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King siblings settle lawsuit over estate (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:02 PM PDT

AP - After more than 14 hours of discussion, the heirs of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. reached a settlement late Monday that will keep the family from a public jury trial.

Arizona sweat lodge where 2 died lacked permit (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:02 PM PDT

This April 2008 photo provided by the family of Kirby Brown shows the 38-year-old woman from Westtown, N.Y. Brown was one of two people who died after being overcome in a sauna-like sweat lodge during a retreat just outside of Sedona, Ariz. (AP Photo/Family of Kirby Brown)AP - A sweat lodge in central Arizona where two people were overcome and later died lacked the necessary building permit, an official said Monday.

Inmates say Okla. gov's mansion workers raped them (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:12 PM PDT

The Oklahoma governor's mansion is pictured in Oklahoma City, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Prosecutors are investigating claims that the former head chef and chief groundskeeper at the Oklahoma governor's mansion raped three female prison inmates assigned to work on the mansion's grounds. (AP Photo)AP - Prosecutors are investigating claims that the former head chef and chief groundskeeper at the Oklahoma governor's mansion raped three female prison inmates assigned to work on the mansion's grounds.

FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:28 PM PDT

Stephen Lamm, supervisor with the ID Fraud Unit of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles looks through photos in the facial recognition system Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes.

Calif. wildfire-area communities prepare for rain (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:46 PM PDT

Workers with the City of Glendale Parks, Recreation & Community Services set sand bags at the Deukmejian Wilderness Park overlooking the foothill communities of La Crescenta and Tujunga, in Glendale, Calif. on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Southern California communities near wildfire burn areas are preparing for the possibility of mudslides as a strong Pacific storm remains on course for the West Coast. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Southern California communities below wildfire-scorched mountains made preparations Monday for the possibility of fast-moving floods laden with mud and rocks as a Pacific storm headed for the West Coast.

Monster-maker to Vt. brewer: No 'Vermonster' beer (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:25 PM PDT

Matt Nadeau poses at Rock Art Brewery in Morrisville, Vt., Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. The Vermont brewery that sells a beer called 'Vermonster' has been told by Hansen Beverage Co., the maker of Monster energy drinks, to stop selling the brew. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - Forget David and Goliath. This fight's between Matt and Monster.

Worker dies in Philly after 125-foot fall (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:45 PM PDT

Police and fire department officials gather at the accident scene in center city Philadelphia on Monday Oct. 12, 2009, where a man operating a construction lift to work on a church roof drove over a sidewalk grate, slowly toppling the crane-like machine and sending him 125 feet to the ground. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)AP - A tall construction lift toppled over and struck a downtown Philadelphia apartment building Monday, killing a construction worker who fell 125 feet.

Chicago auction house all shook up over Elvis hair (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:55 PM PDT

A clump of Elvis Presley's hair, given to Gary Pepper as president of the Tankers Fan Club to give to Elvis fans, is one of over 200 items in The Gary Pepper Collection of Elvis Presley Memorabilia at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, in Chicago. The items will be up for auction on Sunday, Oct. 18. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - The King may be dead, but that doesn't mean it's too late to run your fingers through his hair. Elvis Presley's hair, at least a clump of hair that Presley may have lost to an Army barber when he went into the service back in 1958, is going on the auction block this Sunday at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago.

Schwarzenegger creates day honoring Harvey Milk (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:55 PM PDT

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, pictured in September 2009, has signed a bill creating an annual day of recognition for pioneering gay rights activist Harvey Milk, officials said Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Mcnew)AP - Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk will get a special day of recognition in California, making him only the second person in state history — in addition to conservationist John Muir — to gain such a designation.

Trial starts in slaying of 7 at Indianapolis home (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT

AP - Investigators found no physical evidence linking a 31-year-old man to the 2006 slayings of seven family members in their home, but statements the man made before the attack and his actions afterward prove he fired the fatal gunshots, a prosecutor said Monday.

2 Nobel winners may shape financial crisis debate (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:49 PM PDT

Elinor Ostrom, a professor of political science at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Ind., became the first woman to be awarded the Nobel prize for economics on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Ostrom was praised 'for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons.' Ostrom's prize is Indiana University's eighth Nobel prize. (AP Photo/Indiana Daily Student, Ryan Dorgan)AP - One scholar studies how best to manage resources like forests, fisheries and oilfields. A fellow American looks at why some companies grow so large. Together they're winners of this year's Nobel Prize in economics for groundbreaking work that could affect efforts to prevent another global financial crisis.

