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Truck stolen by Oklahoma teen found at Texas home where failed robbery left 2 ...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/7ab0070e904e4572b41f617e42a17874/US--Oklahoma-Teen-Stolen-Guns
MAYPEARL, Texas - A pickup truck that a 17-year-old Oklahoma boy stole from his parents' home along with guns and ammunition was found Wednesday at a deadly robbery scene in Texas, authorities said.

Trial venue set for US Army officer accused of Fort Hood massacre
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fort-hood-shoot-suspect-plead-guilty-article-1.1294517
By Don Bolding. FORT HOOD, Texas | Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:06pm EDT. FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people during a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will face a court martial trial at the ...

5 ex-officials guilty in Bell, Calif., case
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Ex-officials-convicted-in-Calif-corruption-case-4370416.php
LOS ANGELES -- Five former elected officials of the blue-collar city of Bell, Calif., were convicted yesterday of multiple counts of misappropriating public funds by paying themselves huge salaries while raising residents' taxes.

Al Qaeda operative charged with conspiring to kill US troops in Afghanistan and ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/al-qaeda-goon-charged-plot-kill-u-s-diplomats-article-1.1294704
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn unsealed an indictment Wednesday charging an Al Qaeda goon with conspiring to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan and blow up diplomatic targets in Nigeria.

Economists debate benefits, drawbacks to raising minimum wage
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/03/21/daily-circuit-minimum-wage-debate
A Walmart bakery worker puts fresh rolls in display bins during the grand opening of a new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Panorama City, Calif.

State voters sour on high-speed rail
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/High-speed-rail-water-bond-support-weak-4371908.php
SACRAMENTO -- Public supports continues to lag for California's $68-billion bullet train, a centerpiece of Gov. Jerry Brown's long-term vision for the state.

Jury recommends death penalty in Ohio Craigslist case
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/20/17389736-despite-pleas-by-craigslist-killers-mother-ohio-jury-recommends-death-penalty?lite
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A jury on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for a self-styled street preacher convicted of killing three down-and-out men lured by bogus Craigslist job offers.

TSA: Video doesn't show Marine was ordered to remove artificial legs
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/tsa-made-wounded-marine-remove-prosthetic-legs-rep/story?id=18774610
The Transportation Security Administration said video footage from a Sky Harbor International Airport security checkpoint does not show a wounded Marine being forced to remove his artificial legs, as a California congressmen contended.

Suspect in fatal Ind. shooting, hostage-taking, is killed by police
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57575457-504083/suspect-in-fatal-ind-shooting-hostage-taking-is-killed-by-police/
(CBS) FORT WAYNE, Ind. - A fatal shooting that led to an hours-long hostage situation in Fort Wayne, Ind. ended with the suspect's death and the child hostage's safe recovery on Wednesday, CBS affiliate WANE reports.

Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $320 Million
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/3/20/powerball_jackpot_st.html
No one won Wednesday night's (March 20, 2013) POWERBALL jackpot, so the estimate for the Saturday, March 23, 2013 jackpot rose to $320 million ($198.3 million cash value).

Getting ready for an Easter musical, even in the eye of a storm (photos, video)
http://blog.al.com/east-alabama/2013/03/getting_ready_for_an_easter_mu.html
Enlarge William Thornton | wthornton@al.com Members of Southside Baptist Church rehearse their Easter musical, "The Battle," to be performed March 22, 23 and 24 at 7 p.m.

Ohio school shooter faces sentencing
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/defiant-teen-t-j-lane-gets-life-sentences-in-ohio-shooting-1.4847448
(CNN) -- Wearing a white T-shirt with the word "killer" written in block letters, Ohio school shooter T.J. Lane went to court Tuesday to face judgment in the deaths of three students last year.