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  • Click for Full Story Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care

    11.20.2009 5:59 PM EST

    CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.

     
  • Teen pleads guilty in violent Border Patrol murder

    11.20.2009 5:37 PM EST

    SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times in head, neck and torso in the mountains east of San Diego.

     
  • Click for Full Story Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken

    11.20.2009 3:13 PM EST

    FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — 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.

     
  • Click for Full Story Former Marine charged in 'Cathouse' star's death

    11.20.2009 6:10 PM EST

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Marine was charged Friday with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse."

     
  • Click for Full Story SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor

    11.20.2009 4:14 PM EST

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.

     
  • Guidelines for cancer screening differ by group

    11.20.2009 4:24 PM EST

    Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.

     
  • Click for Full Story Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails

    11.20.2009 6:07 PM EST

    LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office.

     
  • Pa. university students upset about fitness class

    11.20.2009 4:52 PM EST

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.

     
  • NYC TV newsman guilty of attempted assault on wife

    11.20.2009 6:15 PM EST

    SUFFERN, N.Y. (AP) — A judge has convicted an influential New York City television newsman of attempting to assault his wife.

     
  • Click for Full Story Giuliani back in spotlight _ but what's the show?

    11.20.2009 3:15 PM EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — Whether he's planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani is suddenly back and talking about the topic that made him a national star — Sept. 11.