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Three arrested in Waihopai base vandalism Blenheim, New Zealand | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Three people were arrested in a vandalism attack on the Waihopai spy base in New Zealand Wednesday, authorities said.
Rescuers cite need to regulate kayaking Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The growing popularity of kayaking in the United States is prompting rescue organizations to call for laws requiring kayakers to take boating safety courses.
USDA still mum on 'downer cow' rule change Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The U.S. secretary of agriculture is not taking a position on the proposed ban on processing sick downer cattle at slaughterhouses, a spokesman said.
Dem. leader Reid concedes on FEC posts Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would fast-track GOP nominees to the Federal Elections Commission in exchange for Democratic seats.
N.J. mayor, wife convicted of extortion Guttenberg, N.j. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A New Jersey mayor and his wife have been found guilty of federal charges of conspiracy to commit extortion and filing false tax returns.
Florida man sought in alleged molestation Hollywood, Fla. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Florida police were looking for a 32-year-old man who allegedly molested a California teenager he met online.
DNC ad 'twists' McCain's words, group says Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A self-described non-partisan campaign transparency Web site, FactCheck.org, said a Democratic ad targeting Sen. John McCain's stance on Iraq is inaccurate.
Embassy bars bin Laden son from England Cairo | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Officials with the British Embassy in Cairo said they denied a British entrance visa to the son of Osama bin Laden over fears he supports his father's ideology.
New Orleans still beckons Katrina evacuees Baton Rouge, La. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A large number of displaced New Orleans residents say they are still considering a return to the Crescent City more than two years after Hurricane Katrina.
Children removed from doomsday cult Albuquerque | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Authorities in New Mexico have taken four children from a doomsday cult after being told about alleged inappropriate contact with the cult's leader.
Unburned body found in rural incinerator Edmonton, Alberta | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Wednesday was investigating a body found unburned in a rural Alberta incinerator a day earlier.
Girl from polygamist ranch has baby Fort Worth, Texas | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Authorities say Texas Rangers stood guard as one of the 250 girls taken from a polygamist sect gave birth to a healthy baby boy in San Marcos.
PM Aherns recalls Irish ties with U.S. Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The Irish and U.S. friendship begun in the 19th century will persist for years, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Aherns told the U.S. Congress.
1976 fugitive captured in California San Diego | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST U.S. Marshals said they have arrested a California woman wanted in Michigan for the past 32 years.
Lawyer wants new look at serial killer Aberdeen, Scotland | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A Scottish law professor says that authorities may have covered up evidence that one of the last men hanged in the country was a psychopath.
Judge throws out suit over 'No Child' law Hartford, Conn. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Connecticut's challenge to the No Child Left Behind Law has been dismissed by a federal judge.
Six girls charged in doorstep mugging London, Ontario | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A 12-year-old girl and five other female teenagers in the Canadian city of London face assault charges after a woman and her son were beaten at their doorstep.
Driver speeding to hospital taken to court Dorchester, England | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A British man said it cost him more than $600 in legal fees to challenge a speeding ticket he incurred while driving his pregnant wife to the hospital.
Poll shows first impressions of candidates Princeton, N.j. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST First-impression opinions about the U.S. presidential candidates mixed positive and negative ideas about each, a Gallup poll released Wednesday indicated.
Debate over wild bear birth control Whistler, British Columbia | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The Canadian ski resort town of Whistler, British Columbia, is divided over using birth control on a known brown bear who only causes trouble when she has cubs.
Poll: Few Scots want complete independence Edinburgh, Scotland | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Nineteen percent of Scottish voters voiced support for a complete break from Britain, the lowest backing ever for independence, a poll Wednesday indicated.
Found drug loot leads to IRS headaches St. Louis | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST U.S. agents say an Illinois prison guard stumbled upon a buried bundle of drug money and Uncle Sam wants it.
