Ohio State News

	Woman Accused of Hiring Friend to Kill Her Mother Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty against a woman accused of hiring a friend to kill her mother.
	Wife of Army soldier describes Fort Hood shooting The wife of an Army soldier says she listened in horror as her husband's cell phone picked up the screams and gunfire from the deadly shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
	Ohio inmates help teens to talk about drug use The freshmen came into the room prepared to be bored. Several brought coffee; others had cookies. A few opened their textbooks and began to read. 1 comment
	Neighbors: Suspected serial killer seemed harmless The man who lived in the house of rotting corpses never gave people a reason to wonder what he was really doing behind closed doors.
	Spurned suitor accused of damaging grave Police say when a woman refused to date an Ohio man, he got upset and smashed her mother's grave marker with a sledge hammer.
	Family found dead in Ohio home Police say a man killed his wife and their 9-year-old son before killing himself in their home on a private lane in suburban Columbus.
	State relaxes flu face mask recommendation State health officials have agreed to ease their recommendation that health care workers wear snug-fitting respirator masks when dealing with swine flu.
	Ohio National Guard: No members hurt at Fort Hood Officials say no members of the Ohio National Guard were among the casualties in the mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
	Closing arguments in Baby Grace trial in Galveston A man charged in the 2007 death of his stepdaughter did not testify before the defense rested in his Galveston capital murder trial.
	States with jobless rates of 8.5 percent and above Legislation President Barack Obama is set to sign Friday would extend unemployment insurance benefits by 14 weeks for jobless people in all states who have exhausted their benefits. The jobless living in 27 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that have unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher would receive an additional six weeks. States receiving the additional benefits: