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• Jackson doc lawyer: Police seek manslaughter link (AP)
• Fla. town fires manager married to porn star (AP)
• Gates' case dropped, debate over blame goes on (AP)
• Fund trustee says Palin not involved with fund (AP)
• In Jackson case, what constitutes manslaughter? (AP)
• Feds: US man gave al-Qaida NYC subway information (AP)
• Judge: NYC unfair to minority firefighter recruits (AP)
• Homes tough to find for dogs seized in raids (AP)
• Judge: Okla. can't seek damages in poultry suit (AP)
• Pa. woman charged in neglect of exchange students (AP)
• Suspect says NY self-help guru asked for death (AP)
• Jurors hear closing arguments in pastor's trial (AP)
• Mattingly's son accused of spitting in mom's face (AP)
• Texas in clash with Greyhound over Ike bills (AP)
• Transgender teacher in NJ retiring in frustration (AP)
• Ex-Va. Tech official had gunman's mental records (AP)
• Attorney: Slain Fla. couple donated to suspect (AP)
• New push in Congress for common ground on abortion (AP)
• Sex offenders under Miami bridge may get new home (AP)
• Lawyers fight for Ga. official's $1M TV show prize (AP)

Jackson doc lawyer: Police seek manslaughter link (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:47 PM PDT AP - The Michael Jackson investigation took a stunning turn Wednesday as authorities raided the offices of the doctor who was with the pop star when he died and the physician's lawyer said investigators appear to be building a manslaughter case.

Fla. town fires manager married to porn star (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:43 PM PDT AP - A South Florida town manager who married a porn star last year was fired at an emergency meeting after the mayor and council members learned about it.

Gates' case dropped, debate over blame goes on (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:42 PM PDT AP - The disorderly conduct case against renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. lasted less than a week. The heated public debate over his arrest, and the role race played in it, promises to be much more enduring.

Fund trustee says Palin not involved with fund (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:41 PM PDT AP - The trustee for the legal defense fund set up to help Gov. Sarah Palin lashed out at the news media and the Eagle River resident who filed an ethics complaint against the governor.

In Jackson case, what constitutes manslaughter? (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:57 PM PDT AP - If Michael Jackson's death turns into a manslaughter case, prosecutors would have to show that his doctor acted in a negligent or reckless fashion in causing the pop star's death.

Feds: US man gave al-Qaida NYC subway information (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:28 PM PDT AP - An American man charged with giving al-Qaida information on the New York transit system and attacking a U.S. military base in Afghanistan has been a secret witness in the fight against terror both here and overseas, authorities revealed Wednesday.

Judge: NYC unfair to minority firefighter recruits (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:26 PM PDT AP - The city has discriminated against minorities in its hiring of firefighters, causing blacks and Hispanics to comprise only 10 percent of the fire department's work force even though most city residents are minorities, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Homes tough to find for dogs seized in raids (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:24 PM PDT AP - As teams begin evaluating hundreds of pit bulls seized in the largest U.S. raid on dogfighters, the Humane Society of Missouri has issued an urgent call to rescue groups to help find homes for the dogs deemed eligible for adoption.

Judge: Okla. can't seek damages in poultry suit (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:11 PM PDT AP - A federal judge says the state of Oklahoma can't pursue monetary damages in its lawsuit against Arkansas poultry companies that it claims has polluted its watershed.

Pa. woman charged in neglect of exchange students (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:09 PM PDT AP - A Pennsylvania woman who worked for a student exchange agency has been charged with criminal neglect for allegedly placing foreign students in filthy homes, littered with animal waste and also occupied by ex-convicts.

Suspect says NY self-help guru asked for death (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - A homeless man who prosecutors say told police he granted a motivational speaker's request and helped him die was jailed without bail Wednesday on charges of murder and possession of stolen property.

Jurors hear closing arguments in pastor's trial (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 03:58 PM PDT AP - A prosecutor told federal jurors Wednesday that society cannot tolerate sexual predators like evangelist Tony Alamo and that they must convict him on charges that he took five young girls across state lines for sex.

Mattingly's son accused of spitting in mom's face (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 03:46 PM PDT AP - The son of former New York Yankees star first baseman Don Mattingly was arraigned Wednesday on misdemeanor charges of shoving his mother and spitting in her face after she allegedly sent him an insulting text message.

Texas in clash with Greyhound over Ike bills (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 03:44 PM PDT AP - Greyhound Lines Inc. is still waiting for the state of Texas to pay it nearly $1 million for the bus company's work evacuating people from hurricanes Ike and Gustav last year — even as another hurricane season is already under way.

Transgender teacher in NJ retiring in frustration (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 03:36 PM PDT AP - When word got out that Mr. McBeth, a popular substitute teacher at two southern New Jersey school districts, was about to come back to class as Miss McBeth, it caused an uproar.

Ex-Va. Tech official had gunman's mental records (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:16 PM PDT AP - The Virginia Tech gunman's missing mental-health records have been found at the home of a former university counseling official more than two years after the bloodbath — a discovery that angered victims' families struggling to understand how the killer fell through the cracks so disastrously.

Attorney: Slain Fla. couple donated to suspect (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 02:09 PM PDT AP - A slain Florida couple made a small donation to a martial arts program run by one of the men accused of killing them, a family attorney said Wednesday. Byrd and Melanie Billings were shot to death earlier this month during a break-in at their home west of Pensacola. The couple was known for adopting 13 children with special needs.

New push in Congress for common ground on abortion (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 02:49 PM PDT AP - Seeking elusive common ground on abortion, prominent activists and clergy on both sides of the debate are throwing their support behind a bill aimed at preventing unintended pregnancies and supporting pregnant women.

Sex offenders under Miami bridge may get new home (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:50 PM PDT AP - Homeless advocates and county officials intend to move a group of registered sex offenders living under a bridge to private housing this week amid growing criticism — and lawsuits — over the county's ordinance that they must live at least 2,500 feet from places where children gather.

Lawyers fight for Ga. official's $1M TV show prize (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:50 PM PDT AP - A bankruptcy lawyer is fighting to get control of $1 million that the state's top educator won on a game show and planned to give to schools for deaf and blind students.

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