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In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, Colleen LaRose pleaded not guilty before U.S. Magistrate Lynne A. Sitarski at the U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. LaRose, who authorities say dubbed herself 'Jihad Jane' online, pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court to a four-count indictment charging her in an overseas terrorist plot. (AP Photo/Janet Hamlin)AP - A Pennsylvania woman accused of trolling the Internet as "Jihad Jane" while she cared for her boyfriend's father denied in court Thursday that she sought to kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims or agreed to marry a terrorism suspect to help him get travel documents.


Thu Mar 18 11:51:19 -0500 2010

Mac Butler stands in what normally is his backyard as the Red River continues to rise at his Fargo, N.D. home Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Butler is no stranger to spring flooding since he has lived at the same residence for more than 25 years and is now preparing for his fourth flood. (AP photo by Jay Pickthorn)AP - Mac Butler believes he'll beat the bloated Red River and save his home again this year. But a canoe and kayak are tied up outside his house just in case he's wrong.


Thu Mar 18 08:31:53 -0500 2010
AP - The father of 9 and 11-year-old siblings who helped deliver their baby brother at their Fremont home is calling his kids "super heroes."
Thu Mar 18 08:59:24 -0500 2010