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Thursday, October 28, 2010

School board member to resign over anti-gay post

School board member to resign over anti-gay post
Jury: 'Ninja' killed Florida couple
DEA: Afghan raids net $56M in heroin
Murder case against ATF agent tossed
Same weapon shot at 3 military facilities
Anna Nicole boyfriend guilty in drug trial
BP, Halliburton knew of flaws in cement
U.S. spy spending revealed for 1st time
Teen girls executed by Somali militants
Mohammed is England's top baby name

School board member to resign over anti-gay post

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 08:01 PM PDT

A school district board member in Arkansas who came under fire for an anti-gay post on a social networking site regrets the comments and will resign, he told AC360°.

Jury: 'Ninja' killed Florida couple

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 07:38 PM PDT

A jury convicted Leonard Gonzalez Jr. on two counts of first-degree murder in the execution-style killing of a Florida couple known for adopting special-needs kids.

DEA: Afghan raids net $56M in heroin

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Almost $56 million worth of high-quality heroin has been seized in a series of drug busts in Afghanistan, according to senior Drug Enforcement Administration officials.

Murder case against ATF agent tossed

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 06:08 PM PDT

A judge dismissed a murder case Thursday against a U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the ATF said.

Same weapon shot at 3 military facilities

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 03:16 PM PDT

The same weapon was used in three recent incidents of shots fired at military buildings, including the Pentagon, the FBI said Thursday.

Anna Nicole boyfriend guilty in drug trial

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and lawyer, Howard K. Stern, and one of her doctors were found guilty on Thursday of two drug-related counts.

BP, Halliburton knew of flaws in cement

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT

BP and Halliburton knew of potential flaws in cement slurry used in the Gulf oil well before it exploded, and they failed to act, according to the lead investigator's letter.

U.S. spy spending revealed for 1st time

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 12:07 PM PDT

The United States spent $80 billion on spy activities in 2010, the first time the government has officially announced the total tab for intelligence spending.

Teen girls executed by Somali militants

Posted: 28 Oct 2010 05:35 AM PDT

A Somali militant group publicly executed two teenage girls Wednesday after accusing them of being spies for the Somali government, according to the group, eyewitnesses and a relative of one of the girls.