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Reward offered in Marietta
teen's shooting death
A Marietta mother demanded justice Thursday after her 16-year-old son was gunned down possibly for just a few dollars. Sam Steward was shot Tuesday night within walking distance of his home. Cordelia Gober said it was hard to believe her son may have been killed over $3.00.
Former UGA employees arrested,
charged with stealing textbooks
Two former University of Georgia employees and a former student are charged with a felony for stealing $11,000 worth of textbooks from university storage rooms.
May 20 tornado not a
major disaster, FEMA says
Federal officials have rejected Cherokee County's appeal for federal disaster relief to cover uninsured victims of the May 20 tornado.
Stupid people: 12% still
think Obama is Muslim
 A July Pew Research survey found 12% of Americans continue to say Barack Obama is Muslim, virtually unchanged from 10% in March. This misperception is not limited to voters who oppose Obama.
Obama wins European hearts
with impassioned speech
 Barack Obama touched hearts during an impassioned speech to a 200,000-strong crowd in Berlin, German newspapers agreed, but suspicions remain about the White House contender's motives for courting a European audience.
Ich bin ein Obama
The International Herald Tribune says Obama made his Berlin speech "before a sprawling sea of people" - the word "sprawling" was used in the paper, but not on the website, curiously. The Daily Telegraph calls them "pilgrims".
Is Obama's trip
a hit back home?
Not bad for a junior senator from Illinois - but not surprising either.
Surveys suggest three out of four Germans want him to be the next US president.
Damaged Qantas jet makes
emergency stop in Manila
A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency stop in Manila on Friday after a loud bang punched a hole in the Boeing 747-400's fuselage, officials and passengers said.
Air Force missile
launch crew fell asleep
Three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices this month, triggering an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts, the Air Force said Thursday.
US home foreclosures
jump 14% in 2nd quarter: survey
 US home foreclosures leapt nearly 14 percent in the second quarter from the previous quarter, research group RealtyTrac said Friday in a sign of deepening housing woes.
The slump persists: Home
sales tumble across US
Sales of existing homes tumbled more sharply than expected in June, pushing activity down to the lowest level in more than a decade.
Giant oil spill closes
Mississippi River, shuts off exports
The largest petroleum spill to hit the Mississippi River since 2005's Hurricane Katrina snarled ship traffic on Thursday from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico and brought flows of grain and other key exports to a standstill.
Scientists find complete
dinosaur fossil
 Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur, a nature museum announced Thursday.
Report: Hate crimes hit
5-year high in LA County
Hate crimes in Los Angeles County soared last year to their highest mark in five years even as overall crime dropped across the region, according to a report released Thursday.
Brawl erupts at Dayton baseball
game, fan struck by ball
DAYTON -- It had all the elements of a good baseball game -- as well as hockey game, rugby contest and boxing match. Extreme martial arts? Oh, yeah, that, too.
Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker caught
with gun at Capitol
A state lawmaker who gained national notoriety with an anti-homosexual rant was stopped from entering the state Capitol Wednesday when she was found to have a loaded handgun in her purse, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.
Schoolgirls' math skills
now measure up to boys'
Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that when it comes to math they are just as tough as boys.
Poll: Latinos favor
Obama by big margin
Democrat Barack Obama has opened a big lead among Hispanic voters, winning support from the vast majority of those who had voted for rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic primaries, according to a poll released Thursday.
Meanwhile, McCain settles for lunch at German eatery in Ohio
As the Illinois Democrat spoke before the picturesque Victory Column in Berlin today, the Arizona Republican had a lunch meeting with small business leaders at a German restaurant in German Village, Columbus, Ohio.
Spiegel: ' Hard to imagine that John McCain still has any chance '
 "Anyone who saw him make the short way from the Victory Column in Berlin on Thursday to the podium saw a man with the serious gait of a basketball player, a man who seemed young, decisive and focused. For those who witnessed his appearance in Berlin, it is hard to imagine that John McCain still has any chance."
Gun trafficker gets
12 years in prison
The head of a gun trafficking group that funneled guns illegally bought in Georgia to New Jersey's streets was sentenced to 12 years, seven months in federal prison Thursday.
Gucci Mane busted
on drug, gun charges
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, was arrested and later released from jail Wednesday after being stopped at a police checkpoint in Stockbridge.
