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Girl dies 2 weeks after swing set accident 9 May 08, 23:54 ET CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) -- A 5-year-old girl has died from injuries she suffered in a swing set accident. Hannah Hower and a friend were playing on ... more Man who died after shooting dog had violent history 9 May 08, 23:53 ET By Jill King Greenwood City school police were called about a dozen times to Knoxville Elementary/Middle School because Jackson had assaulted, kicked, ... more Man Is Found Shot to Death in an Elevator 9 May 08, 23:53 ET A 29-year-old man was found shot to death inside a building in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, on Friday, the police said. The body of the man, whose name was not ... more Man who saved kids from electrocution dies a hero 9 May 08, 23:53 ET A man who saved his young neighbor from being electrocuted died in a General Santos City hospital recently. His death, however, was not in vain because the ... more Queens man charged in crash that killed boy 9 May 08, 23:51 ET A Queens man suspected of fleeing the scene of an accident in Jamaica in which a 5-year-old boy died was arrested Friday, New York police said. ... more John Kiebart, former Greene County sheriff, dies 9 May 08, 23:50 ET SMITH'S LANDING - Former Greene County Sheriff John S. Kiebart Jr. died on Thursday at his home in the Catskill hamlet of Smith's Landing after a short ... more S&T freshman dies in his dorm 9 May 08, 23:50 ET A 19-year-old student at Missouri University of Science & Technology was pronounced dead Thursday evening, the result of an apparent suicide. ... more Cyclist nearly killed three years ago prepares for a cross-country ... - Kalamazoo Gazette 9 May 08, 23:48 ET Jill McLane Baker | Kalamazoo GazetteAmy Mack poses in her living room with her dog, Dakota. Mack, who was severely injured in a car-bike accident in April ... more Mass. man killed while working in Afghanistan 9 May 08, 23:48 ET AP MEDWAY, Mass.— A social scientist from Massachusetts has been killed in Afghanistan, where he was a civilian consultant to the Army on cultural issues. ... more 2 people shot & killed at apartment complex 9 May 08, 23:40 ET Two people were shot and killed at a Tulsa apartment complex Friday night. It happened around 7:30pm at the Copper Mill Apartments, on 71st Street between ... more Turkey Says Killed 20 PKK Rebels 9 May 08, 23:39 ET TUNCELI, Turkey, May 10--At least 20 rebels and two Turkish soldiers have been killed after PKK rebels attacked a military base in southeast Turkey, ... more Well Known Scott County Teen Killed 9 May 08, 23:37 ET The Scott County community of Stamping Ground is mourning the loss of a well known teen. 19-year old Jeremy Marks was killed after a car crash on us 227 ... more Teenager murdered in Delhi 9 May 08, 23:35 ET New Delhi: An 18-year-old youth was found murdered at his Lodhi Colony home here Friday evening. The police suspect that robbers who ransacked the house ... more Canadian train quarantined after passenger dies 9 May 08, 23:33 ET About 290 passengers and crew aboard the Vancouver-Toronto train were held in quarantine near in northern Ontario after a passenger died and several others ... more Teen Killed By Train in Ripley 9 May 08, 23:15 ET Grief counselors will be on hand for classes in the Ripley Central School District on Friday following the death of a 16-year old student Thursday night. ... more Valley business icon dies 9 May 08, 23:10 ET TERRE HAUTE — Longtime Terre Haute businessman Patrick M. O’Leary Sr. has died, it was confirmed late Friday through Donald E. Smith, chairman of the board ... more Older brother of Jets safety Abram Elam shot, killed in South Florida 9 May 08, 23:06 ET AP RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - The older brother of New York Jets safety Abram Elam was fatally shot, the third sibling in the family to die by gunfire since 1987 ... more 51-Year-Old Cyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash 9 May 08, 23:06 ET WINTHROP HARBOR, Ill. (CBS) ― A far north suburban man was fatally struck by a sport-utility vehicle while riding his bicycle in Winthrop Harbor, ... more BC zoo plans memorial for monkey killed during theft 9 May 08, 23:04 ET The Greater Vancouver Zoo in Langley will be holding a memorial ceremony for Jocko, a spider monkey that was killed when thieves broke into a cage with bolt ... more Hugh Bradner, renowned physicist and inventor of the wetsuit dies ... 