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Court makes Conn. 3rd state to allow gay marriage

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:16:18 -0400

A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay couples have the right to get married, saying legislators did not go far enough when they approved same-sex civil unions that were identical to marriages in virtually every respect except the name.

Stocks got slammed, but was it a `crash'?

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:26:24 -0400

Did stocks "crash"?

OJ Simpson seeks new robbery trial in Las Vegas

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:09:15 -0400

O.J. Simpson's lawyers cited judicial errors and insufficient evidence Friday in seeking a new trial for the former football star, who was convicted of kidnapping and robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino hotel room.

Soldier punished in beating of Jewish trainee

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:50:41 -0400

An Army trainee will face nonjudicial punishment rather than criminal charges for beating a Jewish soldier so badly he was treated by a hospital, the military said Friday, in a move that keeps many details of the attack secret.

Japanese man held in LA in wife's 1981 slaying

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:23:08 -0400

A Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife killed 27 years ago was returned to Southern California on Friday to face trial.

Vultures circle Wall Street, but hesitate to feed

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:01:15 -0400

When financial panic sweeps Bedford Falls in the 1946 movie "It's a Wonderful Life," the villain, Mr. Potter, moves to snap up the Bailey Bros. Building and Loan, offering a fire-sale price of 50 cents on the dollar.

Homeless man dies after being set ablaze in LA

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:02:31 -0400

A homeless man died after being doused with gasoline and set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years and was a familiar face to residents of Koreatown, police and local merchants said Friday.

Man dies after balloon crashes in flames in N.M.

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:35:12 -0400

A hot air balloon crashed into power lines and burst into flames Friday during Albuquerque's annual balloon fiesta, throwing both men on board to the ground and killing one of them. Witnesses said that many of the balloons were flying low right before the Wings of Wind balloon crashed in Bernalillo, just north of Albuquerque.

Will cheap gas mean return to gas-guzzling ways?

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:55:18 -0400

Prices at the pump are dropping fast, and gas could fall below $3 a gallon in a matter of weeks, if not sooner. Does that mean Americans will return to their heedless, gas-guzzling ways?

Ohio death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:24:15 -0400

Lawyers for an Ohio death row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that his obesity prevents humane lethal injection filed an appeal Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, planned for next week.