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Police: Ky. census worker staged death as homicide (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:17 PM PST

Kentucky State Police Capt. Lisa Rudzinski, left, and Mike Wilder, Executive Director of the Kentucky State Medical Examiners office, right, answer questions during a news conference, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at the Kentucky State Police Central Forensic Laboratory in Frankfort, Ky. The Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with 'fed' scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon)AP - On the surface it all seemed like a gruesome hate crime in a rural part of Kentucky with a history of disdain for the government: a census worker found bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree, the word "fed" scrawled across his chest.

3 airlines fined in Minnesota tarmac stranding (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:42 PM PST

A Continental Airlines airplane is refueled at its gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, March 29, 2009. REUTERS/Gary HershornAP - The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday.

Doctor's help sought in failed Ohio execution try (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:24 PM PST

AP - As an Ohio execution team tried to find a vein during an unsuccessful lethal injection attempt, prison staff sought help from a doctor — a move generally discouraged by ethical and professional medical rules — federal court papers show.

Off-reservation Indian gambling raises concerns (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 07:23 PM PST

AP - An Indian tribe wants to build a grand, $1.5 billion, Las Vegas-style casino resort on a swath of land overlooking San Francisco Bay — a spot more than 100 miles from its tribal lands.

New details emerge in Somali terror probe (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 05:25 PM PST

This undated family photo made availableby his family in Minneapolis shows Mohamud Said Omar. In custody in the Netherlands at the request of U.S. authorities, officials say Omar is being held in connection with the FBI's investigation into the disappearance of up to 20 young Somali men who left the Minneapolis area over the last two years for Somalia. Documents unsealed Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 allege he was involved with many of the young men who left Minneapolis in waves - from December 2007 through November 2008. (AP Photo/Family of Mohamud Said Omar)AP - A Minnesota man hosted a gathering for several young Somalis days before they left Minneapolis to fight with a terrorist group in their war-torn homeland, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday in a sweeping federal investigation.

Condo owner signs deal with SMU over Bush library (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:54 PM PST

Former first lady Mrs. Laura W. Bush stands in front of a model of the George W. Bush Presidential Center as she talks to reporters during a news conference unveiling the facility's design at the Southern Methodist University Collins Executive Education Center in Dallas. To the left of Mrs. Bush is Mark Langdale, Ambassador and President of the George W. Bush Foundation, to her right is R. Gerald Turner, President of Southern Methodist University and Alan Lowe, far-right, Director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library. (AP Photo/Ben Torres)AP - A former condominium owner and Southern Methodist University officials have settled a four-year property dispute involving the site of George W. Bush's presidential library, both parties announced Tuesday.

SC lawmakers question impeachment for governor (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 07:08 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 file photo, South Carolina's Gov. Mark Sanford listens as his attorney Butch Bowers talks about the actions of the Ethics Commission during a news conference, at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina legislators upset with Gov. Mark Sanford's summer disappearance to see his lover in Argentina on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, began debating a measure that ultimately would remove him from office. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - A cool-headed legal debate has replaced the once-passionate calls to oust Gov. Mark Sanford that began after his tearful summertime admission that he disappeared from the state to pursue an extramarital affair in Argentina.

Paltry sale for once-proud dome in once-proud city (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 05:20 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2005, file photo, the Silverdome is seen in Pontiac, Mich. A judge has cleared the way for the city to sell the stadium that was once home to the NFL's Detroit Lions to a Canadian company for $583,000. The Lions abandoned the 80,300-seat Silverdome in 2002, when they moved to Detroit's Ford Field. Pontiac has been spending $1.5 million a year to maintain the largely unused stadium. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - Talk about getting stuck with the cheap seats.

3 Conn. athletes accused of sex assault conspiracy (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:54 PM PST

AP - Three lacrosse players for a Catholic university in New England have been charged with conspiring to sexually assault a female student in a dorm room.

