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An Oklahoma family credits their dog DBoy with protecting them from a gun-wielding intruder who barged into their home. Roberta Trawick says her pit bull leapt to defend her and her family. The intruder, who is still at large, "came in, pointed a gun at me and said, ‘Get down on the ground'," Trawick told Oklahoma City’s News 9. Then, Trawick says DBoy immediately ran in from another room and was ready to attack. The gunman shot DBoy three times -- twice in the head -- before running off after apparently being spooked by the dog. "It is amazing, it's...

Any dog who can pretend to snore while keeping one eye open on the sly is a keeper for sure! And as far as her new family is concerned—not to mention the entire neighborhood—Scarlet the pit bull is more than just a keeper. She’s an inspiration. Wes and Melissia McBride of Rolla, Missouri, were on the Best Friends website hoping to find a dog to adopt. At first, they thought perhaps one of the Vicktory dogs, but most of them are still not ready for homes. When they contacted Best Friends, the adoption staffers pointed them toward Scarlet on Adorable...

LULING, Texas – Caldwell County investigators say a 2-year-old boy was attacked and killed by a pit bull dog. The child was found in his backyard Thursday afternoon with the dog nearby. Deputies haven’t said whether or not if it was the family’s dog. The animal has been picked up and is now in the custody animal control officers. News 4 WOAI has a crew there and will update as more details become available.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Hundreds of Taliban fighters took over several villages in southern Afghanistan on Monday just outside the region's largest city, and NATO and Afghan forces were redeploying to meet the threat, officials said. Mohammad Farooq, the government leader in the Arghandab district of Kandahar province, said around 500 Taliban fighters moved into his district and took over several villages. Arghandab lies just north of Kandahar city — the Taliban's former stronghold — and a tribal leader from the region warned that the militants could use the cover from Arghandab's grape and pomegranate orchards to mount an attack on...

Jihadist ExterminatorYou are the Gunsmith, defender of Liberty. The jihadists have run out of children to hide behind, but they're building a secret weapons factory. Your mission: Use your rifle, dynamite, and combat knife to exterminate the jihadists and destroy the weapons factory. Note that some of the jihadists are pretty stupid and just stand around picking their noses; others are more aggressive and will attack with knives, guns, grenades, etc. Oh, and try not to step in the piles of poop! Jihadist Exterminator

Remarks made recently by Kamau Kambon have received widespread coverage on various websites, blogs and in the media. In some cases, it has been incorrectly reported that Kambon is an employee of North Carolina State University. Kambon sporadically taught at NC State on an as-needed basis. He has not been employed by the university since June 30, 2005. Informed of the comments, NC State Provost Larry Nielsen released the following statement: " The remarks recently attributed to one of our former employees do not in any way represent the values and standards of the university. This type of speech is...

Paso Robles Public Schools may put an end to its overpopulation of the rodents with a $2,000 extermination system that involves propane ---On any given day, a dozen squirrels scamper on the field at Pat Butler Elementary in Paso Robles, slipping in and out of holes the size of softballs. That may soon end. The Paso Robles Public Schools is considering buying squirrel extermination systems called the Rodenator Pro for its more than 10 campuses. The $2,000 system exterminates the critters by releasing a mixture of propane and oxygen into a hole and lighting a fire. It was demonstrated by...

Jetliner just crashed in suburban Detroit (west) No details yet. Homes are being evacuated.

A long-time Caledonia Elementary School music teacher and band director was arrested late Monday on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. Craig Gieser, 48, appeared in Third District Court on Tuesday morning, May 3. He had been hospitalized for several days and then left the area with a friend before being located Monday evening. According to the police report, local authorities were alerted after an undercover detective in New Hampshire, posing as a 14-year-old boy in an internet chatroom, attracted the attention of the suspect. A person using the internet name cgiese1010 asked the “boy” for pictures, and the...

Saint Paul Police officers arrested a teacher at St. Paul elementary school Thursday for probably cause of criminal sexual conduct with a 9-year-old. Mathew Christopher Curran, 52, was arrested without incident outside Aerospace Magnet School on St. Paul's East Side, according to St. Paul police. Just before 10 a.m. Thursday, school officials learned of allegations sexual contact between Curran and a 9-year-old student and contacted police.

Thursday, January 20, 2005 How lying marketers sold Roe v. Wade to America Posted: January 20, 20051:00 a.m. Eastern By David Kupelian © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com "Women must have control over their own bodies." "Safe and legal abortion is every woman's right." "Who decides? You decide!" "Abortion is a personal decision between a woman and her doctor." "Who will make this most personal decision of a woman's life? Will women decide, or will the politicians and bureaucrats in Washington?" "Freedom of choice – a basic American right." In one of the most successful marketing campaigns in modern political history, the "abortion rights...