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Court to hear Fort Hood suspect's shaving appeal

Court to hear Fort Hood suspect's shaving appeal
By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A military appeals court will hear arguments next week before deciding if an Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage can be forcibly shaved for his murder trial. The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, in a ruling

US: Immigrant stole military technology for Russia

US: Immigrant stole military technology for Russia
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - An American success story of an immigrant from Kazakhstan who made millions off his Texas export firm took a Cold War-era turn on Wednesday when U.S. authorities accused him of being a secret agent who's been stealing military technology for the

US: Immigrant stole military technology for Russia

US: Immigrant stole military technology for Russia
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - An American success story of an immigrant from Kazakhstan who made millions off his Texas export firm took a Cold War-era turn on Wednesday when U.S. authorities accused him of being a secret agent who's been stealing military technology for the

Dog Quickly Takes In, Nurses Stray Kitten

Dog Quickly Takes In, Nurses Stray Kitten
JORDAN, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota woman says she was shocked when her small dog began caring for an abandoned kitten, then started producing milk and nursing the fuzzy gray stray to health. Pat Weber says the kitten was days old when her grandson found it in the family's barn in early September

Newspaper: Malvo felt like 'worst piece of scum'

Newspaper: Malvo felt like 'worst piece of scum'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said in a newspaper interview published Sunday that the devastated reaction of a victim's husband made him feel like "the worst piece of scum." Malvo expresses remorse in the interview with The Washington Post (wapo.st/SrLk9I) and urged the

Troubled Michigan lottery winner found dead

Troubled Michigan lottery winner found dead
ECORSE, Mich. (AP) - Police say a Detroit-area woman who collected welfare benefits despite winning a $735,000 lottery prize has died of a possible drug overdose. Ecorse police Sgt. Cornelius Herring confirmed that 25-year-old Amanda Clayton was found dead about 9 a.m. Saturday at a home in the

Leader of American pilots: Don't slow down flights

Leader of American pilots: Don't slow down flights
By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - With American Airlines threatening legal action, the leader of the pilots' union is telling it members not to delay flights - if that's what they're doing. Acting President Keith Wilson says the Allied Pilots Association has nothing to

Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested

Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested
By DENISE LAVOIE and ERIKA NIEDOWSKIAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results, forging paperwork and mixing samples at a state police lab was arrested Friday in a scandal that has thrown thousands of criminal cases into doubt. Annie Dookhan, 34,

Voter registration problems widening in Florida

Voter registration problems widening in Florida
By GARY FINEOUTAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - What first appeared to be an isolated problem in one Florida county has now spread statewide, with election officials in nine counties informing prosecutors or state election officials about questionable voter registration forms filled

Voter registration problems widening in Florida

Voter registration problems widening in Florida
By GARY FINEOUTAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - What first appeared to be an isolated problem in one Florida county has now spread statewide, with election officials in nine counties informing prosecutors or state election officials about questionable voter registration forms filled