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• NYC victim's mom: EMTs were 'inhuman' not to help (AP)
• Holiday storm could snarl travel in West, Midwest (AP)
• Brazil justice rules for US dad in custody battle (AP)
• AP Enterprise: Feds mull regulating drugs in water (AP)
• 3 dead as dust storm, snow blast Arizona (AP)
• Feds address concerns about safety of Ill. prison (AP)
• Top SC prosecutor, others probing health care deal (AP)
• Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest (AP)
• Del. police: Pediatrician sexually abused patients (AP)
• No longer coy, Giuliani won't run for NY office (AP)
• Feds listened to Blago brother's calls with wife (AP)
• Brittany Murphy had several movies in the works (AP)
• SCLC leadership removed amid mismanagement claims (AP)
• Nasal swine flu vaccine recalled over potency (AP)
• Fla. teen set on fire released from hospital (AP)
• Judge orders new trial in Chicago patronage case (AP)
• Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Ohio (AP)
• Judge rejects 'necessity defense' in abortion case (AP)
• Texas to destroy baby blood taken without consent (AP)
• Ala. Dem defects to GOP over health care, policy (AP)

NYC victim's mom: EMTs were 'inhuman' not to help (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:59 PM PST AP - Two EMTs on a coffee break who failed to help a dying pregnant woman acted "to the best of their abilities," their lawyer said Tuesday, while the woman's mother condemned them as "inhuman."

Holiday storm could snarl travel in West, Midwest (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:44 PM PST AP - Holiday travelers scrambled to adjust their plans Tuesday as a fast-moving snowstorm threatened to bring long delays along with a white Christmas for millions of people throughout the West and Midwest.

Brazil justice rules for US dad in custody battle (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:25 PM PST AP - Brazil's chief justice on Tuesday ruled in favor of a U.S. man who has pursued a five-year court battle to gain custody of his son.

AP Enterprise: Feds mull regulating drugs in water (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:14 PM PST AP - Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some of the contaminants while acknowledging they could threaten human health.

3 dead as dust storm, snow blast Arizona (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:26 PM PST AP - A strong winter storm wreaked havoc in Arizona on Tuesday, leaving at least three people dead and six injured in a series of fiery crashes caused by thick, blowing dust on Interstate 10 and shutting down I-40 for hours with slick conditions. One of the dead was a man whose vehicle was rear-ended by his father's truck.

Feds address concerns about safety of Ill. prison (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:25 PM PST AP - Federal officials on Tuesday tried to allay fears that moving terror suspects from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a rural western Illinois prison could make the state a terrorist target.

Top SC prosecutor, others probing health care deal (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:08 PM PST AP - The top prosecutors in seven states are probing the constitutionality of a political deal that cut a funding break for Nebraska in order to pass a federal health care reform bill, South Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday.

Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:25 PM PST AP - Police concerns that media-hungry terrorists would attack Michael Jackson's trial as a "soft target" led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities investigating Jackson over allegations that he had sexually abused boys.

Del. police: Pediatrician sexually abused patients (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:06 PM PST AP - A Delaware pediatrician is accused of molesting at least 16 patients, including some who appear to be no more than 6 months old, and police said the doctor used video cameras to record some of the brutal attacks in exam rooms.

No longer coy, Giuliani won't run for NY office (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:25 PM PST AP - After months of playing it coy and flirting with a bid for statewide office, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that he won't return to the campaign trail next year, leaving a wide-open field for New York Republicans interested in the gubernatorial and Senate races.

Feds listened to Blago brother's calls with wife (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST AP - An attorney told the judge in former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case Tuesday that FBI agents improperly recorded 208 phone conversations between the former governor's brother and his wife, some "of the most intimate nature."

Brittany Murphy had several movies in the works (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 06:26 PM PST AP - Brittany Murphy was a hardworking actress who was juggling multiple movie projects in the months leading up to her unexpected death.

SCLC leadership removed amid mismanagement claims (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:32 PM PST AP - As the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. prepares to take the helm of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the civil rights organization co-founded by her famous father is embroiled in an internal investigation that is distracting leaders from the group's mission.

Nasal swine flu vaccine recalled over potency (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:14 PM PST AP - Drugmaker MedImmune is recalling nearly 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine because the nasal spray appears to lose strength over time, federal health officials announced Tuesday.

Fla. teen set on fire released from hospital (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:02 PM PST AP - A hospital official says a teen who was doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire by a group of other teens has left the Miami hospital where he was being treated.

Judge orders new trial in Chicago patronage case (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 02:54 PM PST AP - A federal judge threw out the fraud conviction of Chicago's former streets and sanitation commissioner Tuesday and granted him a new trial on charges of illegally rewarding political campaign workers with city jobs.

Police say shooter targeting moving cars in Ohio (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:54 PM PST AP - A gunman appears to be targeting moving vehicles in a small patch of suburban Cleveland, hitting at least four cars in three shootings since mid-August, police said Tuesday. No one has been hurt.

Judge rejects 'necessity defense' in abortion case (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:31 PM PST AP - A judge ruled Tuesday that Kansas law doesn't allow a so-called "necessity defense" in the trial of a man charged with killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers.

Texas to destroy baby blood taken without consent (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:44 PM PST AP - Texas health authorities will destroy more than five million blood samples taken from babies without parental consent and stored indefinitely for scientific research.

Ala. Dem defects to GOP over health care, policy (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:15 PM PST AP - A U.S. House Democrat who opposes the health care overhaul announced Tuesday he is defecting to the GOP, another blow to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.

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