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Alabama gunman kills bus driver, seizes boy

MIDLAND CITY, Ala.  — Police SWAT teams and hostage negotiators were locked in a standoff Wednesday with a gunman authorities say intercepted a school bus, killed the driver, snatched a 6-year-old boy and retreated into a bunker at his home with the kindergartener.  



Arizona police: 3 shot at office complex

PHOENIX — Police in Arizona’s largest city say one person shot at an office complex was in extremely critical condition. Two others who were shot had less severe injuries.


Pa. judge: No new trial for Jerry Sandusky

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Wednesday when a judge rejected his argument that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for the three-week proceeding that ended with a 45-count guilty verdict.  



Indiana lawmakers push for Sunday alcohol sales

The last state in the nation to bar retail alcohol sales on Sundays is making a push to lift the restriction, but strong opposition from liquor stores could leave Indiana’s effort as flat as an open bottle of champagne.



Bloomington mayor planning same-sex wedding

The mayor of Bloomington plans to conduct a wedding ceremony for more than a dozen gay and lesbian couples this week to protest a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Indiana.


Judge OKs $4B BP oil spill criminal settlement

BP PLC closed the book on the Justice Department’s criminal probe of its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf oil spill Tuesday, when a federal judge agreed to let the London-based oil giant plead guilty to manslaughter charges for the deaths of 11 rig workers and pay a record $4 billion in penalties.