Mishap meant swollen ND lake dropped only inches (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 06:08 PM PDT

AP - A swollen lake behind a damaged dam that threatens a small southeastern North Dakota town dropped only a couple of inches over the summer because a valve on the pipe used to drain it was only partially open, a state official said Monday.

Conn. police: Kidnapping-ransom story was a lie (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:04 PM PDT

AP - A Connecticut family made up claims that it rescued three immigrant relatives from a kidnapper by showing up with baseball bats at a ransom exchange meeting, according to police reports.

Defendants in Anna Nicole Smith case face hearing (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2009 photo, attorney Howard Stern, boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith, leaves court after a hearing in Los Angeles. A preliminary hearing for Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich starts Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 before a judge who will decide whether there is sufficient evidence to order them to trial. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)AP - Two doctors and the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith are due in court to hear what government witnesses have to say about their alleged roles in supplying drugs that killed the celebrity model.

Swine flu and kids: Heed warning signs, MDs say (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:35 PM PDT

Ruth Gomez holds a photo of her son, Max, 5, in her Nashville, Tenn. home Oct. 8, 2009. The picture was signed by his kindergarten classmates after he died of swine flu Aug. 31. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - Max Gomez was a bright-eyed 5-year-old happy to have just started kindergarten when he developed sniffles and a fever. His mother figured it was only a cold. Three days later, the Antioch, Tenn., boy was dead, apparently from swine flu. At least 76 American children have died from the new virus, and doctors are urging parents to watch for warning signs that the flu has become life-threatening.

NJ woman gets $570,000 from ex in dough-mixer suit (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:34 PM PDT

An Artofex Triple Action Mixer manufactured and distributed by Excellent Bakery Equipment is shown in Fairfield, N.J., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. A federal judge ruled last month that Karin Seruga owns the U.S. trademark on the Artofex mixer, a machine developed in Switzerland nearly 100 years ago and used in bakeries around the world. He also awarded her $570,000 in damages, ending a bitter, four-year court battle with her ex-husband, who runs a competing business. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)AP - Twelve years after her divorce, Karin Seruga finally got what she really wanted: A dough mixer.

Fla. to seek death for 4 accused of killing couple (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:12 PM PDT

AP - Prosecutors said Monday they will seek the death penalty for four of eight people charged in the killings of a Panhandle couple known for adopting children with autism, Down syndrome and other special needs.

College cutbacks make it harder to earn degrees (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 11:30 AM PDT

Students stand in the back row of a filled chemistry class at the California State University East Bay in Hayward, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. Over 50 students were on a waiting list for the class. It isn't just tuition hikes driving up the cost of college. In cash-strapped California and around the country, deep budget cuts are trapping more college students in a kind of enrollment purgatory, where they're in school but can't get seats in the courses they need to move toward a degree. The likely result: more time in college. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - It isn't just tuition increases that are driving up the cost of college. Around the country, deep budget cuts are forcing colleges to lay off instructors and eliminate some classes, making it harder for students to get into the courses they need to earn their degree.

Amtrak ridership down, but still near record high (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 08:53 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2007 file photo, passengers exit the Capitol Limited Amtrak train after a late arrival in Washington from Chicago. Amtrak said Monday, October 12, 2009, ridership dropped by about a million passengers over the past year, but it was still the second-highest year in the railroad's history.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)AP - Amtrak said Monday its ridership dropped by more than 1 million passengers during the past year, but was still the second-highest year in the railroad's history.

Man held in 1968 hijacking faces NYC arraignment (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 07:58 AM PDT

People walk through John F. Kennedy international airport. A US man who fled to Cuba 41 years ago after allegedly hijacking an airliner has voluntarily returned to New York to face justice. The fugitive, Luis Armando Pena Soltren, was taken into custody on arrival at JFK Airport.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)AP - More than four decades after he hijacked a jetliner from Kennedy International to Cuba, Luis Armando Pena Soltren voluntarily returned to the same airport to surrender and face prosecution, authorities said Monday.
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