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Virtual fence on Mexican border deemed insufficient 22 Apr 08, 23:55 ET AP - The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted "virtual fence" on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing to adequately alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings, officials said. more Miami doctors prepare to operate on girl with 16-pound tumor 22 Apr 08, 23:46 ET AP - A Vietnamese girl with a 16-pound facial tumor is in Miami awaiting surgery to restore her ability to eat and speak. more Grizzly bear kills man at Southern California training site 22 Apr 08, 23:37 ET AP - A grizzly bear killed a trainer Tuesday at a private facility for exotic animals used in movies and television, authorities said. more Clinton clinches Pennsylvania primary 22 Apr 08, 23:13 ET AFP - Hillary Clinton kept her wobbling White House quest alive Tuesday, triumphing over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's rancorous Democratic primary. more 'He raped me,' woman says of fellow Naval Academy midshipman 22 Apr 08, 22:03 ET AP - A female midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy testified Tuesday that a fellow midshipman raped her in her dorm room after he had been drinking. more Police: Pregnant bank teller, twin fetuses survive shooting 22 Apr 08, 21:55 ET AP - A bank teller pregnant with twins was shot in the abdomen during a robbery Tuesday morning, but both the teller and the fetuses survived the attack, authorities said. more Clinton wins Pennsylvania primary 22 Apr 08, 21:37 ET AFP - White House hopeful Hillary Clinton on Tuesday beat her Democratic rival Barack Obama in the pivotal Pennsylvania primary, US networks said. more Ship pilot charged with lying about prescription drug use 22 Apr 08, 21:05 ET AP - The pilot of the container ship that spilled 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay was charged Tuesday with two felony counts of lying to Coast Guard officials about his prescription drug use. more Detroit cop freed after DA rejects charges in wife's death 22 Apr 08, 20:03 ET AP - A police officer arrested after a man claimed he was paid to kill the officer's wife was released from custody Tuesday and isn't facing charges, authorities said. more Federal indictment over ricin found in Las Vegas motel room 22 Apr 08, 19:55 ET AP - A man suspected to have been poisoned by ricin found later in his hotel room was indicted Tuesday on federal charges that include possession of a biological toxin. more Planes flying into New York area on dangerously low fuel: officials 22 Apr 08, 18:21 ET AFP - A review by federal authorities has revealed a sharp increase in planes, particularly from Continental Airlines, flying into the New York area with so little fuel that they demand an emergency landing. more APNewsBreak: Ex-Oral Roberts professors ask school for $2.5M 22 Apr 08, 17:43 ET AP - Two former Oral Roberts University professors have asked the school for $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit in which they claim they were forced out after alleging financial and ethical wrongdoing on the part of the school's former president and his family, The Associated Press has learned. more NY pair cleared of using dead friend to cash check 22 Apr 08, 16:35 ET Reuters - A judge on Tuesday cleared two New York men accused of wheeling the corpse of their friend around Manhattan in an office chair in an attempt to cash his $355 Social Security check. more North American leaders rebuff White House hopefuls on trade 22 Apr 08, 16:18 ET AFP - The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico delivered a ringing defense Tuesday of a regional free trade deal despite pledges by Democratic White House hopefuls to renegotiate the pact. more 9 people killed in 36 shootings over the weekend in Chicago 22 Apr 08, 15:44 ET AP - Nine people were killed in 36 shootings over the weekend in Chicago, reflecting what some community leaders say is a deadly breakdown in discipline among gang members after a crackdown over the past few years put many of their leaders behind bars. more Teens quizzed after pregnant woman shot in US bank 22 Apr 08, 14:47 ET AFP - US police were questioning two teenagers Tuesday after a woman pregnant with twins was shot in the midsection during a bank robbery in Indiana. more Scientists study Arctic haze for clues to rapid melting 22 Apr 08, 14:21 ET AP - Visitors to Alaska often marvel at the crisp, clear air. But the truth is, the skies above the Arctic Circle work like a giant lint trap during late winter and early spring, catching