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Accused soldier's father says son 'broke' (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 05:13 PM PDT AP - The Army sergeant accused of killing five fellow soldiers in Iraq was typically not a violent person, but counselors "broke" him before the gunfire erupted in a military stress center, his father said Tuesday. Wilburn Russell, 73, told reporters that his son, Sgt. John M. Russell, was treated poorly at the stress center and had e-mailed his wife calling two recent days the worst in his life.

Witness: Ex-soldier had PTSD, was unfit for combat (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 04:17 PM PDT AP - A former soldier who could be sentenced to death should have been removed from a combat zone known as the "Triangle of Death" three months before he raped and killed a teenage girl in Iraq, a psychiatrist testified Tuesday.

DA: Ex-students to plead guilty in La. hazing case (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 03:16 PM PDT AP - A Louisiana prosecutor says he's reached a plea deal with seven former college students accused of sending two fellow marching band members to intensive care after a violent hazing incident.

Man convicted in NY of trying to start terror camp (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 03:47 PM PDT AP - A jury convicted a Lebanese-born Swede on Tuesday of plotting to help al-Qaida recruit by trying to set up a weapons-training post in Oregon and distributing terrorist training manuals over the Internet.

Obama at ASU: School's goals mesh with president's (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 04:42 PM PDT AP - The abortion flap over President Barack Obama's invitation to speak at Notre Dame's graduation is getting all the attention.

5 Miami men convicted of Sears Tower attack plot (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 03:02 PM PDT AP - It took three trials, three juries and nearly three years, but federal prosecutors finally succeeded Tuesday in convicting five Miami men of plotting to start an anti-government insurrection by destroying Chicago's Sears Tower and bombing FBI offices. One man was acquitted.

Family, friends say NY crash seemed avoidable (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 04:08 PM PDT AP - Jonathan Collopy was left with one question after watching investigators spend hours Tuesday dissecting what happened to Continental Connection Flight 3407 before it crashed, killing 50 people.

Judge: Credit Suisse loan to posh resort predatory (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 03:49 PM PDT AP - A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that a $375 million loan Credit Suisse made to a Montana resort for the ultrarich was predatory and should be subordinated to other debts.

3 die in explosion at Ark. fuel storage facility (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 03:38 PM PDT AP - An empty gasoline tank undergoing repairs exploded Tuesday at a fuel storage facility in rural north-central Arkansas, killing three workers, authorities said.

Wis. chemical plant fire chases people from homes (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 04:48 PM PDT AP - A fire at a chemical plant that triggered explosions and forced the evacuation of about 140 homes was burning itself out Tuesday and residents were allowed to go home.

Hate crime acquittal becomes Hispanic rallying cry (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 01:57 PM PDT AP - Teenagers, a small town and alcohol. Tension between whites and a growing Hispanic population. Ethnic slurs, punches and kicks. A dead illegal immigrant from Mexico.

Conn. pedestrian who inspired morality debate dies (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 01:11 PM PDT AP - A Hartford man has died a year after he was left paralyzed and mute in a hit-and-run accident that was mostly ignored by witnesses and inspired a debate about the city's morality.

Texas lawmakers agree to slash steroid testing (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 02:51 PM PDT AP - Lawmakers in Texas, home of the nation's biggest steroid-testing program for high schoolers, said Tuesday that they have reached a deal to slash the program by more than half.

Wrestler Benoit's doctor gets 10 years in prison (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 01:15 PM PDT AP - The personal doctor to a professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for illegally prescribing painkillers and other drugs to patients.

Miami VA: Steps taken to prevent contamination (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 01:14 PM PDT AP - The top Veterans Affairs official in Miami said Tuesday she has taken steps locally to prevent the kind of problems that exposed patients to contaminated medical equipment at VA hospitals in three states.

Pot group drops Connecticut chapter after arrest (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 12:39 PM PDT AP - A national marijuana advocacy group has dumped its Connecticut chapter after police say an officer threatened a state senator.

Space junk raises risks for Hubble repair mission (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 01:59 PM PDT AP - Space shuttle Atlantis is now in a rough orbital neighborhood — a place littered with thousands of pieces of space junk zipping around the Earth at nearly 20,000 mph.

Gov. Crist to run for US Senate seat in Florida (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 01:55 PM PDT AP - Popular GOP Gov. Charlie Crist is passing on an easy re-election bid and instead will run for U.S. Senate, a decision that excites Washington Republicans who desperately want to avoid further losses in 2010.

Police: Ga. professor killed himself, left no note (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 12:34 PM PDT AP - A Georgia professor who shot three people outside a community theater targeted his wife's male friend first, then turned the gun on her and a third person, authorities said Tuesday as they released new details of the killings.

Ex-SLA fugitive arrives in Illinois for parole (AP) Posted: 12 May 2009 10:36 AM PDT AP - A former member of the Symbionese Liberation Army has arrived in Illinois to serve his parole from a California prison.

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