Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:58:59 GMT
Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:50:08 GMT
AP - WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.
Motown caps 50th anniversary with hometown gala
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:58:59 GMTAP - Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.
Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:51:58 GMT
AP - A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction.
UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:29:29 GMT
AP - Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.
Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:24:35 GMT
AP - A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents show.
Astronauts gear up for 2nd spacewalk of mission
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:44:03 GMT
AP - An astronaut is gearing up for the first spacewalk of his career while awaiting the imminent birth of his daughter.
Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:02:14 GMT
AP - The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II.
Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:31:44 GMT
AP - Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:52:41 GMTAP - Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday.
Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:04:31 GMT
AP - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.
Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:18:24 GMT
AP - A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road.
Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:15:33 GMTAP - A woman lost control of her car and struck nine children and an adult who were standing outside a middle school Friday afternoon, police said.
Death of Drew Brees' mother ruled a suicide
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:14:53 GMT
AP - The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.
Porn mogul's son to be tried in girlfriend's death
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:35:09 GMTAP - The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat.
Former Marine charged in 'Cathouse' star's death
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:10:12 GMT
AP - A former Marine was charged Friday with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse."
Teen pleads guilty in Border Patrol agent killing
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:04:53 GMT
AP - A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego.
Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:24:25 GMTAP - Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.
SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:14:48 GMT
AP - South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.
Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:04 GMT
AP - Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.
