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YSU Students Headed to Nigeria
The students held an art auction Friday to raise money for their tickets.
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Two Men Shot, Claim Neither Saw Shooters
Two Youngstown men, found in separate homes on the same street, were shot Thursday. Neither will give police many details about what happened.
Marine Chopper Makes Stop at North Elementary
A marine helicopter from near Pittsburgh landed there after students previously wrote letters of appreciation to area marines.
YSU Students Protest Fee Via Facebook
Students use social networking to protest a $1 fee that would be charged per credit hour.
Warren Names its Trooper of the Year
The Warren Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol selected Trooper Don Walker as trooper of the year.

National News
Atty: Hospital hearing set for Fort Hood suspect
An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in his hospital room on Saturday.
US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard
Prosecutors say they'll drop manslaughter charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide contractors charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting.
Lawyer: Ohio's lethal injection a human experiment
An attorney for a condemned killer says Ohio's new lethal-injection plan is so untested it would amount to human experimentation if used for the first time next month.
Terror plot ringleader gets 13-year prison term
The ringleader of a group of men convicted of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices has been sentenced to 13½ years in prison.
More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff
In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment.

International News
Yemen: Somali pirates hijack Panamanian cargo ship
Yemen's coast guard says Somali pirates have hijacked a Panamanian cargo ship in the treacherous Gulf of Aden between the Arabian peninsula and the Horn of Africa.
WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations
The World Health Organization says it is investigating samples of mutated swine flu found in two Norwegians who died of the virus and one person who suffered severe illness.
Russia's Gorbachev considers political comeback
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political comeback.
UN committee targets Iran's rights violations
A United Nations committee has approved a resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of disputed presidential elections.
Palestinian president agrees to delay elections
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has agreed to postpone parliamentary and presidential elections that had been set for January.