9 May 08, 23:04 ET Hugh Bradner, renowned physicist and professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, died 5 May 2008, in San Diego, Calif. after a ... more Judge Dismisses Suit Against Owners Of Dog Killed 9 May 08, 22:58 ET DULUTH, Minn. (AP) ― A judge threw out a lawsuit Friday that had been filed by a man who struck and killed a dog on a highway, then sued the dog's owners ... more Grandfather, grandson killed in Parke Co. crash 9 May 08, 22:50 ET PARKE COUNTY (WISH) - State police said a grandfather and his grandson were killed in a crash on US 41 in southwestern Parke County Friday afternoon. ... more Man dies in crash 9 May 08, 22:49 ET On May 8, 2008 at about 11:24 am, Louisiana State Police Troop F Troopers investigated a two vehicle fatality crash in Morehouse Parish. ... more Pinoy to be booted out of UK after wife died 9 May 08, 22:46 ET A Filipino has lost his right to stay in the United Kingdom after his wife was unlawfully killed in a hospital while giving birth. ... more Polo, Mo., man killed in accident 9 May 08, 22:42 ET by St. Joseph News-Press CAMERON, Mo. — A 52-year-old man was killed after his vehicle was struck nearly head-on on US Highway 36 Friday morning, ... more Judge dismisses suit against owners of dog killed on highway ... 9 May 08, 22:34 ET DULUTH, Minn. (AP) A St. Louis County judge has thrown out a lawsuit that had been filed by a man who struck and killed a dog on a highway, then sued the ... more League legend Jack Gibson dies 9 May 08, 22:32 ET The rugby league world is mourning the death of coach of the century Jack Gibson after a two-year battle with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. ... more Judge dismisses suit against owners of dog killed on highway 9 May 08, 22:31 ET AP - May 9, 2008 10:24 PM ET DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A St. Louis County judge has thrown out a lawsuit that had been filed by a man who struck and killed a dog ... more Medway native killed in Afghanistan 9 May 08, 22:27 ET By John Hilliard A 31-year-old Defense Department contractor from Medway was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Wednesday. ... more Woman shot, killed in Gary 9 May 08, 22:26 ET BY THE TIMES | Friday, May 09, 2008 | No comments posted. GARY | A Wisconsin woman was the victim of apparent homicide late Friday afternoon in Gary, ... more Oscar Spaly, mainstay in Ann Arbor area real estate, dies at 88 9 May 08, 22:23 ET Oscar Spaly, a local real estate stalwart and Czechoslovakian immigrant who spent more than half a century selling Ann Arbor-area homes, died earlier this ... more Paul B. Gordon, Food Distributor, Dies at 84 9 May 08, 22:15 ET By AP WYOMING, Mich. (AP) — Paul B. Gordon, under whom Gordon Food Service Inc. grew into one of the largest family-owned food distributors in North America ... more Man tells officer he killed wife and her lover 9:55 PM 9 May 08, 22:01 ET By WCNC Staff LENOIR, NC -- A Lenoir man is behind bars after telling a police officer that he killed his wife and her lover. Barney Dunlap is charged with ... more Powerful Storms Produced Four Tornadoes, Killed 1 9 May 08, 21:57 ET GREENSBORO, NC (AP) -- The powerful storm system that swept through the Southeast and the mid-Atlantic states late Thursday and into early Friday produced ... more Golfer Maggert's brother died in plane crash 9 May 08, 21:57 ET Golfer Jeff Maggert withdrew from The Players Championship, telling tournament officials that his brother died in a small plane crash in Colorado en route ... more 21-mth-old boy dies in pit 9 May 08, 21:56 ET An air of gloom hangs over a Clarendon family after the body of 21-month-old Pharell Christie of Belle-Plains was found in a pit to the rear of his house. ... more Brazilian former senator dies of heart disease in Rio 9 May 08, 21:55 ET RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A former senator renowned as one of Brazil's leading intellectuals died of heart disease in Copacabana, south of Rio, ... more Camp Pendleton identifies Marine killed in traffic accident 9 May 08, 21:54 ET AP CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.