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• Taylor rehearses, Ke$ha shares Grammy dreams (AP)
• Investigator in Calif. official's slaying killed (AP)
• South blanketed with ice, snow; mid-Atlantic next (AP)
• 11 injured in fight in Arizona prison (AP)
• Police: Former mother-in-law killed Utah teacher (AP)
• US halts airlifts of Haiti patients, citing space (AP)
• Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP)
• Hungry otters stray into fishermen's territory (AP)
• NYC fire kills 5, being probed as possible arson (AP)
• Conviction angers anti-abortion militants (AP)
• Protesters reflect on success of 1960s sit-ins (AP)
• New Mexico bill first step toward carbon storage (AP)
• 50 officers gave chase in Phoenix officer killing (AP)
• Lightning strike grounds Fla.-bound plane in Ala. (AP)
• Grammy weekend begins with Neil Young tribute (AP)
• Bigelow, Cameron, Tarantino vie for director honor (AP)
• Former CA swim coach gets 40 years for molestation (AP)
• State to probe birth defects spike in Calif. town (AP)

Taylor rehearses, Ke$ha shares Grammy dreams (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 05:18 PM PST AP - The music world is celebrating all over town this weekend with tributes, rehearsals, parties and, of course, a gift suite or two in anticipation of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night at Staples Center. Here's a look:

Investigator in Calif. official's slaying killed (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:29 PM PST AP - The lead investigator in the slaying in Mexico of a Southern California school board member has been killed in an ambush, authorities said Saturday.

South blanketed with ice, snow; mid-Atlantic next (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:27 PM PST AP - A storm that blanketed the South with snow Saturday had children eager to sled down hills, while grown-ups were warned to stay off slippery roads as officials worked to clear a mess of wrecks and downed power lines.

11 injured in fight in Arizona prison (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 02:36 PM PST AP - Eleven inmates at an Arizona prison were injured after a fight broke out at a complex west of Phoenix Saturday afternoon, a state Department of Corrections spokesman said.

Police: Former mother-in-law killed Utah teacher (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 01:41 PM PST AP - A 70-year-old woman shot and killed her former daughter-in-law in the parking lot of the preschool where the young teacher worked, Utah police said Saturday.

US halts airlifts of Haiti patients, citing space (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:34 PM PST AP - The U.S. military has halted flights carrying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States because of an apparent dispute over where seriously injured patients should be taken for treatment.

Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 03:44 PM PST AP - Now that President Barack Obama's administration is considering moving the Sept. 11 trial away from a courthouse in Manhattan, the question is: Where to?

Hungry otters stray into fishermen's territory (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:37 PM PST AP - The first hint of trouble in trying to save endangered sea otters and protect fishermen competing for the shellfish the creatures eat was when bureaucrats drew a line in the ocean separating the two.

NYC fire kills 5, being probed as possible arson (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 02:43 PM PST AP - A deadly fire tore through a building that housed Guatemalan immigrants, gnawing gaping holes in its backside, partially collapsing the roof and killing at least five people Saturday, and it may have been intentionally set, a fire official said.

Conviction angers anti-abortion militants (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 01:18 PM PST AP - Those living on the virulent edge of the anti-abortion movement pinned their hopes on Scott Roeder.

Protesters reflect on success of 1960s sit-ins (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:51 AM PST AP - The four college freshmen walked quietly into a Greensboro dime store on a breezy Monday afternoon, bought a few items, then sat down at the "whites only" lunch counter — and sparked a wave of civil rights protest that changed America.

New Mexico bill first step toward carbon storage (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:29 AM PST AP - Rancher Jack Chatfield sees untapped value in the spaces that lie beneath New Mexico's dusty landscape. But he said the state needs to first decide who owns them.

50 officers gave chase in Phoenix officer killing (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 03:27 AM PST AP - Two men suspected in the fatal shooting of a policeman led dozens of Arizona law officers on a 50-mile midnight chase, but couldn't shake pursuers despite firing bullets and spreading debris, officials said.

Lightning strike grounds Fla.-bound plane in Ala. (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 12:32 PM PST AP - An airport official says a U.S. Airways flight was struck by lightning on its way to Florida, forcing the plane and its 73 passengers to divert to Alabama.

Grammy weekend begins with Neil Young tribute (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:25 AM PST AP - Neil Young sat in the audience as 20 of his best known songs were performed on stage.

Bigelow, Cameron, Tarantino vie for director honor (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:29 AM PST AP - A month into Hollywood's awards season and the competition is still wide open. "The Hurt Locker" appears to be a front-runner, but "Avatar," "Precious," "Inglourious Basterds" and "Up in the Air" have won their share of awards, too.

Former CA swim coach gets 40 years for molestation (AP) Posted: 30 Jan 2010 06:40 AM PST AP - A former San Jose swim coach who pleaded no contest to 20 child molestation charges has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

State to probe birth defects spike in Calif. town (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:59 PM PST AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered two state agencies to investigate a rash of birth defects that have confounded impoverished Kettleman City for more than a year.

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