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  • 2 teens are hit by cars in Derry, hospitalized

    DERRY, N.H. (AP) -- Police say two teenage girls were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by vehicles near the Derry carnival. (   05/04/2013 3:00 AM )

  • Quotations of the day

    "My problem here is trying to find a gravesite. A lot of people don't want to do it. They don't want to be involved with this. I keep bringing up the point of Lee Harvey Oswald, Timothy McVeigh or Ted Bundy. Somebody had to do those, too." -- Funeral home owner Peter Stefan, who has to find a burial site for the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. (   05/04/2013 2:59 AM )

  • Celtics' comeback fades in 88-80 loss to Knicks

    BOSTON (AP) -- Kevin Garnett made his way off the court toward Boston's locker room looking straight down the entire way, not lifting his head or even a hand to the fans crowding him and reaching for a high-five or to congratulate him. (   05/04/2013 2:52 AM )

  • Funeral home: No one wants to bury bomb suspect

    BOSTON (AP) -- A funeral home director was scrambling to find a cemetery that would bury a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, ignoring protesters gathered outside his business and saying everybody deserves a dignified burial service no matter the circumstances of his or her death. (   05/04/2013 2:44 AM )

  • Celtics' comeback fades in 88-80 loss to Knicks

    BOSTON (AP) -- Kevin Garnett made his way off the court toward Boston's locker room looking straight down the entire way, not lifting his head or even a hand to the fans crowding the way and reaching for a high-five. (   05/04/2013 2:00 AM )

  • Newtown board mulls plans for Sandy Hook school

    NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- Newtown officials struggled Friday night to move toward a decision on what to do with the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December, after teachers expressed grief and frustration during a closed-door session before a public meeting was held. (   05/04/2013 1:48 AM )

  • AL West blanks AL East in 4 matchups

    The American League West dominated the AL East on Friday night, not allowing a run in the four divisional matchups. (   05/04/2013 1:24 AM )

  • Red Sox lost 7-0 at Texas as Doubront struggles

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Boston Red Sox starter Felix Doubront seemingly had no problem getting the first two outs against the Texas Rangers. (   05/04/2013 12:45 AM )

  • Framingham actor uses burly build to win roles

    FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) -- In addition to his degree in theater studies and bass singing voice, Patrick Curran lists his 18-inch neck on his resume when applying for acting jobs. (   05/04/2013 12:26 AM )

  • Trashfinder's Ball celebrates refuse picking

    NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) -- They say one man's trash is another man's treasure, though it's not often that you see it celebrated as such. (   05/04/2013 12:26 AM )

  • Study: Exercise cuts kidney stone risk in women

    Women have another reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones. You don't have to break a sweat or be a super athlete, either. Even walking for a couple hours a week can cut the risk of developing this painful and common problem by about one-third, a large study found. ''Every little bit makes a difference'' and the intensity doesn't matter -- just getting a minimum amount of exercise does, said Dr. Mathew Sorensen of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. About 9 percent of people will get a kidney stone sometime in their life. The problem is a little more common in men, but incidence has risen 70 percent during the past 15 years, most rapidly among women.(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Judge reverses decision to free terror suspect

    CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal judge Friday quashed another judge's surprise order to release an Illinois teenager pending trial on charges he sought to join Al Qaeda-al-Qaidalinked militants in Syria. Abdella Ahmad Tounisi, 18, of Aurora, posed a potential threat not just to Illinois and the United States but to ''the entire world community,'' said US District Judge Edmond Chang. Standing in court in orange jail garb and his legs shackled, Tounisi showed no emotion at the ruling, which ended his chance at freedom as he awaits trial. His mother, Seham Tounisi, was distraught, crying as she left the Chicago courtroom and leaning against her husband, Ahmad Tounisi. A woman with them said, ''This is unfair!'' On Thursday, US Magistrate Judge Daniel Martin ruled Tounisi could be released on home confinement.(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Drought across the West spurs resurgence of faith

    BERNALILLO, N.M. -- Along the irrigation canal that cuts through this centuries-old New Mexico town, a small group of churchgoers gathers to recite the rosary before tossing rose petals into the water. Remnants of a tradition that stretches back to the days of Spanish explorers, the humble offerings are aimed at blessing this year's meager irrigation season and easing a relentless drought that continues to march across New Mexico and much of the western half of the United States. From the heart of New Mexico to West Texas and Oklahoma, the pressures of drought have resulted in a resurgence of faith -- from Christian preachers and Catholic priests encouraging prayer processions to American Indian tribes using their closely guarded traditions in an effort to coax Mother Nature to deliver some much needed rain.(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Calif. considers speeding up inmate releases