Gun trial begins in D.C. court Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A man arrested in January as he allegedly walked toward the U.S. Supreme Court with a sword and a gun represented himself at a Washington trial.
Aussie politician admits to chair sniffing Canberra, Australia | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The leader of Western Australia's wing of the opposition Liberal Party has admitted to smelling a female staffer's chair after she stood up.
Infamous Boston mob figure busted again Boston | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A former alleged New England Mafia capo was among more than a dozen people indicted this week in a Massachusetts gambling probe.
Plumber rescues cat trapped underground Skyline View, Pa. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A West Hanover Township, Pa., woman said a plumber used a fiber optic camera to find and rescue her cat, which had was stuck underground in a drain pipe.
Author sees links in missing wife cases Joliet, Ill. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The author of a new book about murdered wives says she sees similarities between victims in her book and missing Illinois women Stacy Peterson and Lisa Stebic.
Sunflower oil scare enters second week Kiev, Ukraine | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The European Commission, facing the second week of a scare about sunflower oil from Ukraine, said tons of oil had been deliberately tainted.
BASE jumper lands in hands of cops Sydney | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Two men staged a successful -- if illegal -- parachute jump off an Australian apartment tower early Wednesday, with one landing in front of a police car.
College professor sues rude students Hanover, N.h. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST An angry former professor at New Hampshire's Dartmouth College announced plans to sue her pupils because they allegedly were rude to her during a lesson.
Michigan governor has emergency surgery Lansing, Mich. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is recovering after emergency surgery to remove an intestinal obstruction, her staff said Wednesday.
Police: Man stole copies of 'GTA IV' San Diego | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST San Diego police said a man with grand video-game playing aspirations was arrested after allegedly stealing two or three copies of Grand Theft Auto IV.
Florida college locked down after gunfire Boca Raton, Fla. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Florida Atlantic University was locked down Wednesday after someone fired a gun at a party in a school dorm.
New Brunswick flooding approaches record St. John, New Brunswick | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Water levels in the rising St. John River in eastern Canada's province of New Brunswick are expected to break record levels, emergency officials said Wednesday.
Russia plans no change in policy with Iran Moscow | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin says relations with Iran won't change when his successor Dmitry Medvedev takes office.
YFZ kids showed injuries, official says Austin, Texas | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Children found by Texas officials at the polygamist ranch in Texas suffered broken or fractured bones, a protective services official testified Wednesday.
Superdelegates are committed, insiders say Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST More than 80 congressional superdelegates haven't endorsed a U.S. presidential candidate but insiders said support is tilting toward Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
Pilot charged for golf course landing Lake Villa, Ill. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Prosecutors said a Lake Villa, Ill., man has been hit with criminal charges after he landed his plane on a golf course while taking his son to a tennis lesson.
$360 billion check leads to arrest Fort Worth, Texas | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Police in Fort Worth, Texas, said a man has been arrested after he presented a check made out for $360 billion to bank tellers.
Britain's oldest bride weds Hornsea, England | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A 94-year-old woman has become Britain's oldest bride at a ceremony in Hornsea, England.
Kyl impatient with Internet gambling ban Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., says he is growing impatient with the slow progress in coming up with regulations on Internet gambling in the United States.
GSA chief Doan ends rocky tenure Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Lurita Doan has resigned as head of the U.S. General Services Administration, saying she was requested to leave by the White House.
Belarus orders U.S. diplomats out Minsk, Belarus | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The Belarusian government expelled 10 U.S. diplomats Wednesday, intensifying a dispute over sanctions imposed on the ex-Soviet state because of its leader.
Jailhouse informants won't testify Miami | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST U.S. prosecutors in Miami say they have decided against using testimony from jailhouse snitches who claimed a suspect admitted killing a charter boat crew.
Historic Torah installed at Calif. college Orange, Calif. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A Torah smuggled out of Lithuania before World War II has been installed in the interfaith center at a California university, its donors say.
