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New estimate raises ND flood higher than sandbags (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 06:12 PM PDT AP - Bad news turned dire Thursday for residents scrambling in subfreezing temperatures to pile sandbags along the Red River: After they spent the day preparing for a record crest of 41 feet, forecasters added up to 2 feet to their estimate.

28 injured as tornados rip through southern Miss. (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 03:57 PM PDT AP - Residents in a tornado-ravaged community took advantage of clearing skies Thursday to collect family keepsakes and begin cleaning up from a storm that left 28 injured and dozens of homes and businesses flattened across south-central Mississippi.

Hundreds of Pa. juvenile convictions reversed (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 02:55 PM PDT AP - Pennsylvania's highest court on Thursday overturned hundreds of juvenile convictions issued by a corrupt judge who took millions of dollars in kickbacks from youth detention centers.

VA unsure of scope of patient contamination (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 04:49 PM PDT AP - Thousands of military veterans across the South are waiting to find out if they were exposed to infectious diseases by government clinics that performed colonoscopies and other procedures with equipment that wasn't properly sterilized.

Alaska volcano erupts twice, sends ash 12 miles up (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 06:03 PM PDT AP - Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupted several times Thursday, spewing a more than 12-mile-high cloud that could drop ash on Anchorage for the first time since the volcano began erupting Sunday night.

Heavy snow moves into Colorado; blizzard threatens (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:23 PM PDT AP - A major spring snowstorm dumped more than a foot of snow across the Colorado-Wyoming state line on Thursday, canceling hundreds of flights, shutting down schools and making roads treacherous.

Dallas officer delayed NFL player as relative died (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:03 PM PDT AP - A police officer was placed on administrative leave Thursday over a traffic stop involving an NFL player whom he kept in a hospital parking lot and threatened to arrest while his mother-in-law died inside the building.

Pa. court to officer: No sense of smell, no job (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 02:16 PM PDT AP - Police officers who lose their sense of smell also risk losing their jobs, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled Thursday. A suburban Pittsburgh township had the right to terminate Officer David J. Agostino after he lost his sense of smell in an off-duty motorcycle accident, because officers must be able to detect drugs, alcohol, hazardous materials, natural gas and other substances, a three-judge Commonwealth Court panel ruled.

Texas ed board's vote a mixed bag for evolution (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 05:33 PM PDT AP - Texas science teachers will no longer be required to teach weaknesses of scientific theory, including evolution, under new curriculum standards tentatively adopted by the State Board of Education on Thursday.

Fargo uses social networks to fight floodwaters (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 02:27 PM PDT AP - When Kevin Tobosa got word Thursday that a friend needed help building a sandbag dike, he immediately posted a status update on his Facebook page: "Heading to 2825 Lilac Lane in North Fargo — needs to be raised another 2 feet."

Baptist preacher runs again for office he bilked (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 03:23 PM PDT AP - The ousted former president of a national organization of black Baptist churches is running for the position again, a decade after he was sent to prison for stealing millions of dollars from the group.

Not guilty plea for alleged Ill. church shooter (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 03:38 PM PDT AP - A man charged in the fatal shooting of a pastor during church services said Thursday that he wanted to plead guilty, moments after his attorney entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.

NJ girl, 14, arrested after posting nude pics (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 03:39 PM PDT AP - A 14-year-old New Jersey girl has been accused of child pornography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com — charges that could force her to register as a sex offender if convicted.

NYC art gallery owner charged in $88 million theft (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 02:06 PM PDT AP - The owner of a now-closed Manhattan art gallery with a star-studded clientele was painted as a thief who stole $88 million from art owners, a bank and investors, including tennis great John McEnroe.

Montreal woman changes plea in son's death (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 03:21 PM PDT AP - When police divers found the body of an 8-year-old boy in Lake Champlain, his wrists had been tied to a makeshift mooring. His mother, 51-year-old Louise Desnoyers, told authorities she had held his head under water, drowning him, so he would not have to suffer through her impending breakup with his father.

AIG executive defends bonuses to Conn. lawmakers (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 03:22 PM PDT AP - An executive of American International Group Inc. faced Connecticut lawmakers Thursday and defended $165 million in bonuses, saying they were necessary to keep valuable employees so the financial products division could be wound down.

Charges dropped against CT priest who taped police (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 01:27 PM PDT AP - Connecticut prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against a Roman Catholic priest who was arrested while videotaping East Haven police officers in an attempt to document alleged harassment of Hispanics.

Calif. tire rule aims to pump up fuel efficiency (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 04:49 PM PDT AP - California officials have decided to require auto repair shops to check tire pressure, a move they say will save millions of gallons of gasoline.

Former Texas pastor indicted in wife's 2006 death (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 02:39 PM PDT AP - A former pastor was indicted on a murder charge in his wife's 2006 death, which initially was ruled a suicide before her parents pressed authorities to reopen the case.

Obama says automakers need 'drastic changes' (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2009 02:59 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday his administration will help Detroit's struggling automakers only if the companies and their stakeholders make "pretty drastic changes" to reshape their industry.

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