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Lawyer says 9/11 defendants will plead not guilty to gain platform

NEW YORK -- A lawyer for one of the five men facing trial for the Sept. 11 attacks says the defendants plan to plead not guilty -- then explain to the jury "why they did it." [Full Story]

Astronaut's baby daughter born as he circles Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it. [full story]
Calif. fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head. [full story]
NRC: Three Mile Island radiation not significant
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is not significant. [full story]
Police: Ohio suspect may have eaten evidence
STREETSBORO, Ohio -- Police say a bank robbery suspect in Ohio may have eaten evidence when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser. [full story]
Cruise ship passenger rescued from ocean
MIAMI -- A cruise ship passenger has been rescued from the ocean about 20 miles southeast of Miami. [full story]
Victim in fatal NYC subway stabbing identified
NEW YORK -- A subway passenger stabbed to death in front of horrified straphangers has been identified as 36-year-old Dwight Johnson of Brooklyn. [full story]
Officials: Atlantic City fire began in pizza shop
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Investigators say a fire that destroyed businesses on the famous Atlantic City boardwalk apparently started in a pizza shop. [full story]
Grand Canyon to change 'unfair' permit system
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Getting one of the roughly 11,500 permits granted each year to backpack overnight in the Grand Canyon has become so competitive and "unfair" that managers at the national park have decided to change the system. [full story]
Beating of SoCal student may be tied to Facebook
CALABASAS, Calif. -- Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads. [full story]