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5 Ala. officers fired for beating caught on tape (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - Five Birmingham police officers were fired Wednesday for beating an unconscious suspect ejected from a car after a chase, an attack captured on a patrol car videotape that didn't surface publicly for a year. Police Chief A.C. Roper said the officers, who were not identified, were seasoned veterans but acted in a "shameful" manner.

Gay marriage in DC moves debate to black community (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 03:12 PM PDT AP - In the District of Columbia, where African-Americans are the majority and black congregations dominate, the recent vote to recognize same-sex marriages may signal the gay rights movement is making inroads among groups traditionally opposed to it.

Politicians step in to keep ground zero work going (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 02:12 PM PDT AP - The most serious impasse in years between the owner of ground zero and the developer building office towers on half of the site is headed for government intervention.

Q: Which state has best geography whiz? A: Texas (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 02:05 PM PDT AP - The nation's top geography whiz breezed through questions about mountain ranges, rivers and world capitals Wednesday, but he was stumped when National Geographic Bee host Alex Trebek asked him to name one of his weaknesses.

Teen in prayer death trial says sister was weak (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:48 PM PDT AP - An 11-year-old girl was so weak the day before she died of untreated diabetes that she had to be helped to the bathroom and could only mumble her words, her sister testified Wednesday.

Judge: Giuliani golf lawsuit slices off course (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 02:29 PM PDT AP - Suffice it to say that in U.S. Magistrate Judge Wallace Dixon's opinion, ousted Duke University golfer Andrew Giuliani's lawsuit against the school did not make par.

Navy copter crashes into ocean, 3 bodies found (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 02:51 PM PDT AP - Searchers recovered three bodies and scoured the ocean for two more members of a Navy flight crew Wednesday after their helicopter went down in darkness on a training flight, authorities said.

Ill. man pleads not guilty to killing wife, 2 sons (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 04:32 PM PDT AP - An Illinois man accused of strangling his wife and two young sons pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was ordered held without bail.

Mass. man who fled chemo denies being with teen (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - A Massachusetts man who fled chemotherapy treatments more than a decade ago denies being with a Minnesota teenager who's running away from them now.

Vick out of prison, heads for home in Virginia (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 03:49 PM PDT AP - Michael Vick is out of prison and headed home, broke and reviled for running a vicious dogfighting ring, but hopeful for a second chance at his once-charmed life as a star NFL quarterback.

Parents turn to cell phones as high-tech rattles (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:25 PM PDT AP - When Annamarie Saarinen needed to soothe her ailing daughter, she used a rattle — downloaded to her iPhone.

DOJ expands strike forces to target Medicare fraud (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:26 PM PDT AP - The federal government is multiplying by 10 the number of agents and prosecutors targeting Medicare fraud in Miami, Los Angeles and other strategic cities where officials say tens of billions of dollars are lost each year.

RFK's son considering Senate bid from Illinois (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 03:09 PM PDT AP - A son of the late Robert F. Kennedy is considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, the latest member of his family dynasty to take a stab at politics.

NY mattress mogul lives with crushing losses (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 01:58 PM PDT AP - For years, the commercials beckoned TV viewers in New York to do something that seemed laughable at first: order a mattress by phone. But the idea worked, making a mattress mogul of an Ecuadorean immigrant who as a kid had sold soda off the back of a donkey.

Man pleads not guilty to throwing infant in Fla. (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 09:15 AM PDT AP - A 21-year-old man accused of throwing his ex-girlfriend's infant out a car on a Tampa highway has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges.

Jurors debate death penalty in Iraq rape, slayings (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 03:31 PM PDT AP - A former soldier convicted of raping an Iraqi teenager and murdering the girl and her family "signed his own name" to a death sentence because of the brutality of the killing spree, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.

Calif. man accused of biting out son's eye (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 11:37 AM PDT AP - A 4-year-old boy may be permanently blinded because his father bit out one of his eyes and mutilated the other, police said.

Lawyers in Detroit text case accused of misconduct (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 02:33 PM PDT AP - A lawyer who used a salacious trove of text messages as leverage to settle two lawsuits against ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick for $8.4 million has been charged with ethics violations, along with four attorneys who worked on the deal.

Utah AG to challenge Bennett for US Senate seat (AP) Posted: 20 May 2009 12:23 PM PDT AP - Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said Wednesday he will challenge three-term U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett for the Republican Party's nomination in 2010, hoping to capitalize on public resentment over federal spending increases.

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