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• Rescue crews back in mine to look for survivors (AP)
• Officials: Colo. deputy used stun gun on students (AP)
• Stepdad of NJ girl defends 3 accused of raping her (AP)
• Prosecutors: Pelosi feared for family after calls (AP)
• Feds find problems at Central Calif. toxic dump (AP)
• Astronauts take 1st spacewalk of shuttle mission (AP)
• Defendant blames fellow teen in NY stabbing death (AP)
• PROMISES, PROMISES: Mine safety fixes fall short (AP)
• Nancy Kerrigan's brother charged with manslaughter (AP)
• States push to pay teachers based on performance (AP)
• Triple-death trial revisits Newark's turning point (AP)
• Enola Gay crewman who helped arm atomic bomb dies (AP)
• Gingrich: Obama is 'most radical president ever' (AP)
• NC GOP wants national party head Steele to quit (AP)
• CDC: Cigarette taxes rose in 14 states last year (AP)
• Report pans parole oversight of Calif sex offender (AP)
• Feds: Texas explosives suspect was angry at gov't (AP)
• 3 girls in Mass. bullying case plead not guilty (AP)
• States target payday lenders and their high rates (AP)

Rescue crews back in mine to look for survivors (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:51 PM PDT AP - A spokesman for West Virginia's governor says rescue teams have headed back into a West Virginia mine to look for four miners missing since an explosion killed 25 workers.

Officials: Colo. deputy used stun gun on students (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:15 PM PDT AP - A sheriff's deputy in Colorado has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after he used a stun gun to shock 30 students at a high school career fair.

Stepdad of NJ girl defends 3 accused of raping her (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:38 PM PDT AP - A horrifying case — a gang rape of a 7-year-old allegedly sold by her teenage stepsister to armed men — grew more bizarre when the girl's stepfather showed up outside the Trenton courthouse Thursday to say that three of the five accused men had actually tried to help the girl.

Prosecutors: Pelosi feared for family after calls (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:42 PM PDT AP - The man charged with threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was so livid over the health care overhaul that he made at least 48 calls to her offices and homes, leading the Democrat to fear that her family might be in danger, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Feds find problems at Central Calif. toxic dump (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:31 PM PDT AP - A federal investigation found that a major hazardous waste facility at the center of a birth defects controversy improperly disposed of a chemical known to cause cancer and reproductive problems.

Astronauts take 1st spacewalk of shuttle mission (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:45 PM PDT AP - Two astronauts are spacewalking outside the International Space Station.

Defendant blames fellow teen in NY stabbing death (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:33 PM PDT AP - A teenager accused of stabbing an immigrant to death testified Thursday that an acquaintance he had just met delivered the fatal blow and insisted he wasn't even carrying a knife the night of the killing, despite admitting the crime to police.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Mine safety fixes fall short (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:26 PM PDT AP - After a 2006 West Virginia mine explosion killed a dozen miners, coal companies spent more than $1 billion on new safety measures that did nothing to save the lives of at least 25 more men under similar circumstances this week.

Nancy Kerrigan's brother charged with manslaughter (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 01:28 PM PDT AP - The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was charged with manslaughter in the death of their 70-year-old father in what prosecutors called a drunken rage during a trivial argument over use of the family telephone, the Middlesex district attorney's office said Thursday.

States push to pay teachers based on performance (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:07 PM PDT AP - For parents and politicians hungry for better schools, the idea of paying teachers more if their students perform better can seem as basic as adding two and two or spelling "cat."

Triple-death trial revisits Newark's turning point (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 03:50 PM PDT AP - The bodies of the three friends were found slumped near a playground wall, each killed by a shot to the head. Nearby, a fourth lay clinging to life after being shot and stabbed.

Enola Gay crewman who helped arm atomic bomb dies (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:37 PM PDT AP - Morris Jeppson, a weapons test officer aboard the Enola Gay who helped arm the atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima, has died in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 87.