LA County leaders back night fire flights (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:38 PM PST

AP - Los Angeles County leaders responding to the summer's destructive Station Fire voted Tuesday to urge the U.S. Forest Service to allow helicopters to battle wildfires at night.

Palin stops in Fla. town that feted her in 2008 (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:45 PM PST

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin signs a copy her her autobiography, 'Going Rogue', at the North Post Exchange at Fort Bragg, N.C., Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)AP - Sarah Palin, who says the 2012 presidential election isn't on her radar, took her "Going Rogue" book tour to the biggest of the battleground states Tuesday, including a stop in the retirement community where tens of thousands of people gave her star treatment in the 2008 presidential election.

Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $1M to NAACP (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:25 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2009 file photo, Tyler Perry is shown at the premiere of Tyler Perry's 'I Can Do Bad All By Myself', in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP - Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.

US offers $5M reward for 'Bomb Man' terror suspect (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:45 PM PST

This artist sketch provided by the FBI Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, shows a likeness of Abu Ibrahim, a Palestinian bomb maker suspected of once targeting commercial airliners and aiding the Iraq insurgency. The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for Ibrahim whose real name is Husayn Muhammed al-Umari. The approximately 73-year-old Ibrahim was indicted in the 1982 bombing of Pan Am Flight 830 that killed a 16-year-old boy and wounded more than a dozen passengers as the plane headed to Honolulu from Tokyo. (AP Photo/FBI)AP - The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it is now offering a reward of up to $5 million for a Palestinian bomb-maker suspected of once targeting commercial airliners and of aiding the Iraq insurgency.

Ill. Democrats: Keeping Obama Senate seat not easy (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:53 PM PST

AP - The White House and Illinois Democrats said Tuesday that their bid to hold on to President Barack Obama's old Senate seat won't be easy and their difficulties aren't just because of the scandal that engulfed ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Uncle follows nephew to NYC court for terror trial (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:29 PM PST

FILE - In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. (AP Photo/File)AP - Khalid Sheik Mohammed has acknowledged doing what his nephew Ramzi Yousef couldn't: toppling the World Trade Center towers.

Pa. investor gets 15 years for $35M Ponzi scheme (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:47 PM PST

AP - A gym owner-turned-investment fund manager was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that left investors short $35 million once the fraud unraveled.

Clergy abuse victims criticize Rhode Island bishop (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:17 PM PST

Bill Nash, of Springfield, Mass., speaks with reporters regarding pedophiles in the Catholic diocese, during a news conference outside the Providence Catholic Diocese offices, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Providence, R.I. In the background from left, are Skip Shea, from Uxbridge, Mass., Paul Kellen, from Medford, Mass., and Ken Scott, from Beacon Hill, Mass. Clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters say Bishop Thomas Tobin isn't doing enough to protect children even as he's taken on Rep. Patrick Kennedy for the Democratic lawmaker's stance on abortion rights. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)AP - Clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters said Tuesday that Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop is not doing enough to protect children from pedophile priests even as he's taken on Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy for his stance on abortion rights.

Conn. man pleads not guilty to burning girlfriend (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 12:34 PM PST

Howard Stewart, 50, of New Haven, Conn., is arraigned in Superior Court in New Haven, Conn., Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Stewart was arraigned on assault and arson charges in connection with a fire at his home Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 where his wife, Christina Lee, sustained serious burns. Stewart's bond was set at $2 million. Stewart's Public Defender, Renee Cimino is at right. (AP Photo/Tom MacMillan, Pool)AP - A Connecticut man has pleaded not guilty to charges he set his girlfriend on fire and tried to set her 12-year-old daughter ablaze.

School bus collision injures 17 kids (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:29 PM PST

AP - Two school buses have collided at a red light, sending 17 children to several Ohio hospitals.

CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:38 PM PST

A traveler arrives at San Francisco International Airport in front of a health sign in San Francisco, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell.
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