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DNA frees Texas man imprisoned for 27 years 29 Apr 08, 23:32 ET Reuters - A man walked out of a Dallas court on Tuesday after DNA testing overturned his conviction over 27 years ago for the murder and rape of his girlfriend, local media reported. more High winds fan wildfire near Reno, Nev.; Calif. fire quieter 29 Apr 08, 23:19 ET AP - A wildfire fanned by winds gusting up to 68 mph raced along the edge of a valley south of Reno on Tuesday, threatening homes and spreading thick smoke over the area. more Shark kills U.S. surfer near Mexican beach resort 29 Apr 08, 22:46 ET Reuters - A shark attacked and killed an American tourist surfing off a beach on Mexico's Pacific coast, police said on Tuesday. more Friend says S.C. teen slaying suspect spent day 4-wheeling 29 Apr 08, 22:15 ET AP - A teen accused of killing his family spent the hours after the slayings riding four-wheelers with a friend and buying steaks for dinner, the friend said Tuesday. more Fire boss pleads guilty to misdemeanors for 4 crew deaths 29 Apr 08, 21:42 ET AP - The supervisor of a firefighting crew that lost four members in a 2001 wildfire pleaded guilty to misdemeanors Tuesday under an agreement that dropped manslaughter and other felony charges against him. more Ex-UCLA hospital worker accused of selling celebs' records 29 Apr 08, 21:32 ET AP - A former UCLA Medical Center employee was indicted on charges that she accessed the records of dozens of high-profile patients and selling the information to a media outlet, prosecutors said Tuesday. more Gates says 2nd carrier in Gulf is 'reminder' to Iran 29 Apr 08, 21:07 ET AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the latest move to add a second U.S. aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf could serve as a "reminder" to Iran. But he says it's not an escalation of force. more Prosecutor calls indicted private eye a 'well-paid thug' 29 Apr 08, 20:22 ET AP - Private investigator Anthony Pellicano was a "well-paid thug" who dug up dirt through wiretaps and other illegal means to benefit his Hollywood A-list clientele, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. more FLDS teen gives birth to boy as state officials stand by 29 Apr 08, 20:19 ET AP - One of the hundreds of young polygamist-sect members taken into state custody gave birth Tuesday to a healthy boy while child welfare officials, state troopers and fellow sect members stood watch outside the maternity ward. more WVU officials resigning in degree scandal will teach there 29 Apr 08, 20:17 ET AP - Two academic officers who resigned in a scandal over a master's degree that West Virginia University wrongly awarded to the governor's daughter are moving down, but not out. more Florida hammer killer found dead in cell on death row 29 Apr 08, 20:17 ET AP - A former Broward County librarian condemned for fatally beating his girlfriend with a hammer was found dead in his cell on Florida's death row from what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury, authorities said Tuesday. more Presbyterian Church clears minister in gay marriage case 29 Apr 08, 19:01 ET AP - The highest court of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has found that a Northern California minister did not violate denominational law when she officiated at the weddings of two lesbian couples. more Major Mexican drug dealer gets life in U.S. prison 29 Apr 08, 18:57 ET Reuters - The suspected leader of a notorious Mexican drug cartel was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday by a U.S. district court judge for trafficking and money laundering, the Department of Justice said. more Inmate's confession solves Vt. woman's 1976 disappearance 29 Apr 08, 18:43 ET AP - For 32 years, Iris L. Brown's family lived in limbo, not knowing what happened to her after she was kidnapped in 1976. more More text messages revealed in Detroit mayor sex scandal 29 Apr 08, 18:29 ET AP - A series of often explicit text messages from Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's former chief of staff appear to show she had a long-term romantic relationship with the mayor and that he played a role in the firing of a police officer who sued the city. more Suspended Anchorage shock-jocks to return to work 29 Apr 08, 17:28 ET AP - A Clear Channel spokeswoman says an Anchorage shock-jock duo suspended over a derogatory remark about Alaska Native women will return to the airwaves Wednesday. more Police suspect person lived with dead skeleton on couch 29 Apr 08, 17:18 ET AP - The skeletal remains of a 93-year-old woman may have remained on a couch in her living room for months while other people continued living in the house, authorities said. more Utah man feds say kept mum about ricin pleads not guilty 29 Apr 08, 17:13 ET AP - A man accused of failing to report that his cousin was making the deadly toxin ricin pleaded not guilty to a federal charge Tuesday. more L.A. woman accused of stealing stars' medical info 29 Apr 08, 16:57 ET Reuters - A former hospital worker implicated in the theft of medical records for "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife and some 60 other celebrities and selling them to the media has been indicted on federal charges. more How Jeremiah Wright Found Religion 29 Apr 08, 16:45 ET Time.com - The theology of Obama's former pastor helped reestablish Christianity's vibrant role in the life of black America more Obama outraged by pastor's 'divisive' comments 29 