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Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09

Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police say a southwest Missouri man who confessed to plotting to shoot up a screening of 'Twilight' and a Walmart store had been detained after threatening a store clerk three years ago. Bolivar Police Chief Steve Hamilton

Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09

Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri man who confessed this week to plotting to shoot up a "Twilight" showing and a Walmart store was detained in 2009 after threatening a store clerk, police said Saturday. Bolivar Police Chief Steve Hamilton said

Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09

Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police say a southwest Missouri man who confessed to plotting to shoot up a screening of 'Twilight' and a Walmart store had been detained after threatening a store clerk three years ago. Bolivar Police Chief Steve Hamilton

Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09

Man accused of 'Twilight' plot committed in '09
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTHAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri man who confessed this week to plotting to shoot up a "Twilight" showing and a Walmart store was detained in 2009 after threatening a store clerk, police said Saturday. Bolivar Police Chief Steve Hamilton said

Residents in blast-shaken subdivision want answers

Residents in blast-shaken subdivision want answers
By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When a house two blocks away exploded with a deafening boom, the staggering force knocked Billie Chipman to the floor. The freckled 16-year-old hasn't slept since. "I was walking to the couch and I fell," she said Thursday. As clocks and

Diabetes rates rocket in Oklahoma, South

Diabetes rates rocket in Oklahoma, South
By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and the biggest jump over 15 years was in Oklahoma, according to a new federal report issued Thursday. The diabetes rate in Oklahoma more than tripled, and Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama also saw

Computer problems at United delay travelers

Computer problems at United delay travelers
By JOSHUA FREED and SAMANTHA BOMKAMPAP Airlines Writers NEW YORK (AP) - A computer outage at United Airlines delayed thousands of travelers on Thursday and embarrassed the airline at a time when it's trying to win back customers after glitches earlier this year. The two-hour outage held up

Sir Washington To Grace EWU in 2013

Sir Washington To Grace EWU in 2013
Eastern Washington added a talented shooting guard to its 2013 quiver. Coach Jim Hayford said Wednesday he received a letter of intent from Sir Washington from Las Vegas, Nev. Washington was All-Sunset region as a junior last season, averaging 14.5 points and five rebounds per game. He helped his

Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force

Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) - A pair of Mexican drug smugglers in camouflage pants, bundles of marijuana strapped to their backs, scaled a 25 foot-high fence in the middle of the night, slipped quietly into the United States and dashed into the darkness. U.S. Border

Summit of 15 EU countries shows split on EU budget

Summit of 15 EU countries shows split on EU budget
By RAF CASERTAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Divisions among the 27 European Union countries over increasing the region's €1 trillion budget deepened Tuesday as the region's two opposing camps set out their arguments over raising spending in the midst of a three-year debt crisis. A