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Browns WR Stallworth hits, kills Fla. pedestrian (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:01 PM PDT AP - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley on Saturday morning on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach, police said.

Boom-years borrowing hits churches (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 09:48 AM PDT AP - Metropolitan Baptist Church was bursting out of its home.

Rare Superman comic sells for $317,200 (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:14 AM PDT AP - A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The previous owner of Action Comics No. 1 bought it for less than a buck.

Bozo the Clown creator Alan Livingston dies at 91 (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:42 AM PDT AP - Alan W. Livingston, the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died. He was 91.

Pastor's slaying suspect appointed public defender (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 08:43 AM PDT AP - The man accused of gunning down a clergyman in his southwestern Illinois church has made his court appearance.

Productivity guru faces changes of downturn (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:26 AM PDT AP - Eight years after it was published, David Allen's "Getting Things Done" is still one of the top 100 best-sellers on Amazon.com.

Kansas late-term abortion provider faces trial (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:24 PM PDT AP - For abortion opponents, the trial of one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers has been a long time coming, a chance for a little bit of justice after years of seeing their efforts thwarted.

Texas pastor has advice for grieving Ill. church (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:37 AM PDT AP - The Rev. Al Meredith was more than 700 miles away when a gunman walked into a Maryville church and gunned down its preacher in front of his horrified congregation. But the tragedy hit the Texas preacher hard, and he's coming to help.

Calif. bill aims to strike racist housing language (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 09:57 AM PDT AP - Hector De La Torre, the son of Mexican immigrants, was dismayed when he discovered a piece of paper in his property records that would have prevented him from buying his home when it was built in 1948.

Green light: Driver's ed in America turns 75 (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 07:21 AM PDT AP - In the 75 years since State High began offering the nation's first driver's ed course, the cars have changed. The anxiety of taking the wheel for the first time hasn't.

Major flooding expected this spring in N. Dakota (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 06:58 AM PDT AP - Emergency management officials in Fargo and Grand Forks are ordering pumps, topping off levees and planning dikes after forecasters predicted record flooding this spring along the Red River Basin.

Baby sitters accused of taping sex with children (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:47 AM PDT AP - A couple who ran a baby-sitting service out of their home videotaped themselves performing sex acts with children, some as young as 2 months old, police said Friday.

Mother, 2 children dead in NC apartment fire (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 03:53 AM PDT AP - A mother and two of her children died when fire swept through their apartment early Saturday, a fire official said.

Calif. teachers see red over mass pink slips (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 08:59 AM PDT AP - In a spring rite that has become as predictable as the cherry blossoms in the nation's capital, public school employees throughout California have been warned of wrenching classroom cuts as districts face a deadline for issuing layoff notices.

Nonprofit touring US to help struggling homeowners (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 02:06 AM PDT AP - Philip and Gloria Spigner saw their monthly mortgage payments climb from $800 to $1,300. Carol and Butch Dycus have received foreclosure notices though they say they're not behind on their payments. And Tony Jumper's mortgage hasn't changed, but 26 people were laid off this week from his job.

LA ends free pet sterilization program (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:04 AM PDT AP - Budget cutbacks in Los Angeles have ended a program that offered free or discounted pet spaying and neutering under one of the nation's toughest programs for pet sterilizations.

US Salvadorans make opinion count in election (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 03:14 AM PDT AP - Salvadorans who live in the United States cannot vote in their native country, but they could impact the results of Sunday's presidential election because of the influence they wield over their relatives who value both their experience and the money they send.

Wyo. snow fence finds a place in 'green' buildings (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:14 AM PDT AP - They're a fixture along Wyoming's wintery, wind-blown roadways — fences that have spent up to 50 years blocking blowing snow and keeping roadways clear of drifts in the winter.

Kids mistakenly drink wiper fluid at Ark. day care (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 10:48 PM PDT AP - Ten children at an Arkansas day-care center drank windshield wiper fluid after the owner served it from a container mistaken for Kool-Aid and placed in a refrigerator, authorities said Friday. The day-care owner voluntarily surrendered her state license Friday.

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