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Md. lawmakers not feeling so Southern anymore
Maryland's official song may include a line about "Northern scum" left over from the Civil War era, but the state isn't feeling so Southern anymore. (Updated: 03/19/10 3:14 AM )
Gunman kills KC 7-Eleven clerk working final shift
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. (Updated: 03/19/10 1:29 AM )
No rabies found in wolves blamed in teacher death
Two wolves suspected of killing a teacher outside a rural Alaska village did not have rabies, lab tests concluded Thursday. (Updated: 03/18/10 10:34 PM )
Virginia executes inmate by electrocution
A Virginia man has been executed for killing a teen girl and then bragging about it to prosecutors once he thought he could not face the death penalty. (Updated: 03/18/10 9:39 PM )
Marine general to testify at Haditha hearing
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. (Updated: 03/18/10 9:39 PM )
Arizona sheriff launches immigration sweep
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona has launched a two-day, countywide crime and immigration sweep that authorities say will focus on drop houses, drug violators and human smuggling vehicles. (Updated: 03/18/10 8:29 PM )
Leprechaun holdup suspect linked to Santa robbery
The man who staged a St. Patrick's Day bank robbery in a leprechaun costume and died during a police shootout also held up a bank three days before Christmas in a Santa suit, police said Thursday. (Updated: 03/18/10 7:59 PM )
Report: NIU gunman may have been angry at school
A gunman who killed himself and five students at Northern Illinois University in 2008 may have been motivated in part by fury at academic changes the school made that he believed de-emphasized his academic field, according to a new report released Thursday. (Updated: 03/18/10 6:59 PM )
Records in Arizona sweat lodge case offer details
Documents released Thursday in the case of a motivational speaker charged with manslaughter expand on the already wide range of experiences participants reported having during an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony. (Updated: 03/18/10 9:20 PM )
Medical marijuana a frequent target for criminals
Patients, growers and clinics in some of the 14 states that allow medical marijuana are falling victim to robberies, home invasions, shootings and even murders at the hands of pot thieves. (Updated: 03/18/10 9:39 PM )
Feds to buy Illinois prison even without detainees
The Obama administration still wants to buy a prison in northwestern Illinois even if it's not used to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees. (Updated: 03/18/10 6:45 PM )
Calif. college: Teacher violated gay bias policy
A Fresno City College science instructor violated a campus anti-discrimination policy when he told students that homosexuality is a mental disorder that should be treated with psychotherapy, campus administrators have concluded. (Updated: 03/18/10 7:39 PM )
NTSB seeks better communications after NWA mishap
Federal safety officials recommended Thursday that better communications procedures be adopted in the wake of a fatal Montana plane crash and a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by more than 100 miles last year. (Updated: 03/18/10 11:19 PM )
Private drama plagues Oscar winner Sandra Bullock
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." (Updated: 03/18/10 11:25 PM )
NOAA head details reforms of fishery enforcement
The nation's oceans chief on Thursday detailed reforms on the ways fishermen are policed, including a proposal to force her agency to better justify penalties against them. (Updated: 03/18/10 5:59 PM )