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AP source: Ex-NYC top cop Kerik plans guilty plea (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 11:01 PM PST

FILE - In this June 4, 2009 file photo, former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik stands outside the Federal Court in Washington, after pleading not guilty to charges of lying to the White House while being vetted to be Homeland Security secretary. Kerik is displaying worrisome, risky behavior in jail, a federal judge said Friday Oct. 30, 2009 after speaking with the jail's psychiatric director. Kerik has been jailed since Oct. 20 to await trial on corruption charges. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner and one-time nominee for Homeland Security secretary, will enter a guilty plea to resolve three pending criminal trials, a person familiar with the case said Wednesday.

Men heard differing on slain NJ priest's 911 call (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 04:44 PM PST

AP - The muffled voices are heard only for a few seconds, but are chilling nevertheless.

Nightmare hid in Cleveland block short on dreams (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:17 PM PST

Anthony Sowell, right, stands behind public defender Kathleen DeMetz during his court appearance Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in Cleveland. Sowell, 50, has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder and held without bond after 10 bodies were discovered in his home over the past few days. Sowell was ordered held without bond. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - CLEVELAND — The run-down Cleveland neighborhood where 50-year-old Anthony Sowell quietly carved out an existence is the type of place where women can disappear almost in plain sight.

Judge puts restraining order on Ill. abortion law (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 08:32 PM PST

AP - Just hours after a state board voted Wednesday to allow the enforcement of a long-debated Illinois law requiring a teenage girl's parents be notified before she has an abortion, a judge issued a temporary restraining order putting the measure back on hold.

Murdered nun like 'mom' to parishioner (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 07:06 PM PST

Unidentified people arrive at the small home in Navajo, N.M. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 where Sister Marguerite Bartz's body was found Sunday. (AP Photo/Heather Clark)AP - Sister Marguerite Bartz had worried just weeks ago about crime in the community after someone broke into the St. Berard Mission Church and stole bingo money.

Report: Kidnap suspect improperly supervised (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 08:20 PM PST

Phillip Garrido is seen with his attorney, Susan Gellman, during a court appearance at the El Dorado Superior Court in Placerville, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Garrido and his wife, Nancy, are facing charges on the 1991 kidnap and rape of Jaycee Lee Dugard. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - A state report released Wednesday blasts corrections officials for missing chances to catch the sex offender accused of holding Jaycee Dugard captive in his backyard for 18 years.

2 NY jurors gone and Gotti's mother is not happy (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 10:19 PM PST

FILE- This file photo taken March 9, 2006, shows Victoria Gotti, mother of John 'Junior' Gotti, entering Manhattan federal court in New York. Victoria Gotti unleashed a profanity-laced tirade Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, after a judge dismissed two anonymous jurors at her son's racketeering trial, saying he was being cheated of a fair trail as his father had been. The trial is the fourth for Gotti in the past four years. The others ended in hung juries. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, File)AP - John "Junior" Gotti's mother unleashed a profanity-laced tirade Wednesday after a judge dismissed two anonymous jurors at her son's racketeering trial, saying he was being cheated of a fair trial as his father had been.

Man's cheesehead hat signed by Obama at speech (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 06:53 PM PST

AP - Liberian immigrant Mansfield Neblett just wanted to wear his cheesehead hat to President Barack Obama's speech at a Wisconsin middle school.

Fallen pastor Ted Haggard to again lead worship (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 06:39 PM PST

AP - Ted Haggard, who was dismissed from the megachurch he founded after a man alleged a cash-for-sex relationship with him, plans to lead people in worship again.

Relatives mourn at ND pond where women found dead (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 06:00 PM PST

In these three undated photos provided by Dickenson State University, missing students, from left, Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif., Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba in Canada, and Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif. are shown. (AP Photo/Dickenson State University)AP - Teammates and family members threw roses and softballs Wednesday into the farm pond where three North Dakota college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle.

