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Feds release accused Nazi prison guard Demjanjuk (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 04:57 PM PDT AP - John Demjanjuk was released from federal custody Tuesday evening, just hours after six immigration officers removed the accused Nazi death camp guard from his suburban home in a wheelchair, authorities said.

Crying Calif mom arraigned on murder, rape charges (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - A woman kidnapped, raped and murdered an 8-year-old girl and stuffed her body in a suitcase that was dumped in a pond just a few miles from home, prosecutors alleged Tuesday. Melissa Huckaby, 28, was charged with murdering her daughter's playmate, Sandra Cantu, in a gruesome crime that has shocked and terrified residents of Tracy, a Northern California city of about 78,000, 60 miles east of San Francisco.

US soldier says he saw Sgt. chase, shoot comrade (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:49 PM PDT AP - An Army sergeant, his face lit by the muzzle flash of his rifle, chased a superior officer at their base in Iraq until he fell, then stood over the man and fired two shots into him, a soldier in their unit testified Tuesday.

RI judge blocks Richard Hatch's Argentina request (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:44 PM PDT AP - A federal judge has rejected "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch's request to live in Argentina after he's released from prison on a tax evasion conviction.

Ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleads not guilty (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 04:11 PM PDT AP - Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty to racketeering and fraud charges Tuesday, defiantly embarking on a long journey to clear his name but facing serious money problems and without a team of lawyers in place.

Vt. may set aside harshest penalties for 'sexting' (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:49 PM PDT AP - Parents, school districts and law enforcement have been grappling with what to do with teenagers who take sexually explicit photos of themselves with their cell phone cameras and send them to friends.

Alcohol found on Fla. boat that crashed, killing 5 (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:32 PM PDT AP - Alcohol was found on the power boat that plowed into a tug boat and barge in north Florida, killing five people and injuring nine others, investigators said Tuesday.

2 women accused of staging fake funerals (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:14 PM PDT AP - It was quite a send-off for Jim Davis, or so the people paying his funeral bills were led to believe.

Gingrich eyes possible White House run in 2012 (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:20 PM PDT AP - More than a decade after he stepped down as speaker of the House into what seemed like almost certain political oblivion, Newt Gingrich is back and seemingly more relevant than ever.

Judge unseals some Hoffa grand jury records (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - A federal judge in Tennessee is ruling that some secret grand jury testimony used to indict former Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa should be unsealed.

AP IMPACT: Feds pay farmers to till arid land (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:59 PM PDT AP - As drought forces families in the West to shorten their showers and let their lawns turn brown, two Depression-era government programs have been paying some of the nation's biggest farms hundreds of millions of dollars to grow water-thirsty crops in what was once desert.

2 years later, Va. Tech families still struggling (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:33 PM PDT AP - Jerzy Nowak acknowledges he's not yet comfortable in the peace center he helped to create at the site of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

American parents find ways to curb cost of kids (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:29 PM PDT AP - Jarratt Hughes and Marcia Harris splurged last year on a birthday party for one of their eight children. A show at Medieval Times dinner theater — complete with a four-course meal, Hollywood special effects and a jousting tournament — cost $500 for the whole family.

Yacht executive pleads guilty in UBS tax case (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - The second U.S. citizen charged in wide-ranging tax probe of Swiss banking giant UBS AG pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a false tax return to conceal a secret account at the Swiss bank holding more than $3 million

Dolan being welcomed as next NY archbishop (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 12:44 PM PDT AP - The installation of New York Archbishop-designate Timothy Dolan is stretching over two days in St. Patrick's Cathedral, in services before thousands of well-wishers ranging from his second-grade teacher to the Vatican's U.S. ambassador.

Student killed in love triangle involving teacher (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 04:30 PM PDT AP - An 18-year-old high school student caught with his 48-year-old math teacher in her bedroom was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, who was himself a former student of hers, police said Tuesday.

Alabama captain, crew to return to US on Wednesday (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:11 AM PDT AP - The shipping captain held hostage by Somali pirates will return to the U.S. with his crew on Wednesday.

Investigators: Confession in Calif. retreat attack (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:13 PM PDT AP - Authorities say a man accused in a shooting rampage at a Roman Catholic Korean retreat in Southern California confessed to killing a woman and injuring three other people.

Tornadoes spotted as storm line rumbles over Fla. (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:01 PM PDT AP - A strong line of storms spawned at least three tornadoes Tuesday as it tore across central Florida, scattering roof shingles, uprooting trees and forcing schools to evacuate children from trailer classrooms.

Coleman's Senate appeal coming, but odds are long (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:53 PM PDT AP - Dealt a stinging loss in his election trial, Republican Norm Coleman must overcome some daunting challenges to find his way back to the U.S. Senate.

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