Gingrich: Obama is 'most radical president ever' (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 07:47 PM PDT AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a potential presidential candidate in 2012, called Barack Obama on Thursday "the most radical president in American history" who oversees a "secular, socialist machine."

NC GOP wants national party head Steele to quit (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 06:10 PM PDT AP - The head of the North Carolina Republican Party asked Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele to step down Thursday, saying the resignation is the only way to end scrutiny of the national party over lavish spending.

CDC: Cigarette taxes rose in 14 states last year (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:58 PM PDT AP - Fourteen states, the nation's capital and the federal government hiked their cigarette taxes last year, but health officials worry that tobacco company discounts are keeping prices down.

Report pans parole oversight of Calif sex offender (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 04:11 PM PDT AP - Parole officers should have done a better job watching a paroled California sex offender, but closer scrutiny may not have stopped the murder of one teenage girl and the assault of another woman, a draft report released Thursday said.

Feds: Texas explosives suspect was angry at gov't (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:51 PM PDT AP - A man accused of dropping more than 30 explosive devices into mailboxes and other locations across east Texas did so out of anger toward the government and was acting alone, federal authorities said Thursday.

3 girls in Mass. bullying case plead not guilty (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 02:27 PM PDT AP - Three teenage girls accused of participating in the bullying of a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide pleaded not guilty through their lawyers Thursday to charges including civil rights violations and criminal harassment.

States target payday lenders and their high rates (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:56 PM PDT AP - When Jeffrey Smith needed some quick cash to pay a medical bill, he turned to a payday loan store near his home outside Phoenix.

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• Diplomat in flight disturbance released, won't face charges - CNN
• New Australopithecus fossil may be a human ancestor - Ars Technica
• Nancy Kerrigan's Brother Mark Charged with Manslaughter - ABC News
• Apple Set to Unveil Next-Generation iPhone OS - Wired News
• Tea Party Express to rally against Michigan's Stupak - CNN International
• Man charged in case linked to bombs planted in Texas - Reuters

Diplomat in flight disturbance released, won't face charges - CNN Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:41 AM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Diplomat in flight disturbance released, won't face charges CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Mohammed Al-Madadi won't face charges over an incident on an airliner Wednesday night, officials say. (CNN) -- A Qatari diplomat who was questioned by federal investigators after an in-flight disturbance has been released and will ... No Charges for Qatar Diplomat After Mid-Air Bomb ScareABC News Officials: Plane scare diplomat likely sent homeThe Associated Press Qatari Diplomat's Flight Anything but PanickedCBS News Wall Street Journal -cbs4denver.com -Fox 31 KDVR.com all 1,977 news articles »

New Australopithecus fossil may be a human ancestor - Ars Technica Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:26 AM PDT CBC.ca New Australopithecus fossil may be a human ancestor Ars Technica It's a busy time in the study of human origins. Hot on the heels of a potential new species found entirely via DNA sequence, we have the announcement of a new species of Australopithecus, ... New Hominid Species Discovered in South AfricaNew York Times Possible New Human Ancestor DiscoveredWired News New Fossil May Show How Apes Became HumansABC News BBC News -TG Daily -TIME all 227 news articles »

Nancy Kerrigan's Brother Mark Charged with Manslaughter - ABC News Posted: 08 Apr 2010 11:02 AM PDT The State Nancy Kerrigan's Brother Mark Charged with Manslaughter ABC News The brother of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was charged with manslaughter today in connection the death of their father in January, an attack prosectors say was "violent" and "cruel." Nancy Kerrigan's brother faces assault ... DA: Mark Kerrigan charged with manslaughter in death of dadBoston Herald Nancy Kerrigan's brother charged with manslaughterThe Associated Press Mark Kerrigan Facing Upgraded Manslaughter Charges in Father's DeathPeople Magazine Boston Globe -WBZ News Radio 1030 -SooToday.com all 187 news articles »

