DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 5 -- Prosecutors may use evidence seized from ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak's car in her trial for allegedly attacking a romantic rival, a Florida court appeals has ruled.

However, the three-judge panel upheld a lower court finding that police did not properly read Nowak her Miranda rights, Florida Today reported. That means a statement she gave will be barred as evidence.

"The trial court applied the correct legal standards in determining that Nowak neither waived her Miranda rights, nor voluntarily spoke with police," the court said in its decision Friday.

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 5 -- Dwight Howard's 21 points and 23 rebounds Friday keyed the Orlando Magic's 98-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Orlando never trailed after Tony Battie's 15-foot jumper made it 34-32 with 5:26 left in the second period. The Magic then built a 45-39 halftime advantage.

Howard's slam made it 90-79 with 5:07 left in the contest.

Jameer Nelson scored 15 with seven assists and four steals. Hedo Turkoglu scored 13 with seven assists, while Rashard Lewis scored 11 with six rebounds for the Magic, winners in six of their last seven outings.

ROME, Dec. 5  -- Researchers at Italy's Bologna University say they've found a way to choose the gender of foals using frozen sperm and egg cells.

Kuala Lumpur  - Four people have been killed and eight others are missing in a pre-dawn landslide Saturday that buried 14 bungalows in a Malaysian residential area, police said.

Rescue and search operations involving 160 people have been on- going since the landslide occurred at the up-market residential area in the central Selangor state, said state police chief Khalid Abu Bakar.

A total of 93 people escaped unscathed in the incident, while 15 others suffered injuries, Khalid was quoted as saying by the Star online news portal.

Kuala Lumpur  - Malaysian airport police have detained a woman for suspected drug trafficking after she was caught carrying 10 towels soaked in liquid cocaine, news reports said Saturday.

Police declined to name the woman's nationality, but said the foreigner had arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport from Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday and was headed to Thailand.

Airport officials said the 36-year-old suspect was behaving suspiciously and was made to open her two suitcases.

"When a police team asked her to open them, seven wet towels were found in the first bag and three more in the second.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 5  -- An Australian man who went unprepared into Alaska's wilderness has drawn the ire of some locals after his $93,000 rescue.

Dave Roberts, 54 was attempting to trek through the Brooks Range wilderness. Local residents warned him against heading into the isolated area, the Fairbanks Daily News reported.

He was picked up last Saturday by a seven-member rescue team after he set off a long-distance distress call Friday amid his worries about frostbite and fatigue.

Jamie Klaes, manager of the Bettles Lodge, where the Alaska Air National Guard paid for Robert's room after his rescue, said he was unimpressed.

"It felt like he was being rewarded for stupidity," Klaes said.