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Imam in Fort Hood case born in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim imam who had communicated with suspected Foot Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was born in New Mexico, records indicate.
Jefferson seeks to remain free on appeal
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Attorneys for convicted former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., say he should remain free on bond after his sentencing.
Presbyterians vote to ordain lesbian
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Leaders of the Presbyterian Church in San Francisco Tuesday voted to ordain the first openly homosexual minister in the denomination.
Order stalls U of N.D. nickname change
GRAND FORKS, N.D., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A state judge ordered the University of North Dakota to hold off on plans to change the school's nickname from the Fighting Sioux.
Founder of charity sues over firing
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The founder of an Oklahoma-based charity, Feed The Children, has sued the board of directors for firing him as president.
Rep. Kennedy calls off meeting with bishop
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., says he's through debating whether he's a good Catholic with Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin.
Father receives 114 years in girl's death
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An Aurora, Colo., man has been sentenced to 114 years in prison for the death of his missing daughter and the abuse of her siblings, authorities said.
Dugan sentenced to death in Illinois
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A jury in Illinois Wednesday sentenced Brian Dugan to death for abducting, raping and killing a 10-year-old Naperville girl 26 years ago.
Divorced couple charged with online rape
SEATTLE, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A divorced couple in the Seattle area have been charged with webcasting images of their sexual abuse of a 4-year-old girl.
Man allegedly threatened abortion clinic
EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An Oregon man has been charged with making threatening phone calls to Planned Parenthood threatening to blow up its clinic in Eugene.
Man gets life for courtroom killing
DRESDEN, Germany, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Russian immigrant was given life in prison in Germany Wednesday for the court-room stabbing death of a pregnant Muslim woman who was testifying against him.
U.N.: Russian-Georgia talks progressing
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.N. officials involved in talks on the Russian-Georgian conflict said overall security in the region was stable, despite concerns about recent detentions.
Search resumes for serial killer's victims
CLEVELAND, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- FBI agents Wednesday resumed their search for more bodies in around the home of suspected Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell.
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Prosecutors: Students paid witnesses
CHICAGO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Two witnesses said Illinois journalism students paid them to make statements the students hoped would cast doubt on a man's murder conviction, prosecutors said.