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Kendra Wilkinson and husband, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Hank Baskett, are now the parents of a baby boy, according to E! News.

They welcomed Hank Randall Baskett IV at 12:37 a.m. Friday in Indianapolis.  He weighed 9 lbs. 5 oz. and measured 22 inches, according to People.

"We're happy and healthy and enjoying every second with little Hank," they told E! News.

People reported that Wilkinson, 24, announced her pregnancy weeks before her wedding on June 27, at a ceremony at the Playboy Mansion.

"Hank's dad and his grandfather were both named Hank, so it was very important to us to carry on the family tradition," Wilkinson told People.

Wilkinson and Baskett currently live in Indianapolis but are looking for a house in L.A. for the off-season, according to E! News.

E! News reported that her former Girls Next Door co-stars are very excited for Wilkinson and Baskett and couldn't think of a better Christmas gift.

Nearly 10,000 albinos in east Africa are being forced into hiding, for fear they will be hunted and dismembered, according to CNN.

Albino citizens living in Tanzania and Burundi are targeted because their body parts are believed to bring wealth and good fortune, reported CNN.

The Associated Press reported that dealers can make up $75,000 selling a complete dismembered set.  These sets include limbs, genitals, tongue, nose and ears.

A Red Cross report said that many are fleeing to schools of disability in Tanzania because there are emergency shelters set up there.

Government officials in Tanzania are trying to mobilize police but these killings usually happen in rural areas where there aren't enough resources, CNN reported

Officials at the International Federation for the Red Cross and Crescent societies.say this issue needs to be addressed on an international level because, "Thousands more albinos across a huge swathe of countryside ... are unable to move freely to trade, study or cultivate fields for fear of albino hunters,"

Albinos are often looked down upon and many are uneducated, according to the AP.  They are therefore forced to work menial jobs, often outside, putting them at a high risk for skin cancer.

CNN reported that at least 44 Tanzanian albinos have been killed and 14 in Burundi since 2007. 

A Miami man is being sentenced to 6 years in prison for plotting to bomb the Chicago Sears Tower, according to CBS News.

Prosecutors originally were sentencing Burson Augustin, 23, to 30 years in prison but Joan Lenard, a US district judge, gave him a lighter sentence, according to BBC News.

CBS reported, Augustin had also allegedly been a supporter of al-Qaeda.

Islamic terrorism is one of the most tremendous problems that this country now confronts... and this defendant took an oath to al-Qaeda," the judge said.

Four other men were also involved in the plot to bomb the Sears Tower and other FBI buildings, according to CBS.

CBS reported, the ringleader, Narseal Batiste, could face up to 70 years in prison and the others between 30 and 50 years.

BBC reported that the Sears Tower has since been re-named to Willis Tower.

A North Dakota woman left Williston's Mercy Medical Center with the wrong baby, according to the Bismarck Tribune.

Hospital officials said the incident occured in September but the hospital is changing its procedures, according to the Pioneer Press.

The Pioneer Press said the mistake was discovered within an hour the family reunited with their child.

A baby's movement from the bassinet is logged everytime and the wristband is supposed to be double checked before a newborn can leave, according to, Mercy Chief Financial Officer Kerry Monson.

Monson wouldn't release details about the incident, nor identify the families involved.

Monson did read a statement about how "disheartened" the hospital emplotees are, the Bismarck Tribune reported.

A Gopher football player was arrested and put in jail on Sunday night for obstructing the legal process and minor alcohol consumption, according to the Minnesota Daily.

Freshman defensive back, Michael Carter and his teammate Kenneth Watkins had attempted to "fight" with two other males outside Mesa Pizza in Dinkytown the University Police report said.

Carter refused to cooperate with police officers and became aggressive, the police report stated, while Watkins obeyed with police and tried to get Carter to do the same.

The Minnesota Daily said it took two police officers to arrest Carter and he had a BAC of .055.

The Pioneer Press reported that Carter has played in all nine games and recorded five tackles this season.  He is No. 2 behind cornerback Traye Simmons.

A university althletic department spokesman said that there was no one available for comment and the football team has not yet taken any action regarding the incident. 

A student from Arizona State University committed suicide in front of his professor on Monday morning, the Star Tribune said.

Graduate student, David Solnick, 59, shot himself in front of his professor, Mookesh Patel, the State Press reported.  The incident occured in the College of Design South Building.

Police said Solnick was talking to his professor in his office when he took out the gun unexpectedly.

The State Press said another associate professor, Jason Griffiths, made the 911 call after Patel told him what happened.

The ASU president sent out an e-mail to staff and students reminding them that there are numerous people and support service available to help.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty wants the sex offender treatment facility in Moose Lake to sell back its 25 recently purchased plasma TVs, reported Kare 11.

The Star Tribune said the center opened in July and had the $1,576 apiece with $706 mounting brackets ordered last October.

A Department of Human Resources spokesperson wrote a statement saying, "Watching television is one of many group activities that M.S.O.P. patients do as part of the treatment process."

The number of occupants is 566 and expected to grow in the next seven years.  No patient has successfully completed treatment and released by the courts, the Star Tribune said.

Pawlenty read about the newly purchased TV's on Tuesday and wanted them returned immediately.  He said that if TVs were necessary then for the center to purchase smaller and cheaper ones.

Pawlenty argued that this purhase was a "bonehead" decision and wanted to find out who was behind it.

The plasma TVs are expected to be removed and sold this week, Kare 11 said.

The University of Minnesota will be making some changes to the April 2010 Spring Jam due to off-campus rioting last year, administrators said.

Students can expect to see more police patrolling the Dinkytown and Southeast Como area during the day at the annual event, according to KSTP News.  There will be a zero tolerance policy for alcohol related events and parties.

The Minnesota Daily said Spring Jam has been shortened from six days to three, running Thursday, April 22 through Saturday, April 24.

During the 2009 Spring Jam, a riot had broke out in Dinkytown with an estimated 500 person turnout.  Police had to break it up using tear gas and marking guns.  Some student were even arrested for being involved in the rowdy behavior.

Vice Provost of Student Affairs Jerry Rinehart said the same amount of money will be spent for the upcoming Spring Jam, but will try to engage students in non-alcohol related activities such as a possible concert at TCF Stadium and a Noble Prize speaker.

The 28th annual Twin Ciites Marathon had 15,000 runners signed up for the 26.2 Sunday race from Minneapolis to St. Paul.

The weather was cloudy and brisk, but that didn't stop runners from lining up at the starting line near the Metrodome at 8 a.m.

The marathon starts in downtown Minneapolis, runs through city neighborhoods and makes its way to the finish line at the State Capital in St. Paul.

The first-place finisher was Jason Hartmann of Concord, MA with a time of two hours and 12 minutes, according to Kare 11.

Kare 11 reported the top women's finisher was Isla Paulson of New York City with a time of two hours and 32 minutes. Paulson now qualifies for the 2012 Olympic trials

Kristen Nicolini, 32, of Minneapolis placed third among the women running with a final time of 2:35:06. Nicolini finished 3:42 behind the first place finisher, according to KSTP News.

This year's race included 30 women runners had run the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials and a man from Stillwater who had already qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials, according to Kare 11 and KSTP. 

The TLC network announced their hit reality show 'Jon and Kate Plus 8' will soon be 'Kate Plus Eight'.

Jon and Kate, who publically announced their split in June, have decided to continue on the the show.  However, the main focus, besides the eight Gosselin children, will be Kate as a single mother.

TLC said Jon will appear on the show but less regularily.

Kare 11 reported that Kate talked about a bright future and that there were discussions about another series for 2010.  TLC's President and General Manager Eileen O'Neil said, "I think there's an oppurtunity for Kate beyond her role as a supermom ro explore her other interests."

'Kate Plus Eight' is expected to air November 2.