• Families will make case for vaccine link to autism AP - 28 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.

• Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear AP - Sun May 11, 1:02 PM ET

  BISMARCK, N.D. - Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business — if you run a bike shop.

• Scientists probe recent coyote attacks in California AP - Sun May 11, 1:02 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES - The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park — but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal.

• College prof no walkover for Franken in Minn. Senate run AP - Sun May 11, 1:00 PM ET

  ALBERT LEA, Minn. - On the Senate campaign trail, Al Franken frequently invokes the name of his friend, the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, as a major inspiration.

• 2008 valedictorian is different kind of 'Morehouse Man' AP - Sun May 11, 12:18 PM ET

  ATLANTA - From his first day at Morehouse College — the country's only institution of higher learning dedicated to the education of black men — Joshua Packwood has been a standout.

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  Confusing ballot designs still plague elections AP - Sun May 11, 12:55 PM ET

  The solution should have been a no-brainer, voting experts say. After all, it was a badly designed ballot that enflamed the 2000 election meltdown and introduced the vagaries of chads to the political lexicon — pregnant, hanging and otherwise.

• Ex-Ill. sergeant accused of rape to go on trial AP - Sun May 11, 12:58 PM ET

  Four times between the winters of 2002 and 2005, a blue-eyed man wearing a ski mask and dark clothes crept quietly into the bedrooms of women in Bloomington, Ill., and raped them.

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  Mother's Day celebration reaches 100th anniversary AP - Sun May 11, 11:48 AM ET

  GRAFTON, W.Va. - On this 100th anniversary of Mother's Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world's most celebrated holidays probably wouldn't be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts.

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  Emily, Jacob again top list of most popular baby names AP - Sun May 11, 2:01 AM ET

  WASHINGTON - Emily again topped the list of most popular baby girl names last year, registering as No. 1 for the 12th straight time. Jacob led among names for boys for the ninth year in a row.

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  Jenna Bush picks 'You Are So Beautiful' for dance with Dad AP - Sat May 10, 10:53 PM ET

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Jenna Bush picked "You Are So Beautiful," the ballad made famous by Joe Cocker, for the father-daughter dance with President Bush at her wedding reception Saturday night in Texas, the band leader said.

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  Nursery programs allow imprisoned moms, newborns to bond AP - Sun May 11, 10:54 AM ET

  INDIANAPOLIS - Three-week-old Kevin fussed in mother Melissa Lankey's arms until she started singing softly to him, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." The newborn began dozing within seconds.

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  5 bodies, including 3 children, found in northeast Houston AP - Sat May 10, 10:57 PM ET

  HOUSTON - The bodies of five people, including three young children, were found Saturday afternoon on a sprawling property with several structures in northeast Houston, police said.

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  AP Exclusive: Ex-manager says OJ Simpson confessed AP - Sat May 10, 12:54 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES - A memorabilia dealer who profited from O.J. Simpson for many years is the latest former crony to write a tell-all book, this one alleging a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted.

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  Lawyer says young Philly jet-setter nearing plea in ID case AP - Sat May 10, 7:33 PM ET

  PHILADELPHIA - A former college student accused of stealing people's credit to travel the world with her Ivy League boyfriend is nearing a federal plea deal, her lawyer said.

• First-class stamp prices rise 1 penny to 42 cents Monday AP - Sat May 10, 11:31 AM ET

  WASHINGTON - The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on Monday, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments by the Postal Service.

Crimes and Trials News

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  Jury selection begins in R. Kelly's child pornography trial AP - Sat May 10, 3:25 AM ET

  CHICAGO (AP) — On the first day of his child pornography trial in Chicago, a suit-clad R. Kelly faced nearly 150 Cook County residents, bowed his head slightly, smiled and said, "Hello."

• Judge: Woman's rape case against Halliburton can go to trial AP - Fri May 9, 10:34 PM ET

  HOUSTON - A woman who said she was raped by co-workers while employed by a contractor in Iraq can take her claims to trial, a federal judge ruled Friday.

• Judge: Japanese man can be absent from LA courtroom AP - Fri May 9, 9:17 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES - A Japanese man accused of killing his wife can be absent from a Los Angeles courtroom when his attorney argues for the charges to be dismissed, a judge said Friday.

• Passaic mayor pleads guilty in corruption case, resigns AP - Fri May 9, 6:15 PM ET

  TRENTON, N.J. - The mayor of Passaic City resigned Friday after he pleaded guilty to attempted extortion and admitted he accepted $5,000 in cash to influence government contracts.

• Nevada judge accused of demanding royal treatment AP - Fri May 9, 5:52 PM ET

  LAS VEGAS - Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen.