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Witnesses say Sox-Yankees spat preceded N.H. killing 5 May 08, 23:21 ET AP - A Yankees fan who got into a Red Sox-Yankees argument outside a bar aimed her car at a group of people to scare them and didn't brake, hitting and killing a man, authorities and witnesses said. more 'D.C. Madam' apologized to mom, sister in suicide notes 5 May 08, 23:10 ET AP - The woman known as the "D.C. Madam" apologized to her mother and sister in suicide notes, saying she couldn't bear going to prison and saw killing herself as the only "exit strategy." more Police: Armed Ex-Wal-Mart employee arrested in Texas store 5 May 08, 22:40 ET AP - A former Wal-Mart employee was arrested in the crowded store where he once worked, armed with a 9 mm handgun and an "unreasonable amount of ammunition" that police believe he intended to use, according to arrest affidavits. more WVU Faculty Senate calls for president to quit 5 May 08, 22:26 ET AP - West Virginia University's Faculty Senate on Monday demanded that the school president resign over the improper awarding of a degree to the governor's daughter, saying the college cannot rebuild its reputation until he leaves office. more Idaho team readies artificial beak for wounded bald eagle 5 May 08, 20:44 ET AP - She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. more Iraq war strains U.S. army mental health system 5 May 08, 20:23 ET Reuters - Fort Drum, a bleak U.S. Army base in upstate New York, is a test case for how the military is handling a looming mental health crisis. more US contractors accused in Abu Ghraib torture suit 5 May 08, 19:43 ET AFP - Employees from US military contractors helped torture Iraqi civilians detained at Abu Ghraib prison five years ago, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Monday. more Yankees-Red Sox argument ends in murder 5 May 08, 19:43 ET Reuters - A New York Yankees' fan was accused on Monday of murdering a Boston Red Sox supporter and injuring another by running both down with a car after a heated argument over one of America's oldest sporting rivalries. more Ga. board denied killer's clemency bid 5 May 08, 19:07 ET AP - Barring a last-minute intervention by the courts, a Georgia man who killed his girlfriend is likely to become the first inmate put to death since a U.S. Supreme Court review halted executions last September. more US: Myanmar junta failed to warn people on cyclone 5 May 08, 18:25 ET AFP - US First Lady Laura Bush accused Myanmar's military rulers Monday of failing to warn their citizens in time about a killer cyclone and pressed the junta to accept US aid in the disaster's wake. more Hospital ERs overwhelmed, one-day study finds 5 May 08, 18:23 ET Reuters - A one-day snapshot of emergency room conditions at 34 U.S. hospitals shows they are all overwhelmed and none is prepared to handle a big event like a disaster or attack. more Ohio Dems talking impeachment after AG refuses to resign 5 May 08, 18:20 ET AP - Risking impeachment, Ohio's attorney general on Monday refused demands from the governor and other fellow Democrats that he resign over a sexual harassment scandal in his office and an affair with a subordinate. more Iraqi alleges Abu Ghraib torture, sues US contractors 5 May 08, 17:31 ET AP - An Iraqi man sued two U.S. military contractors Monday, claiming he was repeatedly tortured while being held at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for more than 10 months. more Met exhibit packs a punch with superhero-themed exhibit 5 May 08, 17:01 ET AP - Newsflash: A cadre of superheroes has invaded one of Gotham's top cultural institutions, bringing swaths of bright color, pop graphics and an everyman theme to the hallowed halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. more Santa Monica High School team wins National Science Bowl 5 May 08, 16:37 ET AP - Four California high school students used a complex mathematical function called a Maclaurin series to come up with the correct answer - "two-thirds" - Monday to win the Energy Department's annual National Science Bowl. more Vog - volcanic smog - kills plants, casts a haze over Hawaii 5 May 08, 16:35 ET AP - For eight years, Tony and Sam Bayaoa have grown thousands of bright red, yellow and pink protea flowers on their farm. Then last month, Kilauea volcano opened a new vent and began spewing double the usual amount of toxic gas. more Ban Ki-moon breaks ground for renovation of UN headquarters 5 May 08, 16:28 ET AP - The United Nations is kicking off the long-delayed renovation of its landmark headquarters complex. more Study shows breast-fed children are smarter 5 May 08, 16:02 ET Reuters - A new study provides some of the best evidence to date that breast-feeding can make children smarter, an international team of researchers said on Monday. more Priest who was chaplain gets 4 years for sex with inmates 5 May 08, 15:51 ET AP - A Roman Catholic priest was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for having sex with two inmates while a chaplain at a women's prison. more Gay ex-N.J. gov's divorce trial promises sordid details 5 May 08, 15:18 ET AP - New Jersey's former first couple is finally about to become unhitched, and it figures to be especially messy. more Clinton's Iran threat looks to post-Bush policy 5 May 08, 14:54 ET AFP - Hillary Clinton's muscular talk on Iran puts her well to the right of her Democratic challenger Barack Obama in their heated White House rivalry, but could also presage a new US policy of containment. more Sacramento man arrested after police find 300 dead cats 5 May 08, 14:08 ET AP - Police say they have discovered 300 dead cats stuffed into freezers at a man's Sacramento home. more Italy's Muti named new Chicago Symphony director 5 May 08, 13:58 ET Reuters - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra named Italian conductor Riccardo Muti on Monday as the 10th music director in its 117-year history. more Soldier suicides could trump war tolls: US health official 5 May 08, 13:11 ET AFP - Suicides and "psychological mortality" among US soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan could exceed battlefield deaths if their mental scars are left untreated, the head of the US Institute of Mental Health warned Monday. more The chi of Portland: High weirdness in Nirvana 5 May 08, 12:59 ET AP - Acupuncture is not just for people. It's also for cities - if the city is Portland. more In suicide note, 'D.C. Madam' said she didn't want prison 5 May 08, 12:21 ET AP - The so-called "D.C. Madam" says in suicide notes that she couldn't bear to go to prison, and apologizes to her mother and sister. more Mildred Loving, matriarch of interracial marriage, dies 5 May 08, 09:03 ET AP - Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday. more Small earthquake shakes Missouri; no reports of damage 5 May 08, 08:52 ET AP - Residents are waking up to an earthquake in St. Louis County, Mo. more Amazon suing NY state over sales tax law 5 May 08, 08:36 ET Reuters - Amazon.com Inc has sued the state of New York, challenging a new statute requiring Internet retailers based elsewhere to collect New York sales taxes. more Wal-Mart offers more low-priced drugs 5 May 08, 08:15 ET Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Monday said it has expanded its low-priced drug program, and will now offer certain 90-day generic prescriptions for $10 and sell more than 1,000 over-the-counter medicines for $4 or less. more Weather service: Arkansas was swept by at least 10 tornadoes 5 May 08, 07:31 ET AP - Meteorologists were planning an aerial survey Monday of the destruction caused by at least 10 tornadoes late last week. more Gettysburg park pulls plug on huge electric Civil War map 5 May 08, 04:30 ET AP - For decades, visitors willing to shell out a few extra dollars at Gettysburg National Military Park could be entertained - or bored - by an electric light display showing troop movements in that pivotal Civil War battle. more Idaho team readies artificial beak for wounded bald eagle 5 May 08, 03:23 ET AP - She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. more Tired of paying through the nose, Americans try praying at the pump 5 May 08, 00:22 ET AFP - At a Shell gas station in Washington, Rocky Twyman and an unusual group of activists were mad as hell about soaring fuel prices. more

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