A man who Los Angeles police believe raped and murdered dozens of women decades ago has been arrested by cold case investigators after a computer matched his DNA to evidence from two killings in the 1970s. John Floyd Thomas Jr., 72, may have begun his killings as far back as 1955 and he could be one of the worst serial killers in U.S. history, according to the Los Angeles police chief.

AP - Who needs Superman? On a night a suspended Dwight Howard recorded a double-double in blog and Twitter posts from his hotel room, the Orlando Magic advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 114-89 in Game 6 on Thursday.

AP - For the first time in 12 years, the Houston Rockets advanced in the NBA playoffs.

Nearly 9,000 property owners who owe property taxes or water bills have until the end of the day to resolve their debt or qualify for an exemption.

Nearly 9,000 property owners who owe property taxes or water bills have until the end of the day to resolve their debt or qualify for an exemption.

AP - Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border.

AP - A man who was locked up without charges for years pleaded guilty Thursday to training in al-Qaida camps and coming to the United States on a mission for the terrorist group the day before the Sept. 11 attacks.

AP - Hundreds of schools scattered around the country closed as the nation's swine flu caseload passed 100 Thursday, and U.S. authorities said they eventually could produce enough vaccine for everyone if necessary — but that shots couldn't begin until fall at the earliest.

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