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Report: Accused Nazi guard appeals to US Supreme Court 25 Apr 08, 23:27 ET AP - A former autoworker accused of being a Nazi death camp guard has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an order by the nation's chief immigration judge that he be deported, a newspaper reported Friday. more Soldier's court-martial in death of Iraqi goes to jury 25 Apr 08, 23:12 ET AP - Did the Army platoon sergeant deliberately shoot and kill an Iraqi man who was unarmed, subdued and securely in the custody of U.S. soldiers? more Veterans Affairs official denies cover-up of suicide rates 25 Apr 08, 22:54 ET AP - A top-ranking official at the Department of Veterans Affairs defends the agency's treatment of disabled veterans and denies the agency has tried to cover up the number of veterans committing suicide. more Sweep of polygamists' kids raises legal questions 25 Apr 08, 22:35 ET AP - The state of Texas made a damning accusation when it rounded up 462 children at a polygamous sect's ranch: The adults are forcing teenage girls into marriage and sex, creating a culture so poisonous that none should be allowed to keep their children. more Tractor trailer rams Chicago train station, killing 2 25 Apr 08, 22:08 ET AP - A tractor trailer that witnesses said didn't seem to slow down rammed into a crowded bus shelter and a Chicago Transit Authority train station during the evening rush hour Friday, killing two people and injuring more than a dozen others. more NYPD officers cleared in killing; rights leaders want probe 25 Apr 08, 21:55 ET AP - Civil rights leaders demanded a federal investigation and vowed to march through the streets in protest after three police officers were cleared of all charges Friday in the killing of an unarmed man cut down in a hail of 50 bullets on his wedding day. more Iraqis accuse Blackwater of shredding documents 25 Apr 08, 21:35 ET AP - Lawyers for several Iraqis have accused Blackwater Worldwide of shredding documents related to federal investigations into the company. more Appeals court revives school Bible club lawsuit 25 Apr 08, 21:30 ET Reuters - A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a lawsuit by Christian students who claimed their Washington state school district unfairly refused to recognize their Bible study club as a school-sponsored group. more Pa. man survives 500-foot fall into strip mine 25 Apr 08, 21:10 ET AP - A man survived a 500-foot fall into a strip mine Friday, astounding rescuers who spent hours on a risky descent into the abyss to bring him back out. more Another charge in case of body found in Missouri 25 Apr 08, 20:06 ET AP - With the body of his ex-girlfriend stashed in a perfumed storage container, a man drove 1,800 miles from Utah to Las Vegas to Missouri, federal authorities said Friday as they announced a kidnapping charge. more Rev. Wright: Critics twisting sermons for political gain 25 Apr 08, 18:59 ET AP - The former pastor to Democrat Barack Obama said his sermon blaming U.S. policies for the Sept. 11 attacks was a warning against vengeance and the view that all American actions are perfect, according to transcripts of a PBS interview released Friday. more Food industry to oppose EU place protection push 25 Apr 08, 17:40 ET Reuters - Even as global trade talks inch toward a breakthrough, the U.S. food industry promises to rebuff the European Union's determined quest to introduce new protections to food names. more Rats from infested house offered up for adoption as pets 25 Apr 08, 16:58 ET AP - Rats from a heavily infested house here are being trapped to be offered for adoption as pets. more Wrong turn puts family on tragic path 25 Apr 08, 16:46 ET AP - A simple wrong turn led to the destruction of Elvia Salgado Martinez's family. more Shark kills man in rare fatal attack in California 25 Apr 08, 16:18 ET Reuters - A 66-year-old man was attacked and killed by a shark in the ocean near San Diego on Friday, the first person to die in a shark encounter off Southern California in nearly 50 years. more Md. man gets same prison term for supporting terror group 25 Apr 08, 15:50 ET AP - A former teacher at a Muslim school in Maryland was again sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for providing support to a Pakistani terrorist group, even though a federal appeals court had ordered the trial judge to reconsider the original sentence. more Arizona sheriff stirs furor with crackdown on illegals 25 Apr 08, 14:18 ET AP - The self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff in America" has been making forays into Phoenix and nearby Guadalupe and sweeping up illegal immigrants, drawing howls of protest from the cities' mayors and other community leaders. more Calif. tunnel was seen as dangerous long before deadly crash 25 Apr 08, 14:16 ET AP - More than a decade before a fiery, 34-vehicle pileup last fall killed three people inside a curving, dimly lighted tunnel, state police and a California transportation official warned that the stretch of freeway was perilous and that steps should be taken to improve safety, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. more