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• John, Elizabeth Edwards separate after 30 years (AP)
• Man accused of shooting abortion doctor to testify (AP)
• Apple introduces new $499 iPad tablet computer (AP)
• Neb. woman accused of having sex with young son (AP)
• 'People's History' author Howard Zinn dies at 87 (AP)
• Was motivation speaker's NYC death a suicide? (AP)
• Colo. pot dispensaries welcome state regulation (AP)
• Supporters of missing Utah mother decorate home (AP)
• Racial threat puts Ohio college on alert, on edge (AP)
• Defense lawyers rest case at gay marriage trial (AP)
• Volunteer Pa. firefighters mourn teen colleagues (AP)
• Doc: Peterson's 3rd wife wasn't prone to falling (AP)
• NYC jewelry store worker killed in midday robbery (AP)
• Chicago man pleads not guilty to terrorism charges (AP)
• Where to hold 9/11 trial? Not in NYC, some say (AP)
• Officials: Zazi uncle indicted in NYC terror probe (AP)
• SC gets cash to replace school cited by Obama (AP)
• Attorney: Mental exam delayed in Fort Hood case (AP)
• Oregon says yes to taxing wealthy, businesses (AP)

John, Elizabeth Edwards separate after 30 years (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 05:10 PM PST AP - Elizabeth Edwards has separated from husband John Edwards, the former presidential candidate who lied about cheating on his cancer-stricken wife and the child he fathered during his affair.

Man accused of shooting abortion doctor to testify (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:00 PM PST AP - Defense attorneys have "a formidable and daunting task" ahead if the man who has confessed to killing a Kansas abortion provider is hoping for a chance at a lesser sentence by arguing he sincerely believed his actions were necessary to save unborn children, a judge said Wednesday.

Apple introduces new $499 iPad tablet computer (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 05:35 PM PST AP - Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company's much-anticipated iPad tablet computer Wednesday, calling it a new third category of mobile device that is neither smart phone nor laptop, but something in between.

Neb. woman accused of having sex with young son (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:09 PM PST AP - Prosecutors say a 41-year-old Nebraska woman had sex nightly with her teenage son when he was in seventh and eighth grade.

'People's History' author Howard Zinn dies at 87 (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 05:48 PM PST AP - Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist whose leftist "A People's History of the United States" sold a million copies and became an alternative to mainstream texts and a favorite of such celebrities as Bruce Springsteen and Ben Affleck, died Wednesday. He was 87.

Was motivation speaker's NYC death a suicide? (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:25 PM PST AP - From the start, the man accused of killing motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker told a startling tale: He said Locker asked for help stabbing himself to death so his family could collect life insurance money.

Colo. pot dispensaries welcome state regulation (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 01:22 PM PST AP - Colorado lawmakers have an unlikely ally in their first attempt to curb the state's booming medical marijuana industry: owners of the some of the shops that sell pot.

Supporters of missing Utah mother decorate home (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:36 PM PST AP - Friends and family of a Utah woman missing since December have decorated her empty home with purple bows and hearts in hopes of renewing public interest in the case.

Racial threat puts Ohio college on alert, on edge (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:11 PM PST AP - An attacker could find many places to hide at Hocking College, a campus carved into a forest in the Appalachian foothills. And with the threat of a mass killing looming over black students at the community college, Allen Edwards is steering clear of the trees.

Defense lawyers rest case at gay marriage trial (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST AP - The first federal case to decide if the U.S. Constitution prevents states from stopping same-sex weddings came to an anti-climatic break Wednesday after a judge heard nearly 12 days of wide-ranging testimony on the meaning of marriage, the nature of sexual orientation, and the role of religion in shaping attitudes about both.

Volunteer Pa. firefighters mourn teen colleagues (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST AP - Two teenage volunteer firefighters who were reported missing after they didn't show up for a training drill for their small-town department died along with a friend when their SUV slid off a slick road and into an icy western Pennsylvania pond.

Doc: Peterson's 3rd wife wasn't prone to falling (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:11 PM PST AP - Prosecutors on Wednesday began battling Drew Peterson's attorneys over a crucial question a jury will have to answer at the former police officer's upcoming trial — whether his third wife died accidentally by falling in the bathtub or whether she was murdered.

NYC jewelry store worker killed in midday robbery (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:48 PM PST AP - A jewelry store worker was shot to death in a brazen midday robbery Wednesday in a shop on posh Madison Avenue, police said.

Chicago man pleads not guilty to terrorism charges (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 09:28 AM PST AP - A Chicago man accused of helping scout out the Indian city of Mumbai before the 2008 terrorist attack that left 166 people dead and plotting to attack a Danish newspaper pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that could result in a death sentence.

Where to hold 9/11 trial? Not in NYC, some say (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:54 PM PST AP - Where should the men accused of planning the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks be tried? Not here, say New York City business and community leaders whose list of alternatives includes military bases, federal prisons and a 172-acre island in New York Harbor.

Officials: Zazi uncle indicted in NYC terror probe (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:21 PM PST AP - The uncle of a Colorado airport driver charged with plotting to attack New York City with homemade bombs has been indicted in a widening terror probe, two law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

SC gets cash to replace school cited by Obama (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 01:08 PM PST AP - On the eve of President Barack Obama's first State of the Union, officials in a South Carolina town announced funding for a crumbling school he had cited in a speech nearly a year earlier as an example of how the federal government should help with school construction.

Attorney: Mental exam delayed in Fort Hood case (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST AP - Army officials agreed to delay a mental evaluation for the man suspected of going on a shooting spree at Fort Hood until after a military court hearing that will determine if he will stand trial, his attorney said Wednesday.

Oregon says yes to taxing wealthy, businesses (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:34 AM PST AP - Oregon has set aside its history of shooting down tax increases on statewide ballots, with voters endorsing higher taxes on businesses and the rich amid a brutal economic slump.

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