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• Could letting pilots take a nap make flying safer? (AP)
• Mourners anxiously await capture of girl's killer (AP)
• Maine girl with 'mermaid syndrome' dies at 10 (AP)
• Shuttered girls reformatory recalls horror, haven (AP)
• Polygamist sect focus of rare trial in Texas town (AP)
• How does Ore. candidate roll? With MS, on a Segway (AP)
• Lost keys lead NJ police to burglary suspects (AP)
• Plushenko wins Grand Prix; Weir finishes 4th (AP)
• Affidavit: Mom told deputies balloon saga was hoax (AP)
• Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles (AP)
• Hawaii regulators approve first US tuna farm (AP)
• AP interview: Cosby keeps it clean for humor prize (AP)
• US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000 (AP)
• Court document ties Young to Alaska corruption (AP)
• LA officials unveil $437M police headquarters (AP)
• Recyclers want more time to dispose of clunkers (AP)

Could letting pilots take a nap make flying safer? (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 11:19 AM PDT AP - Charles Lindbergh famously fell asleep while crossing the Atlantic, and despite strict federal rules against it, experienced airline pilots say it's not uncommon to sneak a nap inside the cockpit.

Mourners anxiously await capture of girl's killer (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 02:48 PM PDT AP - Dozens of parents, their young children in tow, have filed past the mountainous makeshift memorial for a 7-year-old girl found slain in a landfill some 50 miles from her suburban neighborhood.

Maine girl with 'mermaid syndrome' dies at 10 (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 01:09 PM PDT AP - Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," and gained a wide following on the Internet and national television, has died. She was 10.

Shuttered girls reformatory recalls horror, haven (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 11:10 AM PDT AP - Many were broken, many were saved here.

Polygamist sect focus of rare trial in Texas town (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT AP - The first jury trial in more than a decade in the sleepy West Texas town of Eldorado involves an alleged polygamist and an accusation of sexual assault of an underage bride, a far cry from the occasional drunken driving cases that normally occupy the Schleicher County court system.

How does Ore. candidate roll? With MS, on a Segway (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 11:55 AM PDT AP - Bill Bradbury isn't just running for Oregon governor. He's zipping — on a Segway.

Lost keys lead NJ police to burglary suspects (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 10:37 AM PDT AP - Police in northern New Jersey nabbed three alleged burglars who fled an apartment with just $2 in change and left behind the keys to their getaway car.

Plushenko wins Grand Prix; Weir finishes 4th (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 12:41 PM PDT AP - Evgeni Plushenko of Russia won gold at the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday after a soaring free skate in his first international event since becoming Olympic champion at the 2006 Turin Games.

Affidavit: Mom told deputies balloon saga was hoax (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 06:45 AM PDT AP - The mother of the 6-year-old boy once feared missing inside a runaway helium balloon told Colorado sheriff's deputies that the whole saga was a hoax, according to court documents.

Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 04:27 AM PDT AP - Abortion rights supporters have challenged two new Oklahoma laws that would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound.

Hawaii regulators approve first US tuna farm (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 06:37 AM PDT AP - Hawaii regulators have approved a Honolulu startup company's plan to build the nation's first tuna farm in waters off the Big Island.

AP interview: Cosby keeps it clean for humor prize (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 07:51 AM PDT AP - Bill Cosby still thinks America is funny — like the name-calling over health care and the way we drink so much water from plastic bottles that could be toxic — even though he says the nation has some serious problems it needs to tackle.

US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000 (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 12:52 AM PDT AP - More Americans have been vaccinated against seasonal flu this fall than ever before by this time of year, federal health officials said Friday.

Court document ties Young to Alaska corruption (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 01:42 AM PDT AP - Documents filed in federal court directly link U.S. Rep. Don Young to a wide-ranging investigation of corruption in Alaska for the first time.

LA officials unveil $437M police headquarters (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 02:45 PM PDT AP - The Los Angeles Police Department has been handed the keys to its new headquarters.

Recyclers want more time to dispose of clunkers (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 06:25 AM PDT AP - Trade-ins from the Cash for Clunkers program are piling up and auto recyclers are seeking more time to meet the deadline for disposing of all those vehicles.

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