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AP Sources: Investigators seize suspect's computer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal authorities have seized the suspected Fort Hood shooter's computer and are looking for clues that may have led to the military massacre on Thursday that left 13 people dead and 30 wounded.

Boy said to have floated off in balloon found at home

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - A 6-year-old Colorado boy feared to have floated off in a helium balloon has been found safe at his home, hiding in a cardboard box in the garage attic.

Chicago is the first to go in 2016 voting

COPENHAGEN (AP) - Chicago was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 Olympics on Friday, a stunning defeat for the city that was expected to be one of the two finalists.

Conan O'Brien hits head during 'Tonight' stunt

LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC says Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the "Tonight Show" and the production was halted.

ACORN names former Mass AG investigator

WASHINGTON (AP) - The community activist group ACORN has selected a former Massachusetts attorney general to investigate its housing program after employees were caught on video giving advice to a couple posing as a prostitute and pimp.

Former WKTV Meteorologist Matt Lanza discusses CA wildfires

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (WKTV) - A wildfire northeast of Los Angeles has spread to 164 square miles of brush and timber and it continues to grow. Former WKTV Meteorologist Matt Lanza, who now works in the Los Angeles area, spoke with NEWSChannel 2 about the spreading wildfires.

General Motors files for bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK (AP) - General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection as part of an Obama administration plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give a majority ownership stake to the federal government.

Brief hearing for suspected "Craigslist Killer" and Sherrill native

BOSTON (AP / WKTV) - The former medical student, and native of Sherrill, accused of killing a 25-year-old masseuse he met through Craigslist did not appear at a brief procedural court hearing.

Chrysler is in court Friday for bankruptcy hearing

NEW YORK (AP) - Chrysler is in court for a hearing that may offer the first clue as to whether a quick, "surgical" bankruptcy is possible.

NY swine flu cases at 51; 3 possible outside NYC

NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say the number of confirmed swine flu cases in New York has risen to 51, and tests are under way on the first three probable cases outside New York City.