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Baltimore attorney plans to write book on executed DC sniper; says pair had become close. A Baltimore attorney who became a confidant of executed D.C. sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad is writing a book about him.

They did what? Unusual fake FG spurs Redskins past Denver 27-17, Broncos lose 3rd straight. The Washington Redskins did everything except hold a big neon sign to let the world know that a trick play was in the works.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - At 10 o'clock one night, Mo'Nique got a call at home from director Lee Daniels.

Computer Sciences wins $75 million contract to help process data for 2010 census. Computer Sciences Corp., an information technology services company, said Monday it has won a $75 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Corp. to provide data center support.

American softball players find friendly reception as sports diplomats in Cuba. Softball has been a passion for Michael Eizenberg since he was a child, but the 63-year-old has never been as excited about a game as the one played Monday on a children's ball field at a faded sports complex under Havana's warm Caribbean sun.

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Shea Hampton-Earls living room is empty, but her head is full of ideas. This spring, she will plant a garden with tomatoes and collard greens in the back yard of the house she just moved into. And in a few years, the 36-year-old mother of seven wants to buy the house with its path that leads to a park in the back and a tree-lined street in the front. Only two months ago, Hampton-Earls front door opened onto the pop of pistols and the hum of police helicopters overhead. There were no gardens, no parks.

American softball players find friendly reception as sports diplomats in Cuba. Softball has been a passion for Michael Eizenberg since he was a child, but the 63-year-old has never been as excited about a game as the one played Monday on a children's ball field at a faded sports complex under Havana's warm Caribbean sun.

Pittsburgh-Baltimore to remain Sunday night game Nov. 29 despite flex scheduling options. The Pittsburgh-Baltimore matchup Nov. 29 will remain the Sunday night game even though NBC had the option of picking another contest.

Steelers' Polamalu has ligament injury, not ruled out of Chiefs game. The Pittsburgh Steelers apparently won't be without injured safety Troy Polamalu for more than one game.

Catholic bishops reject same-sex unions, say procreation should be goal of marriage. The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have affirmed that the church defines marriage between one man and one woman, and sex is meant for procreation.

Md. city erects Dred Scott decision plaque to quell rancor over Supreme Court justice's statue. More than 150 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the notorious Dred Scott decision affirming slavery, a Maryland city unveiled a plaque Tuesday to educate visitors about the opinion and the local man who wrote it ? and to quell a local controversy.

Cavs' LeBron James believes he could have been a star in the NFL, too. LeBron James watched the Cleveland Browns get shut out by Baltimore on Monday night and came to one simple conclusion: He could help.

Afghan president Karzai's brother is lightning rod for critics abroad. He calls himself a wheeler dealer ? an old-style power broker who maneuvers through a murky, dangerous world of intelligence, tribal intrigue and, some critics allege, guns and drugs.

A federal subsidy for interest on bonds proposed to finance a new city hall could give that project a .... President Barack Obamas federal stimulus bill might bail out Mayor Oscar Goodmans new city hall project. In recent weeks each of the three major rating agencies, Fitch, Moodys and Standard & Poors, gave the city hall financing plan their fourth-highest rating increasing the likelihood that the city will be able to raise the $179Êmillion needed for the project.

Catholic bishops say it's 'just' to oppose gay marriage because it hurts society. Roman Catholic bishops meeting Tuesday in Baltimore have affirmed the church's definition of marriage as a heterosexual union and opposition to gay marriage. In a pastoral letter by the U.S. Conference of Catholics Bishops issued at the meeting, bishops say it's ?just? to oppose gay marriage because it hurts society. The letter says ?it is not unjust to oppose legal recognition of same-sex unions? because such marriages harm society and ignore the roles of husbands and wives. ?To promote and protect marriage as the union of one man and one woman is itself a matter of justice,? the 60-page letter says. ?The legal recognition of same-sex unions poses a multifaceted threat to the very fabric of society, striking at the source from which society and culture come and which they are meant to serve. ? By attempting to redefine marriage to include or be made analogous with homosexual partnerships, society is stat

Browns lose punter Dave Zastudil, tight end Steve Heiden to season-ending injuries. The losses are piling up for the Cleveland Browns. They've placed punter Dave Zastudil and tight end Steve Heiden on injured reserve with season-ending injuries.

PUERTO RICO: Suspect charged with murder in slaying of gay teenager in US Caribbean territory

Gotta have faith: Woman leaves $40,000 at shrine for safekeeping, gets it back a week later. A woman quietly left $40,000 worth of rare U.S. coins near a Catholic shrine for safekeeping so the Virgin Mary could watch over her life savings while she was out of town, and apparently it worked: The money was returned to her when she got back a week later.