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• U.S. strikes farther into Pakistan, kills 6 suspected militants
  Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan -- The U.S. military apparently struck at Islamic militants outside Pakistan's lawless tribal belt for the first time Wednesday, firing a missile that killed six sus [...]
• FBI agent killed serving warrant near Pittsburgh
  GLENSHAW, Pa. -- An FBI agent was shot and killed today while serving a warrant at a home near Pittsburgh. The agent, Sam Hicks, was shot about 6 a.m. in Glenshaw, about 10 miles northeast of Pitts [...]
• When house sale sours, buyer outs seller as illegal immigrant; he loses job, faces deportation
  ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) _ Like all illegal immigrants, Lorenzo Jimenez knew the knock on the door from immigration agents could come at any time. Still, he had enough faith in the American dream to buy a [...]
• Oregon Man Gets 6 Years for Texting 12-Year-Old Girl
  Prosecutors said 29-year-old Patrick Lee Kenney also pleaded no contest to attempted sexual abuse and furnishing obscene material to a minor. Kenney met the girl on the MySpace site. The girl's [...]
• Two Brothers Remain Jailed Without Bond in Double Slaying at Steak'n Shake
  Anthony Akins Jr., 20, and Oundr'e Akins, 19, are charged with robbing a Steak 'n Shake restaurant in south St. Louis County, where they worked six months ago, and killing two employees. The victim [...]