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• Whale kills trainer as horrified spectators watch (AP)
• 6 Haitian orphans who had been detained land in US (AP)
• Ex-officer pleads guilty in Katrina killing probe (AP)
• Colo. gunman had grown increasingly erratic (AP)
• Snow storms blanket Northeast; 2nd storm on tap (AP)
• Drug kingpin sentenced during closed Texas hearing (AP)
• Study: High-fat diets raise stroke risk in women (AP)
• Father of missing NJ baby charged with murder (AP)
• Pa. educator says she didn't watch student webcams (AP)
• Plan to fire all its teachers roils poor RI city (AP)
• Maine seeks to stymie federal law on guns in parks (AP)
• L.A. school district sued over teacher layoffs (AP)
• NCAA yanks Focus on the Family ad amid concerns (AP)
• Gingrich to Dems: Push smaller health bills (AP)
• Caribbeans urged to write in ancestry on US Census (AP)
• Motion: Kilpatrick is `darker version' of Clinton (AP)
• NYPD: Zazi planned to kill commuters at rush hour (AP)
• Sweat lodge guru attorneys argue against $5M bail (AP)

Whale kills trainer as horrified spectators watch (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:04 PM PST AP - A SeaWorld killer whale seized a trainer in its jaws Wednesday and thrashed the woman around underwater, killing her in front of a horrified audience. It marked the third time the animal had been involved in a human death.

6 Haitian orphans who had been detained land in US (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 03:13 PM PST AP - Six Haitian orphans completed a whirlwind journey Wednesday when they landed in Miami and were united with their new parents, four days after Haitian police seized them and sent them to a tent city because of fears they were being kidnapped.

Ex-officer pleads guilty in Katrina killing probe (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 04:46 PM PST AP - In Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath, police shot six people — killing two — as they crossed a bridge in search of food. For years the case was a shocking symbol of the confusion and violence that swept through the flooded city. On Wednesday it became a mark of shame for the police department.

Colo. gunman had grown increasingly erratic (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:02 PM PST AP - The man accused of wounding two middle school students in a community still haunted by the Columbine massacre had become increasingly erratic in recent weeks, yelling at imaginary friends and complaining that eating macaroni and cheese made too much noise, his father said Wednesday.

Snow storms blanket Northeast; 2nd storm on tap (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:01 PM PST AP - A powerful winter storm dumped a foot or more of snow in the Northeast on Wednesday, knocking out power to thousands and stalling air traffic from Boston to Philadelphia, all ahead of a second system packing strong winds that could blanket the area with another foot of snow.

Drug kingpin sentenced during closed Texas hearing (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST AP - A drug kingpin who once headed one of Mexico's most notoriously violent cartels was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday and ordered to forfeit $50 million, prosecutors announced after a closed hearing in Houston.

Study: High-fat diets raise stroke risk in women (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 02:21 PM PST AP - A moment on the lips, forever on the hips? A bad figure is hardly the worst of it. Eating a lot of fat, especially the kind that's in cookies and pastries, can significantly raise the risk of stroke for women over 50, a large new study finds.

Father of missing NJ baby charged with murder (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 04:11 PM PST AP - A New Jersey man was charged Wednesday with murder for allegedly throwing his 3-month-old daughter off a highway bridge into an icy river last week.

Pa. educator says she didn't watch student webcams (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 02:33 PM PST AP - A Pennsylvania educator named in a webcam spying lawsuit says she never monitored students through webcams or authorized anyone else to do so.

Plan to fire all its teachers roils poor RI city (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 04:56 PM PST AP - The blue-and-white banner exclaiming "anticipation" on the front of Central Falls High School seems like a cruel joke for an institution so chronically troubled that its leaders decided to fire every teacher by year's end.

Maine seeks to stymie federal law on guns in parks (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 01:46 PM PST AP - Lawmakers in Maine, home to one of the nation's most-visited national parks, are considering whether to override a new federal law that allows guns in the sanctuaries.

L.A. school district sued over teacher layoffs (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:20 PM PST AP - A civil rights group has sued the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state, claiming thousands of teacher layoffs deprive poor inner-city children of their right to an education.

NCAA yanks Focus on the Family ad amid concerns (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:35 PM PST AP - Weeks after scoring a publicity coup with a 30-second Super Bowl ad featuring Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, conservative Christian group Focus on the Family is at the center of another marketing tug-of-war — this time involving the major governing body of college sports.

Gingrich to Dems: Push smaller health bills (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 12:55 PM PST AP - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says Democrats should push a series of small bills tackling individual healthcare issues rather than trying again to approve a sweeping overhaul.

Caribbeans urged to write in ancestry on US Census (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:02 AM PST AP - Identify yourself as being of "Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin" on the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire, and you will get to be more specific about your ancestry, such as Mexican-American, Cuban or Puerto Rican.

Motion: Kilpatrick is `darker version' of Clinton (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:33 AM PST AP - A motion to postpone Kwame Kilpatrick's arraignment for a probation violation refers to the former Detroit mayor as a "darker version" of ex-President Bill Clinton and claims his legal troubles continue to hold the city back.

NYPD: Zazi planned to kill commuters at rush hour (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 07:18 PM PST AP - A man who admitted plotting to bomb the city's subway system wanted to do so with the help of at least two other bombers during rush hour, when the most people could be killed, police said Tuesday.

Sweat lodge guru attorneys argue against $5M bail (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:09 PM PST AP - An Arizona judge said Wednesday that he will modify the conditions of release for a motivational speaker charged with manslaughter, but will issue a written order on the matter later this week.

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