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Sheriff: Boy-in-balloon was hoax, charges expected (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 09:57 PM PDT

Falcon Henne, 6, is shown outside his home in Ft. Collins, Colorado. The runaway balloon saga that gripped the United States was a hoax concocted by Falcon's family who were involved in a bid to secure a contract for a reality television show, police confirmed Sunday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)AP - The story that a little boy had floated away in a giant helium balloon was a hoax concocted to land a reality television show, authorities said Sunday, and the boy's parents will likely face felony charges.

Balloon dad never shy about his bizarre stunts (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:57 PM PDT

Richard Heene, center, follows his son, Falcon, right, as Mayumi Heene blocks the door as they leave their home in Fort Collins,, Colo., early on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - Richard Heene provided a glimpse of the chaos he was about to spark this week when he described for a national TV audience in March his belief that aliens are humanity's ancestors, his latest madcap inventions and his unconventional approach to raising a family.

UConn mourns stabbing death of football player (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the University of Connecticut, Jasper Howard is seen. Howard, 20, of Miami, and another student were stabbed during a fight after a fire alarm was pulled during a university sponsored dance at the UConn Student Union just after 12:30 a.m., police said. (AP Photo/University of Connecticut)AP - A Connecticut football player who was an expectant father was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, just hours after helping his team to a homecoming victory.

Catholic Diocese of Wilmington files bankruptcy (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 08:16 PM PDT

AP - Delaware's Catholic Diocese of Wilmington filed for federal bankruptcy protection on Sunday night, on the eve of a civil trial in a high-profile sex abuse case against the diocese and a former priest.

Convicted Ohio priest says he didn't murder nun (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 02:40 PM PDT

AP - A Roman Catholic priest imprisoned for killing a nun 29 years ago told a newspaper that he is innocent, but a prosecutor and the victim's nephew wondered why he is only making the claim now.

3rd person dies in Ariz. sweat lodge; suit planned (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 05:15 PM PDT

The Angel Valley Retreat Center in Sedona, Ariz. is photographed Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. Two people died and nineteen others were injured last Thursday during a ceremony at a sweat lodge, its remains partially seen at bottom left, at the retreat. Sweat lodges are traditionally dome-shaped structures made of wood, animal skins, canvas and other materials, and are commonly used by American Indian tribes to cleanse the body and prepare for hunts and ceremonies. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday that she prided herself on leading a healthy and active life.

Ala. mayor accused of taking Rolex, other bribes (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:10 AM PDT

AP - Mayor Larry Langford, who could be tossed out of office and go to prison if convicted of federal bribery charges, recently offered some advice to a new Birmingham City Council member.

VT willow harvest promises cheap biomass fuel (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT

Middlebury College business services director Tom Corbin is seen in a stand of willow in Middlebury, Vt., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. With a nine-acre patch of willow shrubs, Middlebury College is conducting a biomass energy experiment that seeks to answer the question: What if wood-chip burning heat systems lead to the deforestation of Vermont? Willows, which grow faster than other trees, may be the answer. Corbin has turned into a farmer of sorts, checking periodically on tightly packed rows of willows growing in a field west of Middlebury's campus.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - Middlebury College used to heat its buildings with oil, then switched to wood chips. Now it has planted a sustainable and relatively cheap fuel source — willow shrubs _that could help cut demand on the state's forests.

Man dies after police in Calif. use Taser on him (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 01:33 AM PDT

AP - Police say a 19-year-old man has died in Southern California after officers used a Taser to subdue him at a board-and-care facility.

States weigh campaign rules for the Internet age (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 02:02 PM PDT

In this 2009 photo released by the Scott Wagman campaign, Scott Wagman poses for a photo during his unsuccessful candidate for mayor in St. Petersburg, Fla. When the Florida mayoral candidate wanted to promote his campaign, he did what other successful politicians have done: He took out an ad that popped up on Google when anyone searched for his opponents' names. But after a rival campaign complained that the ad did not have the required 'paid for by' disclaimer, the Florida Elections Commission told Wagman to remove it and pay a $250 fine. (AP Photo/Scott Wagman Campaign)AP - To promote his recent campaign for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., Scott Wagman bought an ad that popped up online when anyone ran a Google search for his opponents' names.

Sheriff: Charges will be filed in balloon saga (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 08:44 PM PDT

Richard Heene (L) holds his son six-year-old Falcon Heene as he talks to reporters outside their house in Fort Collins, Colorado October 15, 2009. Falcon, who set off a massive search and rescue operation and media frenzy after it was reported he was inside a homemade helium balloon that broke loose and drifted for hours thousands of feet above Colorado has been found safe in his attic, police said on Thursday. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES SOCIETY)AP - Authorities are pursuing criminal charges in the case of a boy who vanished into his parents' garage while the world feared he was trapped aboard a helium balloon — prompting speculation of a hoax.
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