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• Judge in Toyota suit says sealed settlement likely (AP)
• Judge: Jury won't get some charges in Smith case (AP)
• Caffeine consumption an issue in Ky. murder trial (AP)
• Gulf oil well is dead but the pain will remain (AP)
• Guard commander takes responsibility for wildfire (AP)
• Shooter dead after wounding 2 at Fort Bliss store (AP)
• Arrest warrant issued for Lohan, jail possible (AP)
• Wisconsin governor considers removing 'sexting' DA (AP)
• Fake bomb left near Wrigley prompts Chicago arrest (AP)
• Despite accidents, pipeline info is elusive (AP)
• Toy recall, report signal small-battery dangers (AP)
• Serial stabbings suspect faces 1st murder charge (AP)
• Consumer groups: Type of van in NY crash unstable (AP)
• Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to worsening (AP)
• Lady Gaga fights 'don't ask, don't tell' in Maine (AP)
• Doctor: Teen who strangled brother not psychopath (AP)
• Aspiring rapper pleads guilty to killing 4 in Va. (AP)
• Court denies Burris request to stop election (AP)
• Suspect caught in slaying of NC chief's daughter (AP)
• Conn. candidate: Voters ask about my lack of smile (AP)

Judge in Toyota suit says sealed settlement likely (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:50 PM PDT AP - A California judge says he's inclined to keep confidential a settlement between Toyota and the relatives of four people killed when a driver was unable to stop a runaway Lexus.

Judge: Jury won't get some charges in Smith case (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:49 PM PDT AP - The judge in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy trial has indicated for the first time that some of the charges against three defendants will not go to the jury.

Caffeine consumption an issue in Ky. murder trial (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:23 PM PDT AP - The lawyer for a Kentucky man accused of strangling his wife argued at trial Monday that excessive caffeine from sodas, energy drinks and diet pills left the defendant so sleep-deprived and mentally unstable that he falsely confessed to the killing.

Gulf oil well is dead but the pain will remain (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:25 AM PDT AP - The well that spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico is finally dead, but residents will be feeling the pain for years to come.

Guard commander takes responsibility for wildfire (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:29 PM PDT AP - The commander of the Utah Army National Guard took responsibility Monday for a fast-moving wildfire that led to the evacuation of 1,600 homes, saying Guard officials erred when they allowed live-fire training despite high wind warnings.

Shooter dead after wounding 2 at Fort Bliss store (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:34 PM PDT AP - A person opened fire Monday at a small grocery store on Fort Bliss, injuring two people before being killed by responding officers, the commander of the West Texas Army post said.

Arrest warrant issued for Lohan, jail possible (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:21 PM PDT AP - A judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for Lindsay Lohan after the actress acknowledged failing a drug test less than a month after she was released from inpatient rehab.

Wisconsin governor considers removing 'sexting' DA (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:23 PM PDT AP - Wisconsin's governor said Monday he was deeply troubled by a district attorney who was caught sending sexually harassing text messages to a domestic abuse victim and would start the process to consider removing him from office.

Fake bomb left near Wrigley prompts Chicago arrest (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - A man arrested for allegedly placing a backpack he thought contained an explosive near Chicago's Wrigley Field also talked about poisoning Lake Michigan, bombing a landmark skyscraper and assassinating Mayor Richard Daley, according to a federal complaint filed Monday.

Despite accidents, pipeline info is elusive (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:36 PM PDT AP - Public records can reveal a lot about a neighborhood: who's not paying their taxes, where sex offenders live, whether a house for sale has lead paint. Yet if a 2 1/2-foot-wide pipeline carrying highly pressurized, explosive natural gas runs beneath the neighborhood, it's a different story.

Toy recall, report signal small-battery dangers (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:02 PM PDT AP - Swallowing button batteries can be fatal or cause serious harm, and research suggests that severe injuries in children, though relatively scarce, are on the rise.

Serial stabbings suspect faces 1st murder charge (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:07 PM PDT AP - A prosecutor filed the first murder charge Monday arising from a stabbing spree in Michigan and two other states, promising to get a conviction of a man who has "terrorized our citizens."

Consumer groups: Type of van in NY crash unstable (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:16 PM PDT AP - A church van that blew a tire and rolled over on the New York state Thruway, killing six people, is a type that some consumer groups have been calling unsafe for nearly a decade.

Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to worsening (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 11:27 AM PDT AP - That sticky gunk coating Alzheimer's patients' brains gets all the notoriety, but another culprit is gaining renewed attention: Protein tangles that clog brain cells and just might determine how fast patients go downhill.

Lady Gaga fights 'don't ask, don't tell' in Maine (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:00 PM PDT AP - Pop star Lady Gaga visited the state Monday on the eve of a key Senate vote to urge its two U.S. senators to help repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays.

Doctor: Teen who strangled brother not psychopath (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:22 PM PDT AP - An Indiana teenager who pleaded guilty to murder said he felt like he was watching from outside his own body while he strangled his 10-year-old brother, two experts testified Monday at his sentencing hearing.

Aspiring rapper pleads guilty to killing 4 in Va. (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 01:43 PM PDT AP - An aspiring rapper in the "horrorcore" genre pleaded guilty Monday to killing his 16-year-old girlfriend, her parents and her friend days after the adults chaperoned the teens at a music festival featuring artists rhyming about raping, killing and mutilating people.

Court denies Burris request to stop election (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 03:03 PM PDT AP - The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won't stop a special election for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat that leaves out current Illinois Sen. Roland Burris.

Suspect caught in slaying of NC chief's daughter (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 02:13 PM PDT AP - Authorities in New York arrested a convicted sex offender on Monday in the slaying of a North Carolina police chief's daughter, hours after the lawman made an emotional plea for help tracking the suspect down.

Conn. candidate: Voters ask about my lack of smile (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2010 11:30 AM PDT AP - Like any candidate running for governor, Tom Foley gets asked about his positions on taxes, the budget and the economy. But few politicians have to face questions about their smile — or lack of one.

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