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California is considering speeding up the release of some inmates while allowing other inmates with a violent history to become firefighters, under a proposal to cut crowding in state prisons Gov. Jerry Brown filed late Thursday night. ''The plan is ugly. We don't like it. But considering the inmates we have left in our prison population, it's the best plan we can come up with,'' Corrections Secretary Jeffrey Beard said at a Friday news conference. Beard said some of the options could undermine public safety, and said the state plans to appeal in an attempt to avoid going through with the measures. The governor's plan calls for increasing early release credits for inmates and paroling elderly and incapacitated prisoners.(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Obama: US, Latin America must fight drug violence

    SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- President Obama on Friday cast Mexico as a nation ready to take ''its rightful place in the world'' and move past the drug battles and violence that have defined its relationship with the United States. He then headed to Costa Rica to prod Central American leaders to tackle those same issues more aggressively. Obama's three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica is his first to Latin America since winning a second presidential term in an election in which he gained the support of Hispanic Americans by a large margin. His trip is being followed with great interest by Hispanics in the U.S. as well as in Mexico, Central America, and farther to the south.(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • NRA official: 'Culture war' more than gun rights

    HOUSTON (AP) -- The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning that its members are engaged in a ''culture war'' that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate. NRA First Vice President James Porter, who will assume the organization's presidency Monday, issued a full-throated challenge to President Obama in the wake of a major victory regarding gun control and called on members to dig in for a long fight that will stretch into the 2014 elections. More than 70,000 NRA members are expected to attend the three-day convention amid the backdrop of the national debate over gun control and the defeat of a U.S. Senate bill introduced after December's mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school.(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Small Wash. school closes because of nice weather

    SEATTLE (AP) -- In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine. Friday was a ''sun day'' of sorts for the 205 students at Bellingham Christian School, a small private school in Bellingham, Wash., about 90 miles north of Seattle. ''SCHOOL CANCELLED DUE TO GREAT WEATHER! WAHOOO!'' the school's website announced Thursday night. ''Yeah! It's a Sun Day today and everyone gets the day off from school.'' Principal Bob Sampson said he wanted to give students some time to re-energize and enjoy the weather, adding that he wanted to re-create the excitement snow days get among the kids. He began teasing the possibility of giving the day off earlier in the week.(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Climber dies in fiery fall on Seattle power tower

    SEATTLE -- A man was apparently electrocuted when he climbed a 200-foot tower, touched a high-voltage power line, and fell to a platform where his body was recovered by a Seattle Fire Department team. Firefighters found a cap and a cellphone next to the body but nothing to indicate why he climbed the tower early Friday, said department spokesman Kyle Moore. There was no one at the scene who said they knew the man, Moore said. The King County medical examiner's office took the body to determine his identification and cause of death. ''We don't know why he climbed the tower,'' said police spokesman Renee Witt. ''There's nothing to indicate it was something other than an accidental death from trespassing.''(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Drug find means hikers may be charged for search

    SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Two teen hikers lost for days in a California forest might have to pay for part or all of the $160,000 search after a small amount of drugs was found in their car, authorities said. Officials initially said Nicolas Cendoya, 19, and Kyndall Jack, 18, would not be responsible. But Cendoya was charged this week with drug possession because methamphetamine was allegedly found in the car the pair parked before going on a hike last month in Cleveland National Forest. ''The recent drug charge on Cendoya may change things,'' said Gail Krause, a spokeswoman with the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Cendoya was found three days after he and Jack disappeared. She was found four days later.(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • New evacuation ordered in California wildfire

    CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- A huge Southern California wildfire burned through coastal wilderness to the beach on Friday then stormed back through canyons toward inland neighborhoods when winds reversed direction. The wind shift forced fire commanders to order a new evacuation of homes in a Thousand Oaks neighborhood along a two-mile stretch of road overlooking smoke-filled coastal canyons. Fears arose after gusty Santa Ana winds from the northeast faded and ocean breezes from the southwest pushed inland. The ''worst-case weather scenario'' sent flames ripping through fresh fuel just to the east of where the blaze charred wildlands a day earlier, said Ventura County fire spokesman Bill Nash. ''In the perfect scenario we'd just hope for the wind to go away but what happened is the wind just turned around,'' Nash said.(   05/04/2013 12:00 AM )

  • Knicks hold on to beat Celtics 88-80 and advance

    BOSTON (AP) -- Twelve years without advancing in the playoffs. Two failed attempts to close out the Boston Celtics. Nineteen consecutive missed 3-pointers. (   05/03/2013 11:51 PM )

  • Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night. (   05/03/2013 11:30 PM )

  • Rangers 7, Red Sox 0

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  • Boston bomb suspect died of gunshots, blunt trauma

    BOSTON (AP) -- A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, a funeral director said Friday. (   05/03/2013 11:23 PM )

  • California wildfire grows to 43 square miles

    CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- It seemed that each time wind-driven embers sparked new blazes or a wall of fire leaped a Southern California hillside and came charging toward hundreds of homes, an army of firefighters was right there to either douse or direct the flames away from humanity. (   05/03/2013 10:54 PM )