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ICE agents escort suspected pedophile Wayne Nelson Corliss from his apartment building in Union City, N.J., yesterday.

N.J. Santa charged as international pedophile

By DAVID PORTER, Associated Press

Posted 2:19am

NEWARK, N.J. - An actor who played Santa Claus and painted children's faces was arrested on child sex charges early yesterday after an international manhunt.

Bottle was a handy weapon

Associated Press

Posted 2:19am

ATLANTIC CITY - A 19-year-old Somers Point man apparently befriended two homeless men in Atlantic City, spending the night drinking on the beach with them before they killed him, prosecutors said yesterday.

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He puts the 'W' in wedding 2:19am: CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush stuck out his right elbow yesterday, jokingly demonstrating how he'll escort his daughter down the aisle at her wedding this weekend.
McGreeveys settle over child custody 2:19am: ELIZABETH, N.J. - Former Gov. James E. McGreevey and his estranged wife yesterday settled child-custody matters as they moved closer to dissolving their marriage, a court spokeswoman said.
R. Kelly's lawyers ask for another trial delay 2:20am: By STACY ST. CLAIR , Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO - Just two days before jury selection was to begin, the much-delayed R. Kelly trial could be postponed again.
Courthouse shooter was 2:20am: well-armed

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY , Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - About 12 seconds was all it took for two bailiffs to gun down a man who shot at them in a courthouse lobby, and authorities said the swift response helped prevent anyone else from being seriously hurt.
N.Y. congressman says he had child from affair 2:20am: By DEVLIN BARRETT , Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Rep. Vito Fossella of New York ran a red light, and wrecked his life. A drunken-driving arrest last week led to talk of an extramarital affair, and then finally yesterday, an admission of a child from that affair.
Country-music legend Eddy Arnold dies 2:20am: By JOHN GEROME , Associated Press

NASHVILLE - Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died yesterday morning, days short of his 90th birthday.
Myanmar snubs U.S. on offer for storm relief 2:20am: YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military regime allowed in the first major international aid shipment yesterday, but it snubbed a U.S. offer to help cyclone victims struggling to recover from a tragedy of unimaginable scale.
Top Iraqi insurgent arrested? 2:20am: Police in Mosul announce arrest

By PATRICK QUINN , Associated Press

BAGHDAD - Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said yesterday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold.
FBI announces 23 mob arrests 2:20am: NEWARK, N.J. - A man federal authorities describe as one of the highest-ranking members of the Gambino crime family in the Garden State was among 23 people named in a sweeping indictment yesterday.
Despite veto threat, House OKs homeowners' aid 2:20am: WASHINGTON - The House has passed an aid plan to provide $300 billion in refinanced mortgages for struggling homeowners. President Bush says he'll veto the bill. It passed 266-154, with support from 39 Republicans.

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