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NATION IN BRIEF

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· NORFOLK -- A sailor was sentenced to life without parole for the kidnapping and killing of a Marine who the sailor thought had participated in a gang rape. Petty Officer 3rd Class Cooper Jackson said during his court-martial that he posed as a special agent to frighten Cpl. Justin Huff and get information about the purported rape, then decided he had to kill Huff to avoid being caught.

· WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities investigating the slaying of a family of four Oct. 13 alongside a Florida highway said that the father was probably involved in drug trafficking. A suspect in the slaying was arrested Wednesday on drug charges, Sheriff Ken J. Mascara said.

· SHREVEPORT, La. -- Shortly before he was executed in Florida this week, serial killer Danny Rolling handed his spiritual adviser a handwritten confession to a grisly triple murder 17 years ago in his home town of Shreveport, police said.

· LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- An Atlanta area father has been accused of removing his 2-year-old daughter's clitoris with scissors, and human rights observers say it may be the first criminal case in the United States involving the ancient African practice. Khalid Adem, a 30-year-old immigrant from Ethiopia, denied cutting his daughter or asking anyone else to do so.

· MEMPHIS -- Would-be rescuers ended their search for a manatee in the Mississippi River, far north of its natural range. The manatee was last spotted Wednesday.

-- From News Services

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