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• Police stop more than 1 million people on street (AP)
• Ala. man executed for 1992 killing of store owner (AP)
• Evangelicals call for immigration reform (AP)
• Prominent mathematician Irving Gelfand dies in NJ (AP)
• ACORN activists refuse to buckle to video scandal (AP)
• Calif. man blows hand off while mixing explosives (AP)
• Convicted Texas killer sentenced to die (AP)
• Capone's Wisconsin hideout sells for $2.6 million (AP)
• Nobel lit prize goes to little-known European (AP)
• Youth push for louder conversation about suicide (AP)
• Spielberg receives Liberty Medal award in Philly (AP)
• Astor's son convicted of looting her $200M fortune (AP)
• Swine flu put many hospitalized patients into ICU (AP)
• Woman thrown off plane for breast-feeding sues (AP)
• Women more likely to be expelled under 'don't ask' (AP)
• A dark 'Lonely Avenue' turn for Stray Cat Setzer (AP)
• Moonstruck: Making one giant thud for mankind (AP)
• Earth imaging satellite launched from California (AP)
• Ben Ali, founder of Ben's Chili Bowl in DC, dies (AP)
• Gotti shouts at witness in court: 'You're a punk' (AP)

Police stop more than 1 million people on street (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:32 PM PDT AP - A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street.

Ala. man executed for 1992 killing of store owner (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 05:11 PM PDT AP - An Alabama death row inmate has been executed by lethal injection for the 1992 kidnapping, robbery and killing of a store owner.

Evangelicals call for immigration reform (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 05:10 PM PDT AP - An American evangelical Christian group is urging Congress to approve reforms to immigration laws in a resolution approved Thursday.

Prominent mathematician Irving Gelfand dies in NJ (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:49 PM PDT AP - A Russian immigrant who was considered one of the world's top mathematicians has died in New Jersey. Israel Gelfand was 96.

ACORN activists refuse to buckle to video scandal (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:26 PM PDT AP - Armed with little more than pen and pad, ACORN organizer David Mazariegos hits inner-city streets to save his embattled employer rather than his usual mission of saving homes from foreclosure.

Calif. man blows hand off while mixing explosives (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 02:50 PM PDT AP - Explosives and a marijuana farm were discovered at a Southern California home doubling as a child day care center after a man blew off his hand while mixing homemade explosives, authorities said Thursday.

Convicted Texas killer sentenced to die (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:43 PM PDT AP - A man accused in a cross-country killing spree was sentenced to death Thursday for the slaying of two Texas teenage girls.

Capone's Wisconsin hideout sells for $2.6 million (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:09 PM PDT AP - The one-time gangster's house is built of stone with 18-inch thick walls and protected with guard towers, just in case G-men or goons with machine guns inside violin cases come calling.

Nobel lit prize goes to little-known European (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 03:07 PM PDT AP - The judges, apparently, could not help themselves.

Youth push for louder conversation about suicide (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 02:44 PM PDT AP - The topic of suicide makes many people squirm. It's something we've been told we're not supposed to talk about. If you speak it, someone might do it.

Spielberg receives Liberty Medal award in Philly (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:37 PM PDT AP - Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been honored in Philadelphia with the 2009 Liberty Medal for his artistic and humanitarian achievements.

Astor's son convicted of looting her $200M fortune (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son was convicted Thursday of exploiting his philanthropist mother's failing mind and helping himself to her nearly $200 million fortune.

Swine flu put many hospitalized patients into ICU (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:06 PM PDT AP - One quarter of Americans sick enough to be hospitalized with swine flu last spring wound up needing intensive care and 7 percent of them died, the first such study of the early months of the global epidemic suggests.

Woman thrown off plane for breast-feeding sues (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PDT AP - A woman who was thrown off an airplane for breast-feeding her child, sparking a day of airport protests nationwide, is suing the three airlines involved in the flight.

Women more likely to be expelled under 'don't ask' (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 02:36 PM PDT AP - Women are far more likely than men to be kicked out of the military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy against gays in uniform, according to government figures released Thursday that critics said reflect deep-seated sexism in the armed forces.

A dark 'Lonely Avenue' turn for Stray Cat Setzer (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 01:49 PM PDT AP - Brian Setzer can't keep his fingers still. When he talks about his new CD "Songs From Lonely Avenue," he has to grab his bright orange Gretsch guitar and start firing off the edgy riffs that make up his film noir tribute.

Moonstruck: Making one giant thud for mankind (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - For as long as man has looked up, the moon has inspired romance, poetry and songs. Man also likes blowing things up. Now we get to do both — in the name of science.

Earth imaging satellite launched from California (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 01:48 PM PDT AP - A high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite was launched into polar orbit Thursday.

Ben Ali, founder of Ben's Chili Bowl in DC, dies (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 01:42 PM PDT AP - Ben Ali, the founder of Ben's Chili Bowl diner, a landmark in Washington's black business and entertainment district and a frequent stop for politicians and celebrities, has died. He was 82.

Gotti shouts at witness in court: 'You're a punk' (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2009 01:39 PM PDT AP - John "Junior" Gotti's anger toward a former close friend who now blames him for a trail of organized crime violence exploded Thursday at his racketeering trial when Gotti screamed that the man is a "punk" and a "dog."

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