Apple Set to Unveil Next-Generation iPhone OS - Wired News Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:24 AM PDT Reuters Apple Set to Unveil Next-Generation iPhone OS Wired News CUPERTINO, California — Apple unveiled details of its next-generation iPhone operating system Thursday in a press event at the company's headquarters here. The new operating system, iPhone OS 4, will be released to developers this week ... Apple: Enhanced multi-tasking will be added to iPhone softwareSan Jose Mercury News Jobs: Apple Has Sold 450000 iPad TabletsPC Magazine Apple iPhone to soon get long-sought multitaskingThe Associated Press Apple Insider -DailyTech -ABC News all 1,372 news articles »

Tea Party Express to rally against Michigan's Stupak - CNN International Posted: 08 Apr 2010 09:59 AM PDT New York Daily News Tea Party Express to rally against Michigan's Stupak CNN International US Rep. Bart Stupak, center, gained attention for his role in helping House Democrats pass health care legislation. Tea Party Express says it's planning rallies against Rep. Bart Stupak due to health care vote ... Newly Formed 'Federation' of Tea Party and Grassroots Groups AnnouncedFOXNews (blog) Sarah Palin and Rep. Michele Bachmann Team Up for FundraiserTimesNewsline.com Bachmann tells Tea Party rally: "You are the leading edge"Minneapolis Star Tribune ABC News -Daily Caller -Indianapolis Star all 482 news articles »

Man charged in case linked to bombs planted in Texas - Reuters Posted: 08 Apr 2010 10:29 AM PDT Atlanta Journal Constitution Man charged in case linked to bombs planted in Texas Reuters DALLAS (Reuters) - An east Texas man has been charged in a case linked to a spate of bombs found in US mail collection boxes in the mostly rural part of the state, authorities said on Thursday. Larry Eugene North, 52, of Henderson, Texas, was "charged ... East Texas man charged in mailbox explosives caseThe Associated Press Feds: Texas explosives suspect was angry at gov'tMonitor TX Pipe Bomb Suspect Mad at GovernmentFOXNews (blog) NECN -KTAL -NPR (blog) all 382 news articles »

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• Obama in Prague to sign arms deal (AP)
• AP source: Man on flight trying to sneak smoke (AP)
• Crews to start search for mine disaster survivors (AP)
• Toyota exec urged automaker to 'come clean' (AP)
• AP Exclusive: Chile gives US weapon-type uranium (AP)
• Former Vatican No. 2 becomes unlikely cheerleader (AP)
• Kyrgyz opposition forms interim government (AP)
• Taliban release video of captured US soldier (AP)
• 'American Idol' finalist saved from elimination (AP)
• After a Masters scolding, Woods ready to tee off (AP)
• Kyrgyz opposition seizes power, dissolves parliament (Reuters)
• U.S. Iraq command: no current plans to reopen attack probe (Reuters)
• Poison gas hampers rescue effort at West Virginia mine (Reuters)
• Republicans ponder 2010, and 2012, in New Orleans (Reuters)
• Nuclear summit takes aim at unsecured bomb material (Reuters)
• Qatari man sparks security scare on U.S. flight (Reuters)
• Thai PM cancels overseas trip amid mass protests (Reuters)
• Fed officials warn on bubbles but Bernanke cautious (Reuters)
• Ousted Kyrgyz strongman seeks to rally forces (AFP)
• Qatari diplomat held in US flight bomb scare; officials (AFP)

Obama in Prague to sign arms deal (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:50 AM PDT AP - Pushing his vision of a nuclear weapons-free world, President Barack Obama returned to Prague on Thursday to sign a pivotal treaty aimed at sharply paring U.S. and Russian arsenals — and repairing soured relations between the nations.

AP source: Man on flight trying to sneak smoke (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:06 AM PDT AP - A Qatari diplomat trying to sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom sparked a bomb scare Wednesday night on a flight from Washington to Denver, with fighter jets scrambled and law enforcement put on high alert, officials said.

Crews to start search for mine disaster survivors (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:32 AM PDT AP - Rescue crews planned to start the hourslong five-mile trek into a West Virginia coal mine early Thursday to find signs of possible survivors of the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation.

