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• Some blacks see racism in 'birther' questions
• NJ gives $2.4M contract for restoring Edison tower
• Fingerprinting immigrants program under scrutiny
• Bon Appetit and Rachael Ray's mags get makeovers
• Calif. Assembly approves rental car recall bill
• At top colleges, diversity not just black-white
• NJ voters approve 80 percent of school budgets
• Kids visit first lady for take child to work day
• 7 sent to hospital by unknown white smoke in Wash.
• Ex-Bush lawyer facing trial for attempted murder
• Guilty plea entered in NYC hedge fund case
• Correction: West Point-Lesbian Cadet story
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• Tuscaloosa hospital aids over 600 twister victims
• Judge approves USDA, Indian farmers settlement
• Gates Foundation: 88 grants for unusual research
• Jury convicts 2, acquits 2 in Liberia-NY drug case
• Alaska cop in stolen ID case worked as bus driver
• Ala. judge keeps charge in honeymoon death case
• Ohio man pleads guilty in abortion-gunpoint case

Some blacks see racism in 'birther' questions Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:24 PM PDT Shortly after President Barack Obama declared himself an American-born citizen with papers to prove it, Baratunde Thurston declared himself a disgusted black man.

NJ gives $2.4M contract for restoring Edison tower Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:00 PM PDT New Jersey environmental officials have awarded a $2.4 million contract for restoration work at a tower honoring inventor Thomas Edison.

Fingerprinting immigrants program under scrutiny Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:00 PM PDT A California congresswoman is asking for an investigation of Homeland Security Department employees over a supposedly voluntary immigration enforcement program that linked cities with the federal immigration database.

Bon Appetit and Rachael Ray's mags get makeovers Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:51 PM PDT It's starting to feel like an all-you-can-eat buffet on the newsstand lately. And that has some food magazines mixing it up a bit.

Calif. Assembly approves rental car recall bill Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:51 PM PDT One house of the California Legislature on Thursday narrowly approved the nation's first law to force rental car companies to pull vehicles off the road after a safety recall.

At top colleges, diversity not just black-white Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT Some of the country's most selective colleges continue to have difficulty luring more low-income students to campus.

NJ voters approve 80 percent of school budgets Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:00 PM PDT A year after an anti-tax revolt took its toll on school budgets, New Jersey voters have returned to their more generous ways in the state's one-of-a-kind school tax elections.

Kids visit first lady for take child to work day Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:50 AM PDT Michelle Obama is talking with kids about a few of her favorite things for the annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

7 sent to hospital by unknown white smoke in Wash. Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:40 AM PDT A mysterious white smoke from a trash bin sent seven people to the hospital with breathing problems Thursday, authorities said.

Ex-Bush lawyer facing trial for attempted murder Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:40 AM PDT A former Bush administration official charged with trying to kill his wife at their Connecticut home is headed toward a trial after plea negotiations with prosecutors failed.

Guilty plea entered in NYC hedge fund case Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:30 AM PDT A hedge fund portfolio manager has pleaded guilty to insider trading charges in a case aimed at curbing criminal behavior among those who peddle secrets as legitimate market research.

Correction: West Point-Lesbian Cadet story Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:30 AM PDT In an April 27 story about a lesbian former West Point cadet rejected for re-admission, The Associated Press incorrectly identified the name of the group that maintains an online countdown clock marking the time elapsed since President Barack Obama signed the "don't ask, don't tell" repeal. The group is Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, not Servicemembers United.

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Tuscaloosa hospital aids over 600 twister victims Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:20 AM PDT A mesmerized crowd gathered at the 7th floor waiting-room window of a Tuscaloosa hospital to watch a huge tornado barrel toward them.

Judge approves USDA, Indian farmers settlement Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:20 AM PDT A federal judge has approved a $680 million settlement between the Agriculture Department and American Indian farmers who say they were denied loans because of discrimination.

Gates Foundation: 88 grants for unusual research Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:10 AM PDT The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is shining a light on toilets and the waste that is supposed to go in them in the sixth round of its grand challenges project.

Jury convicts 2, acquits 2 in Liberia-NY drug case Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:20 AM PDT A drug investigation that started when the son of Liberia's president reported an attempt to corrupt the country's officials has resulted in two convictions and two acquittals at a New York City trial.

Alaska cop in stolen ID case worked as bus driver Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:10 AM PDT A police officer in Alaska accused of being an illegal immigrant using a stolen identity previously worked as a bus driver and had an excellent driving record.

Ala. judge keeps charge in honeymoon death case Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:00 AM PDT An Alabama judge has declined to dismiss a capital murder charge against a man charged with killing his wife during a 2003 honeymoon diving trip to Australia.

Ohio man pleads guilty in abortion-gunpoint case Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:00 AM PDT A man charged under an Ohio fetal homicide law with trying to force his pregnant girlfriend at gunpoint to get an abortion pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted murder, weapons and abduction counts.

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