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    Death house: Nightmare hid on Ohio street

    Anthony Sowell, right, stands behind public defender Kathleen DeMetz during his court appearance Wednesday in Cleveland. Sowell, 50, was arraigned on five counts of aggravated murder after 11 bodies were discovered in his home over the past few days.The run-down Cleveland neighborhood where 50-year-old Anthony Sowell quietly carved out an existence is the type of place where women can disappear almost in plain sight.


    Report: Garrido improperly supervised

    During a court appearance last week, accused Jaycee Dugard kidnapper Phillip Garrido glares at Katie Callaway Hall, whom he was convicted of raping more than three decades ago. A report summary says officials failed to properly supervise parolee Phillip Garrido and missed chances to discover the girl he allegedly kidnapped and held in his backyard for 18 years.


    Can Senate trio salvage a climate bill?

    Three senators with different leanings — Democrat John Kerry, left, Republican Lindsey Graham, center, and independent Joseph Lieberman — appeared together on Capitol Hill Wednesday to announce a new approach to a climate bill.A trio of senators — each with differing politics —  on Wednesday announced a rescue effort for troubled climate legislation and quickly got some key backing.


    Source: Guilty plea for ex-NY top cop Kerik

    Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner and ex-nominee for Homeland Security secretary, will plead guilty to resolve  criminal trials, a person familiar with the case says.

    Tearful goodbyes at N.D. pond where 3 died

    From left: Kyrstin Gemar, 22, of Grossmont, Calif., Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba, and Afton Williamson, 20, of Lake Elsinore, Calif.Teammates and family members throw roses and softballs into the farm pond where three college softball players were found dead inside their sunken sport utility vehicle.


    Police: Teen missing since 1954 was slain

    Dorothy Gay Howard went missing 55 years ago.Police have determined that a young woman buried as Jane Doe in Colorado 55 years ago was  Dorothy Gay Howard, whose family watched the decades pass without word of her.


    Utah refinery blast damages homes

    Trina McConkie, left, consoles Linda Wood in the neighborhood near the Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross, Utah where an explosion damaed homes.Federal investigators on Wednesday express alarm over a second explosion this year at the same Utah oil refinery, which has a history of trouble dating to 2003.


    White House distances itself from losses

    Nov. 4: A day after watching his party suffer its first bad November election night since 2004, President Barack Obama got nostalgic for his own election exactly one year ago Wednesday. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.  (Nightly News)The White House distanced itself Wednesday from Democratic losses in two states, saying the races for governor hinged on local issues and were not a referendum on the president.


    Chimp victim seeks to sue state

    The family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee is seeking to sue the state for $150 million.

    2 jurors gone: Gotti’s mother is not happy

    John "Junior" Gotti's mother unleashes a profanity-laced tirade at her son's New York racketeering trial after a judge dismisses two jurors.

    Officials: Big jump in Calif. pot plants seized

    Authorities report a staggering jump in the number of marijuana plants seized in California's eradication effort, claiming a more than 50 percent jump over the previous year.

    Colo. ski town votes to legalize marijuana

    The Colorado ski town of Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana.

    Cops: Pair stole 1,000 bags at airport

    Nov. 4: If you've lost luggage at the Phoenix airport, you are not alone. At least 1,000 pieces of luggage have been stolen off carousels. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)Two people suspected of stealing up to 1,000 pieces of luggage from baggage claim carousels at Phoenix's airport have been arrested by police who found heaps of the stolen bags strewn throughout their home.


    Calif. town bans medical marijuana shops

    A small Northern California city has banned medical marijuana growing and dispensing, a move opponents say will bring lawsuits.

    Amid strike, commuter train catches fire

    Officials said no injuries were reported after a Philadelphia commuter train caught fire Wednesday.Commuters juggled schedules as a strike ground the city's transit system to a near halt for a second day Wednesday, a morning rush worsened when a regional rail train caught fire.


    Man gets life in 1993 Ill. restaurant slayings

    A former handyman convicted of killing seven people during a robbery at a suburban Chicago fast-food restaurant in 1993 has been sentenced to life in prison.

    S.C. man gets 3 years for sex with horse

    A man caught having sex with a horse in a South Carolina stable is sentenced to three years in prison.

    Relative tells of call from doomed boat

    The boat's owner and his lawyer say they believe the Lady Mary was struck by another vessel that then left the area. That theory is one of several being examined by the Coast Guard.

    Judge: Mich. man can sue store he robbed

    A Michigan judge says a man who claims he was chased, shot and beaten by workers at a store he'd just robbed can sue the men. But only if he comes up with $10,000 within two weeks.

    Dad lost his job, so this family lives on the road

    Dave Dudley and his family used to have a house; today they roam America in an RV. And they are only one of many families who have taken up an itinerant lifestyle to cut costs in difficult economic times.Last year, Dave Dudley lost his job as a software V.P. — so he sold his house and took his wife and three children on the road in an RV. And they’re not alone: In a tough economy, more Americans are trading home and hearth for the open road.


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