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UN envoy: Libya must quickly address security

UN envoy: Libya must quickly address security
By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. envoy to Libya urged the country's new leaders Thursday to act quickly to address major security challenges that have led to serious outbreaks of fighting and impose control over rival militias, tribes and armed backers of

Afghan Natives To Testify In Army Sgt.'s Hearing

Afghan Natives To Testify In Army Sgt.'s Hearing
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) - Afghan villagers and soldiers are expected to testify by video from Afghanistan Friday, Saturday and possibly Sunday nights in a preliminary hearing of a soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians during a nighttime rampage last month.  The witness

Man put to death in Texas for woman's 2002 slaying

Man put to death in Texas for woman's 2002 slaying
By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man described by a prosecutor as "a serial killer in training" was executed Thursday in Texas for a woman's slaying during a break-in at her home a decade ago. Mario Swain, 33, received a lethal injection for killing Lola Nixon

No new charges in Michigan shootings until Friday

No new charges in Michigan shootings until Friday
By ED WHITE and MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - A man suspected in two dozen random shootings along a 100-mile Michigan freeway corridor will face new charges this week in the attacks, authorities said Thursday. Raulie Casteel, who is jailed on $2 million on weapons charges in

US says Iran fired on US drone over Gulf

US says Iran fired on US drone over Gulf
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Iranian attack aircraft fired at least twice at an unarmed U.S. drone conducting routine surveillance in international airspace over the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon said Thursday. The aircraft missed and the drone returned to base unharmed

ND voters add farmer protection to constitution

ND voters add farmer protection to constitution
By BLAKE NICHOLSONAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Voters in heavily agriculture-dependent North Dakota became the first to enshrine the right to farm in their state constitution, a move that some say could have far-reaching effects on genetic modification, land use and the way animals

NC man found guilty in plot to behead witnesses

NC man found guilty in plot to behead witnesses
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man serving a 45-year sentence for a terror plot to attack a U.S. Marine base and overseas targets was found guilty Thursday in a murder-for-hire plot to behead witnesses who testified against him. Hysen Sherifi, 28, of Raleigh was found guilty Thursday of nine

Ex-worker pleads guilty to setting nuke sub fire

Ex-worker pleads guilty to setting nuke sub fire
By DAVID SHARPAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A former shipyard worker who set a fire that caused about $450 million in damage to a nuclear-powered submarine pleaded guilty Thursday under an agreement that could send him to prison for nearly 20 years. Casey James Fury admitted setting

Stocks stabilize a day after huge sell-off

Stocks stabilize a day after huge sell-off
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are inching higher in early trading on Wall Street, a day after the biggest plunge of the year. Investors were encouraged by two U.S. economic reports early Thursday, a slight decrease in applications for unemployment benefits and a narrower trade deficit. The Dow Jones