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Six former and current Milwaukee police officers, including three who had been acquitted of most state charges in the beating of a biracial man, were indicted Thursday on federal civil rights violation charges in the assault.
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Candidate seeks textbooks as shields
Oct 19 2006 9:08PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A candidate for state superintendent of schools said Thursday he wants thick used textbooks placed under every student's desk so they can use them for self-defense during school shootings.
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Hundreds attend Iowa family's funeral
Oct 19 2006 8:23PM (CT)
BONAPARTE, Iowa (AP) - A community mourning the loss of five family members, who police said were gunned down by the parents' only son, was asked Thursday to mix some forgiveness with the grief.
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Fla. boater stabbed in chest by stingray
Oct 19 2006 8:15PM (CT)
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla. (AP) - An 81-year-old man was in critical condition Thursday after a stingray flopped onto his boat and stung him, leaving a foot-long barb in his chest similar to the accident that killed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
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Terror suspect says CIA recruited him
Oct 19 2006 8:13PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A former university professor charged with plotting to bankroll Hamas terrorists was once asked by the CIA whether he wanted a job as a spy, his attorney told a jury Thursday.
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Hundreds attend funeral for Iowa family
Oct 19 2006 8:12PM (CT)
BONAPARTE, Iowa (AP) - A community mourning the loss of five family members, who police said were gunned down by the parents' only son, was asked Thursday to mix some forgiveness with the grief.
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DNA said links suspect, dead Vt. student
Oct 19 2006 8:10PM (CT)
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Blood found on the blue jeans of the prime suspect in the death of a Vermont college student matches the woman's DNA, a defense attorney said Thursday.
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Suspect who escaped Ohio jail recaptured
Oct 19 2006 7:11PM (CT)
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) - Cheering residents took to the streets Thursday as police returned an inmate who escaped from jail almost three months ago while held on charges of killing a police officer.
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Fla. teen dies in stabbing at bus stop
Oct 19 2006 7:00PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A 15-year-old student was fatally stabbed at a central Florida high school Thursday after he and another teen got in a fight over a girl, authorities said.
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Blagojevich fundraiser pleads not guilty
Oct 19 2006 6:00PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A fundraiser for Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that he swindled the General Electric Capital Corp. out of $10.5 million in loans to a pizza restaurant company.
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Study finds risks of Ritalin in kids
Oct 19 2006 5:59PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The first long-term government study of preschoolers who take Ritalin, the popular attention deficit disorder drug, warns of side effects but also found benefits in children with severe problems.
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Mystery surrounds La. dismemberment case
Oct 19 2006 5:14PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After one last drink on the roof of the classy Omni Royal Orleans hotel, Zackery Bowen was ready to reveal the secret he had apparently been hiding in his French Quarter flat for nearly two weeks.
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N.Y. man assaulted with plumbing snake
Oct 19 2006 5:05PM (CT)
YAPHANK, N.Y. (AP) - A mentally disabled handyman was hospitalized after two teenagers sexually brutalized him with a plumbing snake at the Long Island bowling alley where he worked, police said Thursday.
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Court: Groups must offer contraceptives
Oct 19 2006 4:42PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's highest court ruled Thursday that social service agencies run by the Roman Catholic Church and other faiths must provide birth-control coverage to their employees, even if they consider contraception a sin.
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Madonna overseas adoption follows trend
Oct 19 2006 4:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Angelina Jolie adopted from Cambodia and Ethiopia. Madonna, as most of the planet knows, is adopting from Malawi. And ordinary Americans adopt foreign-born children by the thousands each year _ a rate that has tripled in the last decade.
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Football stadium threat a hoax, FBI says
Oct 19 2006 4:08PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Internet threats of "dirty bomb" attacks at NFL stadiums this weekend were a hoax, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security said Thursday.
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Texas death row inmate commits suicide
Oct 19 2006 3:52PM (CT)
LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) - A convicted killer facing lethal injection beat the executioner to it Thursday, committing suicide by slitting his throat and arm with a blade in his Texas death row cell 15 hours before he was supposed to die.
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Monitors sought at polling places in Pa.
Oct 19 2006 3:38PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The federal government has asked a judge to post monitors at city polling places next month to make sure Spanish speakers get proper help when voting.
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'Earthquake McGoon' remains return home
Oct 19 2006 3:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - More than half a century after he died in the flaming crash of a CIA-owned cargo plane and became one of the first two Americans to die in combat in Vietnam, a legendary soldier of fortune known as "Earthquake McGoon" is finally coming home.
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Troops' debt a growing security concern
Oct 19 2006 1:23PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Thousands of U.S. troops are being barred from overseas duty because they are so deep in debt they are considered security risks, according to an Associated Press review of military records.