Robbery inspires push for new feticide law Indianapolis | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A bank robbery that resulted in the death of a teller's unborn twins has inspired an effort to create stiffer penalties in Indiana for killing fetuses.
5 dead in Sydney boat collision Sydney | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Five people were killed early Thursday when two boats, one of them possibly stolen, collided in Sydney Harbor, authorities said.
Gates reveals plan to counter drug cartels Mexico City | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Mexican leaders in Mexico City Wednesday about a U.S.-Mexico initiative to counter drug cartels.
Missing Korean War soldiers identified Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The remains of two U.S. soldiers listed as missing since a major 1950 Korean War battle have been identified by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Search is on for escaped lion cub Maniwaki, Quebec | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Authorities in Quebec were searching Wednesday for a 150-pound African lion cub on the loose after escaping from its owner the night before.
Students decry treatment on Ghana trip Seattle | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Seventeen students from the University of Washington received insufficient nourishment and housing while on a school visit to Ghana, an investigator said.
List of Nazi war criminals released Jerusalem | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The Simon Wiesenthal Center Wednesday released its seventh annual report on Nazi war criminals, which details the 10 most wanted fugitives.
Man sentenced for exotic skins smuggling Denver | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A Mexican national was sentenced in a U.S. court for smuggling skins of protected sea turtles into the United States, the Justice Department said.
Man allegedly knew cousin was making ricin Salt Lake City | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A Utah man kicked his cousin out of his house, believing he was making the deadly toxin ricin, court papers reveal.
Tennessee considers emergency bathroom law Nashville | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The governor of Tennessee is expected to sign a bill giving people with bowel control problems access to businesses' private bathrooms, an official said.
Man pleads guilty to spilling mercury Mount Gilead, Ohio | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to charges he spread mercury inside the Morrow County Courthouse last summer, court papers show.
Sea lion dies during veterinary exam Tacoma, Wash. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A sea lion died while being examined by Washington veterinarians as they prepared to remove it from the Tacoma zoo, a spokeswoman said.
Nursing home patients' identities stolen Fort Thomas, Ky. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Fourteen residents at two Kentucky nursing homes were the victims of an identity theft ring that included two employees of the facilities, police say.
Rove tells McCain to open up Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Republican political guru Karl Rove has this advice for GOP presidential hopeful John McCain: Be more open.
Nevada towns raise money for tot Minden, Nev. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The child of two U.S. soldiers who were killed in March, allegedly by a fellow soldier, is the beneficiary of fundraising efforts far from her Washington home.
Principal accused of outing gay students Memphis | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The principal of a Memphis school is accused of violating students' right to privacy by publicly posting the names of those dating each other, attorneys said.
Five dead in Sydney boat collision Sydney | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Five people were killed early Thursday when two boats, one of them possibly stolen, collided in Sydney Harbor, authorities said.
NATO reiterates Georgia warning Brussels | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST NATO repeated its warnings Wednesday to Russia against meddling in the affairs of Georgia as it deals with its two breakaway republics.
Forgotten baby dies in hot car Salt Lake City | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST An 18-month-old baby died in Utah after his mother accidentally left him in a hot car while she became distracted putting away groceries, officials said.
Pakistani judges talks continue Islamabad, Pakistan | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Pakistani coalition leaders were to meet again on reinstating dismissed judges, an issue whose resolution may decide the future of the month-old government.
People's Daily attacks Dalai Lama Beijing | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST As China prepared to meet the Dalai Lama's envoy, the Communist party mouthpiece People's Daily attacked the Tibetan leader's human rights stand.
Fire destroys Philadelphia church Philadelphia | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A raging fire gutted Philadelphia's Prince of Peace Baptist Church and damaged or destroyed at least four nearby homes Wednesday, authorities said.
Hawaiian palace site of protest Honolulu | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Protesters advocating native Hawaiian sovereignty Wednesday blocked access to the Iolani Palace grounds to tourists for several hours, officials said.
