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U.S. Top News: Defense in Sandusky sex trial could wrap up Wednesday

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06/20/2012
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Defense in Sandusky sex trial could wrap up Wednesday
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The defense in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case could wrap up its case on Wednesday after days of testimony that included the former football coach's wife saying she never saw anything sexual between him and a child.
Mississippi to execute butcher who used knives in murder
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi is set on Wednesday to execute a grocery store butcher found guilty of dismembering his drug dealer with knives taken from work and then scattering the body parts in an alligator-infested bayou in 1996.
Midwest farm town, transformed by immigration, thrives
BEARDSTOWN, IL (Reuters) - Two years ago, Bozi Kiekie taught English at a university in the Congo. Although he liked his work, he wasn't earning enough to make a good life for his family.
Ethics inquiry begins for suspended San Francisco sheriff
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi criticized efforts to oust him over a spousal abuse conviction, as a city ethics panel's hearings into whether he should permanently lose his job began on Tuesday.
Outlet outrage, peeping techs top travel peeves: survey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American travelers don't want to leave home without their laptops and smartphones, fear the devices will be stolen, and suffer outlet outrage if they can't find somewhere to recharge them, according to a new survey released on Wednesday.
U.S. women in 20s less likely to get pregnant or have abortion
(Reuters) - Pregnancy rates for U.S. women in their early 20s fell nearly 18 percent from 1990 to 2008 and their abortion rate dropped by 32 percent, as those women delayed the decision to have a baby and used more effective birth control, said a government report released on Wednesday.
Colorado attorney general blasts college's tuition break for illegal immigrants
DENVER (Reuters) - A large Colorado college had no authority to offer illegal immigrants a discount on tuition under a plan the school unveiled earlier this month, the state attorney general said on Tuesday.
Gaylord says explosion at hotel; no injuries reported
(Reuters) - Gaylord Entertainment Co said an explosion occurred at one of its hotels in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, and no guests or employees were injured.
Long-grumbling Alaska volcano has explosive ash burst
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A remote Aleutian volcano that has been restless for the past year rumbled to life on Tuesday, shooting a thin cloud of ash several miles into the sky, which could pose a slight hazard to aircraft, Alaska scientists said.
Tape of 911 call sheds little light on Rodney King death
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police released a recording on Tuesday of the frantic emergency 911 call placed by Rodney King's fiancรฉe after she found him submerged at the bottom of his swimming pool, but the tape shed little if any light on the circumstances of his death.
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