KENNETT, Mo.—A black school teacher charged with assaulting white police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace has agreed a plea deal with prosecutors convicting her of two misdemeanor counts.   Full Story

RALEIGH, N.C.—The U.S. Army has reversed its position and now says it will open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media despite fears the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.   Full Story

MEDFORD, Ore.—The Oregon Court of Appeals has rejected a request by a high school English teacher to carry a handgun at school, the latest legal setback for the teacher who says she needs the gun for protection from her former husband.   Full Story

HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, police said court documents Friday.   Full Story

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WASHINGTON—There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday.   Full Story

WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights.   Full Story

Three Democratic moderates to decide fate of health bill—for now—in crucial Saturday vote WASHINGTON (AP)—Suitably opaque, Section 2006 takes up only a few dozen lines in a sweeping health care bill that runs to 2,074 pages and mentions neither Sen.   Full Story

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NEW DELHI—Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and had all his savings stolen by the police.   Full Story

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WHEAT RIDGE, Colo.—A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up.   Full Story

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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.—Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.   Full Story