Multiple murder charges...Auto sales up...Gay-marriage referendum

CLEVELAND (AP) Two more bodies have reportedly been removed from the home of a convicted rapist in Cleveland. That's according to an Internet report by WKYC-TV. Police recovered the bodies of six women at the house last week. The suspect, Anthony Sowell, has been charged with 5 counts of aggravated murder.

DETROIT (AP) Most automakers are reporting higher levels of U.S. sales in October. GM had its first monthly sales gain in almost two years. Hyundai and Subaru, Toyota, Ford, and Nissan also posted higher sales.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Gay-rights activists are watching voting under way in Maine, where voters are deciding whether to affirm or repeal a state law that would allow gay couples to wed. The law was passed by the Legislature last May but never took effect because of a petition drive by conservatives.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and the groom was black has resigned. Keith Bardwell's resignation is effective today. He said he believes such marriages cause harm to the couples' children. Another justice of the peace eventually married the couple.

LONDON (AP) Actors Jim Carrey, Colin Firth and Bob Hoskins have switched on London's Christmas lights and attended the world premiere of the 3-D Film "A Christmas Carol." The animated movie features their voices.

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