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• AZ escapees' NM charges detail grisly crime spree (AP)
• Gulf residents struggle in aftermath of oil spill (AP)
• Anxiety still rampant in Katrina kids, study says (AP)
• Ex-Marine convicted of killing pregnant colleague (AP)
• DEA seeks Ebonics experts to help with cases (AP)
• Are the eggs sold at my supermarket safe to eat? (AP)
• Ind. ruling halts caregiver choices based on race (AP)
• Oil spill investigators focus on communication (AP)
• Trains halted on NY's huge Long Island Rail Road (AP)
• An NYC icon cries foul over proposed rival nearby (AP)
• Ammonia leak at Ala. plant sickens at least 120 (AP)
• Police: Wis. ride operator stunned by girl's fall (AP)
• Group wants to end setting dogs on chained bears (AP)
• Firm to pay $52.4M in Minneapolis bridge collapse (AP)
• Attorney: Great Lakes waterways a 'carp highway' (AP)
• 40 years later, Wis. bomber is a 'ghost' (AP)
• 3 dead, 4 wounded in shootout in central Virginia (AP)
• 3 hurt Oregon football players stay in hospital (AP)
• Hurricane Danielle swirls far out over Atlantic (AP)

AZ escapees' NM charges detail grisly crime spree (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:33 PM PDT AP - Two escaped convicts from Arizona and a woman who accompanied them kidnapped an Oklahoma couple and gunned them down so they could steal their camping trailer, prosecutors said Monday as they released chilling details about the group's crime spree.

Gulf residents struggle in aftermath of oil spill (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:40 PM PDT AP - The oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, and that should be a relief. But with fewer cleanup jobs to be had, many of the people hit hardest by the huge spill are struggling as badly as ever.

Anxiety still rampant in Katrina kids, study says (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:39 PM PDT AP - A startling number of Gulf coast area children displaced by Hurricane Katrina still have serious emotional or behavioral problems five years later, a new study found.

Ex-Marine convicted of killing pregnant colleague (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT AP - A former Marine was convicted Monday of murder in the death of a pregnant colleague who accused him of rape, an allegation that threatened to derail a military career that had earned him promotions and praise.

DEA seeks Ebonics experts to help with cases (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT AP - Federal agents are seeking to hire Ebonics translators to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations.

Are the eggs sold at my supermarket safe to eat? (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:55 PM PDT AP - Two large Iowa farms have recalled 550 million eggs because of possible contamination with salmonella. Investigators from the Food and Drug Administration are trying to find the cause of the outbreak, but so far haven't pinpointed the source.

Ind. ruling halts caregiver choices based on race (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 11:59 AM PDT AP - Certified nursing assistant Brenda Chaney was on duty in an Indiana nursing home one day when she discovered a patient lying on the floor, unable to stand.

Oil spill investigators focus on communication (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - Federal investigators seeking the cause of the rig explosion that led to BP's massive Gulf oil spill focused Monday on communication and chain of command, wondering at times whether the key players knew enough to handle an emergency.

Trains halted on NY's huge Long Island Rail Road (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:32 PM PDT AP - A fire in a Long Island Rail Road switching station knocked out train service for more than four hours Monday, leaving passengers on the nation's largest commuter rail line to contend with delays into the evening commute and possibly longer.

An NYC icon cries foul over proposed rival nearby (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:13 PM PDT AP - Look at Manhattan from afar, and the first thing you notice is the Empire State Building, spiking like a needle above the carpet of skyscrapers that coats Manhattan from tip to tip.

Ammonia leak at Ala. plant sickens at least 120 (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:53 PM PDT AP - An ammonia leak at a coastal Alabama chicken distribution plant sent more than 120 people to the hospital on Monday, including four patients in intensive care, and forced residents to hide in their homes while warning sirens blared.

Police: Wis. ride operator stunned by girl's fall (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:09 PM PDT AP - Amusement park manager Chuck Carnell fancied himself a star after he appeared on a national television program featuring one of the park's scariest rides. But the limelight shifted in one nightmarish moment.

Group wants to end setting dogs on chained bears (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 12:32 PM PDT AP - A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the bear to stand on its hind legs. The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina.

Firm to pay $52.4M in Minneapolis bridge collapse (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 01:53 PM PDT AP - After enduring countless surgeries and hours of court hearings, victims of the deadly 2007 Minneapolis Interstate 35W bridge collapse reached the end of their legal fight after an engineering firm agreed to pay $52.4 million to settle scores of lawsuits.

Attorney: Great Lakes waterways a 'carp highway' (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:28 PM PDT AP - Five states are asking a federal judge in Chicago to take emergency action to close two shipping locks and install barriers to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes via a "carp highway."

40 years later, Wis. bomber is a 'ghost' (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 12:25 AM PDT AP - University of Wisconsin student Leo Burt approached his former journalism instructor at the student union one day in August 1970.

3 dead, 4 wounded in shootout in central Virginia (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:41 PM PDT AP - A man who shot and killed his son and nephew and wounded four other relatives had been involved in an ongoing family dispute over a piece of property in rural central Virginia, authorities said Monday.

3 hurt Oregon football players stay in hospital (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 11:19 AM PDT AP - All but three of the players who suffered muscle damage during preseason practice at an Oregon high school are expected to be out of the hospital Monday.

Hurricane Danielle swirls far out over Atlantic (AP) Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:57 PM PDT AP - Hurricane Danielle has formed far from land in the Atlantic with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), and it's expected to strengthen in the next couple of days.

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