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School sued for canceling prom over lesbian student
March 12, 2010A Mississippi high school faces a lawsuit over its decision to cancel its prom rather than allow a lesbian high school student to attend with her girlfriend.
Officials: Bacterial meningitis kills Oklahoma student
March 12, 2010An Oklahoma elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis, officials said Thursday, and two other students are hospitalized with the illness.
Ex-NOPD cop admits role in cover-up of LA bridge shooting
March 12, 2010A second former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with police shootings of civilians on a Louisiana bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina, authorities said.
Coroner: Post-Katrina hospital death not homicide
March 12, 2010After reviewing the case of a woman who died at New Orleans, Louisiana's Memorial Hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina, coroner Frank Minyard said Thursday that he cannot classify her death as a homicide.
Report: 12-year-olds abusing inhalants
March 12, 2010When their kids turn 12, parents are concerned about peers pressuring them to smoke cigarettes, drink and use drugs, but it turns out 12-year-olds are doing something else: getting high on inhalants.
Ex-Obama adviser: Democrats may get 'slaughtered' in fall
March 12, 2010Steve Hildebrand, one of the top advisers who helped put President Obama in office, has a stark warning for his old friends at the White House and on Capitol Hill.
GA judge bars release of photos of hiker's nude body
March 12, 2010Photos of the nude and decapitated body of a murdered hiker, sought by a writer on assignment for Hustler magazine, will not be released, a judge in Georgia ordered Wednesday.
Tornadoes tear through Arkansas
March 12, 2010A tornado watch was lifted for Arkansas early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people.
Sushi eatery in hot water for serving whale
March 12, 2010Federal authorities have charged a trendy Santa Monica sushi restaurant with serving whale meat -- an investigation that was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, "The Cove."
Haim began new treatment just before death, manager says
March 12, 2010Corey Haim seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death, according to both his manager and closest friend.