—Camp Pendleton officials have identified a Marine who died in a head-on collision with a military vehicle. ... more NFL player's brother killed in Riviera Beach 9 May 08, 21:40 ET By HECTOR FLORIN RIVIERA BEACH — Donald Charles Elam Jr., older brother of New York Jets safety and former Cardinal Newman High football star Abram Elam, ... more Camp Pendleton Marine Killed in Car Crash 9 May 08, 21:39 ET A Marine killed in a head-on traffic accident on a Camp Pendleton roadway was identified Friday as a 23-year-old from Columbia, Ga. ... more Man dies in Cooking Lake crash 9 May 08, 21:36 ET SHERWOOD PARK - One man is dead following a two-vehicle collision near Cooking Lake earlier today. Strathcona County RCMP said the two vehicles, ... more Fort Lewis soldier killed in Iraq 9 May 08, 21:33 ET A 19-year-old military policeman from Fort Lewis was killed in Iraq on Tuesday, the Defense Department announced Friday. Pfc. Aaron J. Ward of San Jacinto, ... more Scare triggered on train after woman dies, others fall ill 9 May 08, 21:31 ET One of 11 passengers who became ill with flu-like symptoms on a Via Rail train near Foleyet is taken into Timmins and District Hospital after getting off an ... more Another Top Mexican Official Killed by Cartel 9 May 08, 21:30 ET MEXICO CITY — Gunmen assassinated a commander of Mexico City's anti-kidnapping police Friday, the fourth top police authority slain in 10 days here as the ... more Sioux City Stabbing Suspect Dies In State Custody 9 May 08, 21:28 ET A Sioux City man, who was charged with attempted murder two years ago, has died of natural causes at a psychiatric hospital unit. 21-year old Manuel Perez ... more NM soldier killed in Afghanistan 9 May 08, 21:23 ET AP FARMINGTON, NM—While on leave from his first tour of duty in the Middle East, Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Casey Roberts told those at home about building a ... more Man who killed girlfriend by cutting out her tongue gets life in 9 May 08, 21:15 ET AP SANTA ANA, Calif. - A man who cut out his girlfriend's tongue and let her bleed to death has been given a life sentence without chance of parole. ... more Couple killed in plane crash identified 9 May 08, 21:15 ET AP Greene County Sheriff Lemmie Smith said Friday that Mark Sobel and wife, Joan Wilson, were killed when their plane went down in a farm field several ... more Man on cell phone killed by train identified 9 May 08, 21:13 ET The King County Medical Examiner has identified the man struck and killed by an Amtrak train Wednesday in North Auburn has been identified as a 50-year-old ... more Young Fort Lewis soldier with brief service record killed in Iraq 9 May 08, 21:13 ET A military policeman from Fort Lewis was killed in Iraq Tuesday after his unit was attacked in Al Anbar province, the Department of Defense announced Friday ... more 47-year-old man injured in motorcycle wreck dies 9 May 08, 21:09 ET By Nathaniel Cary • STAFF WRITER • May 9, 2008 The driver of a Harley Davidson involved in a Pickens County two-vehicle accident Tuesday evening died ... more George Cressman Dies at 88; Led Weather Service 9 May 08, 21:08 ET By BRUCE WEBER George Cressman, a pioneer in the use of computers to predict the weather and a former director of the National Weather Service, ... more Doctors: Animal Killed Dog, But Removal of Spleen Still Mystery 9 May 08, 21:08 ET By Maria Medina YAKIMA -- Washington State University doctors said Friday a small dog found dead in its owner's front yard was killed by a larger animal, ... more Farmer murdered, 3 hurt in clash 9 May 08, 20:57 ET AKOLA: A farmer was killed and three others including his two sons were injured in a group clash at village Pimpalgaon Burzuk in Washim district on ... more Two killed in accidents 9 May 08, 20:57 ET KOLKATA: Three persons, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents across the city on Friday. A woman, Polly Ghosh (41), was killed after a ... more Man, 71, dies when after getting out of car 9 May 08, 20:55 ET A 71-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a car