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Investigators explore lead on abducted Calif. boy (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT AP - Authorities say they are pursuing an unspecified lead in the abduction of a 3-year-old boy from his California home three days ago.

Feds want 3-year term for Mo. mom in MySpace hoax (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:41 PM PDT AP - A Missouri mother should serve three years in prison for her role in a MySpace hoax on a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide, federal prosecutors said in court documents filed Wednesday.

Appeals court says raid on Muslims' Va. home OK (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:38 PM PDT AP - Government agents searching for evidence of terrorist funding acted reasonably when they broke down a Muslim family's front door, entered with guns drawn and handcuffed a frantic woman and her teenage daughter, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Class action status sought in NJ Ticketmaster suit (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:37 PM PDT AP - Two women have sued Ticketmaster in federal court in New Jersey and are seeking class-action status.

Mo. boy found alive 2 days after wandering away (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT AP - Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has been found alive, three miles from the rural Missouri home he wandered away from more than two days ago.

Justice Department won't pursue war objector case (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:17 PM PDT AP - The Justice Department is dropping its attempt to retry the first commissioned officer to be court-martialed for refusing to go to Iraq.

Strong winds pick up stalled fire in California (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - Gusting winds have stirred a stalled wildfire threatening 2,000 homes in Southern California.

Relatives grieve for Texas woman with flu who died (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:14 PM PDT AP - This week should have been a joyous time for Judy Trunnell, a 33-year-old teacher who had just given birth to a healthy baby girl. But the friends and relatives whose cars lined the quiet street in front of her home in a quiet subdivision Tuesday instead were mourning her, the first American citizen with swine flu to die.

Gay marriage leaps ahead in Maine, New Hampshire (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - New England states signaled an increasing willingness to sanction gay marriage on Wednesday as Maine legalized the practice and the New Hampshire Legislature voted to do the same.

Severe weather in South damages homes, businesses (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 02:23 PM PDT AP - More than 100 homes and businesses were damaged in the South by strong winds, heavy rains and golf ball-sized hail Wednesday, and with more rain in the forecast, officials increased the flow of water through dams to ease swollen rivers, including the Mississippi.

Snowmobile groups sue over Canada lynx habitat (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT AP - Snowmobile groups in Wyoming and Washington have challenged a federal plan that designates 39,000 square miles of land in six states as critical habitat for the threatened Canada lynx.

Firefighters battle blaze at historic Vegas casino (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT AP - A blaze burned part of a historic hotel-casino Wednesday, but authorities said they planned to bulldoze the entire structure as soon as crews put out the flames.

ND cancer patient, 78, charged with killing wife (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:08 PM PDT AP - A 78-year-old cancer patient was ordered held without bail Wednesday on charges that he killed his wife of nearly 50 years by striking her in the head several times with a heavy object.

Indicted Miss. mayor critical after poll loss (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:06 PM PDT AP - The indicted mayor of Mississippi's largest city was in critical condition Wednesday, a day after he lost his primary re-election bid and was rushed to the hospital.

Guilty plea in case of missing San Diego student (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:41 PM PDT AP - A sex offender pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter in the 2007 disappearance of a San Diego State University student and told the judge he dumped the 19-year-old's body into the ocean after she overdosed on drugs.

Wal-Mart pays $2M to avoid charges in death probe (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:23 PM PDT AP - Wal-Mart agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $2 million and improve safety at its 92 New York stores as part of a deal with prosecutors that avoids criminal charges in the trampling death of a temporary worker last year.

Bristol Palin says abstinence best path for teens (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 02:22 PM PDT AP - Bristol Palin, arguably the nation's best-known unwed teen mother, embarked on a media tour Wednesday to argue that abstinence is a realistic way for teens to avoid unwanted pregnancy — a view not shared by the father of her infant son.

Victim in Conn. shooting identified as student (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - Connecticut police have identified the victim of a shooting at a Wesleyan University bookstore as a student from Colorado.

Mo. lawmakers pass new funeral service oversight (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 03:17 PM PDT AP - Missouri lawmakers approved greater oversight of prearranged funeral services Wednesday in response to the collapse of a company that had promised to deliver more than $650 million worth of funeral services across much of the country.

Feds: Mountain-dwelling pika may need protection (AP) Posted: 06 May 2009 02:06 PM PDT AP - A tiny mammal that can't handle warm weather could become the first animal in the lower 48 states to get Endangered Species Act protection primarily because of climate change.

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