all sorts of pollutants swirling around the globe. more On 'Divorce Court,' televangelist calls her marriage 'done' 22 Apr 08, 14:18 ET AP - Televangelist Juanita Bynum says in a two-part episode of "Divorce Court" that she's through with her marriage to minister Thomas W. Weeks III, who is on probation for assaulting her. more 'Rocket City' shows little interest in moon, mars missions 22 Apr 08, 14:00 ET AP - During the space race, engineers such as German scientist Wernher von Braun were treated like celebrities in this former cotton town nicknamed "Rocket City" because it is where the nation's first moon rockets were designed. more 2 plead not guilty in dehydration death of Conn. toddler 22 Apr 08, 13:44 ET AP - A Connecticut woman and her brother have pleaded not guilty in the death of a friend's toddler. Authorities say the boy died of dehydration after being deprived of fluids for at least a week as punishment for bed-wetting. more Army veteran charged with passing secrets to Israel in '80s 22 Apr 08, 12:45 ET AP - A former U.S. Army mechanical engineer was arrested Tuesday on charges he slipped classified documents about nuclear weapons to an employee of the Israeli Consulate who also received information from convicted Pentagon spy Jonathan Pollard, authorities announced. more South Africa honors U.S. woman who forgave daughter's killers 22 Apr 08, 12:40 ET Reuters - An American woman was awarded on Tuesday one of South Africa's highest state honors for forgiving the men who stoned her daughter to death in the dying days of apartheid. more Obesity, smoking cuts many US women's life expectancy: study 22 Apr 08, 12:38 ET AFP - Life expectancy has declined for many women in the United States, largely due to smoking-related diseases and obesity, a study published Tuesday showed. more US man charged with disclosing nuclear information to Israel 22 Apr 08, 12:31 ET AFP - US authorities have arrested an American man on charges that he disclosed classified US defense information, including on nuclear weapons, to Israel, the Justice Department said Tuesday. more NY appeals court: Whitman not liable in Sept. 11 air case 22 Apr 08, 12:10 ET AP - Former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman cannot be held liable for telling residents near the World Trade Center site that the air was safe to breathe after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court said Tuesday. more Clinton threatens to 'obliterate' Iran if Israel attacked 22 Apr 08, 11:55 ET AFP - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton threatened to "obliterate" Iran if the Islamic Republic was ever "reckless" enough to ever launch a nuclear attack on Israel. more Pregnant bank teller shot during Ind. robbery 22 Apr 08, 11:28 ET AP - A bank teller pregnant with twins was shot in the stomach during a robbery Tuesday morning, and a police search was under way for the gunman. more 2 men cleared of trying to cash corpse's check in NYC 22 Apr 08, 11:23 ET AP - Two men accused of wheeling their dead buddy's corpse down a busy street and trying to cash his Social Security check are no longer charged in the caper. more Detroit sergeant released from custody; no charges 22 Apr 08, 11:07 ET AP - A police sergeant arrested after a man claimed he was paid to kill the sergeant's wife has been released from custody, and isn't facing charges. more NYC mayor examining buildings department after 13 deaths 22 Apr 08, 09:20 ET AP - Amid a citywide building boom, 13 people have died in construction accidents this year, one more than the total for all of 2007. more Critics say Chicago-style politics live on in Cook County 22 Apr 08, 08:14 ET AP - Todd Stroger promised to clean up Chicago's county, known as a place where clout greases the political machine. more Albany, N.Y. mail carrier saves baby falling from window 22 Apr 08, 08:14 ET AP - A postal worker is credited with saving a 1-year-old girl's life by catching her after she fell out of a second-story window in Albany, N.Y. more Contaminated blood thinner from China is in 11 countries: report 22 Apr 08, 07:43 ET AFP - A contaminated blood thinner from China linked to 81 deaths in the United States is present in drug supplies in 11 countries, the New York Times said Tuesday, citing federal regulators. more Americans say jobs key to keeping home: survey 22 Apr 08, 01:25 ET Reuters - Americans are cash-strapped and many say if they lost their jobs, they would lose their homes, according to a survey published on Tuesday by AOL Real Estate and Zogby International. more

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