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Former Gophers WR shot, killed in L.A.

Published April 8, 2009

Damien White, who left the team before the 2008 season, was killed Sunday.

NORAD: Shooting down stolen plane not considered

Published April 8, 2009

ST. LOUIS (AP) âÄî The agency charged with defending North American air space never seriously considered shooting down a rogue pilot who flew into U.S. airspace because it quickly determined that...

Police look for clues after body found in suitcase

Published April 7, 2009

A massive search for a missing 8-year-old girl ended a few miles from her home Monday, when farmworkers draining the pond to water nearby fields found the suitcase.

Sex offender who posed as boy, 12, gets 70 years

Published April 7, 2009

Authorities said he shaved and wore makeup to help him appear younger, convincing teachers, students and administrators that he was a boy named Casey.

New Red crest projection: 38-40 feet

Published April 7, 2009

That crest is projected sometime between April 16 and 18.

Vermont legalizes gay marriage with veto override

Published April 7, 2009

Vermont on Tuesday became the fourth state to legalize gay marriage — and the first to do so with a legislature's vote.

Police: No reason to doubt letter was NY gunman’s

Published April 7, 2009

The letter received by Syracuse TV station News 10 Now is still being analyzed, but police believe it was written by 41-year-old Jiverly Wong.

Trooper: Canadian’s US flight was suicide attempt

Published April 7, 2009

The plane, which flew for six hours, was tracked as a "flight safety issue" and was not believed to be a terrorist threat.

Letter said to be from NY killer forecast slayings

Published April 6, 2009

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) âÄî The man who opened fire in an immigrant center, killing 13 people before taking his own life, felt he was persecuted by police, couldn't accept his "poor life" and was...

NY court upholds sentence of abortion doc’s killer

Published April 6, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) âÄî The life prison sentence given to a militant abortion opponent was appropriate despite his claims that he only meant to injure rather than kill a doctor, a federal appeals court...