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Suspect in killing of mom, kids pleads not guilty

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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) - A convicted felon charged with strangling a northern Ohio woman and her two young children has pleaded not guilty. Curtis Clinton is charged with killing 23-year-old Heather Jackson, her 3-year-old daughter Celina and 18-month-old son Wayne at their Sandusky home earlier this

10 Things to Know for Friday

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By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. CLINTON, NETANYAHU DISAGREE ON IRAN STRATEGY The U.S. secretary of state hopes diplomacy can avoid the military action the Israeli leader urges. 2. FOR ONCE, IT

Syrian rebels launch broadest push yet for Aleppo

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By KARIN LAUBAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Rebels on Friday pressed their broadest assault yet to drive President Bashar Assad's forces out of Syria's largest city, activists said, with fierce fighting erupting in an Aleppo neighborhood that is home to Kurds, an ethnic minority that

Utah mine operator to pay nearly $1M in fines

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By PAUL FOYAssociated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The operator of the Utah mine that collapsed in 2007, killing nine people, has reached a $949,351 settlement with the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration over safety violations. Genwal Resources Inc., an affiliate of Ohio-based Murray

2 men get life for acid deaths in San Diego

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By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two men were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for their roles in a Mexican drug gang that dissolved victims' bodies in acid. Jose Olivera, 38, got five consecutive life terms and David Valencia, 42, got

Ginseng poachers take to the woods as prices soar

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By TODD RICHMONDAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - They slink through the woods in camouflage and face paint, armed with tire irons, screwdrivers and hoes, seeking a plant that looks like a cross between a Virginia creeper and poison ivy. They're the new breed of ginseng diggers, a rough

Conn. teacher kills masked teen, learns it was son

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By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) - A small Connecticut town was sent reeling in grief and confusion Friday after a popular fifth-grade teacher shot and killed a knife-wielding prowler in a black ski mask, only to discover it was his 15-year-old son. No immediate

Plane going to Everest region crashes, killing 19

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By BINAJ GURUBACHARYAAssociated Press KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A plane carrying trekkers to the Mount Everest region hit a bird and crashed just after takeoff Friday in Nepal's capital, killing the 19 Nepali, British and Chinese people on board, authorities said. The pilot of the domestic

Calif. man behind anti-Muslim film ordered jailed

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By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday determined a California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video that inflamed parts of the Middle East is a flight risk and ordered him detained. Citing a lengthy pattern of deception, U.S. Central District

Federal inmate charged with killing Iowa girl, 5

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By RYAN J. FOLEYAssociated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A federal inmate was charged Thursday in the rape and slaying of a 5-year-old northern Iowa girl in 2005, a breakthrough in a case that had long frustrated investigators and relatives. Casey Frederiksen was charged with first-degree murder