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Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed

Police say a woman has died after being struck along with nine children by a car outside an Alabama middle school.

No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case

Prosecutors say they will not appeal the dismissal of a woman's convictions in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.

Prosecutor: Alleged Maui spy is difficult but sane

A Maui man accused of spying for China is difficult to work with and makes wild exaggerations but is legally able to stand trial, a federal prosecutor asserted Friday.

UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.

Porn mogul's son to be tried in girlfriend's death

The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat.

Arizona police arrest parents of rape victim

The parents of an 8-year-old Liberian girl who was allegedly raped by four boys have been arrested on felony child abuse charges.

Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken

A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according to the warrant. Authorities embarked on a nearly weeklong search that ended when the girl's body was found dumped off a rural road.

Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed

A woman lost control of her car and struck nine children and an adult who were standing outside a middle school Friday afternoon, police said.

Levi Johnston's mother gets 3 years in drug case

The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years in prison.

GOP report: Deal with Sacramento mayor was rushed

Two congressional Republicans say federal prosecutors rushed into a settlement with a nonprofit operated by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson that had been accused of misspending government grants.

Authorities: Man tied lizards to chest at airport

Federal officials say they arrested a man who strapped 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 842

As of Friday, Nov. 18, 2009, at least 842 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EST.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,364

As of Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at least 4,364 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

35 students rescued from burning bus on NYC bridge

A bus carrying 35 elementary school children on an outing has caught fire on a New York City bridge, but the children and their escorts have been rescued.

Plea deal reached in store scuffle case

A black school teacher charged with assaulting white police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace has agreed a plea deal with prosecutors convicting her of two misdemeanor counts.

Police: 3rd arrest made in Vegas officer's death

Police say they have arrested a third person in the shooting death of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer in his garage.

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.

Oregon court says teacher can't take gun to class

The Oregon Court of Appeals has rejected a request by a high school English teacher to carry a handgun at school, the latest legal setback for the teacher who says she needs the gun for protection from her former husband.

Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas

Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday.

Atty seeks psych care for Mo. teen murder suspect

A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said.

AP News in Brief

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Indian boy mirrors plight of millions of kids

Colo. billboard links Obama with jihadists

Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care

Former Marine charged in 'Cathouse' star's death

Wyoming challenges Yellowstone snowmobile rules

Former Marine charged in 'Cathouse' star's death

Fate of black teacher in Mo. case rests with jury

Sears Tower plot leader gets 13-year prison term

2 Pa. judges given partial immunity in civil suit

Murder trial's move to LA setback for transit cop

Planes ready to leave Brunswick, Maine Navy base

Lawyer: Ohio's legal injection a human experiment

Atty: Hospital hearing set for Fort Hood suspect

Pa. university students upset about fitness class

Panel: Extending nuclear weapons life successful

Teen pleads guilty in Border Patrol agent killing

Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what's the show?

Militia movement resurfaces across nation

3-year-old leads toddler to safety in Ariz. fire

NY man convicted in hot-car death of father, 85

Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm

Indy man convicted of killing 7 gets life sentence

Ethics committee: No punishment for Burris

Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches

FBI investigating use of stun gun on 10-year-old

Emergency landing on tundra as smooth as runway

UN committee targets Iran's rights violations

Diocese: Pedophile priests should get benefits

Island's bison given birth control to control herd

CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face

Arizona burglars steal box holding baby's ashes

Ex-smoker's lawyers to discuss $300M Fla. verdict

NYC model who married doorman sues upscale co-op

Woman who had nearly 370 animals gets probation

Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails

Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman

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US House districts with fewest academy nominations

AP IMPACT: Some lawmakers send few to academies

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