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  • In this courtroom drawing, Pedro Hernandez, second right, is arraigned at Manhattan Criminal Court before Judge Matthew Sciarrino Jr., via closed circuit television from Bellevue Hospital in New York, Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)

    Images vary of man charged in old murder of N.Y. boy Patz

    By Colleen Long and Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

    The anniversary of the day 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished on his way to school dawned with his suspected killer in police custody, but it ended with a muddled portrait of the man who confessed to strangling the little boy and dumping his body in the trash. Published May 26, 2012 Comments

  • Neighbors in Northeast Philadelphia react as police remove the bodies of toddler twins on Thursday May 24, 2012, after they were found dead in their home. Police say the 18-month-old boy and girl appear to have died of suffocation and the mother is in custody. Police say their 41-year-old mother attempted to take her own life by slitting her wrists and they believe she gave some kind of prescription pills to her 4-year-old daughter. The 4-year-old girl is hospitalized. Information on her condition wasn't available. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)

    Pa. mother charged with killing her toddler twins

    By Associated Press

    A woman was charged Friday with killing her 18-month-old twins, named Adam and Eve, in the family home. Police said she also attempted suicide by cutting her wrists. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

  • Young workers are having a hard time getting even entry-level jobs. McDonald's managers, who once hired a lot of first-time workers, now can choose older employees with more experience who don't have to wait until classes end to show up. (Associated Press)

    Number of high-school students with jobs hits 20-year low

    By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

    Did somebody say McJobless? The American job market is no place for students as the number of employed high schoolers has hit its lowest level in more than 20 years, according to new figures from the National Center for Education Statistics. Published May 24, 2012 Comments

  • **FILE** The Rev. Michael Gray, a United Methodist pastor in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, speaks June 30, 2011, at a news conference in Lewiston, Maine, where it was announced that gay-marriage supporters are laying the groundwork for another referendum on same-sex marriage in the state. (Associated Press)

    Maine churches raising money to fight gay marriage

    By Clarke Canfield - Associated Press

    Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father’s Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November’s ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

  • **FILE** Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives Dec. 13, 2011, for a preliminary hearing at the Centre County courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. (Associated Press)

    Sandusky charity to shut down, transfer programs

    By Matt Moore and Michael Rubinkam - Associated Press

    The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago — and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged with sexually abusing — said Friday it is seeking court approval to shut down and transfer its programs to a Texas-based youth ministry that serves abused and neglected children. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

  • A warning label is attached to a package of Tide laundry detergent packets in Houston on May 24, 2012. The miniature detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months, touted as a solution to bulky bottles and messy spills. But doctors across the country say children are confusing the tiny, brightly colored packets with candy and swallowing them. Nearly 250 cases have been reported to poison control centers. (Associated Press)

    P&G to add latches to make detergent packs safer

    By Linda Stewart Ball and Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

    The maker of Tide Pods will create a new double-latch lid to deter children from accessing and eating the brightly colored detergent packets, a company spokesman said Friday. Published May 25, 2012 Comments

  • Stop-smoking efforts don’t see money

    By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

    States have collected billions of dollars from tobacco companies but spent only 3 percent of it to combat smoking - a less-than-robust response to the high costs of health care associated with smoking, a federal report released Thursday says. Published May 24, 2012 Comments

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    By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

    The space station astronauts have entered the Dragon. Early Saturday, the crew of the International Space Station slid open the hatch of its new addition, the world's first commercial supply ship. The SpaceX capsule, named Dragon, made history with its arrival Friday.

  • Man charged with murder in 1979 death of Patz

    By Colleen Long and Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

    A man accused of luring 6-year-old Etan Patz into the basement of a convenience store with the promise of a soda in 1979 and strangling him was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, the 33rd anniversary of the boy's disappearance.

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