in central Canterbury tonight. The accident happened about 7pm on Springbank Road near Cust, ... more Pilot killed when small plane crashes into Kent home 9 May 08, 20:54 ET By Haley Edwards A small, single-engine airplane crashed into a house just before 5 pm today near Crest Airpark in Kent. The pilot was killed when his plane ... more After Deal Dies, Yahoo Weighs Its Next Move 9 May 08, 20:54 ET By MIGUEL HELFT SAN FRANCISCO — How low will Yahoo’s stock go on Monday? And how long will it stay there? These questions are high in the minds of Yahoo ... more N. Idaho sheriff releases name of alleged rapist who was killed 9 May 08, 20:53 ET AP - May 9, 2008 8:54 PM ET HAYDEN, Idaho (AP) - Sheriff's investigators in Kootenai County are still gathering information about an incident in which a man ... more Man Dies in Mysterious Overnight Accident 9 May 08, 20:50 ET A Lubbock man is dead following an accident in north Lubbock. A Lubbock police officer spotted a submerged vehicle in the playa lake at Regis Street and ... more Militants killed in Baghdad 9 May 08, 20:39 ET US forces have killed 25 militants in the past two days in the Baghdad slum Sadr City, a stronghold of anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, ... more Zimbabwean aid worker killed in Kenya 9 May 08, 20:34 ET By a Correspondent UNKNOWN ATTACKERS killed a 37-year-old Zimbabwean staff member of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Lokichoggio, north-west Kenya, ... more Three Palestinians killed by Israeli air raids on Gaza: doctors 9 May 08, 20:28 ET GAZA CITY (AFP) — Three Palestinians were killed and four injured on Friday during two Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian doctors ... more A 19-year-old Fort Lewis soldier has died from wounds suffered in ... 9 May 08, 20:25 ET The Army says Pfc. Aaron J. Ward, who was from San Jacinto, California, died Tuesday. He was wounded by small arms fire during a "cordon and search" ... more Man dies after stabbing in Greenville 9 May 08, 20:24 ET AP Authorities say a man has died a few hours after he stumbled on to a busy Greenville road screaming for help and saying he had been stabbed. ... more Charles Town man killed in Va. crash 9 May 08, 20:19 ET LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — A Charles Town, W.Va., man was killed Wednesday when his pickup truck went off the road in Loudoun County, Va., police said. ... more Witnesses: 6 killed in gunbattle in Somali capital between ... 9 May 08, 20:19 ET AP MOGADISHU, Somalia: Insurgents attacked a Somali military base near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, and an ensuing gunbattle left at least six ... more A man was killed in a drive-by shooting Thursday night in Calabash ... 9 May 08, 19:50 ET James Allen Murdock, 28, of Acres Lane, was standing outside a home on Pineclair Drive at 9:50 pm when he was hit by shots fired from a dark-colored SUV, ... more Man, 25, shot to death after dispute possibly about a woman 9 May 08, 19:48 ET Police are mum so far today about last night's shooting death of a 25-year-old Palm Springs man at an apartment complex. The man, who neighbors call "George ... more Man killed in road accident 9 May 08, 19:33 ET By Richard Burdge ONE MAN was killed and another badly injured in a road accident near Coupar Angus last night. The one-vehicle accident happened at around ... more Appeal in Brazil seeks justice for murdered US nun 9 May 08, 19:33 ET By JACK CHANG A Brazilian prosecutor has appealed the controversial acquittal of a rancher convicted last year of ordering the murder of US nun Dorothy ... more Teen Killed In Scott County Crash 9 May 08, 19:32 ET Jeremy Marks, 19, died at the UK Hospital after a wreck on Highway 227. Firefighters tell us he was thrown out of his SUV. Marks graduated last year from ... more Full-scale health scare triggered on train after woman dies ... 