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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.

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.

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.

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.

New Red crest projection: 38-40 feet

Published April 7, 2009

That crest is projected sometime between April 16 and 18.

VA patient tests positive for HIV after mistakes

Published April 6, 2009

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) âÄî A Veterans Affairs patient who was among thousands treated with unsterilized equipment has tested positive for HIV, the first such case reported since the department...

Study links vegetarians to eating disorders

Published April 6, 2009

Researchers recommend more communication between vegetarians, physicians.

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...

Government cracking down on mortgage scams

Published April 6, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Federal and state officials are cracking down on mortgage modification scams, accusing "criminal actors" of preying on desperate borrowers caught up in the nation's housing...