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• Prosecutor: Crime scene at Okla. church 'horrific' (AP)
• SC retiree: $260M Powerball prize won't change me (AP)
• AP NewsBreak: NC terror suspect said dad sold guns (AP)
• SAT scores dip for high school class of 2009 (AP)
• 3 dead in barn after standoff in northeast Tenn. (AP)
• Ruling favors Latino voters in Texas Democrat suit (AP)
• US seeks crackdown on drug smuggling aboard trains (AP)
• Immigrants fight to bring adult children to US (AP)
• VA investigates errant notices of fatal disease (AP)
• Plane lands in NJ mall parking lot, stuns shoppers (AP)
• Members of feuding families jailed after Ala. riot (AP)
• Tropical Storm Ignacio on the move in Pacific (AP)
• Death rate spikes among migrating whooping cranes (AP)
• Stats can be forgotten at Solheim Cup (AP)
• Petraeus: More tough fighting ahead in Afghanistan (AP)
• Prostate cancer hormone drugs risky for some men (AP)
• Circumcision doesn't protect gays from AIDS virus (AP)
• NY considers law to ban shackling pregnant inmates (AP)
• No joke, comedian sued by mother-in-law over humor (AP)
• Stuttering kids savor a camp that makes them stars (AP)

Prosecutor: Crime scene at Okla. church 'horrific' (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:16 PM PDT AP - The scene inside a small Pentecostal church where a pastor was slain was "horrific," an Oklahoma district attorney said Tuesday, calling it the most brutal he has seen in nearly 20 years as a prosecutor.

SC retiree: $260M Powerball prize won't change me (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:05 PM PDT AP - A retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery was all smiles Tuesday as he claimed a $260 million Powerball jackpot. "For once in my life, I really experienced the old saying, pinch me to see if I'm still alive, or if this is real," Solomon Jackson Jr. said.

AP NewsBreak: NC terror suspect said dad sold guns (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:16 PM PDT AP - A North Carolina man named as the ringleader of an aspiring terrorism group sold most of the weapons he purchased and wanted to make sure his children were familiar with guns, one of the sons told federal agents in a report released Tuesday.

SAT scores dip for high school class of 2009 (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 02:09 PM PDT AP - Through the early 1990s and early 2000s, average scores on the SAT college entrance exam moved steadily upward. Now, for the last five years, they've been drifting back down.

3 dead in barn after standoff in northeast Tenn. (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:58 PM PDT AP - Authorities were investigating a possible murder-suicide on Tuesday after three people were found dead in a barn in rural northeastern Tennessee following a standoff with police.

Ruling favors Latino voters in Texas Democrat suit (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:18 PM PDT AP - Latino voters celebrated a federal court ruling Tuesday that came down against the Texas Democratic Party and could put the complicated "Texas Two-step" presidential delegate system in jeopardy.

US seeks crackdown on drug smuggling aboard trains (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:33 PM PDT AP - When rail cars idle on side tracks in Mexico to be loaded with legitimate cargo and shipped to the United States, drug smugglers scan for places to hide their own loot — and if no good place is apparent, they make one.

Immigrants fight to bring adult children to US (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 12:59 PM PDT AP - Evelyn Santos began her quest for a green card nearly two decades ago, hoping someday she and her family could leave the Philippines and start a better life in the United States.

VA investigates errant notices of fatal disease (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 12:39 PM PDT AP - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will personally apologize to veterans who received erroneous letters saying they had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, agency spokeswoman Katie Roberts said Tuesday.

Plane lands in NJ mall parking lot, stuns shoppers (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 05:05 PM PDT AP - A small plane made an emergency landing in a mall's parking lot on Tuesday, stunning back-to-school shoppers, and the pilot and a passenger emerged with only minor injuries.

Members of feuding families jailed after Ala. riot (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - Two families lined opposite sides of a small-town street and hurled rocks, tools and pieces of wood at each other in a riot that had its roots in a disagreement that began years ago with schoolchildren.

Tropical Storm Ignacio on the move in Pacific (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:48 PM PDT AP - Tropical Storm Ignacio is getting stronger far out in the Pacific, but it's heading toward cooler water.

Death rate spikes among migrating whooping cranes (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 03:55 PM PDT AP - A federal official says the world's only naturally migrating whooping cranes died at about twice their normal rate last year and will likely see an overall drop in numbers this year.

Stats can be forgotten at Solheim Cup (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 04:41 PM PDT AP - The Americans have stuck to a pretty tight script at the Solheim Cup this week: They talk about how much fun they're having, how honored they are to represent their country and rave about what great shape the golf course is in.

Petraeus: More tough fighting ahead in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:55 PM PDT AP - The commander of the U.S. Central Command warned Tuesday that growing numbers of American soldiers sent to Afghanistan will encounter tough fighting, but said improving civilians' lives is as important to winning the war as defeating militants.

Prostate cancer hormone drugs risky for some men (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:50 PM PDT AP - A new study links hormone therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men who've had serious heart problems.

Circumcision doesn't protect gays from AIDS virus (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 01:04 PM PDT AP - Circumcision, which has helped prevent AIDS among heterosexual men in Africa, doesn't help protect gay men from the virus, according to the largest U.S. study to look at the question.

NY considers law to ban shackling pregnant inmates (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 12:10 PM PDT AP - For nearly four hours before she gave birth, Venita Pinckney had a chain wrapped around her swollen abdomen. Her ankles were shackled together and her hands were cuffed.

No joke, comedian sued by mother-in-law over humor (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 11:22 AM PDT AP - "Take my mother-in-law — please," isn't a joke you're likely to hear often these days from Sunda Croonquist. The veteran comic is being sued by her mother-in-law after making her the punchline of too many jokes.

Stuttering kids savor a camp that makes them stars (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2009 12:52 PM PDT AP - When Matt Hobbs first showed up at Camp Our Time a year ago, he barely spoke. Even surrounded by other young stutterers, maybe it didn't make sense for a teen with as severe an impediment as his to attend a camp focused on the performing arts.

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