9 May 08, 19:31 ET FOLEYET, Ont. - The confluence of a mysterious death on a cross-Canada train trip and reports of illnesses among several passengers triggered a full-scale ... more Video Released of a Murdered UNCC Student 9 May 08, 19:31 ET Mount Holly police released security video on Friday of Irina Yarmolenko that was recorded just a short time before she was killed. ... more Woman killed in car, train collision 9 May 08, 19:29 ET By Kathleen Baydala • kbaydala@clarionledger.com • May 9, 2008 An 81-year-old woman was killed this afternoon when the vehicle she was riding in collided ... more Two Hamas fighters killed in Gaza raids 9 May 08, 19:28 ET Three Palestinians including two Hamas fighters are killed and four others injured in Israeli air raids on Gaza, health officials say. ... more Rickshaw driver killed - The News 9 May 08, 19:17 ET By our correspondent A rickshaw driver was gunned down while four others were killed in different incidents on Friday. A rickshaw driver was shot dead in ... more Five Gaza militants and Israeli killed in violence 9 May 08, 19:17 ET KFAR AZA, Israel (Reuters) - A Palestinian mortar attack from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip killed an Israeli civilian on Friday, a police spokesman and ... more Tension continues in Lyari; two killed - The News 9 May 08, 19:17 ET By our correspondent A tense situation prevailed in various parts of Lyari for the third consecutive day, which claimed the life of an activist of the ... more Teen Dies In Platte County Wreck 9 May 08, 19:17 ET PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. -- A 19-year-old died Thursday afternoon when the vehicle he was driving hit a van head-on. Austin Shipp's two passengers were injured ... more 11 killed in eastern Lanka ahead of key poll - The News 9 May 08, 19:16 ET BATTICALOA: A bomb blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels tore through a cafe on Friday evening in eastern Sri Lanka, killing 11 people and casting a cloud over ... more Couple killed in Greene County plane crash identified 9 May 08, 19:15 ET AP SNOW HILL, NC - Authorities have identified the couple killed in a small plane crash in North Carolina. Greene County Sheriff Lemmie Smith said Friday ... more Onalaska Mom Receives National Mother of Distinction Award 9 May 08, 19:15 ET Two and a half years ago, an Onalaska mom received the news that her 17 year-old son had committed suicide in the La Crosse County Jail. Since then, she's been an advocate speaking out against juveniles being tried as adults in the state's justice system. more Fort Lewis soldier dies from injuries suffered in Iraq 9 May 08, 19:15 ET AP - May 9, 2008 7:15 PM ET FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) - A 19-year-old Fort Lewis soldier has died from wounds suffered in Iraq. The Army says Pfc. Aaron J. ... more Manville teen killed after being struck by freight train - The Star-Ledger 9 May 08, 18:53 ET by Cathy Bugman /The Star-Ledger A 19-year-old senior at Manville High School has been identified as the victim of a fatal train collision Thursday ... more Woman killed on National Trails 9 May 08, 18:53 ET A woman was killed on National Trails after her car fell off the small overpass and landed upside down onto the railroad tracks near Robinson Ranch Road ... more Mom of teens killed in Ill. crash sues trooper involved 9 May 08, 18:51 ET By JIM SUHR AP Writer BELLEVILLE, Ill.—An Illinois state trooper charged with reckless homicide in a high-speed crash that killed two teenage sisters has ... more Truckie killed when rig overturns 9 May 08, 18:23 ET His Scania was loaded with timber when it left the highway 30 kilometres south of Miriam Vale and overturned at 8.40pm. He was 49 and lived at Coombabah on ... more Turkish military says it killed 20 PKK fighters 9 May 08, 18:21 ET TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish military sources said at least 20 Kurdish separatists and two Turkish soldiers were killed after Kurdistan Workers Party ... more Mother of murdered BC children thanks community for support 9 May 08, 18:21 ET MERRITT, BC — The BC mother who found her three children murdered in their home has commented publicly for the first time, thanking the local community for ... more Truck driver killed in crash with school bus in Spanaway 9 May 08, 18:21 ET The Pierce County Sheriff's Department says a pickup truck driver was killed Friday afternoon when the truck hit a school bus head-on in Spanaway, ... more Another Senior Mexican Police Officer Killed By Gunmen 9 May 08, 18:20 ET (RTTNews) - Esteban Robles, a senior Mexican police officer, was shot and killed in front of his apartment in Mexico City on Friday, just hours after acting ... more Mother of 4 shot, killed in Charlotte 9 May 08, 18:20 ET CHARLOTTE -- A mother of four was shot and killed in her west Charlotte apartment on Friday, and family members are saying the shooter was her boyfriend. ... more Fort Hood soldier dies in Iraq Posted on: Friday, May 09, 2008, 5 ... 