Separated twins open eyes, start to move

LOS ANGELES -- The surgically separated Guatemalan twins opened their eyes and began moving Thursday, two days after the 22-hour operation to separate their skulls.

Maria de Jesus Quiej Alvarez and Maria Teresa remained in critical condition at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center.

"They both have opened their eyes," said Dr. Andy Madikians, the attending physician for the twins. "They are able to move a little bit."

Maria Teresa, who had nearly five additional hours of surgery because of blood on the brain, wasn't moving as much as her sister, the doctor said.

Nixon daughters end dispute over donation

MIAMI -- Richard Nixon's daughters resolved their three-year fight over how to spend a $20-million bequest to their father's presidential library, attorneys said Thursday.

Tricia Cox and Julie Eisenhower ended two days of court-ordered mediation with a confidential agreement Wednesday, said library attorney Jack Falk.

Case of kidnapped, slain 7-year-old goes to jury

SAN DIEGO -- Jurors went home without reaching a verdict Thursday in the case of a man charged with killing his 7-year-old neighbor, Danielle van Dam, after prosecutors said the "smoking gun" was the victim's blood found on the suspect's jacket.

David Westerfield, 50, could face the death penalty if convicted of killing the second-grader.

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