Prosecutor: Pregnant teller wounded in robbery loses twins 25 Apr 08, 13:06 ET AP - A prosecutor says a pregnant bank teller has lost the twins she was carrying when she was shot in an Indianapolis bank robbery. more Shark kills 1 in attack at San Diego County beach 25 Apr 08, 12:51 ET AP - A shark attacked and killed a swimmer who was training in the ocean off San Diego County Friday with a group of local triathletes, authorities said. more Lou Reed marries Laurie Anderson: report 25 Apr 08, 12:34 ET AFP - US musician Lou Reed and his long-time companion Laurie Anderson recently married, the New York Post said Friday. more Unhappy LASIK patients urge FDA to take action 25 Apr 08, 12:24 ET Reuters - Patients unhappy with their laser eye surgery urged U.S. health regulators to do more to limit poor results, saying complications from the LASIK procedure have taken a toll on their sight and emotions. more DNA tells big story of T.rex's link to chickens 25 Apr 08, 12:12 ET AFP - It may seem unfathomable, but DNA testing has shown the towering Tyrannasaurus rex's closest living animal relatives include the humble chicken, a new study has found. more Pa. woman admits killing bigamist husband 25 Apr 08, 12:02 ET AP - A woman pleaded guilty Friday to third-degree murder for killing her bigamist husband just hours before he was to leave for Morocco to visit his second wife. more Suspects in 2 N.C. killings captured in Va. after standoff 25 Apr 08, 11:54 ET AP - A couple sought in the slayings of a Meals on Wheels volunteer and her client surrendered Friday after a five-hour standoff in a shopping mall parking garage, state police said. more Ask AP: Mortgage insurance, taxing Social Security benefits 25 Apr 08, 11:53 ET AP - It sounds like a foolproof system for lending institutions: When someone's house is mortgaged to the hilt, the borrower has to get mortgage insurance, protecting the lender in the event of foreclosure. more Harvard gets record $100 million gift from Rockefeller 25 Apr 08, 11:20 ET Reuters - Philanthropist David Rockefeller donated a record $100 million to Harvard University's undergraduate program, the largest gift by a Harvard alumnus in the history of the oldest and richest U.S. college. more NY police cleared in 50-bullet wedding day shooting 25 Apr 08, 10:20 ET Reuters - Three New York City police officers were found not guilty of all charges on Friday in the shooting death of an unarmed black man killed in a hail of 50 bullets on his wedding day. more Hollywood is on edge ahead of summer movie season 25 Apr 08, 09:56 ET Reuters - With the summer movie season set to begin with next week's release of comic book movie "Iron Man," Hollywood is holding its breath, hoping for a big start to the lucrative moviegoing period. more South Korea approves plan to buy 21 more fighter jets from Boeing 25 Apr 08, 09:00 ET AFP - South Korea will buy 21 fighter jets from Boeing by 2012, bringing to 61 the total number of its next-generation fighters, the defence ministry said Friday. more Kidnapped contractor's family awaits details of his death 25 Apr 08, 07:49 ET AP - The family of an Army veteran-turned-contractor whose remains were recovered in Iraq this week say they're anguished by thoughts of what happened to him during his captivity. more Southern Baptist membership, baptisms decline in 2007 25 Apr 08, 05:28 ET AP - The number of people baptized in Southern Baptist churches fell for the third straight year in 2007 to the denomination's lowest level since 1987, and membership dipped slightly as well. more Verdict near for NYPD officers in 50-shot slaying of groom 25 Apr 08, 05:01 ET AP - After seven weeks of often conflicting testimony about the death of an unarmed groom-to-be in a hail of 50 police bullets, it's now up to a judge to decide whether the shooters committed a crime. more Q&A: New head of US colleges talks about her field 25 Apr 08, 03:16 ET AP - Molly Corbett Broad, former president of the University of North Carolina, takes over next Thursday as president of the American Council on Education. The group is the most prominent higher education organization and the chief voice of colleges and universities in Washington. She sat down recently with The Associated Press in her hometown of Chapel Hill, N.C., and these comments are excerpted from the interview. more Hmong outdoors club in Wisconsin aims to ease racial tension 25 Apr 08, 03:12 ET AP - Some 15 months after a white hunter killed a Hmong hunter in the woods of northeast Wisconsin, a Hmong hunting and fishing club is forming to help ease racial tensions. more Trump: Atlantic City casinos should sue over smoking ban 25 Apr 08, 00:37 ET AP - Donald Trump called on 11 casinos Thursday to sue over a new smoking ban approved by the Atlantic City Council, arguing that it created a competitive disadvantage. more Many states appear to be in recession 25 Apr 08, 00:14 ET AP - The finances of many states have deteriorated so badly that they appear to be in a recession, regardless of whether that's true for the nation as a whole, a survey of all 50 state fiscal directors concludes. more

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