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DETROIT - Stripper Tamara Greene has found more notoriety in death than she ever did dancing under the name "Strawberry" in dimly lit topless clubs and private parties around Detroit. Full Story »

ORLANDO, Fla. - A man accused of killing a former co-worker and wounding five others last month made a gun gesture with his hand when he was fired in 2007 and left a letter on his manager's office door with a thumbprint in blood, according to police documents released Thursday. Full Story »

NEW YORK - A former Bronx synagogue that was turned into a church was torched by assailants who smeared Satanic graffiti on its walls. Full Story »

Is the brand more important than the actual product? When it comes to the contentious issue of health reform, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is certainly hoping so Full Story »

SALT LAKE CITY - A court-appointed forensic psychologist testified Thursday that the man charged with kidnapping Elizabeth Smart isn't faking mental illness to avoid prosecution. Full Story »

The federal agency in charge of protecting the nation's oceans announced Thursday it is ramping up efforts to expand new rules aimed at lessening the cutthroat competition among fishermen that has threatened dozens of ocean species. Full Story »

ORLANDO, Fla. - Attorneys for a Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter are expected to ask a judge to stop prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Investigators said Thursday that a prominent trial lawyer who was found fatally shot outside his home was the victim of a homicide. Full Story »

DENVER - An old debate about whether judges should be elected or appointed is heating up again. Full Story »

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A deadly, windy storm that has paralyzed a wide swath of the nation for days left bitter cold behind as it finally made its exit Thursday, with temperatures below freezing in several states and gusts that made it feel as cold as minus 25. Full Story »

CONCORD, Calif. - Oh Christmas tree, how puny are your branches. Full Story »

ALAMEDA, Calif. - A San Francisco Bay area school board will use broad lessons against bias to replace a curriculum against bullying gay people that had become a national centerpiece in the opposition to same-sex marriage. Full Story »

SARGODHA, Pakistan (Reuters) - U.S. FBI agents and their Pakistani colleagues interrogated on Friday five young American Muslims who wanted to go to Afghanistan to fight U.S.-led forces, Pakistani officials said. Full Story »

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A riot at a Southern California prison that left more than 200 injured and two buildings destroyed was triggered by an "ongoing racial street war" between black and Hispanic gangs, corrections officials say. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The FBI said it was probing the case of five terror suspects arrested in Pakistan, one of whom made an extremist-style "farewell" video before leaving his home in the United States. Full Story »

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Authorities in northern Arizona said Thursday all hunters reported stranded or overdue after a powerful storm brought deep snow and freezing temperatures to the area have been accounted for. Full Story »

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Scientists want to determine if killing the aggressive barred owl that has invaded old growth forests of the Northwest would help the protected spotted owl. Full Story »

CHICAGO (AFP) - Heavy snow blanketed much of the central United States Thursday after a massive winter storm left residents battling frigid temperatures and icy roads. Full Story »