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Obama effigy hung at RI school with fired teachers (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - A teacher at a failing school where he and all his colleagues are being fired hung an effigy of President Barack Obama in his classroom, apparently in reaction to Obama's support of extreme measures to ensure accountability in schools.
Woman testifies against RI officer accused of rape (AP)
March 19, 2010AP - A woman who says an on-duty Providence police officer raped her testified on the opening day of a sexual assault trial Thursday that she woke up in the bathroom stall of a police substation with her pants undone and her undergarments removed.
Prosecutor: Serial killer linked to more cases (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - Convicted serial killer Rodney James Alcala may be linked to the unsolved cases of at least six people who disappeared or were killed, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said Thursday.
Private drama plagues Oscar winner Sandra Bullock (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - Sandra Bullock is on a career high. America's Sweetheart and "Miss Congeniality" was repeatedly anointed as Hollywood royalty this year, sweeping awards season and capping it off with an Oscar for her role as a devoted mom in "The Blind Side."
Authorities: Body on Wash. beach is missing boy (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - A child's body found Thursday on an island beach in Puget Sound is that of an 8-year-old boy who vanished last weekend with his mother, a Pierce County sheriff's spokesman said.
Kids who helped deliver baby describe ordeal (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - When their mom went into labor with no one else around, a 9-year-old California boy and his 11-year-old sister quickly responded like pros and helped care for their newborn brother.
US Rep: Pa. 'Jihad Jane' terror suspect cooperated (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - A woman accused of trolling the Internet as Jihad Jane and agreeing to marry a suspected terrorist and kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims cooperated with authorities, a congressman said.
APNewsBreak: SC gov to pay $74K in ethics fines (AP)
March 19, 2010
AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has agreed to pay $74,000 in fines to resolve dozens of charges that he violated state ethics laws with his campaign spending and travel, including a taxpayer-funded rendezvous with his Argentine mistress, the State Ethics Commission said Thursday.
Marine general to testify at Haditha hearing (AP)
March 19, 2010AP - A four-star general will testify at a pretrial hearing in the biggest criminal case against U.S. troops to arise from the Iraq war, a Marine Corps spokesman said Thursday.
Gunman kills KC 7-Eleven clerk working final shift (AP)
March 19, 2010AP - Gurpreet Singh was working his final shift as a 7-Eleven clerk, before moving on next week to full-time job at a hospital, when he was gunned down during a robbery.
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