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Home > News > U.S. & World News 5/12/2008 2:50:43 AM
Memorabilia Dealer: O.J. Confessed to Killing Ex-Wife 
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A former O.J. Simpson crony says the former football star confessed to killing his ex-wife.
 
 
At Least 19 Dead in Central US in New Round of Tornadoes 
PICHER, Okla. (AP) -- Many have fled this depressed, pollution-scarred mining town. Those who have chosen to stay or have not yet relocated face a new heartache. 
 
Alabama, North Carolina & Virginia Raked By Spring Storms 
Severe storms swept across the southeast, damaging homes and businesses. Authorities in central North Carolina are searching through the wreckage caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others. Across the southeast the storm system left behind splintered buildings and rattled nerves.  
 
High School Students Revolt After Being Held in Gym For Questioning 
FRANKLIN, TN -- An act of vandalism caught on tape lead to a student revolt at one Tennessee high school earlier last week. It all began when a pair of boys broke into the school, spray-painted messages on the floors and walls, stashed bags of fish in the ceiling and ransacked several rooms.  
 
Pennsylvania Principal Busted in Sex Sting 
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, PA -- A Pennsylvania Middle School principal is back on the job after being busted in an undercover sex-sting. 
 
Unruly Crowds Hunger For 23 Cent Pizza 
EUCLID, OH -- What is a 23-cent pizza worth? One man paid for it with a night in jail. The man was arrested after breaking in at the Papa John's in Euclid, Ohio during a 23-cent pizza promotion that quickly turned ugly. 
 
Minnesota Boy Hit By Hybrid Car, Mom Says He Didn't Hear It Coming 
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- It was something that had never occurred to Jane Flannigan, until she got the call Sunday that her eight-year-old son had been hit by a car while biking with a friend.  
 
Second-Grader Survives Fall From Moving Bus 
AVON, CT -- Charges may be filed against a school bus driver after a child fell from a moving bus window in Avon, Connecticut.  
 
Minnesota Father Shoots Young Son In Deadly Hunting Accident 
SIBLEY COUNTY, MN -- Tony Klaseus will have a tough time if his case goes to a jury, according to Marsh Halberg, a Twin Cities criminal defense attorney.  
 
Hezbollah Fighters in Beirut Melt Away 
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Hezbollah gunmen melted off the streets of Beirut Saturday, heeding an army call to pull the fighters out after the Shiite militants demonstrated their military might in a power struggle with the U.S.-backed government.  
 
Clashes with Darfur Rebels Reported Near Sudan's Capital 
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Hundreds of rebels from war-ravaged Darfur clashed with Sudanese security forces on the doorstep of the capital Saturday in a dramatic widening of the five-year-old conflict.  
 
Jenna Bush's Wedding is Low-Key Affair at Ranch  
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- Jenna Bush couldn't see herself getting married at the White House surrounded by antique furniture and oil portraits of presidents. 
 
Myanmar's Junta Holds Referendum Despite Cyclone Crisis 
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's military rulers held a referendum Saturday aimed at solidifying their hold on power while brazenly turning cyclone relief efforts into a propaganda campaign. In some cases, generals' names were scribbled onto boxes of foreign aid before being distributed.  
 
Barack Obama Overtakes Lead in Superdelegates For First Time 
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party's nomination for president. 
 
Myanmar Junta Hands Out Aid Boxes With Generals' Names 
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's military regime distributed international aid Saturday but plastered the boxes with the names of top generals in an apparent effort to turn the relief effort for last week's devastating cyclone into a propaganda exercise.  
 

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