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Family: Calif. girl found dead killed by 'monster' (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:22 PM PDT AP - Police have served more than 15 search warrants in their attempt to hunt down whoever killed an 8-year-old girl and stuffed her body in a suitcase, but say they "don't want to rush to judgment" and so far have no suspects in the case.

Crew of hijacked ship worried about pirate attack (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:06 PM PDT AP - The captain of a cargo ship seized by pirates had just e-mailed his wife that pirate traffic was picking up. The second-in-command had extensive training on how to fight pirates — and had predicted it was just a "matter of time" until he had to confront them.

NORAD: Shooting down stolen plane not considered (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:11 PM PDT AP - The agency charged with defending North American air space never seriously considered shooting down a rogue pilot who flew into U.S. airspace because it quickly determined that he had no hostile intent, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Motive sought in deadly attack at Calif. retreat (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - Investigators are trying to determine why a resident of a Korean religious retreat that helps the homeless allegedly went on a deadly rampage targeting his fellow volunteers.

98 shots from "new Rambo" spurs ammo debate (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:36 PM PDT AP - The man who gunned down 13 people at an upstate New York immigration center fired 98 shots from two handguns in a little more than a minute, police said Wednesday, a gunslinging feat one expert said would make him a "new Rambo."

Demjanjuk's son: No word from panel on deportation (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:13 PM PDT AP - The family of John Demjanjuk said Wednesday they still haven't heard from an immigration appeals panel on a request to block his deportation to Germany, where an arrest warrant alleges the frail 89-year-old was a Nazi death camp guard.

10 Holy Cross priests object to Obama invitation (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:42 PM PDT AP - Ten priests from the order that founded the University of Notre Dame say the school risks its "true soul" and could distance itself from the Roman Catholic Church by inviting President Barack Obama to campus next month.

Hundreds mourn 3 slain Pittsburgh police officers (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:58 PM PDT AP - Law enforcement officials from as far away as Georgia and Boston gathered Wednesday to pay tribute to three fellow officers killed in the line of duty over the weekend.

Ala. woman who hid dead baby cleared by experts (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:48 PM PDT AP - Church pianist Bridget Lee lived in fear of Alabama's death row for more than two years. The small-town mother of two committed adultery, became pregnant and panicked — then she hid her stillborn baby in a plastic container for several days in the back of her sport utility vehicle.

Border deaths up despite apparent dip in crossings (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:38 PM PDT AP - Illegal immigrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border have risen in the past six months despite a nearly 25 percent drop in arrests by the Border Patrol, according to patrol statistics.

Oldest US nuclear plant gets a new 20-year license (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:26 PM PDT AP - The nation's oldest nuclear power plant has been granted a new license allowing it to operate for another 20 years.

DC vote puts gay marriage in front of Congress (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:46 PM PDT AP - The next battleground over gay marriage could be the U.S. Capitol.

Jury gets case of Marine accused of Iraq murder (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - Military jurors began deliberating Wednesday whether a Marine sergeant should be convicted of murdering an unarmed detainee during a battle in Iraq.

Ex-butcher guilty of killing, dismembering NY boss (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:19 PM PDT AP - A former butcher was convicted Wednesday of murdering and dismembering his boss, then bagging the body parts and scattering them on street corners for collection.

Calif. hospitals accused of patient dumping to pay (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:15 PM PDT AP - A $1.6 million settlement has been reached with two Southern California hospitals accused of improperly discharging and dumping psychiatric patients on Los Angeles' Skid Row, the city attorney's office said Wednesday.

Texas judge allows collection of dead son's sperm (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:23 PM PDT AP - A judge has granted a mother's request to have someone harvest sperm from her dead son's body, so she can have the option of carrying out his wish to have children. Nikolas Colton Evans, 21, died Sunday at a Brackenridge hospital after being punched and falling outside an Austin bar March 27.

Air Force crew: honor to transfer war dead (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 02:08 PM PDT AP - For the Air Force crew members who escort the remains of U.S. military personnel during their final journey home, the mission is emotionally taxing, but they know it must be done with precision and dignity.

Appeals court rules Noriega can be taken to France (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 02:59 PM PDT AP - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Manuel Noriega can be taken to France to face money laundering charges, rejecting the former Panamanian dictator's bid to return to his native country after serving a drug sentence in the U.S.

FBI raids in Minn. aimed at Africa money transfers (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 03:23 PM PDT AP - Federal agents searched three money-transfer businesses in Minneapolis on Wednesday, carrying away boxes of documents and copying computer hard drives for details of transactions between the U.S. and several African nations.

Video shows Fla. woman aiming gun at son's head (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 01:26 PM PDT AP - A central Florida woman who fatally shot her 20-year-old son then killed herself at a shooting range left recorded messages that said she was the anti-Christ and that she needed to save her son.

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