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  • AP IMPACT: Bites derided as unreliable in court

    06/16/13 12:16 PM

    At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge's ruling later this month in New York could help end the practice for good. A small, mostly...

  • Diving into the search for lost 17th-century ship

    06/16/13 12:16 PM

    ON LAKE MICHIGAN NEAR POVERTY ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — In a remote part of northern Lake Michigan, divers have started looking at an underwater pit, hoping to find the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th century French explorer La Salle. The origin of the search, which...

  • UAF sets up engineering school in Mongolia

    06/16/13 12:01 PM

    FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Seven professors from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are helping establish an engineering school at the new American University of Mongolia. Professors are helping develop curriculum and designing classrooms at the new university, located in the Mongolian capital...

  • Decatur, Ala., native designed key Orion hardware

    06/16/13 11:31 AM

    DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — Decatur native Jonathon Walden didn't know if he was going to college, but when an opportunity arose, he took it. "I was a senior in high school, and I hadn't gotten any acceptance letters or anything and I was kind of thinking 'I might go, I might not,' " he said....

  • Wis. DNR warns of poison plants

    06/16/13 08:15 AM

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning people to be on the lookout for a couple of poison plants. Department of Natural Resources plant ecologists say poison hemlock and wild parsnip are becoming more common along roadsides. The sap from poison hemlock contains...

  • Divers begin Lake Michigan search for Griffin ship

    06/16/13 12:30 AM

    ON LAKE MICHIGAN NEAR POVERTY ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Divers began opening an underwater pit Saturday at a remote site in northern Lake Michigan that they say could be the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th century French explorer La Salle. U.S. and French archaeologists...

  • Betfair Hollywood Park Results Saturday June 15th, 2013

    06/15/13 10:30 PM

    10th-$19,000, Maiden Claiming, 3-Year-Olds & Up Fillies and Mares, Five and One Half Furlongs, Equitrack, Clear Off 5:44. 5. rail rally lane,clear Fractional/Final Time: 22.260, 45.980, 59.210, 00.000, 00.000, 1:06.130. Trainer: Gerardo Contreras Winner: B F, 3, by Momentum-Star Voyager...

  • UNR pays $7,446 fine over sheep deaths

    06/15/13 10:30 PM

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — The University of Nevada, Reno has paid a $7,446 federal fine over the deaths of three sheep at one of its farms in September 2011. The incident that left 10 sheep without water for five days was the result of human error, and a manager was fired, UNR officials said. One...

  • BC-ND--North Dakota News Digest, ND

    06/15/13 04:15 PM

    If you have news or sports stories of statewide interest, please call at 1-800-472-2186 or 1-701-223-8450. For technical problems with delivery of AP news and photo services, contact customersupport@ap.org or call 877-836-9477. AP stories, along with the photos that accompany them, also can be...

  • BC-LA-MS--Louisiana-Mississippi Digest,ADVISORY, LA

    06/15/13 04:15 PM

    Good afternoon , Louisiana and Mississippi editors. If you have any contributions for or questions about the report, call 1-601-948-5897 or 1-800-222-0046. To report technical problems: 1-800-469-1362. AP stories, along with the photos that accompany them, can also be obtained from...



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