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Chicago terror suspect pleads guilty
A Chicago man admits in court that he scouted out the Indian city of Mumbai before a 2008 terror attack that left 166 dead and helped plan an attack a Danish newspaper that never took place.
Woman dies after husband shoots her inside church
Police say a woman is dead after her husband shot her at Calvary Lutheran Church on S. 330th Street in Federal Way Wednesday afternoon.
Fargo learns from mistakes in flood fight
The flood-weary city in North Dakota is well versed in flood preparation because it's learned from its errors, especially after last year's record-breaking flood.
Tug-of-war over repeated records requests
A tiny Arizona school district is suing four women over repeated records requests -- part of a nationwide tug-of-war over open records laws.
Man pleads guilty in 1968 hijacking
A U.S. citizen accused of hijacking a plane from New York to Cuba more than four decades ago pleads guilty in Manhattan.
Immigrants head to D.C. to push reforms
Tens of thousands of immigrants from across the country, many of them undocumented Hispanics, are expected to rally  in Washington on Sunday to dramatize their pleas for immigration reform.
Police: Mom admits killing 'disrespectful' teen
A woman accused of strangling her daughter on a college campus apartment in Purchase, N.Y., told police she did it because the daughter was "disrespectful all the time," according to court papers.
Obama effigy hung at R.I. school
A teacher at a failing Rhode Island school where he and all his colleagues were fired hung an effigy of President Barack Obama in his classroom.
1 killed, 2 injured in fire at small Detroit hotel
Authorities say illegal electricity was being supplied to a small hotel on Detroit's east side where one person was killed and two others were injured in a fire that gutted the building.
65 years later, war photo caption corrected
The AP is correcting the caption on one of the most famous photos in its library - an image that purportedly showed the Bataan Death March during World War II.
'Jihad Jane' pleads not guilty to terror plot
The U.S. terrorism suspect who authorities say dubbed herself "Jihad Jane" online has pleaded not guilty to all counts in federal court in Philadelphia.
American took a twisted trail to terror
The path that brought U.S. citizen David Coleman Headley to the point of pleading guilty to involvement in two international terrorism plots is complicated and twisted.
Island searched for elusive 'barefoot burglar'
Using helicopters and search dogs, police scoured an island off Washington state Thursday for an unlikely fugitive: an 18-year-old suspected of stealing airplanes who is known as the "barefoot burglar."
Seven years of war and an eternity of remembrance
The Iraq war, about to enter its eighth year, came home most recently to Federal Way, Washington, a tiny town outside Seattle where 26-year-old Pfc. Erin L. McLyman lived. Her body was flown back to the United States this week; her parents comforted by memories and the courage of a young daughter felled in combat.
NYC couple: Cops have wrong address - again
New York City police  have raided the home of Walter and Rose Martin at least 50 times since 2002 looking for crooks, but each time  they've found they got the wrong address, according to a report.

Dems sweeten health bill
WASHINGTON - Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high-cost prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote.
Winning numbers drawn in GA 'Fantasy 5' game
The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were: 08-10-16-24-34
Officers and rescue worker indicted in separate...
District Attorney Paul Howard has secured the indictment of a Fulton County Sheriff jail guard for murder, a sheriff deputy for aggravated assault, an Atlanta policeman for a domestic assault and a Sandy Springs rescue worker for stealing narcotics.
University council plans next 10 years
The University is one step closer to achieving its far-reaching goals for the next 10 years.At the University Council meeting held Thursday afternoon, the council voted to approve the school's 2020 strategic plan, which serves as a comprehensive vision for where the University wants to be 10 years down the road.The plan is drafted in compliance with the reaccreditation requirements set out by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The 2020 plan includes priorities such as increasing...
Antropov, Armstrong each score twice for Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers may have figured out a winning formula at the most important time of the season: get ahead by two goals, squander the lead, then pull it out. Nik Antropov and Colby Armstrong scored two goals apiece for the Thrashers, who gave themselves hope in the playoff race with a second straight victory, 6-3 over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Deadlock in trial of man accused in cop stabbing
A Clarke County Superior Court judge Thursday declared a mistrial in the competency case of a mentally ill man who is accused of trying to murder an Athens-Clarke police officer in 2007. Jurors told the judge they were hopelessly deadlocked after they deliberated for nearly 10 hours on whether 46-year-old Steven Anthony Eberhart is fit to stand trial.
Ga. senator leaves race for Congress seat
Republican Senator Don Balfour will not run to replace John Linder in the U.S. House. The Snellville-based lawmaker says he wants to focus on running an efficient Rules Committee. He says he's looking forward to welcoming his son home soon from his service in Afghanistan and focusing on his career at Waffle House.
Boyfriend gets life in killing of 16-year-old girl
A Douglasville man convicted of stabbing and beating his 16-year-old girlfriend to death after she confided she was pregnant and wanted to keep the baby will spend the rest of his life in prison. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Tain Kell called the Jan. 19, 2008, slaying of Marlisa Wells "gruesome" and "brutal" before sentencing 20-year-old Matthew Frederick Wilkins to to life plus 20 years Thursday.