Toyota exec urged automaker to 'come clean' (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:16 AM PDT AP - In the days leading up to its massive recall in January, Toyota executives debated when they should inform the public about safety problems with accelerator pedals, prompting one executive to urge the company to "come clean," according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

AP Exclusive: Chile gives US weapon-type uranium (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:43 AM PDT AP - With U.S. President Barack Obama shifting his nuclear nonproliferation strategy to rogue states and terrorists, Chile has become an example of how small countries can play a big part in making the world safer.

Former Vatican No. 2 becomes unlikely cheerleader (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:33 AM PDT AP - The former Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, has assumed the lead role in praising the pope for his handling of clerical sex abuse and defending him against "unjust attacks" in the media.

Kyrgyz opposition forms interim government (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:07 AM PDT AP - An opposition coalition in Kyrgyzstan proclaimed an interim government Thursday in the wake of clashes that left dozens dead nationwide, and said it would rule for six months before calling new elections.

Taliban release video of captured US soldier (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:43 AM PDT AP - The Taliban released a video Wednesday of a man identified as an American soldier captured in Afghanistan last June, showing him pleading for his freedom and to be returned home.

'American Idol' finalist saved from elimination (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:47 AM PDT AP - Michael "Big Mike" Lynche didn't get the big boot on "American Idol."

After a Masters scolding, Woods ready to tee off (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:11 AM PDT AP - He's gotten a scolding from the head of Augusta National and heard the words of his late father in a television ad, lecturing on the virtues of responsibility.

Kyrgyz opposition seizes power, dissolves parliament (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:40 PM PDT Reuters - Kyrgyzstan's opposition said on Thursday it had taken power and dissolved parliament in the poor but strategically important Central Asian state after deadly protests forced President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee the capital.

U.S. Iraq command: no current plans to reopen attack probe (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:16 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. military's Central Command said on Wednesday it has no current plans to reopen an investigation into a 2007 helicopter attack that killed a dozen people in Baghdad, including two Reuters news staff, amid rights groups' appeals after graphic video footage was leaked.

Poison gas hampers rescue effort at West Virginia mine (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - High levels of poisonous gases stopped rescuers on Wednesday from venturing inside a West Virginia coal mine to reach four miners missing since an explosion killed 25 others in the largest U.S. mine disaster in a quarter century.

Republicans ponder 2010, and 2012, in New Orleans (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:03 PM PDT Reuters - Who will rise from the Republican Party to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012? The first blush of an answer could come this weekend in New Orleans.

Nuclear summit takes aim at unsecured bomb material (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT Reuters - Dozens of world leaders gather in Washington next week for an unprecedented meeting on nuclear security, with U.S. President Barack Obama hoping they can agree on how to keep atomic bombs out of terrorists' hands.

Qatari man sparks security scare on U.S. flight (Reuters) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:08 AM PDT Reuters - A Qatari man on a United Airlines flight from Washington to Denver sparked a security alert on Wednesday after he was apparently caught smoking in the toilet and made a remark that was perceived as a threat.

Thai PM cancels overseas trip amid mass protests (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:21 PM PDT Reuters - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva canceled a scheduled visit to Vietnam on Thursday for a Southeast Asian leaders summit, a day after declaring a state of emergency to control mass protests.

Fed officials warn on bubbles but Bernanke cautious (Reuters) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 02:17 PM PDT Reuters - Two top U.S. Federal Reserve officials warned about the risks to the economy from asset bubbles on Wednesday, and one suggested raising interest rates to halt risky behavior that could trigger another bust.

Ousted Kyrgyz strongman seeks to rally forces (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2010 12:13 AM PDT AFP - The leader of a provisional government in Kyrgyzstan warned Thursday that the president who fled the capital after a bloody revolt was trying to rally forces and demanded he resign.

Qatari diplomat held in US flight bomb scare; officials (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:34 PM PDT AFP - US air marshals subdued a Qatari diplomat on a flight to Denver in a bomb scare triggered after he reportedly smoked a cigarette and then joked he was trying to ignite his shoes, officials said.

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