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Stadiums, hotels on alert amid terror probe (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:24 PM PDT

Army National Guard soldiers keep watch inside Grand Central Station Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - The government expanded a terrorism warning from transit systems to U.S. stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes as investigators searched for more suspects Tuesday in a possible al-Qaida plot to set off hydrogen-peroxide bombs hidden in backpacks.

4 hurt at border crossing after agents fire shots (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 10:57 PM PDT

ALTERNATIVE CROP OF MXGA101 - A US Customs and Border Protection officer is seen from Mexico's side of the San Ysidro port of entry guarding vehicles involved in a shooting in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Four people were injured in a gun battle involving an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico at the busiest border crossing in the U.S., authorities said. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Four people were injured and the busiest border crossing in the U.S. was closed to northbound vehicle traffic for hours Tuesday after federal agents fired shots across nine lanes of traffic to stop three vans suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants from Mexico, authorities said.

Racial discrimination found at Pa. swim club (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 09:08 PM PDT

AP - A state panel has found probable cause of racial discrimination at a suburban Philadelphia swim club that asked a day camp group of mostly black and Hispanic children not to return, a ruling the club's lawyer blamed late Tuesday on the "media firestorm" that followed the incident.

Iranian leader says he'll seek leniency for hikers (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 09:27 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, speaks during an interview by editors from The Associated Press, not pictured, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in New York. At left is Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaee; Hojatoleslam Seyyed Mohammad Reza Mir-Tajedini, parliamentary representative from Tabriz, second from left; and Mojtaba Samereh Hashemi, senior advisor. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told The Associated Press on Tuesday he will request leniency for three American hikers who apparently strayed across Iran's border.

Fla. man charged in slayings of wife, 5 kids (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 08:38 PM PDT

Mesac Damas is escorted by police after his arrest in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Damas, who was detained for the Florida slaying of his wife and their five children, said Monday that he returned to his native Caribbean nation 'to say goodbye to my family.' (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - A southwest Florida man has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of his wife and five children, authorities said Tuesday.

Navy reviewing abuse of gay dog handler in Bahrain (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 06:37 PM PDT

AP - The Navy is reviewing how it handled the case of a gay sailor abused by fellow servicemen in Bahrain for two years until he sought a discharge by coming out to his commanding officer, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

Big squids washing up on Ore. beach (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 11:00 PM PDT

AP - Numerous large squid are reportedly washing up dead on the central Oregon coast near Heceta Head.

Lawyer disputes tryst between Anna Nicole, doctor (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:08 PM PDT

Anna Nicole Smith arrives with her lawyer Howard Stern for her hearing at the Supreme Court in Washington, February 28, 2006. REUTERS/Chris KleponisAP - The attorney for a doctor who treated the late model Anna Nicole Smith says Dr. Sandeep Kapoor is openly gay and that she is outraged by claims in search warrant affidavits that he had a sexual relationship with Smith.

Bank of America, JPMorgan overhaul overdraft fees (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:10 PM PDT

People walk past a Bank of America branch in New York in this August 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonAP - As lawmakers prepare to implement sweeping credit card reforms, Bank of America Corp. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are moving to overhaul overdraft fees and practices that have been criticized industrywide as excessive and harmful to consumers.

9 deaths blamed on Southeast storm; flood lingers (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 06:16 PM PDT

Jennifer Bozeman, 19, and Nabor Torres stand at the edge of Sweetwater Creek after it overflowed its banks and left the mobile home park where they live flooded Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Austell, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)AP - Neighborhoods, schools and even roller coasters at Six Flags over Georgia remained awash in several feet of murky, brown water Tuesday, even as an emerging sun shed light on the widespread flood damage.

Sheriff: Suspect says God led him to Jewel's ranch (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:41 PM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the Erath County Sheriff's Department in Stephenville, Texas, Michael Lawrance Kozelka is shown. Kozelka is accused of stalking singer-songwriter Jewel at her rural Texas ranch and said he was on a mission from God, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Kozelka of Wisconsin was arrested last week after he went two consecutive days to the 2,000-acre Stephenville ranch owned by Jewel's husband, rodeo champion Ty Murray, said Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant. (AP Photo/Erath County Sheriff's Department)AP - A man accused of stalking singer-songwriter Jewel at her rural Texas ranch said he was on a mission from God, authorities said Tuesday.

Tough political realities quiet youth 'Obamamania' (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 12, 2008 file photo, young supporters cheering for Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a rally in Louisville, Ky. Political experts and youth themselves now say they've seen a marked drop in 'Obamamania' on college campuses and elsewhere since the election, as the realities of political drudgery have set in, leaving some to wonder whether the president can count on his loyal supporters to help him on tough issues like health care reform. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - Young Americans showed their collective power when they helped vote President Obama into office. Inspired by his message of "change," they knocked on doors, spread flyers, voted for him by a 2-1 margin, and partied like rock-the-vote stars when he won.

Ex-AF contractor sentenced for obstructing justice (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:11 PM PDT

AP - A former defense contractor for Eglin Air Force Base was sentenced to four years' probation Tuesday for obstructing justice as part of wider fraud scheme by contractors and defense lobbyists with ties to a powerful Pennsylvania congressman.

5 family members found slain in rural Illinois (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:46 PM PDT

Logan County Sheriff Steve Nichols speak to reporters during a news conference concerning the scene where five members of a family were found slain in their home and a search is under way for a suspect, in Lincoln, Ill., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - A couple and three of their children were found brutally slain inside their home in this tiny central Illinois farming community, and authorities warned residents Tuesday to lock their doors at night while investigators try to identify possible suspects.

Mom hopes Ahmadinejad has good news on held hikers (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 06:24 PM PDT

Cindy Hickey is shown on Sept. 22, 2009, in her rural Pine City, Minn., home. She is holding a picture of her son, Shane Bauer, one of three Americans held in Iran the last 52 days after they were detained by the government for apparently crossing into the country while on a hiking trip in northern Iraq. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)AP - The families of the three American hikers detained in Iran said Tuesday they are holding out hope that the Iranian president will bring good news — or more — with him when he visits the United Nations this week.

Ex-wrestling CEO running for Senate missed voting (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 06:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 28, 2001 file photo, Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wrestling Federation, speaks during an interview at the company headquarters in Stamford Conn. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that McMahon has resigned as the company's chief executive to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)AP - Linda McMahon's wrestling empire urged young adults to vote in 2008, but the former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO didn't always follow suit.

Police: Off-duty officer fatally shoots wife, self (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:25 PM PDT

A law enforcement official surveys the scene at the Canton Public Library in Canton Township, Mich., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, where an off-duty Detroit police officer fatally shot his wife in the parking lot of the library before shooting himself. Police said the gunman died later after being taken off life support. (AP Photo/Ben Leubsdorf)AP - Police in a Detroit suburb say an off-duty officer fatally shot his wife in the parking lot of a library and then shot himself.

2nd attempt to execute Ohio killer further delayed (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:26 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge on Tuesday further delayed an unprecedented second attempt to put a condemned rapist and killer to death by lethal injection.

Minn.'s Pawlenty forming PAC; possible 2012 step (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:45 PM PDT

US conservatives like Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, seen here in 2008, say a public option plan -- including a AP - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is preparing to launch a national fundraising committee, another signal the Republican may be positioning himself for a possible 2012 presidential run.
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