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U.S. Top News: Suspect in U.S. murder and kidnapping dead, two girls alive

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05/11/2012
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Suspect in U.S. murder and kidnapping dead, two girls alive
ALPINE COMMUNITY, Mississippi (Reuters) - The most-wanted fugitive in America shot himself dead on Thursday, but the two girls he was suspected of kidnapping were found alive, ending a drama that began with the killing of the girls' mother and older sister.
Ohio town on front lines of the race for U.S. president
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (Reuters) - Last week, President Barack Obama launched his re-election campaign in the university town of Columbus, Ohio. His hopes for a second term, however, likely lie not with the student-heavy crowd but in places like this small city, an hour's drive south.
Insight: America's hatred of fat hurts obesity fight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One night when Lynn McAfee was 5 years old, her psychologically troubled mother left her at the side of a road as punishment for a now forgotten infraction.
Muslim Americans challenge "no fly" list in appeals court
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Lawyers for 15 Muslims in the United States barred from boarding commercial flights because they were on the U.S. "no-fly" list will on Friday ask a federal appeals court to reinstate their constitutional challenge of the anti-terrorism measure.
British played central role in foiled bomb operation: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - British intelligence played a central role in the undercover operation to foil an underwear bomb plot involving al Qaeda's Yemeni offshoot, counterterrorism sources told Reuters.
Michele Bachmann to withdraw Swiss citizenship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican White House candidate Michele Bachmann sought to withdraw her Swiss citizenship on Thursday and dismissed any questions about her allegiance to the United States.
Mother wins back permanent custody of obese Ohio boy
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An Ohio juvenile court judge removed a protective order on Thursday in the case of a third-grader who was taken from his mother's custody last October after he tipped the scales at 219 lbs (99 kg).
Reputed mobster's home searched in link to Boston art heist
BOSTON (Reuters) - Authorities spent Thursday searching the home, and digging up the Connecticut yard, of an alleged mobster suspected of having information about a notorious Boston art theft that happened more than twenty years ago.
Arizona school won't play ballgame against team with girl
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona high school forfeited a shot at a state baseball championship on Thursday rather than compete against an opponent that had a 15-year-old girl on its team, an official from the rival school said.
Florida Supreme Court hears landmark foreclosure suit
(Reuters) - The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday in a landmark lawsuit that could undo hundreds of thousands of foreclosures and open up banks to severe financial penalties in the state where they face the bulk of their foreclosure-fraud litigation.
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