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Teen arrested in sucker-punching of Pa. teacher

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PITTSBURGH (AP) - A teenager who sucker punched a schoolteacher in a downtown alley - an attack caught on surveillance video - apparently picked the victim at random, police and school officials said. The attack happened last Thursday at about 3:30 p.m. The surveillance video, which Pittsburgh

Chemist in Mass. lab scandal refuses to testify

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By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - The chemist at the center of a Massachusetts drug-testing lab scandal refused to testify Wednesday in a drug case against a Boston man who once spent 15 years in prison for the slaying of a 12-year-old girl he says he did not commit. A

Police say they believe Colorado girl was abducted

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By COLLEEN SLEVIN and P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - The sudden disappearance of a 10-year-old Colorado girl took yet another turn Wednesday, with authorities saying they believe she was abducted. The case has seen a number of twists since Jessica Ridgeway vanished Friday on

Man Charged With Raping University Of Idaho Student

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MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) - Bail was set at $125,000 for a Twin Falls man charged with raping an acquaintance behind a fraternity house at the University of Idaho. Moscow police arrested 21-year-old Jesse Vierstra early Sunday. The former University of Idaho student made an initial court

Man Charged With Raping University Of Idaho Student

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Spokane Police Arrest Robbery And Kidnapping Suspect

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SPOKANE, Wash. - On Tuesday night Spokane Police Officers responded to Geno's Bar at N. 1414 Hamilton on a report of a male inside stating he had a gun and was going to shoot the customers inside. Additional reports prior to the officer's arrival stated that the male suspect was

Spokane Police Arrest Robbery And Kidnapping Suspect

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Man charged in Philly wedding brawl posts bail

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A lawyer for a man charged with assaulting police during a post-wedding brawl in Philadelphia says his client has posted bail and will fight the charges. Twenty-six-year-old Westfield, N.J., resident Matthew Sofka had been attending his brother's wedding over the weekend and

Counterfeit air bags called 'extreme safety risk'

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By JOAN LOWYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of motorists may be driving cars and trucks installed with dangerous counterfeit bags and they should have them replaced at their own expense, the Obama administration warned Wednesday. Most at risk are motorists who have had their

Dozens protest shooting of naked Alabama student

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By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIELAssociated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Dozens of students gathered at the site of a deadly campus shooting on Wednesday to protest the killing of a naked, unarmed student by a University of South Alabama police officer. A smaller group rallied to support the embattled