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Former Wyo. governor, US Sen. Clifford Hansen dies (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:39 PM PDT

AP - Clifford Hansen, a former Wyoming governor and the nation's oldest former member of the U.S. Senate, died Tuesday night at his home in Jackson, his son said. He was 97.

Congress pressed to act to curb child-abuse deaths (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:55 PM PDT

HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. EDT; chart shows estimated number of child fatalities in the U.S. due to mistreatment, with BC-US--Child AbuseAP - Armed with grim statistics, experts and activists are mobilizing this week to demand expanded federal efforts — including more money and tougher oversight — to reverse a recent rise in the number of children dying from abuse and neglect.

Murder, arson charged in 2003 California wildfire (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 06:05 PM PDT

This undated image provided by the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office shows Rickie Fowler. A grand jury indicted Fowler, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009, on five counts of murder for a 2003 wildfire in Southern California that destroyed about 1,000 homes and was linked to a half-dozen heart attack deaths. (AP Photo/San Bernardino County District Attorney)AP - A prison inmate was indicted Tuesday on murder and arson charges in a 2003 Southern California wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and was linked to a half-dozen heart attack deaths.

FAA investigating Colo. balloon flight (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 06:31 PM PDT

Richard Heene walks back to his home Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 in Fort Collins, Colo. The lawyer for Heene, who is accused of perpetrating the balloon boy hoax to promote a reality show, said Monday that he expects authorities to bring charges against his client in the next day as investigators analyze e-mails that show Richard Heene and an associate discussing the stunt months ago. (AP Photo/Will Powers)AP - The Federal Aviation Administration has opened its own investigation into the 50-mile flight of the helium balloon that briefly delayed flights at Denver International Airport after a couple reported that their 6-year-old son may have been on board, an official said Tuesday.

Man wanted in Europe found working at Neb. prison (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:22 PM PDT

In this 'wanted' poster provided by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Michal Preclik is shown. After Michal Preclik fled the Czech Republic, where he is suspected of drug and fraud crimes, he landed in a Nebraska prison for the state's most dangerous criminals. But Preclik wasn't behind bars at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution - he worked there as a guard. Prison officials hired the 32-year-old a year ago without knowing he was 'wanted' by the INTERPOL, and he worked there until he was detained by U.S. marshals. (AP Photo/INTERPOL)AP - A simple Google search of Michal Preclik's name turns up an Interpol wanted poster from his native Czech Republic. So where was he arrested? In Nebraska's maximum-security prison, where he was not an inmate, but a guard.

UConn team gets back to work after fatal stabbing (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:56 PM PDT

FILE -- This is an Oct. 18, 2008 file photo showing Connecticut corner back Jasper Howard (6) trying to get the crowd into the game during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Rutgers, in Piscataway, N.J. Jasper Howard had his little sisters' names tatooed on his chest. His friends say it was a constant reminder of why he was at U Conn — to provide his family with a better life than the one he had in Miami's Little Haiti. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - Connecticut's football team got back to work Tuesday, holding their first practice since the stabbing death of player Jasper Howard over the weekend.

AP NewsBreak: Swiss tipped US to Polanski trip (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 06:02 PM PDT

FILE -- This is a Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, of film director Roman Polanski in Montrouge, France. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski was set in motion by Swiss authorities, who sent an urgent fax to the U.S. Office of International Affairs on Sept. 22, 2009 stating Polanski was expected in Zurich for a film festival. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)AP - Swiss authorities set in motion the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski in his decades-old child sex case as he traveled to the country last month, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

Utah media challenge sealed filings in Smart case (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 05:51 PM PDT

Wanda Barzee, left, stands with her attorney, Scott Williams, for her competency review, in Judge Judith Atherton's courtroom at the Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. A state court judge says the Utah State Hospital has determined that Wanda barzee, charged in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, is competent for trial. (AP Photo/Rick Egan, Pool)AP - Several Utah media outlets, including The Associated Press, have jointly petitioned a federal court judge to open sealed records filed in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case.

Anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker speaks at US college (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:04 PM PDT

Dutch politician Geert Wilders speaks at Temple University on Tuesday, Oct.. 20, 2009, in Philadelphia. Wilders has outraged Muslims by comparing their holy book, the Quran, to Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' and for his calls to end Muslim immigration to the Netherlands. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr.)AP - Amid tight security and a large turnout of protesters, Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders told an assembly of Temple University students that Europe and America must fight an ongoing "stealth jihad" that threatens democracy and free speech.

Lawyer: Nurse assistant denied care after attacks (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:05 PM PDT

In this photo undated photo released by DMedia, Inc. showing Amelia Mendoza, 52, a nurse assistant who suffered a stroke after being physically attacked on the job. Mendoza has been denied care through workers' compensation and her health insurance alike, leaving her husband to care for her at home. Mendoza, is in a vegetative state, and is never expected to recover. (AP Photo/Family Photo)AP - Amelia Mendoza's last words to her husband were that she was afraid she would be fired for reporting that she had been assaulted at her hospital nursing job.

Companies report progress in oil shale trials (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 09:10 PM PDT

AP - Efforts to mine oil from rock are ongoing in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah, speakers at a symposium said Tuesday, the same day Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in Salt Lake City that he would cut the size of new oil shale leases.

Man in Ohio terror case says he was framed (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 05:19 PM PDT

AP - One of three men convicted of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to kill American soldiers in Iraq told a federal judge Tuesday that prosecutors twisted his words and wrongly painted him as a terrorist.

Ill. jury gives man life in 7 restaurant killings (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 07:40 PM PDT

Patricia Degorski departs the Cook County Courthouse Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 in Chicago after a jury sentenced her son James to life in prison for his conviction in the Brown's Chicken and Pasta Restaurant murders in Palatine, Ill., in 1993. The former handyman convicted of killing seven people at a suburban Chicago restaurant was sentenced to life in prison after jurors decided he shouldn't go to death row. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - A Chicago jury decided Tuesday that a former handyman will spend the rest of his life in prison, rather than be sent to death row, for the 1993 slayings of seven people at a suburban restaurant.

December trial date for dad of terror suspect Zazi (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:37 PM PDT

AP - A Colorado man whose son is accused of plotting a terror attack in New York City is scheduled to go to trial in December on a charge of lying to investigators.

Alito troubled by concerns over court's Catholics (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:57 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito voiced frustration Tuesday over what he called persistent questions about the court's Roman Catholic majority.

Imams settle lawsuit over removal from 2006 flight (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:52 PM PDT

FILE - In a Nov. 21, 2006 file photo, Omar Shahin, one of six imams removed from a US Airways Phoenix-bound plane at the Minnepolis-St. Paul International Airport, waits at the Northwest counter, where he successfully purchased a ticket. Shahin and five other imams who were removed a day earlier from the US Airways flight have reached a tentative settlement of their discrimination lawsuit. The imams' attorney, Omar Mohammedi said Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2009 that all sides agreed to the settlement at a conference Monday. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter,File)AP - Six imams taken off a 2006 US Airways flight after passengers reported what they considered suspicious behavior have settled their discrimination lawsuit, saying they considered it acknowledgment that their removal was a mistake.

More arthroscopic elbow surgery for Albert Pujols (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 08:19 PM PDT

AP - For the second straight offseason, Albert Pujols will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow.

Prosecutor: Birmingham mayor took $235K in bribes (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:38 PM PDT

AP - Deeply in debt and fond of fancy clothes and jewelry, Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford took tens of thousands in cash and expensive gifts from a politically connected investment banker who made millions in county bond business in return, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Ashcroft: Judges should rehear 9/11 witness case (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:38 PM PDT

AP - Former Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling that he can be held personally responsible for wrongfully detaining people as material witnesses after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Alien Halloween costume spooks immigrants (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT

This Oct. 20, 2009 picture in Miami shows a Halloween costume depicting a space alien in an orange prison jumpsuit labeled 'illegal alien' with a 'green card.' Immigrant advocates are urging retailers to pull the Halloween costume set, while a group that supports strict immigration laws says such a move impinges on freedom of speech. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - A Halloween costume that depicts a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words "illegal alien" is reigniting debate over a long-used term based on the U.S. government's designation of all foreigners as aliens.
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