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Cleveland man accused in slayings kills himself (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:29 PM PST AP - Police say a man suspected of murdering his wife, his sister-in-law and three young children has killed himself after being confronted by police. Cleveland police Lt. Thomas Stacho says 33-year-old Davon Crawford shot himself in the head Friday afternoon while holed up in a bathroom at a house believed to be the home of a relative.

Man guilty of murdering 5 in Calif. arson wildfire (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 04:46 PM PST AP - A jury convicted an auto mechanic Friday of murdering five federal firefighters by setting a wildfire that overran them as they defended a home in a rural Southern California mountain community.

Ruling could mean civil unions for all in Calif. (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 04:39 PM PST AP - The California Supreme Court could decide that there are two kinds of same-sex couples: those who can't get married, and those who already did.

Barry released from hospital on his birthday (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:48 PM PST AP - Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been released from Howard University Hospital after returning as a precaution following his kidney transplant.

US Rep Bishop's link to earmark raises questions (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:32 PM PST AP - Relatives of U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop were employed by a local youth program to which he steered federal funding, and state authorities have launched an investigation into possible misappropriation of funds at the program.

Journalists warily eye Massachusetts libel ruling (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:02 PM PST AP - For decades, journalists have been guided by what most considered an absolute defense to libel lawsuits: If a news report is true, it can't be libelous.

Conn. bill would update law for same-sex marriages (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:48 PM PST AP - As Connecticut lawmakers consider updating state law to conform with a court ruling that allows same-sex marriages, opponents of gay marriage fear their effort will go too far to promote homosexuality.

2 former NYC cops sentenced to life for mob hits (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:10 PM PST AP - Two former New York police detectives convicted of moonlighting as contract killers in eight mob hits were sentenced Friday to life in prison after telling a judge they were innocent.

Newspaper editor Jim Bellows dies in LA at 86 (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 04:22 PM PST AP - Jim Bellows, a famed editor who transformed struggling newspapers in Los Angeles, Washington and New York, nurtured the careers of Tom Wolfe and Jimmy Breslin and helped make "Entertainment Tonight" a TV hit, has died. He was 86.

Captain involved in SF oil spill pleads guilty (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:38 PM PST AP - The pilot at the helm of the cargo ship that caused a massive oil spill in the San Francisco Bay pleaded guilty Friday to two misdemeanor environmental crimes in exchange for prosecutors dropping felony counts.

Man behind SoCal terrorism plot gets 16 years (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:39 PM PST AP - One of four men accused of plotting terrorist attacks on Jewish and military targets in California has been sentenced to 16 years in federal prison.

Ark. doc arrested after large weapons cache found (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:48 PM PST AP - A doctor who had been sanctioned by Arkansas' medical board was arrested after federal agents found grenades, grenade launchers and more than $1 million worth of machine guns in and around his home. But authorities said Friday the arrest is not tied to a recent bombing that critically wounded the board's chairman.

Money manager denies intentionally crashing plane (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:22 PM PST AP - A money manager charged with trying to escape financial ruin by faking his death in a plane crash denies staging the accident and says in a letter to authorities his estranged wife had no part in any misdealings.

Atty: NY cops used excessive force in men's deaths (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:32 PM PST AP - Two New York City police detectives used excessive force when they unleashed a deadly barrage of 28 bullets on a pair of young robbery suspects, firing on the men as they lay on the ground and pleaded for their lives, a lawyer said Friday.

Navy: Grounded warship sustained up to $40M damage (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:30 PM PST AP - The Navy says the critical weapons system of a warship was not damaged when it grounded a half-mile off Honolulu, contradicting an earlier news report.

Napolitano takes helicopter tour of Miss. coast (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 12:29 PM PST AP - A helicopter tour Friday of Mississippi's coast convinced Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano that the area appears to be on a faster track to recovery from Hurricane Katrina than New Orleans is 3 1/2 years after the storm.

Managers who deliver bad news are stressed, too (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 01:26 PM PST AP - One personnel manager wakes in despair at 4 a.m., worried about the employees in her company. Another boss has to remind himself to eat right and exercise so that he can handle the stress. A third says he has had tears in his eyes for months.

Peanut processor's filing lists $11M in assets (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 12:11 PM PST AP - The peanut processor at the heart of a nationwide salmonella outbreak has nearly $11.4 million in assets and debts of $4.8 million, documents filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court show.

Court rejects Franken's bid to be seated in Senate (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 03:20 PM PST AP - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday blocked Democrat Al Franken's petition for an election certificate that would put him in the U.S. Senate without waiting for a lawsuit to run its course.

Hearing begins in Columbia dam plans to save fish (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2009 01:48 PM PST AP - A federal judge is hearing arguments in a dispute over how to balance energy and utility needs in the Pacific Northwest's Columbia Basin with the restoration of endangered salmon and steelhead trout.

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