NATIONAL BRIEFS

CALIFORNIA: Baby slain in drive-by shooting

A sign in front of his family's Los Angeles home reads Angel Mauro Cortez Nava, lists his dates of birth and death, with photos of him and the words "We Love You." What it does not convey is the outrage the 14-month-old's killing has caused in the Watts neighborhood. A teenage assassin shot Angel and wounded Mauro Cortez, 24, Monday night as the man cradled his son on the sidewalk near his home, police said.

MARYLAND: Search to delay Manning trial

An exhaustive search for government records assessing the impact of the WikiLeaks disclosures could delay the court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, charged with causing the biggest intelligence leak in U.S. history, a military judge said Wednesday. With the defense accusing prosecutors of sitting on evidence potentially favorable to Manning, Col. Denise Lind indicated she would consider his lawyers' request for a stay of proceedings. The trial of Manning, 24, is to begin Sept. 21.

ARKANSAS: 45 years for killing his sister

A 15-year-old was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday for killing his sister. Grounded after being caught using smokeless tobacco, Colton Harvey shot Candace, 16, with a .22-caliber rifle while his mother and stepfather were grocery shopping. He told police he had dreamed of killing his parents, but hadn't thought of harming his sister. "It just happened," he told police. He was given 30 years for second-degree murder and 15 more for using a gun.

OREGON: Japan dock arrives at beach

A 70-foot-long dock that floated ashore on a beach was torn loose from a fishing port in Japan by last year's tsunami and drifted across the Pacific, a Japanese consulate official said Wednesday. A commemorative plaque on it showed it was one of four owned by Aomori Prefecture that broke loose from the port of Misawa. A starfish native to Japan was among the marine life still clinging to the structure.