He won't be cashing
this stimulus check
This is one stimulus check that may not stimulate anything — except, perhaps, your irritation with the government.A $600 economic stimulus check, courtesy of the U.S. Treasury, made its way to Roswell earlier this week. It was payable to George A. Coker DECD. Yes, "DECD," as in "deceased." Coker died in May 2007.
Clayton officials have
plan to keep accreditation
Clayton County school officials are scheduled to unveil a presentation Friday they hope will convince the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to let county schools keep their accreditation.
Missing Woman's Body Found
At Cloudland Canyon State Park
Authorities said they have found the body of a missing Georgia woman at Cloudland Canyon State Park.Officials began searching Cloudland Canyon State Park for 46-year-old Judy Payne of Rock Spring, Ga. Tuesday morning.
Police: Woman Followed
Home From Publix, Robbed
Susan Stallings said she loaded her car with groceries at the Chastain Square Publix on Roswell Road and went home. She said she was completely unaware she had been followed.
DeKalb County Lifts
Boil Water Advisory
DeKalb County has lifted the precautionary boil water advisory for all zip codes. DeKalb County Watershed Management officials conducted several tests. Based on the results, officials have determined that all water is safe for drinking and normal use.
Vacant homes continue at
record levels in U.S.
The percentage of vacant homes available for sale in the U.S. continues to hover at record levels.
UGA police dispatcher arrested
A University of Georgia police dispatcher resigned Thursday, a day after he was arrested for allegedly causing mayhem at his Athens apartment complex while hopped up on "crunk juice," a cocktail made with liquor and an energy drink.
Dad Accused Of Throwing,
Killing Baby
An 18-year-old father is accused of killing his 2-month-old son, Douglas County authorities said Thursday.
Alonzo Toler has been charged for allegedly killing 2-month-old Demond Toler.
Sandy Springs police officer
challenges her dismissal
A Sandy Springs police patrol supervisor, fired for what city officials have said was a pattern of violating policies, challenged her dismissal as unfair at a hearing Thursday at police headquarters.
'Twilight' fans camp out
for a peek (and a scream)
If you haven't heard of "Twilight," ask a teenager. The best-selling young-adult book isn't bound for the big screen until December, but fan frenzy for the film practically took over Comic-Con on Thursday.
Creators of Scrabble
knockoff on Facebook sued
T-R-O-U-B-L-E could loom for a Scrabble knockoff that has become one of the most popular activities on Facebook.
Judge: Girl's name, Talula
Does The Hula, won't do
A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.
in Ohio baseball brawl
Fifteen players and both managers were ejected — and a fan was sent to the hospital — following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game between affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.
Obama urges Europeans,
Americans to defeat terror
Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.
Toxic Chemicals Found in
Laundry Products, Air Fresheners
A study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous under federal laws, but none of those chemicals was listed on the product labels.
AP Exclusive: Secret Service
wants more money
The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency's campaign security job.
2002 Justice memo OKs
CIA interrogation tactics
The Justice Department in 2002 told the CIA that its interrogators would be safe from prosecution for violations of anti-torture laws if they believed "in good faith" that harsh techniques used to break prisoners' will would not cause "prolonged mental harm."
Food industry bitten
by its lobbying success
One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it."
Report: Hate crimes hit
5-year high in LA County
Hate crimes in Los Angeles County soared last year to their highest mark in five years even as overall crime dropped across the region, according to a report released Thursday.
Scientists expose mystery
behind northern lights
Scientists have exposed some of the mystery behind the northern lights. On Thursday, NASA released findings that indicate magnetic explosions about one-third of the way to the moon cause the northern lights, or aurora borealis, to burst in spectacular shapes and colors, and dance across the sky.
New Zealand students offer
reward for Rice arrest
New Zealand students protesting the Iraq war offered a reward to anyone who carries out a citizen's arrest of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her visit to the country Friday.
Obama beats McCain
in Europe donations
Barack Obama's campaign has received roughly 10 times more money from declared U.S. donors living in Germany, France and Britain than his Republican rival, reflecting his popularity in Europe as he makes his first tour of the continent as the presumed Democratic nominee.
N.M. cavers chart unique
`snowy' river of crystals
Hundreds of feet beneath Earth's surface, a few seasoned cave explorers venture where no human has set foot. Their headlamps illuminate mud-covered walls, gypsum crystals and mineral deposits.
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