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• Mother of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard may have to go to court to get state damages

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The board that considers compensation for California crime victims is being advised to reject a claim by the mother of Jaycee Dugard, who authorities say was held captive for nearly two decades by a paroled rapist. more

• SUV rear-ends buggy in Ohio, injuring pregnant Amish woman, her husband and 6 children

  MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a sport-utility vehicle rear-ended a buggy in northeast Ohio, injuring an Amish woman who was eight months pregnant, her husband and their six children. more

• Wildlife officers search for moose who trampled toddler in northern Colorado

  GRAND LAKE, Colo. (AP) — A toddler was injured Thursday after being trampled by a moose in north-central Colorado. more

• Ex-FBI informant refiles complaint against US government, local police, FBI supervisor

  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A former FBI informant who infiltrated a Southern California mosque has revised his lawsuit against the U.S. government and a local police department, saying they violated his civil rights and were negligent. more

• Phoenix man accused in Internet sex assault case pleads guilty to 3 charges

  PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix man accused of sexually assaulting his unconscious girlfriend and broadcasting the attack live on the Internet has pleaded guilty to three charges. more

• Ohio coroner: Baby died after being flushed with alcohol instead of saline during surgery

  CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio coroner says a 7-month-old boy whose heart was being operated on was flushed with alcohol instead of saline and died. more

• Video of vehicle chase shows man jumping from van, getting shot by sheriff's deputies in Ohio

  BENTON RIDGE, Ohio (AP) — Video shows sheriff's deputies in Ohio shooting a man who led them on a three-county chase but doesn't make clear whether he ignored warnings to show his hands or whether he indicated he had a gun. more

• Federal judge orders revision to Bush spotted owl plan that cut habitat protections

  SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must revise a Bush administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl. more

• Small plane crashes in lagoon off San Francisco Bay; no immediate word on injuries

  SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a small plane has crashed in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay. more

• Pet experts: 25 percent of animal hoarders were once rescuers and trend growing across country

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away — unaware it was a death camp for cats. more