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Ye Meng Yuan, a teen from China, was struck after the crash. A coroner has now ruled that she was alive when that happened. San Francisco's fire chief says the news is "devastating" and has apologized. Firefighters apparently didn't see the girl because she had been covered with fire-retardant foam.

The six jurors, all women, were handed the case on Friday after three weeks of testimony and 50 witnesses.

All the advice that parents should set rules to limit children's TV time goes only so far. Children tend to watch the same amount of TV that their parents do. Setting an example and sticking to it looks like the most effective approach.

Also: Jonathan Franzen answers an odd accusation; Zadie Smith's next book will be a "science-fiction romp."

The city is seeking Chapter 9 protection against creditors and unions for an estimated $18.5 billion in debt and liabilities.

Four more women — including a retired Navy rear admiral — came forward Thursday to accuse Mayor Bob Filner of unwanted sexual advances. His fellow Democrats have called on Filner to resign.

His books became icons of rural life in Texas. Graves' 1960 memoir, Goodbye to a River, recounts a canoe trip along a doomed waterway he knew in his youth. The book "was quickly recognized as a classic," NPR member station KERA reports.

The league said Braun had been suspended because he was linked to doping. Braun was the National League's 2011 Most Valuable Player.

The legendary filmmaker is using the fundraising website Kickstarter to raise money for his latest movie — and he's drawing some criticism for it. He talks to host Michel Martin about funding his own films and the state of the industry today.

Nicole Hockley, who lost her son Dylan in the Sandy Hook school shooting last year, says the debate over gun violence has become too polarized, and she doesn't want to take guns away from people.