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The West adjusts to drought
Oct 19 2006 1:22PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Roy Rogers probably never rode on it, but now he's buried under it _ a lush carpet of fake grass.
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Man questioned in stadium bomb threats
Oct 19 2006 1:15PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - FBI agents questioned a 20-year-old Milwaukee man Thursday as they tried to determine who made apparently phony Internet threats of "dirty bomb" attacks at NFL stadiums this weekend.
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Police: Girl wasn't molested by neighbor
Oct 19 2006 1:05PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Police have concluded that a 2-year-old girl was not molested by a neighbor whom the girl's father is accused of stabbing to death in rage, a police official told The Associated Press Thursday.
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Judge's SUV hits police officer in Conn.
Oct 19 2006 12:47PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A federal judge in a sport utility ran into a police officer directing traffic in the rain, critically injuring the officer, authorities said Thursday.
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Religion news in brief
Oct 19 2006 11:12AM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) says its regional bodies are sending less money than expected to national headquarters, partly out of protest over the direction of the denomination.
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Religion today
Oct 19 2006 11:12AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Sister Julianne Hau became a nun 20 years ago because she felt a call to bring God's word to anyone who needed it.
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Man refuses to testify in murder trial
Oct 19 2006 10:17AM (CT)
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - A man convicted of killing a couple refused to testify Thursday at the trial of his former girlfriend, who was also charged in the slayings and said she helped him because she feared for her life.
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Law stops renting to illegal immigrants
Oct 19 2006 10:13AM (CT)
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) - City leaders have approved an ordinance prohibiting landlords from renting to illegal immigrants, the latest in one of many efforts by local governments across the country to crack down on undocumented workers.
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Suit targets money transfer seizures
Oct 19 2006 9:48AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - An immigrant-rights group has sued the state attorney general over a program intended to combat the smuggling of drugs and immigrants by intercepting money transfers.
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Report: Priest admits Foley relationship
Oct 19 2006 9:11AM (CT)
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest said he had an inappropriate two-year relationship with former Rep. Mark Foley in the 1960s that included massaging the boy in the nude, but he did not specifically remember having sex, a newspaper reported Thursday.
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Report: Priest admits Foley relationship
Oct 19 2006 9:11AM (CT)
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest said he had an inappropriate two-year relationship with former Rep. Mark Foley in the 1960s that included massaging the boy in the nude, but he did not specifically remember having sex, a newspaper reported Thursday.
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Calif. couple accused of taking homes
Oct 19 2006 9:10AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Longtime neighbors of Richard Dee were surprised when a mysterious couple filled trash bins with his belongings and surrounded his home with a chain link fence.
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Feds net 125 nationwide in kid-porn case
Oct 19 2006 5:42AM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A Bible camp counselor and a Boy Scout leader were among 125 people arrested nationwide in an Internet child pornography case in which subscribers purchased photos and videos of children engaged in sex acts with adults, federal authorities said Wednesday.
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Baseball teams endorse caskets and urns
Oct 19 2006 5:38AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - In the heat of passion, many crazed baseball fans have said they would die for a championship. One company hopes some fans are actually willing to take their devotion to the grave.
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NBC Universal to make $750M in cuts
Oct 19 2006 4:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - NBC Universal plans to cut $750 million in operating expenses by the end of 2007 by eliminating employees, cutting back on scripted shows, and slashing its news budget, according to a report Thursday in The Wall Street Journal.
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California presents Salton Sea proposals
Oct 19 2006 4:10AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A plan to save California's largest lake calls for possible fixes including laying in rocks and constructing berms to manage areas high in saline, according to an executive summary obtained by The Associated Press.
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Calif. school site of meditation flap
Oct 19 2006 4:04AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Plans for a public high school meditation club evaporated this week after parents caught wind that students would be taught Transcendental Meditation, which critics argue is a form of religion.
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Hopi chairman ousted from office
Oct 19 2006 2:34AM (CT)
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The Hopi Tribal Council has voted to remove its chairman from office after just 10 months on the job, accusing him of violating the tribe's constitution by neglecting his duties.
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Texas seminary: no speaking in tongues
Oct 19 2006 2:30AM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Trustees at a Baptist seminary have put it in writing: They will not tolerate any promotion of speaking in tongues on their campus.
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Newspaper ads highlight 'deadbeat dads'
Oct 19 2006 2:27AM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Life could already be difficult for fathers who gets seriously behind in their court-ordered child support payments: Wages can be garnished, a driver's license suspended, a tax refund withheld.
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Power still out for some after NY storm
Oct 19 2006 1:05AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The state sent extra nurses Wednesday to help out at busy hospitals treating people for injuries related to last week's record-setting snowstorm, which knocked out power to thousands and was blamed for 12 deaths.
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