9 May 08, 18:19 ET Defense Department officials announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez, 21, of Mission, ... more Israeli ambulance workers said the civilian killed in the rocket attack was a middle aged man [AFP] 9 May 08, 18:17 ET Israeli air raids on the Palestinian territory have killed three people after an Israeli farm worker died in a Palestinian rocket attack. more Pickup hits school bus in Spanaway, driver dies 9 May 08, 18:17 ET The Pierce County Sheriff's Department says a pickup truck driver was killed Friday afternoon when the truck hit a school bus head-on in Spanaway, Wash. ... more Couple killed in plane crash 9 May 08, 18:17 ET Lagrange, NC (WTNH) _ A couple has died in a fiery airplane crash in North Carolina. The Hartford Courant reports that the couple was Mark Sobel and his ... more Ethics Committee Declines to Investigate Vitter 9 May 08, 18:05 ET The senate ethics committee declined Thursday to investigate Senator David Vitter, who was linked to an escort service whose owner was convicted in federal court and subsequently committed suicide. more Mother of Four Shot & Killed 9 May 08, 17:58 ET A mother of four is dead. and police say the father of three of those kids killed her. 25-year-old Danasha Sanders was shot and killed at her home on ... more Memorial honors WI law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty 9 May 08, 17:55 ET Friday morning, hundreds of people gathered at the State Capitol to honor the every day heroes who gave their lives protecting their community at the 18th ... more 4 Bangalore residents killed in mishap near Waknaghat 9 May 08, 17:55 ET Solan, May 09 Four tourists, including a woman and girl, were killed and three others sustained grievous injuries today when a Tavera jeep (UBZ-005-0924) in ... more One person dies in Parke County crash 9 May 08, 17:53 ET Police tell News 10, the driver of a Geo Tracker, a 61-year-old Parke County man, crossed the center line and hit a septic truck, causing his vehicle to ... more Gorham woman dies in crash 9 May 08, 17:51 ET By Portland Press Herald Staff Report May 09, 2008 05:36 PM GORHAM — A Gorham woman was killed in a car accident today after she failed to stop at a stop ... more Mother of murdered children speaks 9 May 08, 17:48 ET The mother of three children murdered last month in Merritt has made her first public statement, thanking the members of her community for their support. ... more 18-year-old found murdered in Lodhi Colony 9 May 08, 17:46 ET NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old boy who had appeared for his Class XII Board examinations recently was found murdered at his residence in Lodhi Colony here on ... more 3 killed in rebel landmine blast in SE Turkey 9 May 08, 17:45 ET DIYARBAKIR: Three people were killed and five others wounded on Friday when a landmine detonated by Kurdish guerrillas destroyed their minibus in southeast ... more Man killed while retrieving timber from road 9 May 08, 17:44 ET A man who died last night when he was hit by a car in North Canterbury, was trying to rescue timber which had come off a trailer. ... more Maggert withdraws after brother dies in plane crash 9 May 08, 17:37 ET Jeff Maggert withdrew from The Players Championship, telling tournament officials that his brother died in a small plane crash in Colorado en route to his son's college graduation. more Motorcyclist Dies in Crash 9 May 08, 17:28 ET WAUPACA COUNTY -- Police responded to a report of a missing motorcyclist, Friday, to find him dead, according to the Waupaca County Sheriff's Office. ... more Missing Clearwater woman found murdered 9 May 08, 17:25 ET Tallahassee, Florida - The best friend of slain Clearwater woman Rachel Hoffman remembered her as fun-loving and smart. "She was everything — smart, ...</