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Jaguars coach sends linebacker Peterson home

Nov. 5, 2008
Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio sent linebacker Mike Peterson home Wednesday, two days after Del Rio questioned his team's chemistry.
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RENO, Nev., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Nevada say an increasing number of domestic horses are being abandoned by their owners because of the worsening economy.

NFL: Minnesota 30, Jacksonville 12

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Napoleon Harris's 27-yard fumble return on the game's first play Sunday sent the Minnesota Vikings on their way to a 30-12 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Gun charges against Peterson dropped

JOLIET, Ill., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Retired officer Drew Peterson says he was relieved when a judge in Will County, Ill., dropped gun charges against him unrelated to his wife's disappearance.

Ill. law to impact Peterson case

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Illinois House has given final approval to a measure that may result in ex-police officer Drew Peterson being prosecuted on homicide charges.

Illinois Senate OKs hearsay evidence

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Sources say an Illinois state Senate decision regarding hearsay evidence could be used in the investigation into Stacy Peterson's disappearance.
Minnesota back earns NFC offensive honors

Minnesota back earns NFC offensive honors

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson was named the NFC offensive player of the week when the honors were announced on Wednesday.
Packers' Barnett out for season

Packers' Barnett out for season

GREEN BAY, Wis., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Middle linebacker Nick Barnett, the Green Bay Packers' top tackler, is out for the rest of the season with a torn knee ligament.

Jags deactivate, fine Peterson

DETROIT, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars de-activated middle linebacker Mike Peterson for Sunday's contest at Detroit and fined him $10,000 for "insubordination."
Peterson back with Jaguars

Peterson back with Jaguars

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Linebacker Mike Peterson returned to the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars Friday after being sent home by Coach Jack Del Rio two straight days for insubordination.

Pair of jaguars added to Miami zoo

MIAMI, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The Miami Metrozoo is now home to two jaguars that underwent physical exams prior to being welcomed to their $50 million exhibit home, a zoo official says.

Drew Peterson's stepbrother returns

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Drew Peterson's stepbrother resurfaced to attend a one-year anniversary vigil for Peterson's missing wife in Bolingbrook, Ill., sources say.
Scott Peterson writing Casey Anthony

Scott Peterson writing Casey Anthony

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Convicted California killer Scott Peterson has been writing to suspected child killer Casey Anthony at a jail in Florida, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Candlelight vigil held for missing mother

CHICAGO, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- More than 70 people braved chilly weather Tuesday night to attend a candlelight vigil for suburban Chicago mother Stacy Peterson, who vanished a year ago.

Man jumps fence at White House compound

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A man who jumped a fence just as President George Bush's motorcade was pulling onto the White House grounds has been charged with unlawful entry.

Wife still missing after one year

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The husband of a missing suburban Chicago woman is planning to be out of town when relatives mark the one-year anniversary of her disappearance.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch