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Family at center of balloon saga faces scrutiny (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:13 PM PDT

Ryo Heene, the 9-year-old brother of Falcon Heene, plays in the backyard of his parents home in Fort Collins, Colo., on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. His younger brother, 6, was thought to be in a helium balloon that took off from the wooden platform at right. It set off a national uproar as authorities scoured the plains of northern Colorado for the youngster. Turns out, he was hiding in the rafters of the family's garage. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - But would he go so far as to hide his 6-year-old son in the rafters of his garage for five hours and make it seem like the boy floated away in a helium balloon?

O'Brien, NJ mayor turn facetious feud into comedy (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2007, file photo Newark Mayor Cory Booker answers a question during an interview in his office in Newark, N.J. Political and media experts say Booker and 'Tonight Show' host Conan O'Brien may have broken new ground the past two weeks as they traded humorous barbs over the pros and cons of gritty Newark, New Jersey's largest city. On Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 Booker is going to be a guest on Conan's show. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - Conan O'Brien and Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker have turned their frivolous feud into comedy on NBC's "Tonight Show."

Obama poster artist admits error (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 27, 2006 file photo, a poster of President Barack Obama, right, by artist Shepard Fairey is shown for comparison with this file photo of then-Sen. Barack Obama by Associated Press photographer Manny Garcia at the National Press Club in Washington. Attorneys for poster artist Shepard Fairey, who designed the famous Obama 'HOPE' image, say he based it on a photograph taken by The Associated Press and not another picture, as the artist had claimed. (AP Photo/Manny Garcia/ Shepard Fairey)AP - Artist Shepard Fairey, who designed the famous Obama "HOPE" poster, admitted Friday that he used a different Associated Press photo than what he had alleged to create his work and instead used a picture the news organization has claimed was his source.

Neighbors thought dead man was Halloween display (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:25 PM PDT

AP - Residents of a Southern California apartment complex say they saw a lifeless body slumped on a neighbor's patio, but didn't call police because they thought it was part of a Halloween display.

NYC pop culture show draws TV and sports celebs (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:39 PM PDT

Actor William Shatner is interviewed at the Big Apple Comic Con in New York, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. This weekend on a Hudson River pier, a huge pop culture festival brings together celebrities from the world of comic books, television, movies and sports. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - A three-day love-in devoted to pop culture opened Friday with William Shatner unveiling his new comic book and fans geeking out on the latest video games, toys and electronics.

Man's halt of interracial marriage sparks outrage (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:30 PM PDT

In this file photo, attorney Bill Quigley speaks before the New Orleans City Council in New Orleans, Dec. 20, 2007.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Louisiana's governor and a U.S. senator joined Friday in calling for the ouster of a local official who refused to marry an interracial couple, saying his actions clearly broke the law.

Sweat lodge deaths cast negative spotlight on guru (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:59 PM PDT

This Sept. 2007 picture picture provided by Rev. Meredith Ann Murray shows her with James Arthur Ray at the Spiritual Warrior Course at Angel Valley Retreat Center in Sedona, Ariz. Murray, said she spent three hours in a sweat lodge led by Ray in 2007 that she said was done safely and helped her conquer claustrophobia. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Meredith Ann Murray)AP - James Arthur Ray led a group of more than 50 followers into a cramped, sauna-like sweat lodge in Arizona last week by convincing them that his words would lead them to spiritual and financial wealth.

Crowd retraces John Brown's incendiary footsteps (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:55 PM PDT

AP - Just as cold, damp weather couldn't quench John Brown's incendiary fervor, it didn't discourage those determined to follow the radical abolitionist's footsteps Friday, 150 years after he launched the raid that kindled the Civil War.

Minn. pigs may have tested positive for swine flu (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:04 PM PDT

A drawing of a pig and a skull-and-crossbones mark the door of a lab where samples are tested for the H1N1 swine flu virus at the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in Baltimore, September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstAP - Preliminary tests show three pigs in Minnesota may have contracted the swine flu virus making them the first potential U.S. cases in swine, agricultural officials said Friday. They stressed the finding does not threaten food safety.

Lawmaker reposts revised anti-Obama 'RedNeck Rap' (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT

AP - A Kansas legislator reposted his "RedNeck Rap" video criticizing President Barack Obama on YouTube on Friday after adding an introduction responding to critics who assailed it as racist.

Minnesota man suspected of encouraging suicides (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT

FILE-In this undated file photo provided by Nadia Kajouji's mother, Deborah Chevalier, Nadia is shown. Minnesota authorities say at least two people died, including Nadia because of a male nurse, William Melchert-Dinkel, who posed as a female nurse on Internet suicide chat rooms offering 'expert knowledge' on the most effective way to commit suicide. By his own admission, William Melchert-Dinkel had a problem: He liked watching people kill themselves. He trolled suicide Web sites and chat rooms starting in 2005, posing as a 29-year-old female nurse who sympathized with depressed people and then offered 'expert knowledge' on the most effective way to commit suicide. At least two people did, say Minnesota authorities — 18-year-old Nadia Kajouji in Canada and 32-year-old Mark Drybrough. (AP Photo) NO SALESAP - A nurse who authorities say got his kicks by visiting Internet suicide chat rooms and encouraging depressed people to kill themselves is under investigation in at least two deaths and could face criminal charges that could test the limits of the First Amendment.

EPA plans to veto surface mining permit in W.Va. (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:50 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it planned to use its authority for the first time to revoke a previously issued permit for a West Virginia surface mine.

Ohio doc guilty of sex counts; twin awaits trial (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:55 PM PDT

AP - A pediatrician was convicted Friday of 16 sex-related charges involving former patients as his twin brother, a pediatrician awaiting trial on similar counts, looked on and embraced his brother after the verdict.

Questions remain after Obama's New Orleans visit (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:41 PM PDT

President Barack Obama conducts a town hall meeting at the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, La., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. Seating behind him, from second from left are, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, Rep. Ahn Cao, R-La., and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - A day after an enthusiastic, almost-gushing crowd met President Barack Obama on his first visit to New Orleans since taking office, some in this still-suffering, hurricane-struck city wondered when platitudes and political speech would give way to greater progress.

Catholic priest who fathered child is suspended (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT

AP - A Wisconsin diocese late Friday suspended a Roman Catholic priest who fathered a child during a five-year relationship in Illinois and may have been involved separately with a minor.

Confession stands in murder of Detroit cop's wife (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 02:42 PM PDT

AP - A judge on Friday refused to throw out a confession by a self-described hit man who is charged with killing the wife of a Detroit police officer, a crucial ruling that clears the way for his first trial in eight fatal shootings.

Conviction in doubt for DC mom who killed 4 girls (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 02:35 PM PDT

AP - A woman who was expected to be sentenced Friday to life in prison for murdering her four daughters could instead walk free under a scenario outlined by the judge who found her guilty, though such an outcome still faces several legal hurdles.

Judge says Va. violated absentee voters' rights (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 01:34 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge has ruled that Virginia violated the voting rights of military service members and other Americans overseas when officials failed to mail more than 2,100 absentee ballots in time for last year's presidential election.

New plan for con man who lost Mont. jail deal (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 01:22 PM PDT

AP - A convicted con artist from California who roiled a southeastern Montana community with his unlikely bid to take over its empty jail said he intends to return to the state and pursue a military training center.
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