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Blagojevich: I'm the victim of plot to raise taxes (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:14 AM CST

AP - Launching an all-out media blitz as his impeachment trial draws near, Gov. Rod Blagojevich compared himself Friday to an honest, hardworking cowboy and said he was about to be lynched by a band of black-hatted political insiders eager to raise taxes.

Little-known congresswoman picked for Clinton seat (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:48 AM CST

AP - Instantly opening a rift among New York Democrats, Rep.

Disgraced pastor faces more gay sex accusations (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:23 AM CST

AP - Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard a revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image.

Crews hoist plane's engine from Hudson River (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:22 AM CST

AP - The battered, twisted left engine of the US Airways plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River was recovered Friday, after an eight-day struggle to find the wreckage and pull it from the murky water.

Md. teen who killed family gets 4 life sentences (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:49 AM CST

AP - Two days before he was sentenced to four life terms for killing his parents and younger brothers, an honor student from an upscale Baltimore suburb joked about escaping from prison in a jailhouse phone call to a friend.

2 dead, 7 injured in northwest Miami shooting (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:53 AM CST

AP - Two people were killed and seven injured during a shooting Friday night in a residential area in northwest Miami, authorities said.

Salmonella may have contributed to 7 deaths (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:40 AM CST

AP - Health officials say the death of a Minnesota woman has been linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak and now the infection may have contributed to seven deaths.

Police search homes of Va. Tech victim, suspect (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:45 PM CST

AP - A Virginia Tech graduate student accused of beheading a fellow student displayed erratic and standoffish behavior in the months before the attack on campus this week, his landlord said Friday.

Missouri dad charged with incest, killing infant (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:03 AM CST

AP - A man suspected of fathering four children with his teenage daughter faces charges of killing at least one after human remains were discovered at the rural home where the family once lived, authorities said Friday.

Portland mayor to decide soon whether to resign (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:45 AM CST

AP - About 400 supporters gathered Friday night outside City Hall to urge Portland's mayor to stay on the job despite an intensifying political storm over his sexual relationship with a legislative intern nearly four years ago.

Jailed investor tells paper he can't recall crash (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 10:26 PM CST

AP - An Indiana financial adviser accused of trying to fake his death in a plane crash said he's been under psychiatric care and claims not to recall the events of the day he bailed out, a newspaper reported Friday.

Trial begins for man accused of stabbing 4 in NYC (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:34 PM CST

AP - A lawyer for a man accused of stabbing four people during a 13-hour rampage in 2006 told jurors Friday that his client was mentally ill and not responsible for his actions.

Death after 'gasser' leads to charge against coach (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:43 PM CST

AP - Football players know them as "gassers" sprints up and down the field to build stamina.

Boy: Dad offered warning before fatal Idaho hike (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:28 PM CST

AP - Before a 12-year-old boy and his younger sister tried to hike 10 miles in the snow on Christmas Day, their father offered them a single caution and then stayed behind to free his car from a snowdrift, the boy testified Friday.

ND psychologist gets 7 years on child porn charges (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:21 PM CST

AP - A former mental hospital psychologist who said he became interested in child pornography while treating sex offenders was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison.

Wildfire destroys 6 homes in rural West Texas (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:56 PM CST

AP - A wildfire destroyed six homes and forced the evacuation of others in a rural area west of Dallas, authorities said Friday.

Judges: Ohio mom not guilty of drowning daughters (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:17 PM CST

AP - A mother charged with aggravated murder in the bathtub drownings of her two daughters was found not guilty by reason of insanity Friday.

Paratrooper: Dead NC soldier was punched, choked (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST

AP - A soldier found dead last summer complained about the price of beer and got in a fight at a bar before seven members of his own unit punched, choked and restrained him, a paratrooper testified at a hearing Friday.

Violinist plays for those who saved his arm (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST

AP - The melodic strains of a violin that emanated Friday from a lobby at Barnes-Jewish Hospital carried the gratitude of a former patient who nearly lost the ability to play the instrument.