10 homes damaged in blast at nearby Utah refinery (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 05:39 PM PST

Trina McConkie, left, consoles Linda Wood whose home suffered the most damage in the neighborhood due to the explosion at the Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross, Utah on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Six homes are being evacuated due to the explosion. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Laura Seitz)AP - An explosion at a Utah oil refinery — the second this year — smashed windows, bent garage doors and peeled siding Wednesday from 10 nearby houses, officials said.

Victims, relatives prepare for sniper execution (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 07:33 PM PST

AP - For those wounded by the D.C. snipers and for the relatives of those killed, the emotions leading up to the execution of the mastermind behind the 2002 attacks vary as widely as those who found themselves in the cross hairs.

Ohio casinos to hit Mich., Ind. gambling taxes (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 05:33 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007 file photo, fireworks mark the grand opening of the MGM Grand Detroit. Ohio voter approval of casinos in Toledo and three other cities has Michigan officials and gambling interests asking if Detroit's lucrative $1.3 billion casino franchise could be at risk. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)AP - Ohio voters have approved the opening of casinos in Toledo and three other cities, leaving officials and gambling interests in neighboring Indiana and Michigan worried that millions of dollars in gambling revenues — and taxes — are at risk.

Witness: FLDS men lead all aspects of sect life (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 05:27 PM PST

Raymond Jessop, foreground, the first man to face criminal charges following the raid of a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch, returns to the courtroom during a recess in the second day of jury selection in his trial in Eldorado, Texas on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Jessop is the first man from the Yearning For Zion Ranch to go on trial since authorities raided the compound in April 2008. He could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison if convicted of sexual assault of a child, a charge stemming from his alleged marriage to an underage girl. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)AP - Women in a polygamist sect were taught that their fathers or husbands and the sect's prophet had the right to direct every aspect of their lives, a former member testified Wednesday in the child sexual abuse trial of a current sect member.

Valley in Washington state prepares for flood (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 04:40 PM PST

In this photo taken Sept. 23, 2009, Workers use a drill and liquid grout to strengthen the Howard Hanson Dam, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, near Ravenswood, Wash. Problems with the dam were discovered following record rainfall in January, 2009, and workers are racing to increase the strength of the dam before the traditional rainy season in the fall. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - On a sunny fall Saturday, friends and neighbors gathered at Bobby Kendall's place to help him build a 2-foot barrier of sandbags around his suburban Seattle home. Such get-togethers have become a familiar ritual on the block in recent weeks as people lend a hand to neighbors to barricade homes.

Hindus, yoga teachers question Mo. sales tax (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 04:04 PM PST

AP - Yoga practitioners are criticizing a Missouri sales tax that applies to yoga classes, claiming they should be exempt because the lessons include spiritual elements.

Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 03:02 PM PST

The H1N1 flu virus (red) in an image courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. REUTERS/HandoutAP - A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday, and it is believed to be the first case of the H1N1 virus in a feline.

Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 02:19 PM PST

Kt Crossman joins same-sex marriage supporters for a rally on the steps of City Hall, in Portland, Maine, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, a day after voters rejected the gay marriage law. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - Stunned and angry, national gay rights leaders Wednesday blamed scare-mongering ads — and President Barack Obama's lack of engagement — for a bitter election setback in Maine that could alter the dynamics for both sides in the gay-marriage debate.

Family doctors group loses members over Coke deal (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 02:55 PM PST

AP - Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the nation's largest doctors groups will soon be brought to you by Coke.

Fire worsens 2nd day of Philly transit strike (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 02:15 PM PST

The aftermath of a burned train is seen in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. A Philadelphia commuter train caught fire Wednesday, complicating the morning rush already hampered by the city's transit strike. Officials said no injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Commuters biked, walked, juggled carpool schedules and hitched rides as the city's transit system ground to a near halt for a second day Wednesday, a rush worsened when a regional rail train caught fire.
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