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Immigration agents mishandle informants (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 09:23 PM PDT

FILE - This June 6, 2009 file photo shows a blood stain visible on the pavement where Jose Daniel Gonzalez Galeana was shot on May 15, 2009 in front of his home in El Paso, Texas. Gonzalez, a Juarez cartel lieutenant who was shot on his quiet El Paso cul-de-sac, was working for U.S. officials as a confidential informant, and experts believe his slaying may be the first time assassins from one of Mexico's violent drug gangs have killed a ranking cartel member on American soil. (AP Photo/Alicia Caldwell, File)AP - One immigration agent was accused of running an Internet pornography business and enjoying an improper relationship with an informant. Another let an informant smuggle in a group of illegal immigrants. And in a third case, an agent was investigated for soliciting sex from a witness in a marriage fraud case.

NJ town grieves for slain priest, accused janitor (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 08:18 PM PDT

The Rev. Owen Moran, left, Pastor of St. Rose of Lima in East Hanover comforts a parishioner after Mass at St. Patrick's Church in Chatham, N.J. on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. St. Patrick's Pastor Ed Hinds was found dead in the church early Friday morning. Jose Feliciano of Easton, PA was arrested and charged with his murder after stabbing the priest 32 times. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)AP - An arrest in the brutal slaying of a Roman Catholic priest has brought little solace to his parishioners in this affluent community, who widely view the suspected role of the longtime church janitor as a second tragedy.

Police: Madoff associate Jeffry Picower dies at 67 (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT

AP - Jeffry Picower, a philanthropist accused of profiting more than $7 billion from the investment schemes of his longtime friend Bernard Madoff, was found at the bottom of the pool at his oceanside mansion and died Sunday, police said. He was 67.

Police vet more than 1,000 tips in girl's death (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 08:21 PM PDT

Crime scene investigators continue to look for evidence regarding the Somer Thompson murder investigation in a vacant house near the Thompson's home Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, in Orange Park, Fla.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - Investigators had more than a thousand tips but are still trying to figure out what happened when 7-year-old Somer Thompson disappeared on her walk home from a north Florida school last week.

UConn players prepare for teammate's funeral (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 08:12 PM PDT

Boston College cornerback DeLeon Gause, top, flips over Notre Dame safety Leonard Gordon as he is tackled on a kickoff return in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. Gause wore the number 6 jersey to honor Connecticut player Jasper Howard, who was killed last weekend. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP - A University of Connecticut football player who was fatally stabbed outside a campus dance was looking forward to being a father and wanted to a part of his daughter's life, the grandfather of the unborn child said Sunday.

Harvard: Lab workers poisoned by tainted coffee (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 02:24 PM PDT

AP - Six Harvard University medical researchers were poisoned in August after drinking coffee that was laced with a chemical preservative, according to university officials.

Video shows Calif. police beating of student (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 10:12 AM PDT

AP - A cell phone video that shows police officers repeatedly hitting an unarmed university student with batons and a Taser gun has prompted a criminal investigation into the officers' conduct, a San Jose police spokesman said.

Sheriff in balloon saga doesn't shy from soapbox (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 03:15 PM PDT

Mayumi Heene with two of her three boys, Falcon (centre), 6, and Ryo, 8, leave their home in Fort Collins, Colorado on October 19. Mayumi , the mother of Falcon, the Colorado boy once feared missing aboard a runaway helium balloon has admitted to investigators that the saga that gripped much of the United States was a hoax(AFP/Getty Images/File/Marc Piscotty)AP - The sheriff at the center of the runaway balloon saga says he's not enjoying the media spotlight, but that's never stopped the John Wayne fan from using it to offer brash opinions on hot topics.

Feds interview crew of plane that overshot airport (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 06:08 PM PDT

Graphic shows sequence of events for Northwest Airlines FlightAP - Federal investigators interviewed the crew of the Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles on Sunday.

RI tracking swine flu through electronic records (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 05:12 PM PDT

AP - State health officials are tracking the spread of swine flu through electronic prescription records, developing what they believe is a model that could help doctors more easily identify and respond to an outbreak of the illness.

AP bureau chief Mike McQueen dies at 52 (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 07:27 PM PDT

In this June 6, 2006 photo, Mike McQueen, chief of bureau for The Associated Press in Louisiana and Mississippi, poses in New Orleans. McQueen, who had been on medical leave since the spring, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. He was 52. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Mike McQueen, chief of bureau for The Associated Press in Louisiana and Mississippi, has died. He was 52.

Philly transit OKs strike ahead of World Series (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 12:57 PM PDT

AP - Transit system workers in Philadelphia voted to authorize a union strike Sunday, less than a week before the Phillies play their first home game of the World Series, but a transit spokesman said he hopes a deal can be concluded before then.

Alaskans await progress on Palin pipeline plan (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 07:47 AM PDT

FILE- This Aug. 1, 2008, file photo show than Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, center, addressing members of the media and legislators during a news conference following the Senate's approval of the TransCanada proposal under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act to build a gas pipeline, in Juneau, Alaska. Palin hit the vice presidential campaign trail last year and touted what Alaska could provide for the rest of America, a natural gas pipeline to help lead the country to energy independence. When a pipeline might be built remains a giant question for Alaskans who need the project to support a vulnerable economy and for the Lower 48 states that need the gas, and a petroleum economist who spent more than 25 years in the Alaska Department of Revenue says it may never happen under Palin's plan. (AP Photo/Chris Miller, file)AP - Sarah Palin hit the vice presidential campaign trail last year and touted what Alaska could provide for the rest of America — a natural gas pipeline to help lead the country to energy independence.

Tired from a tough hike? Rescuers fear Yuppie 911 (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 10:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this 2003 file photo, a personal locator beacon made by ACR Electronics, Inc. is seen beside other GPS units in a Seattle, Wa. outdoor equipment store Tuesday, July 1, 2003. The device sends out a long-range and satellite-assisted signal to search teams in the event a person using the device gets lost or stranded in the outdoors and activates it. Rescue officials are deciding whether to start keeping statistics on the problem, but the incidents have become so frequent that the head of California's Search and Rescue operation has a name for the devices: Yuppie 911. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)AP - Last month two men and their teenage sons tackled one of the world's most unforgiving summertime hikes: the Grand Canyon's parched and searing Royal Arch Loop. Along with bedrolls and freeze-dried food, the inexperienced backpackers carried a personal locator beacon — just in case.

Fla. gov's Obama hug lingers in US Senate primary (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 04:32 AM PDT

AP - Republican Gov. Charlie Crist probably wasn't worried that literally embracing President Barack Obama back in February and strongly supporting the $787 billion federal stimulus package would hurt his U.S. Senate campaign.

Federal trial looms in alleged $3.65B Ponzi scheme (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:17 AM PDT

AP - Until the Bernard Madoff scandal broke, it was a Minnesota businessman who stood accused of orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme authorities could ever recall.

'Paranormal Activity' slays 'Saw' with $22 million (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2009 10:23 AM PDT

In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, a scene from the film, 'Paranormal Activity,' is shown. (AP Photo/Paramount)AP - "Paranormal Activity" has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the "Saw" franchise.
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