Today is Thursday, May 1, the 122nd day of 2008 with 244 to follow. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The moon is waning. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and Saturn.
Married death row inmate to wed Jakarta | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A married man on death row in Indonesia for the 2002 Bali bombings has been cleared to remarry his ex-wife, authorities say.
'Tacky Prom' brings teens to church St. Charles, Mo. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A St. Charles, Mo., church said its Tacky Prom event, which drew teenagers dressed in their least-fashionable clothes, was a rousing success.
Man breaks postal rules by reusing old box Castle Rock, Colo. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A Colorado man says the U.S. Postal Service accused him of breaking its rules when he tried reusing a priority cardboard box to ship an item.
Store gives out carpets walked on by pope Flemington, N.j. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A New Jersey store owner says he is giving away sections of carpet walked on by Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to New York's Yankee Stadium.
Boy Scout gets pizza for turning in $800 Allegan, Mich. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The mother of a Michigan Boy Scout says she is proud of her son, whose honesty in turning in $800 won him a pizza party from state police.
Gnome appears on Mount St. Helens camera Kelso, Wash. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Park officials at the the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Toutle, Wash., said a garden gnome has mysteriously appeared in front of a camera.
Dog found in rubble eight days after blast Breckenridge, Colo. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Employees sifting through the rubble of a Colorado building that was brought down by a gas explosion said they found a dog that had been trapped for eight days.
Police: Hiker not injured, on drugs Santa Cruz, Calif. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Rescuers said a hiker who claimed to have broken his leg while hiking in California's Santa Cruz Mountains only thought he was injured because he was on drugs.
Florida venue for Chiquita Colombia suits West Palm Beach, Fla. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A U.S. judicial panel has ordered that claims that U.S. fruit company Chiquita Brands played a role in scores of killings in Colombia be heard in a U.S. court.
Morocco tightens prison security Rabat, Morocco | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Morocco's King Mohammed has named three officials in Rabat to spearhead an effort to tighten prison security and fight alleged corruption.
Massive Toronto meth lab probe widens Toronto | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The Toronto police investigation into the city's largest-ever discovery of a methamphetamines lab uncovered an adjacent ecstasy lab, officials said.
Taliban retake control of region Islamabad, Pakistan | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST The Taliban reportedly has regained control of Pakistan's Darra Adamkhel region and resumed its activities despite the presence of security forces.
Mandela still on U.S. terrorist lists Washington | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Nelson Mandela, South Africa's Nobel Prize-winning symbol of hope for leading the fight against apartheid, is reported still on U.S. terrorist watch lists.
Poll: 4 in 10 call gas prices a crisis Princeton, N.j. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A vast majority of U.S. residents surveyed in a Gallup poll indicated gas prices are a major problem with 42 percent indicating prices represent a crisis.
Poll: Wright, Pa. loss affecting Obama New York | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST A loss in Pennsylvania and a flap over a pastor have bogged down Sen. Barack Obama's quest to be the Democratic U.S. presidential nominee, a poll indicates.
Floodwaters rise in New Brunswick capital St. John, New Brunswick | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Fredericton in the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick was flooded Thursday as the St. John River rose 27 feet above sea level, officials said.
Man dies on Aeroflot flight to Toronto Toronto | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST An autopsy was scheduled Thursday in Toronto for a Russian man who died while reportedly heavily intoxicated on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow.
Sadr City fighting claims 17 lives Baghdad | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST U.S. military leaders say 17 people were killed in Baghdad's Sadr City area, where battles between coalition and militant forces have raged for weeks.
Peterson offers missing wife reward Chicago | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST Drew Peterson is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to a safe return of his missing Chicago-area wife who has been missing for six months.
Government probes language disagreement Tulsa, Okla. | May 09, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST U.S. federal officials are probing the case of an Oklahoma driver's license examiner who said he got in trouble for speaking Spanish to Hispanics. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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