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Former professor pleads not guilty in Ala shooting
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Pale, thin and dressed in a red jail uniform, a Harvard University-educated biology professor pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to capital murder charges Thursday in the slayings of three colleagues killed during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville....
NH hotel fire fanned by strong wind destroys block
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) -- A fire that started in an unoccupied oceanfront hotel was fanned by winds of near hurricane force and spread to adjacent buildings, engulfing and destroying an entire block of businesses, firefighters said. No injuries were reported....
Stroke study finds neck stents safe, effective
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A big study finds that people with narrowed neck arteries that could lead to a stroke can be safely treated with a less drastic option than the surgery done now....
Ex-Detroit mayor freed after 14 months in prison
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick walked out of prison early Tuesday offering big smiles and a bear hug for a relative there to greet him. He's free on parole but facing a federal corruption trial that could send him back behind bars....
3 found dead after fire at duplex in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee fire officials say the bodies of a woman and two young children were found following an early morning fire at a duplex....
Whale that killed trainer returns to SeaWorld show
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The killer whale that drowned a female trainer at Orlando's SeaWorld flawlessly performed Wednesday for the first time since last year's death, wowing thousands amid heightened safety that included a steel bar protecting the orca's trainers....
California man convicted of 5 serial slayings
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Robin Samsoe was a passionate and thoughtful friend - so much so that when she sang a duet of the 1970s hit "You Light Up My Life" at a drama club event, she dedicated the song to her singing partner....
