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• NY court hears case against gay marriage benefits (AP)
• Report: Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 annually (AP)
• 5 charged with setting Fla. teen on fire (AP)
• Calif. storm prompts debris flow concerns (AP)
• Army agrees Kansas priest worthy of Medal of Honor (AP)
• Delaware board likely to tweak zero-tolerance rule (AP)
• Schwarzenegger to Shriver: Put down the cell phone (AP)
• Fraud fugitive busted after unwise friend request (AP)
• Report: 5 foreign snake species threaten US (AP)
• Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-off (AP)
• Mass. Shakespearean theater needs $2.3M to survive (AP)
• Iowa kosher slaughterhouse to hire local workers (AP)
• DNA evidence leads to arrest in 1990 Texas assault (AP)
• Jurors at AC corruption trial watch sex tape (AP)
• Navy moves to put women on submarines (AP)
• Christie Brinkley, ex-husband reach settlement (AP)
• NY boy, 12, arrested in fatal shooting of brother (AP)
• Lotteries discuss cross-selling, national game (AP)
• Woman to be tried over girl found dead in storage (AP)
• US player Davies' condition serious after accident (AP)

NY court hears case against gay marriage benefits (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:21 PM PDT AP - A Christian legal group seeking to stop New York agencies from recognizing same-sex marriages performed outside the state argued in the state's highest court Tuesday that the practice amounts to a policy decision that requires approval by lawmakers.

Report: Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 annually (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:09 PM PDT AP - Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported Tuesday in a major global survey.

5 charged with setting Fla. teen on fire (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:36 PM PDT AP - Five teenagers were charged with aggravated battery Tuesday for dousing a 15-year-old with rubbing alcohol and setting him on fire because he stopped someone from stealing his father's bicycle, authorities said.

Calif. storm prompts debris flow concerns (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:53 PM PDT AP - Homeowners filled sandbags and crews erected concrete barriers to guard southern California property against possible landslides Tuesday as a major Pacific storm threatened to inundate foothills recently denuded by wildfire.

Army agrees Kansas priest worthy of Medal of Honor (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT AP - As his fellow prisoners of war returned home from the Korean War, they shared stories of self-sacrifice about Rev. Emil Kapaun, the humble priest from Kansas.

Delaware board likely to tweak zero-tolerance rule (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:50 PM PDT AP - A Delaware first-grader suspended for bringing his favorite camping utensil to school will likely get a reprieve, a school board member said Tuesday.

Schwarzenegger to Shriver: Put down the cell phone (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling out his wife, Maria Shriver, for apparently violating a state law he signed — holding her cell phone while driving.

Fraud fugitive busted after unwise friend request (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:02 PM PDT AP - Maxi Sopo was living the dream of a fugitive abroad, kicking back on the beaches of Cancun by day, partying in the clubs by night.

Report: 5 foreign snake species threaten US (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:50 PM PDT AP - Watch out, animals of South Florida: It's a wild world out there. There are five species of foreign snakes just waiting to eat you.

Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-off (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 01:40 PM PDT AP - A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.

Mass. Shakespearean theater needs $2.3M to survive (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:03 PM PDT AP - A nonprofit consultants' report says a Shakespearean theater in Massachusetts needs to raise $2.3 million to continue operations until next year.

Iowa kosher slaughterhouse to hire local workers (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:29 PM PDT AP - The new owner of a northeast Iowa kosher slaughterhouse said Tuesday he will hire local residents and use a federal verification system to ensure his employees are in the U.S. legally.

DNA evidence leads to arrest in 1990 Texas assault (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:16 PM PDT AP - Authorities on Tuesday made an arrest in a nearly 20-year-old southeast Texas case where an 8-year-old girl was attacked and left for dead in a field, unable to cry out for help because her throat had been slashed.

Jurors at AC corruption trial watch sex tape (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 01:36 PM PDT AP - Kristyn Haino had qualms about luring a stranger to a motel room and having sex with him at the behest of some acquaintances who would pay her for doing it.

Navy moves to put women on submarines (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:18 PM PDT AP - Submariners sleep nine to a bunk room. There are four showers and seven toilets for the roughly 140 enlisted men. The passageways on board the vessel are so narrow that crew members can barely squeeze by each other without touching.

Christie Brinkley, ex-husband reach settlement (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 01:17 PM PDT AP - Supermodel Christie Brinkley and her fourth husband settled their latest skirmish over a divorce agreement Tuesday and vowed to the judge that the pact would resolve all of their remaining issues.

NY boy, 12, arrested in fatal shooting of brother (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 01:05 PM PDT AP - A 12-year-old upstate New York boy has been charged with shooting his 8-year-old brother to death, but authorities on Tuesday declined to reveal what was behind the gunfire.

Lotteries discuss cross-selling, national game (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 12:52 PM PDT AP - The nation's two biggest lottery games are talking about cross-selling tickets in U.S. lottery jurisdictions with the potential for a national lottery, the head of a lottery association said Tuesday.

Woman to be tried over girl found dead in storage (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:17 AM PDT AP - A woman accused of starving her adopted quadriplegic daughter and stashing the 9-year-old's body in a storage unit must stand trial on charges including murder, a judge ruled Tuesday.

US player Davies' condition serious after accident (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:55 PM PDT AP - U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies was in serious condition Tuesday evening following a one-vehicle accident in which another person was killed.

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