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Warrant dropped against man named in polygamist retreat raid 2 May 08, 23:39 ET AP - An arrest warrant has been dropped for a man thought to be the husband of a teenage girl whose report of abuse triggered a raid on a polygamous sect's Texas compound, authorities said Friday. more Nevada governor files for divorce, cites incompatibility 2 May 08, 21:49 ET AP - Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons filed Friday for a divorce from his wife, Dawn, and asked for a court order to determine whether the governor or first lady will live at the governor's mansion. more Wife who cried rape when caught with lover is convicted 2 May 08, 21:21 ET AP - A Texas woman who caused her lover's shooting death by falsely crying rape was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter. more Favorite Big Brown battling history, post in Kentucky Derby 2 May 08, 20:38 ET AFP - Big Brown is the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, but the colt will have history as well as his post position against him in his bid for the first jewel in US flat racing's Triple Crown. more Suspicious substance causes lockdown at California hospital 2 May 08, 19:17 ET AP - A hospital emergency room in Southern California has been shut down after a patient reported feeling ill and dropped a substance on the floor. more Judge: Corps of Engineers can be sued over Katrina flooding 2 May 08, 18:58 ET AP - The Army Corps of Engineers can be held liable for flood damage caused by a "hurricane highway," a navigation channel that is believed to have funneled Hurricane Katrina's storm surge into the city, a federal judge ruled Friday. more Judge throws out videos as evidence in Fla. explosives trial 2 May 08, 18:13 ET AP - An Egyptian college student facing federal explosives charges won a victory Friday when a judge threw out some videos considered by prosecutors to be key evidence in his trial next week. more Man jumps to death from Disneyland hotel 2 May 08, 17:35 ET Reuters - A man apparently jumped to his death on Friday from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Hotel at the world-famous amusement park in Southern California, police said. more Ohio attorney general admits to affair with employee 2 May 08, 16:22 ET AP - Ohio's attorney general admitted an extramarital affair with an employee Friday, soon after three of his aides were fired or forced out after an investigation found evidence of sexual harassment and other misconduct. more Blast of tornados kills seven in US 2 May 08, 16:17 ET AFP - At least 19 tornados ripped across four US states Friday leaving seven dead in Arkansas including a teenage girl and flattening homes and businesses, local officials and media said. more Colleges are allowing coed dorm rooms 2 May 08, 15:46 ET AP - Erik Youngdahl and Michelle Garcia share a dorm room at Connecticut's Wesleyan University. But they say there's no funny business going on. Really. They mean it. more Storms kill 5, injure 6 in northern Arkansas 2 May 08, 14:40 ET Reuters - Severe storms tore through northern Arkansas on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring six. more Pop diva Mariah Carey weds in Bahamas: reports 2 May 08, 14:09 ET AFP - Pop diva Mariah Carey has married rapper-actor Nick Cannon in a secret ceremony after a whirlwind two-month romance, US media reports said Friday. more Border Patrol lets some illegals go - over and over again 2 May 08, 14:08 ET AP - Josefa Gonzalez Loya has sneaked across the Mexican border at least 128 times in the past eight years. And each time, the Border Patrol has been nice enough to give her a lift home. more Civil War cannonball kills Virginia relic collector 2 May 08, 14:07 ET AP - Like many boys in the South, Sam White got hooked on the Civil War early, digging up rusting bullets and military buttons in the battle-scarred earth of his hometown. more After scandal, students are leaving Oral Roberts University 2 May 08, 14:07 ET AP - As Oral Roberts University prepares to hand out diplomas to its Class of 2008, Anna Siebring, a junior, will be mailing out applications to transfer to another school. more Medical marijuana user who was denied liver transplant dies 2 May 08, 14:05 ET AP - A man who was denied a liver transplant largely because he used marijuana with medical approval to ease the symptoms of hepatitis C has died. more Storms kill 3 in Arkansas, damage homes around Kansas City 2 May 08, 12:29 ET AP - Storms rolled across Arkansas, killing at least three people including a teenager crushed by a tree while she slept in her bed, officials said Friday. more Black ministers in Chicago area voice support for Obama 2 May 08, 12:24 ET AP - About two dozen black ministers from the Chicago area say they're behind Barack Obama despite his split from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. more Actress Mia Farrow slams Olympics sponsors 2 May 08, 11:56 ET AFP - US actress and activist Mia Farrow Friday accused sponsors of the Beijing Olympics of bowing to "greed and fear" in failing to pressure China on its role in the conflict in Darfur. more White House: No evidence of recession so far 2 May 08, 11:48 ET Reuters - The White House said on Friday that there was no evidence so far that the U.S. economy had slid into recession after the government released an employment report showing only a small decline in jobs. more Consumer bankruptcies jump 47.7 percent: group 2 May 08, 10:37 ET Reuters - Bankruptcy filings by U.S. consumers jumped 47.7 percent in April from one year ago as families cope with fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis, the American Bankruptcy Institute said on Friday. more Deal reached for Minn. bridge collapse victims 2 May 08, 09:05 ET AP - Two state lawmakers said Friday they reached an agreement to compensate victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people and injured more than 100 others. more `Miracle' Marine dies; badly burned in 2005 Iraq blast 2 May 08, 08:37 ET AP - A Marine sergeant who became a symbol of resilience as he strove to recover from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq that blanketed 97 percent of his body with burns has died, the Defense Department said. He was 22. more Federal agency declares West Coast salmon fishery a disaster 2 May 08, 07:14 ET AP - Federal authorities have declared the West Coast ocean salmon fishery a failure, opening the way for Congress to appropriate economic disaster assistance for coastal communities in California, Oregon and Washington. more Widow cleared of murder wants death certificate changed 2 May 08, 03:53 ET AP - Cynthia Sommer has a death certificate for her Marine husband that lists homicide as his cause of death. Forensic experts said Todd Sommer was poisoned with arsenic. more W.Va.U. embroiled in scandal over degree for gov's daughter 2 May 08, 03:48 ET AP - This is not how West Virginia University wanted to build its national reputation. more San Diego woman hoping for pardon after 32 years on the run 2 May 08, 02:04 ET AP - An attorney for a woman arrested in California 32 years after escaping a Detroit prison said he plans to petition Michigan's governor to commute the nine years remaining on her sentence. more Bad bowling and 'Sex and the City': Obama tries comedy 2 May 08, 01:24 ET AFP - White House hopeful Barack Obama appeared on US late night television Thursday joking about his miserable bowling skills and how he planned to take a day off the campaign to see the new "Sex and the City" movie. more Thousands rally in May Day effort for immigration reform 2 May 08, 00:43 ET AP - Thousands of chanting, flag-waving activists rallied in cities across the country Thursday, attempting to reinvigorate calls for immigration reform in a presidential election year in which the economy has taken center stage. more Police: 'D.C. madam' kills herself in Fla. coastal town 2 May 08, 00:37 ET AP - A woman convicted two weeks ago of being the "D.C. Madam" hanged herself Thursday, apparently making good on her vow never to go to prison for running a high-end Washington prostitution ring. more Japan arrests U.S. serviceman for sexual assault 2 May 08, 00:37 ET Reuters - Police in northern Japan arrested a U.S. serviceman on Friday for sexually assaulting a young woman, in the latest in a string of such cases involving American military that have sparked anger among Japanese. more Released 1968 LBJ tapes show him fretting over war, poverty 2 May 08, 00:23 ET AP - Politically crippled by the Vietnam War, President Lyndon B. Johnson still sounded like a candidate for re-election in private 1968 telephone conversations just before deciding to pull out of the race, according to recordings released Thursday. more Earthquake strikes near Aleutian Islands, near Adak, Alaska 2 May 08, 00:17 ET AP - A strong earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. more

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