Police say four veterans killed after train slammed into parade float in Midland, West Texas

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - Police say four veterans killed after train slammed into parade float in Midland, West Texas.

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Quadriplegic rapist to be freed from Calif. prison

CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) - California prison officials will free a quadriplegic rapist whose care costs the state $625,000 a year.

The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/ZGwHSP ) reports a parole board agreed this week to release Steven Martinez from Corcoran state prison.

He applied last year to become the first inmate freed under a medical parole law

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Hostess moves to shutter operations

Hostess moves to shutter operations
By CANDICE CHOI and TOM MURPHY
Associated Press

Hostess Brands Inc. says it's going out of business after striking workers across the country crippled its ability to make its Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and other snacks.

The company had warned employees that it would file a motion with U.S. Bankruptcy Court Friday seeking

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Eagles' Glenn Frey teaches songwriting; talks tour

Eagles' Glenn Frey teaches songwriting; talks tour

By LOU FERRARA
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Forty years after Glenn Frey began crafting some of the most memorable rock songs ever, the Eagles musician and singer finds himself in a new role - college professor.

For the past few months, Frey has been helping to teach a songwriting class at New York University's Steinhardt Department of Music.

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USDA announces probe in boy's Pittsburgh zoo death

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has formally announced its investigation into the death of a 2-year-old boy who was fatally mauled when he fell into a wild African dogs exhibit at the Pittsburgh zoo.

Zoo officials had previously said the USDA would investigate along with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, an accrediting

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