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Upstate New York gunman kills 13, commits suicide (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 05:14 PM PDT AP - A gunman barricaded the back door of a community center with his car and then opened fire on a room full of immigrants taking a citizenship class Friday, killing 13 people before apparently committing suicide, officials said.

Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 03:05 PM PDT AP - Iowa's Supreme Court legalized gay marriage Friday in a unanimous and emphatic decision that makes Iowa the third state — and first in the nation's heartland — to allow same-sex couples to wed.

Homeland Security boss says cartels under pressure (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT AP - Beefed up vehicle inspections, more drug-sniffing dogs and improved surveillance should help curb the flow of guns and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.

Calif. nut plant: Kraft found salmonella in 2008 (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 05:32 PM PDT AP - A company at the heart of a nationwide pistachio recall said Friday that Kraft Foods Inc. detected salmonella in its pistachios more than six months ago but didn't report the finding until last week.

Siegelman attorney asks Holder to intervene (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 05:22 PM PDT AP - The chief attorney for former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is urging U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to ask a federal judge to throw out Siegelman's corruption conviction.

Ohio man branded Nazi guard stalls his deportation (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi death camp guard, marked his 89th birthday Friday by winning a reprieve of his ordered deportation to Germany to face possible trial.

Egyptian student found not guilty of bomb charges (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 04:13 PM PDT AP - In an emotional conclusion to a federal trial, an Egyptian student was found not guilty on charges of carrying explosives that prosecutors said could have been used to build a dangerous rocket.

Midwesterners hope to find cash for flood fixes (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 03:53 PM PDT AP - Still soggy from surging floodwaters, weary residents and elected officials in the Midwest already are clamoring to bulk up the region's patchwork flood control system — hoping that they won't be so dependent on sandbags and sweat the next time around.

Ex-sailor sentenced to 10 years in terror case (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 01:38 PM PDT AP - A former Navy sailor convicted of leaking details about ship movements and the best ways to attack them was sentenced Friday to the maximum 10 years in prison.

Lawyers convicted in diet-drug case sent to jail (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 03:03 PM PDT AP - A federal judge jailed two disbarred lawyers who had been found guilty Friday of scamming their clients out of nearly $95 million in a diet-drug settlement.

New photos of aftermath of MLK killing published (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 02:37 PM PDT AP - Newly published photographs of the aftermath of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. languished for decades in Life magazine's archive before being published on the magazine's Web site this week.

Vick's plan to pay creditors shot down by judge (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 05:19 PM PDT AP - Fallen NFL star Michael Vick told a bankruptcy judge Friday that he became a changed man in prison and is determined to do all the right things upon his release from prison, including repaying his creditors with the millions he hopes to resume earning in professional football.

NYC fried chicken joints under fire for Obama name (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 03:14 PM PDT AP - Two New York City fried chicken restaurants in predominantly black neighborhoods are under fire for putting President Barack Obama's name on their signs.

NYPD sees threat in Israel-Iran tensions (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 01:59 PM PDT AP - The New York Police Department has prepared plans to beef up security at the city's synagogues and other Jewish sites amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, officials confirmed Friday.

CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 01:51 PM PDT AP - Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with water also contaminated with the ingredient, a government study has found.

Life for Md. teen who killed mom after grade fight (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 01:45 PM PDT AP - A Maryland teenager who never got in trouble before beating his mother to death with a baseball bat after an argument over his grades was sentenced to life in prison Friday.

Jobless make TV ads pitching themselves for work (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 01:29 PM PDT AP - Jayna Dinsmore dressed in a sharp pink blouse and black slacks and made the pitch she hoped would end her five months of unemployment: Experienced marketing manager and analyst. Diverse background. Trade show experience.

SC man's corpse was apparently cut to fit coffin (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 12:04 PM PDT AP - James Hines was a giant — a 6-foot-7, 300-pound preacher and funk musician so big that after he died in 2004, a macabre rumor began circulating in this small town that the undertaker had to cut off his legs to fit him in the coffin.

Mass. mother charged with stabbing 2-year-old girl (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 12:07 PM PDT AP - A woman who believes she was being stalked by a cult has been charged with stabbing her 2-year-old daughter 100 times with scissors, her lawyer and police have said, and can be heard yelling "Die! Die!" on a 911 call.

Doctor in NJ hep B case has his license suspended (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2009 04:23 PM PDT AP - State regulators on Friday temporarily suspended the medical license of a doctor who health officials suspect is linked to a hepatitis B outbreak.

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