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Evaluation: Calif. plant shooting suspect unstable

Evaluation: Calif. plant shooting suspect unstable
By GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Employees at a California chicken-processing plant returned to work Thursday as new information surfaced about the psychological history of the ex-convict who police say shot four of his co-workers before killing himself. A Fresno County

Foye, Jazz drop Lakers to 1-4 start

Foye, Jazz drop Lakers to 1-4 start
By LYNN DeBRUINAP Sports Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Before their game Wednesday, Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown remarked how easily Kobe Bryant had been scoring and in so many different ways. Against Utah, with four or five players taking turns guarding Bryant, nothing came easy as the

Fort Hood suspect appeals forcible-shaving ruling

Fort Hood suspect appeals forcible-shaving ruling
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Attorneys for the suspect charged in the Fort Hood shooting spree have filed their appeal of rulings that he can have his beard forcibly shaved before his murder trial. An Army statement says Maj. Nidal Hasan's attorneys filed their appeal Wednesday with the Court of

Lawyer: Chicago-area man dropped from terror list

Lawyer: Chicago-area man dropped from terror list
CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who was convicted of lying about a Hamas shooting of an American teen has been removed from the U.S. government's "specially designated terrorist" list. Bridgeview resident Muhammad Salah's attorney tells the Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/StYJv6) that

Motive unclear in shooting at Calif. chicken plant

Motive unclear in shooting at Calif. chicken plant
By GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The ex-convict who shot a handful of his co-workers execution-style at a California chicken-processing plant, killing two, kept to himself but was a model employee, according to his boss and neighbors. Lawrence Nathaniel Jones, 42, had

Mich. shootings spree suspect arraigned, jailed

Mich. shootings spree suspect arraigned, jailed
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press HOWELL, Mich. (AP) - A man suspected in two dozen random shootings along a 100-mile stretch of roadway in southeastern Michigan was charged with several gun crimes Wednesday that are likely the first of many charges. Prosecutors believe that Raulie Casteel, a

Where Obama stands on the issues

Where Obama stands on the issues
By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where President Barack Obama stands on some of the issues that the country will face in his second term. Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be available for free for

Motive unclear in shooting at Calif. chicken plant

Motive unclear in shooting at Calif. chicken plant
By GOSIA WOZNIACKAAssociated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - That Lawrence Jones targeted a handful of his co-workers at a chicken-processing plant, killing two of them execution-style, was evident, authorities said. But why he did it remained unclear. "He had opportunity to shoot other co-workers

Okla. inmate executed for fiancee's 1986 killing

Okla. inmate executed for fiancee's 1986 killing
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma man who was put to death Tuesday evening despite claims that he was insane spent his final moments rambling about the presidential election and appeared startled when a prison official announced the start of the

Economy top issue for most Colorado voters

Economy top issue for most Colorado voters
DENVER (AP) - An early look at voters' views of Tuesday's elections, according to preliminary exit poll data conducted in Colorado for The Associated Press: ___ COLORADO STATE OF MIND: More than half of Colorado voters say the economy is the most important issue facing the nation, more than