Winning numbers drawn in GA 'Cash 3' game
The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "Cash 3" game were: 0-1-4
Roethlisberger gets animated; interview still...
Ben Roethlisberger's battered public image took another hit Wednesday when the Steelers QB was lampooned on the season premiere of "South Park." The 28-year-old appeared, along with President Bill Clinton, Michael Jordan and David Letterman, at a meeting for sex addicts in an episode inspired by the Tiger Woods scandal.
Atlanta's winter was 8th worst in nation, Weather...
Even Fairbanks, Alaska, had a better winter than Atlanta, the Weather Channel says. Yep, the state closest to Russia was on the Weather Channel's list of cities that had the best winter weather.
Arrest made after man killed at train station
Authorities have arrested a 20-year-old Atlanta man and expect to charge him with the shooting death of a man at a MARTA station in the Atlanta area Wednesday night. The suspect's name is Broderick Smith. MARTA police say they're questioning Smith and expect to charge him with multiple crimes shortly. There is no clear relationship to the victim, 19-year-old Anthony Beavers of Jonesboro.
Senate approves changes to zero tolerance proposal
First-time juvenile violators of a school's zero tolerance policy would no longer be designated felons under a measure that was unanimously approved by the Senate. Under the proposal, items ranging from keychains to grooming kits, which could be classified as weapons, would now only carry that designation when used in an assault.
Senate green lights ban on texting while driving
The Senate proposal to ban texting while driving has received unanimous support. The bill, approved 46-0, would prohibit the practice for all drivers and come with a fine and driver's license penalties.
Receiver Bryant looking for stability with Bengals
Antonio Bryant hopes he has found something with the Cincinnati Bengals that he has been sorely lacking: stability. Bryant has had to deal with a steady parade of quarterbacks, offensive coordinators and wide receivers on four teams during his previous seven years in the league.
Ga. man charged in homemade explosive plot
A Georgia man was sentenced to serve more than five years in federal prison on charges that he sold a poorly made homemade bomb filled with gun powder, live ammo and hypodermic needles to an undercover federal agent. Authorities say 29-year-old William David Oxford was also charged with selling methamphetamine and a sawed-off shotgun to the informant.
Cintas says profit fell as unemployment rose
Uniform maker Cintas Corp. said Thursday that a sagging job market dragged down its profit by nearly a third in its fiscal third-quarter. In the three months ending Feb. 28, the company earned $49 million, or 32 cents per share. That compared with $71.8 million, or 47 cents per share, in the year-ago period.
Bill to raise state user fees, licenses moving...
House leaders trying desperately to fill massive holes in the state budget put a bill to raise more than $90 million worth of state user fees and licenses on the fast track to passage Thursday.
Perdue: Vote no on health care bill
Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue is urging a pair of undecided Georgia Democrats to vote no on President Barack Obama's health care plan. In a letter to U.S. Reps. John Barrow and Sanford Bishop, Perdue said the health bill's expansion of Medicaid would be devastating to Georgia's cash-strapped budget, forcing the state to spend money it doesn't have.
House OK's water conservation bill
Sweeping water conservation legislation is on its way to Gov. Sonny Perdue. The House gave the Georgia Water Stewardship Act final approval with a 153-8 vote on Thursday. The measure is expected to give Georgia with a tool in water negotiations with neighboring Alabama and Florida by showing that sprawling metro Atlanta is working to control its thirst.
UGA warns budget cuts could do 'significant harm'
As colleges wait for decisions on state budget cuts, University of Georgia President Michael Adams repeated Thursday his concerns that popular programs will be eliminated.
Proposed panel would offer fresh ideas on tax code
Georgia's tax code needs a facelift. The leadership of the House and Senate on Thursday pushed for the creation of two panels that would offer suggestions for revamping Georgia's tax laws, which they say are outdated and must be fixed before the economy rebounds if the state is to remain competitive and attractive.
Coal plant backers push bill to make it hard to...
A bill moving forward in the state Senate would make it harder to appeal permit decisions by the state Department of Natural Resources.
Bizarre "kidnapping" case ends in indictment of...
A man who told police he had been kidnapped has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter because a police officer  killed the accused kidnapper An investigation showed Jesus Aranda-Galarza, 25,  was not the victim he purported to be when police stopped the stolen car he was riding in with Pierre George six days before Christmas in 2008, according to indictment handed down Tuesday by a Fulton County grand jury..
Atlanta police seize $1.2 million in marijuana
Atlanta Police have seized more than 700 marijuana plants in various stages of growth, more than 6 lbs of cultivated marijuana and several packages of hashish all valued at $1.2 million. Atlanta Police official Eric Schwartz says the drugs were taken from a home in the 200 block of Baracah Walk in Fulton County Wednesday.
Goodbye winter, hello spring
Listen carefully Saturday afternoon; the loud noise you hear at 1:32 p.m. will be the collective cheer of Georgians welcoming the official beginning of spring and saying goodbye to a winter that was at times brutally cold and many days just plain damp and ugly.
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