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Cops: Dad ordered to pay child support kills son (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 03:19 AM CST

AP - A man who initially told police gunmen kidnapped his 2 1/2-year-old son was arrested Saturday, accused of committing an "extremely hideous" murder because he was ordered to pay child support, Police Superintendent Warren Riley said.

Woman drowns retrieving dog from frozen pond (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 10:28 PM CST

AP - New Jersey authorities say a woman drowned trying to retrieve her grandson's dog from a frozen pond.

Conn. man's last lotto ticket wins $10M for widow (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 01:12 AM CST

AP - On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family.

NYC mayor heads to Israel to 'show his support' (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 08:01 PM CST

AP - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is heading to Israel with police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and New York Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Cell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex message (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 07:47 PM CST

AP - "Hey baby, you OK?" Mike asks his girlfriend as she sits down next to him.

Bodies of 2 fishermen found off Mass. coast (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 03:55 PM CST

AP - The Coast Guard says the bodies of two fishermen have been found after their trawler sank in the waters off Gloucester.

Danny's heart: College swimmer faces mortality (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 04:47 PM CST

AP - This time, when the lanky young man stepped into the pool, his chest was tight. His muscles ached. He pushed off to take his first strokes, and grimaced at the pain.

2 drivers, passenger die in Wis. snowmobiles crash (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 05:54 PM CST

AP - Authorities say two snowmobilers and a passenger died when their vehicles crashed on a trail in northern Wisconsin.

Mars rover mission reaches 5th anniversary (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 12:49 PM CST

AP - Five years after the NASA rover Spirit landed on Mars, the six-wheel robotic geologist and its twin Opportunity are still on the job.

Sen. Reid called Blagojevich about Senate seat (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 05:09 PM CST

AP - Illinois' embattled governor complained through his spokesman Saturday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is guilty of a conflict of interest in that Reid telephoned him in early December to discuss the seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

Idaho inmates cause disturbance at Boise prison (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 02:09 PM CST

AP - More than 100 inmates broke control-room windows, overturned furniture and started a small fire in a temporary housing block at a medium-security state prison.

Rainbow Room to close restaurant, citing economy (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 05:41 PM CST

AP - The recession has reached the ritzy Rainbow Room, the special-occasion spot that overlooks midtown Manhattan from high above the tourist-attracting Rockefeller Center skating rink.

Texas girl, 17, gets 2 life terms in family deaths (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 01:02 PM CST

AP - A teenage girl charged with capital murder for her role in the deaths of her mother and two young brothers agreed to a plea deal that could make her eligible for parole when she's 59, her attorney said.

Minn. recount nearly done; next up, the lawsuits (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 04:59 PM CST

AP - This coming week, Minnesota's Canvassing Board will declare what everyone's been waiting for in the state's prolonged U.S. Senate race: A winner.

'Shadow' illustrator Cartier dies at 94 (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 01:23 PM CST

AP - Edward D. Cartier, whose illustrations graced "The Shadow" and numerous other science fiction and mystery publications in a career that spanned several decades, has died at 94.

Navy to consider closing case of missing pilot (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 11:14 AM CST

AP - The family of a Navy pilot missing since his plane was shot down during the first Gulf war isn't ready to give up hope that he is alive and say they will oppose any decision to declare him killed in action.

LA coroner IDs 6 killed in Christmas Eve massacre (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 12:09 PM CST

AP - The Los Angeles County coroner's office has identified six of the nine people killed when a man dressed as Santa Claus attacked his ex-wife's family on Christmas Eve.

12-year-old Arizona boy guilty in mom's shooting (AP)

Posted: 03 Jan 2009 11:45 AM CST

AP - A 12-year-old boy who fatally shot his mother after an argument over his chores was found guilty of premeditated murder.

Illinois Senate appointee Burris plans busy Sunday (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2009 03:06 AM CST

AP - Senate appointee Roland Burris has plans to speak before ministers and supporters before he departs for Washington.