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5 men charged with sex crimes against children (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 06:21 PM PST

Crime scene investigators dig around a tree line as they look for evidence on a rural property in western Missouri Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Bates City, Mo. Crews were scouring several acres of a land in connection with the arrest of five men charged with sexually abusing children. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)AP - Authorities on Wednesday searched a rural property in western Missouri for bodies and buried glass jars containing notes written more than 15 years ago by children who may have documented sexual abuse by five members of their own family.

Oregon woman killed by husband filed for divorce (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:36 PM PST

Brian Terrett, center, public relations director for Legacy Health System, speaks with Oregon State trooper, Lt. Gregg Hastings, left, and other Legacy staff across the street from the site of a multiple shooting at a Legacy testing lab in Tualatin, Ore., Tuesday Nov. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)AP - An Oregon woman had filed for divorce just a week before her estranged husband opened fire at the suburban Portland office park where she worked, fatally shooting her and injuring two of her co-workers before killing himself.

Mormons throw support behind gay-rights cause (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 07:41 PM PST

AP - It looked like a stunning reversal: the same church that helped defeat gay marriage in California standing with gay-rights activists on an anti-discrimination law in its own backyard.

10 states face looming budget disasters, report says (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 06:21 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday, July 19, 2009 file photo, security guard Suresh Sonpaki walks in front of the doors of a closed Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in San Francisco. California's ongoing fiscal crisis has attracted national attention, but a study warns that nine other states are barreling toward similar economic disaster. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state officials dealing with the nation's highest unemployment rate are slashing spending on schools and health care.

Woman attacked by chimp reveals face on 'Oprah' (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 06:47 PM PST

AP - A Connecticut woman who was attacked by a 200-pound chimpanzee revealed her heavily disfigured face on television Wednesday, saying she is blind and has to eat through a straw, but isn't angry.

Relentless rains lead Va. gov to declare emergency (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 07:10 PM PST

AP - Virginia's governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday as unrelenting rain from the remnants of a tropical storm soaked the state, while officials in North Carolina braced for another day of heavy rain.

Jury convicts Ark. man in death of TV anchorwoman (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 07:51 PM PST

Curtis Lavelle Vance, arrives Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 at the Little Rock, Ark., Pulaski County Courthouse for his capital murder trial. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)AP - A man was convicted of capital murder Wednesday for beating an Arkansas TV anchorwoman so brutally that her face was shattered and she never regained consciousness before dying five days later.

Stench returns near Ohio property that held bodies (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 06:21 PM PST

Cleveland Police investigators carry evidence bags from behind the house adjacent to Anthony Sowell's on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 bodies were discovered at Sowell's home. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - A stench around the home of a suspected serial killer returned stronger than ever Wednesday as police searched the house next door for more bodies and carried out bags of evidence.

Jury: Ill. man gets death penalty in 1983 slaying (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 04:25 PM PST

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows Brian Dugan. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, a DuPage County jury in Wheaton, Ill., said that Dugan should be executed for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico in 1983. Dugan pleaded guilty in Nicarico's death in July. (AP Photo/Illinois Department of Corrections, File)AP - A suburban Chicago jury said Wednesday that a convicted murderer should be executed for the rape and killing of a 10-year-old girl kidnapped from her home 26 years ago — a case that helped lead to landmark death penalty reforms in Illinois, including a moratorium on executions.

Miami's police chief out as new mayor steps in (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 01:52 PM PST

AP - Miami's police chief, a nationally recognized leader dubbed "America's Best Cop" by Esquire magazine, stepped down as one of his critics — the city's new mayor — was sworn into office.

Obama asks House to vote on health care bill (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 02:23 PM PST

President Barack Obama walks to the Cannon Caucus Room with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to meet with House Democrats about health care on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.

Rival Lebanon factions agree on unity government (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 04:00 AM PST

AP - Lebanon's Syrian-backed factions finally agreed on a unity government proposed by their pro-Western rivals on Saturday, ending a four-month deadlock in the deeply divided country.

Police: Mike Tyson in scuffle at LA airport (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 09:08 PM PST

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson attends a news conference at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 17, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent KesslerAP - Mike Tyson allegedly hit a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport and was booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery Wednesday, police said.

AP sources: Riggleman staying as Nationals manager (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 07:09 PM PST

In this July 31, 2009, photo, Washington Nationals manager Jim Riggleman stands in the dugout during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh. Two people in baseball familiar with the Nationals' plans tell The Associated Press that Riggleman will be the team's manager next season. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement has been made. The team is planning a news conference for Thursday, Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - The Washington Nationals are sticking with Jim Riggleman, dropping his interim tag and making him their manager for 2010, two people in baseball familiar with the team's plans told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Wedding ring found in dump amid 10 tons of trash (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 01:13 PM PST

AP - Sanitation workers sorted through 10 tons of trash to recover a wedding ring accidentally thrown away by a New Jersey couple.

Dog trainer to Seattle's famous presumed murdered (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 11:12 AM PST

Dingo, a Belgian malinois, is seen at the veterinarian's office where the dog is being treated, Nov. 4, 2009, in Anacortes, Wash. Mark Stover was the Northwest's dog-trainer-to-the-stars over the past two decades and trained his own dog, Dingo, for protection. But when Stover's killer came to his house last month, Dingo was shot in the face and the only signs of her master were smears of blood in a downstairs bedroom and hallway. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Mark Stover was the Pacific Northwest's dog-trainer-to-the-stars. He taught obedience to the pets of Pearl Jam and Nirvana, Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. He also trained his own dog, Dingo — for protection.

NC school officials nix cash-for-grades fundraiser (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 03:24 PM PST

AP - Administrators have nixed a North Carolina middle school's cash-for-grades fundraiser. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that Wayne County school administrators have halted the plan at Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro.

CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 02:49 PM PST

A young woman gets an H1N1 flu vaccine in New York. New data from Mexico, the epicentre of the swine flu pandemic, has confirmed that young people are most at risk of catching the A(H1N1) virus but elderly patients are most at risk of dying from it.(AFP/Don Emmert)AP - Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they've been using.
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