Apr 08, 16:24 ET AFP - Barack Obama said Tuesday he was outraged at his fiery former pastor, casting loose his friend of 20 years in a bid to mend damage to his White House hopes at a pivotal point of the campaign. more Judge says SLA member Sara Jane Olson must remain in prison 29 Apr 08, 16:08 ET AP - A California judge has refused to free a former 1970s radical who was sent back to prison days after state corrections officials released her by mistake. more Report: S.C. teen spent day of slayings with friend 29 Apr 08, 15:36 ET AP - A teen accused of killing his family spent the hours after the slayings riding four-wheelers with a friend and buying steaks for dinner, the friend's grandmother said Tuesday. more Court martial witness describes shooting of unarmed Iraqi 29 Apr 08, 14:47 ET AP - An Army medic testified at a court-martial Tuesday that after he told his sergeant a wounded insurgent was going to die, the sergeant ordered him to suffocate the Iraqi and then killed the man himself. more Sudden energy crunch forces Juneau to conserve electricity 29 Apr 08, 14:16 ET AP - First, there was a run on energy-efficient light bulbs. When those ran out, people began asking for lamp oil. But when they started demanding clothespins in this land of mist and rain, it was clear Alaska's capital city was caught in a serious energy crunch. more Heparin contamination appears deliberate: Baxter CEO 29 Apr 08, 13:49 ET AFP - The chief of US drug maker Baxter International said Tuesday its blood thinner heparin produced in China, which has been linked to dozens of deaths, appears to have been deliberately contaminated. more Gulf cartel manager, ex-Mexican cop, gets life term in Texas 29 Apr 08, 13:42 ET AP - A retired Mexican state police commander who led a secret life as a drug boss was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday on federal drug trafficking, money laundering and conspiracy charges. more Alleged accomplices charged in 14-year-old boy's death 29 Apr 08, 13:29 ET AP - Authorities say an adult and two teens face murder charges in the death of a 14-year-old who broke into an Illinois home and was shot by a houseguest. more Rising gas prices Americans' top economic woe: survey 29 Apr 08, 13:15 ET AFP - The spiraling cost of gasoline tops a long and growing list of Americans' economic woes, with consumers also stressed by the rising cost of health care, food, and housing, according to a national survey released Tuesday. more Judge orders federal government to decide polar bear listing 29 Apr 08, 13:04 ET AP - A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming. more Dallas man freed by DNA testing after 27 years in prison 29 Apr 08, 12:43 ET AP - A Dallas man who spent more than 27 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit was freed Tuesday, after being incarcerated longer than any other wrongfully convicted U.S. inmate cleared by DNA testing more US stocks steady ahead of GDP, Fed decision 29 Apr 08, 10:00 ET AFP - Wall Street stocks drifted in a tight range in opening trade Tuesday with investors hesitant ahead of the first estimate of US economic output in the first quarter and a Federal Reserve policy decision. more Hawks stun Celtics in NBA to pull even while Magic advances 29 Apr 08, 09:06 ET AFP - The Boston Celtics, who posted the best regular-season record in the National Basketball Association, were upset for the second game in a row by Atlanta, the worst team to make the playoffs. more Shark expert: Autopsy confirms great white killed triathlete 29 Apr 08, 08:52 ET AP - A shark expert says an autopsy has confirmed a great white killed a triathlete in the waters off San Diego County last week. more Prosecutor: 1989 death of Arkansas girl not a homicide 29 Apr 08, 07:56 ET AP - A prosecutor and forensic examiner have concluded that the long-questioned death of a teenage girl at a party nearly two decades ago likely wasn't a homicide, directly challenging her family's claims of murder. more La. parish president still facing lawsuits over Katrina 29 Apr 08, 07:30 ET AP - On the eve of Hurricane Katrina, massive pumps that keep water out of this New Orleans suburb went silent when the roughly 100 workers who run them were allowed to flee under a "doomsday" evacuation plan. more Families, CEOs to testify on tainted heparin 29 Apr 08, 02:03 ET Reuters - People who lost relatives to deadly reactions from the blood-thinner heparin are set to testify on Tuesday before U.S. lawmakers probing contamination of the drug made with raw ingredients imported from China. more Quarter of kids don't meet vaccine schedule 29 Apr 08, 00:31 ET Reuters - More than a quarter of American children are not meeting the U.S. government's recommendations for childhood vaccinations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said on Tuesday. more Millionaires' appetite for stocks rising: study 29 Apr 08, 00:26 ET Reuters - Millionaires view the U.S. economy as "very weak," but sense a resumption of growth in early 2009 and expect to buy stocks and real-estate in the latest indication that a recovery may be imminent, according to a study released on Tuesday. more Report faults many states on child abuse policies 29 Apr 08, 00:18 ET AP - Many states often fail to release adequate information about fatal and near-fatal child abuse cases, placing confidentiality above disclosure to a degree that thwarts needed reforms, two child advocacy groups say in a new report. more

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