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One-time MLK lieutenant gets 15 years for incest

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:57:14 -0400

A one-time top lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for having sex more than a decade ago with his then-teenage daughter.

Guard planes not yet equipped to fight wildfires

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:56:17 -0400

Despite pressure from elected officials and the military, the Bush administration has yet to equip some California National Guard planes for firefighting - a delay that could have grave implications during the worst of the wildfire season.

Law experts: Fla. conviction possible without body

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:11:15 -0400

Prosecutors have DNA tests and hair samples. They have testimony about "the smell of death" in the trunk of the suspect's car.

Nancy Reagan hospitalized with broken pelvis

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:39:12 -0400

Nancy Reagan suffered a broken pelvis in a fall at her home and will be hospitalized for several days, her spokeswoman said Wednesday. The 87-year-old former first lady fell last week, spokeswoman Joanne Drake said. She did not seek immediate medical care but decided Monday to get checked out because of persistent pain, Drake said.

Residents file back in as LA fire fears diminish

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:06:19 -0400

Residents of the San Fernando Valley breathed air free of smoke and ash for the first time in four days Wednesday under brilliant blue skies.

Finding God at a beer festival

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:52:56 -0400

In the beginning, there was a long line for Judgment Day ale.

Mexican workers in US during WWII can get back pay

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:14:12 -0400

Ramon Ibarra remembers his backbreaking days repairing railroads in the Southwest, a contract job for which he left Mexico in 1942 as part of a guest worker program. More than 60 years later, he's looking forward to the rest of his paycheck.

'Casino' movie inspiration Rosenthal dead at 79

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:14:22 -0400

Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal - sports handicapper extraordinaire, Las Vegas gaming executive and the inspiration for the blockbuster movie "Casino" - died Monday. He was 79.

In many US airports, guns are OK outside security

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:45:17 -0400

Flying in the U.S. has been transformed since Sept. 11, with passengers forced to remove their shoes, take out their laptop computers and put liquids and gels in clear plastic bags. Yet it's perfectly legal to take a loaded gun right up to the security checkpoint at some of the nation's biggest airports.

US confronts possibility of long, deep recession

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:12:02 -0400

The U.S. has not endured a deep and prolonged recession in more than a quarter century - enough time for many Americans to forget what one feels like.