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• Feds: Chicago suspect knew of Mumbai attack (AP)
• Oregon rescuers race clock in search for hikers (AP)
• Falling-TV deaths remain concern even amid LCD fad (AP)
• Feds to spend $13M to fight Asian carp invasion (AP)
• Husband of missing Utah woman retains attorney (AP)
• Critics bash Quinn on early release of inmates (AP)
• AP Enterprise: Gaps in DNA banks lead to tragedy (AP)
• Ex-Marine indicted in slayings of 5 Calif. women (AP)
• 2 men sentenced for aiding terrorists with videos (AP)
• Group: Pot measure has enough sigs for 2010 ballot (AP)
• Anonymous donors take care to hide their identity (AP)
• Gun charge nets trick-or-treater killer 16 years (AP)
• Study shows pot more popular among teenagers (AP)
• Thousands evacuate after gas leak in central Ohio (AP)
• NC appeals court temporarily halts inmates release (AP)
• Nev. brothel aims to offer 1st male prostitutes (AP)
• Liberia victims face Taylor's son in US court (AP)
• Hero pilot sells hat for $5,800 to help 3 schools (AP)
• Airline blames Buffalo crash on pilot error (AP)
• Boxer's opponents capitalize on 'ma'am' exchange (AP)

Feds: Chicago suspect knew of Mumbai attack (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:57 PM PST AP - A Chicago man accused of planning a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper knew in advance about a plot to attack Mumbai and offered congratulations to the killers afterward, federal prosecutors charged Monday.

Oregon rescuers race clock in search for hikers (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 05:29 PM PST AP - As a winter storm barreled toward Mount Hood, rescuers raced to find two experienced climbers missing for four days on Oregon's highest peak.

Falling-TV deaths remain concern even amid LCD fad (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 02:07 PM PST AP - The number of children killed or injured by falling television sets appears to have risen even as more consumers replace their clunky old TVs with lighter flat screens, studies suggest.

Feds to spend $13M to fight Asian carp invasion (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST AP - Federal officials said Monday they would use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp.

Husband of missing Utah woman retains attorney (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 11:48 AM PST AP - The husband of a 28-year-old woman who went missing a week ago without taking her purse or cell phone has retained an attorney.

Critics bash Quinn on early release of inmates (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:13 PM PST AP - Critics heaped scorn on Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday over a secret prison program that allowed hundreds of inmates — some violent offenders — to be released early, including some who only spent 11 days behind bars.

AP Enterprise: Gaps in DNA banks lead to tragedy (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:27 AM PST AP - During what police say was a 20-year killing spree in Milwaukee, Walter Ellis left his DNA behind all along the way — everywhere but the one place where it might have saved a life.

Ex-Marine indicted in slayings of 5 Calif. women (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:55 PM PST AP - A convicted triple murderer has been indicted in the slayings of five Southern California women in the 1980s and '90s.

2 men sentenced for aiding terrorists with videos (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:28 PM PST AP - Two Georgia men were each sentenced to more than 10 years in prison Monday for plotting to aid terrorists by sending homemade videos of Washington landmarks overseas and traveling abroad to try to turn their anti-American rhetoric into action.

Group: Pot measure has enough sigs for 2010 ballot (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:33 PM PST AP - A group campaigning to put a marijuana legalization measure before California voters said Monday it has enough signatures to qualify for the 2010 ballot.

Anonymous donors take care to hide their identity (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:21 PM PST AP - The gold coins have arrived in much the same manner every year for the past four years: An anonymous donor dropped each one into a Salvation Army kettle somewhere in Fort Myers, Fla.

Gun charge nets trick-or-treater killer 16 years (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:16 PM PST AP - Quentin Patrick will spend at least the next 16 years in prison because the convicted drug dealer, paranoid of being robbed, answered a Halloween knock on his door with a barrage of bullets from an AK-47, killing a 12-year-old South Carolina boy.

Study shows pot more popular among teenagers (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 02:22 PM PST AP - Smoking marijuana is becoming even more popular among U.S. teens and they have cut down on smoking cigarettes, binge drinking and using methamphetamine, according to a federal survey released Monday.

Thousands evacuate after gas leak in central Ohio (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:17 PM PST AP - A gas leak at an oil recycling company forced about 4,000 workers to evacuate nearby office buildings for six hours Monday, sending one person to the hospital, authorities said.

NC appeals court temporarily halts inmates release (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:06 PM PST AP - The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Monday temporarily blocked the release of two convicted murderers sentenced to life in prison under a 1970s law, issuing an order an hour before they were to be set free.

Nev. brothel aims to offer 1st male prostitutes (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 05:11 AM PST AP - The owner of a brothel more than two hours' drive from Las Vegas said she hopes to hire Nevada's first legal male prostitutes within a month, now that state health officials have approved a method to test men for infectious diseases.

Liberia victims face Taylor's son in US court (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:36 PM PST AP - A Liberian man testified Monday that he was held naked in a chest-high pit of filth in the jungle, one of several torture victims seeking damages from the son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor.

Hero pilot sells hat for $5,800 to help 3 schools (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:40 PM PST AP - Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has auctioned one of his pilot's caps for $5,800 and will donate the proceeds to three San Francisco Bay area public schools.

Airline blames Buffalo crash on pilot error (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:11 PM PST AP - A pilot's inattention and failure to follow safety rules likely caused a commuter plane to plummet from the sky near Buffalo in February, killing 50 people, the airline told federal investigators.

Boxer's opponents capitalize on 'ma'am' exchange (AP) Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:24 PM PST AP - The widely played video clip of U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer reprimanding a general for calling her "ma'am" is the gift that keeps on giving for the two Republicans hoping to challenge her next year.

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