NORWALK, Ohio – The adoptive mother of a group of children who were confined in cages at night accused her husband four years ago of being a danger to the family. In court papers requesting a separation in March 2001, Sharen Gravelle (search) said she wanted custody of their then …
Read More »Wagon Master
A generation ago “entry-level luxury sport wagon” would have been some kind of crazy double oxymoron. Station wagons were what Mom drove to pick up the kids, not a joyride, and the words “entry level” wouldn’t be uttered in the same breath as “luxury.” But thanks to the hypersegmentation of …
Read More »Attorney: Judge Orders Joran Released
ORANJESTAD, Aruba – A judge on Thursday ordered the conditional release of a Dutch teenager in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway (search), but he remains a suspect, his defense attorney said. Joran van der Sloot (search), 18, could be released from jail as early as Saturday and remain free pending …
Read More »GI, Taliban Chief Killed in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – An American soldier and an Afghan interpreter were killed in a clash between coalition forces and militants that also left a regional Taliban (search) commander dead, officials said Friday. The U.S. and Afghan forces were moving into position for an offensive operation when the firefight broke out …
Read More »Helping Katrina Victims
Dear Friends, The tragic loss and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina are truly overwhelming. The pictures we’re seeing and personal stories we’re hearing don’t begin to describe the scope of the destruction — not only of property, but more importantly, of lives. It’s as if a tsunami hit our country’s …
Read More »Jordan King Calls for All-Out War on Islamic Militancy
AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan’s King Abdullah II urged his new prime minister Thursday to launch an all-out war against Islamic militancy in the wake of the triple hotel bombings earlier this month that killed 63 people. In a letter to newly appointed Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit, Abdullah said the Nov. …
Read More »Jordanians Protest Against Al Qaeda
AMMAN, Jordan – Abu Musab al-Zarqawi As protesters in Jordan and elsewhere in the Arab world denounced the Jordanian-born leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, security forces snared a group of Iraqis for questioning and officials said one of the bombers spoke Iraqi-accented Arabic before he exploded his suicide belt …
Read More »Delphi Reports 3Q Loss
CHICAGO – Delphi Corp. (DPHIQ) on Wednesday said its net loss shot wider in the quarter before the auto parts maker filed for bankruptcy, pressured by production cuts at former parent General Motors Corp. (GM) and high materials costs. The loss widened to $788 million, or $1.40 per share, in …
Read More »Fannie Mae Investigation Extended
WASHINGTON – Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae (FNM), whose accounting problems are expected to result in a multibillion-dollar profit restatement, on Thursday said its investigation now included an assessment of accounting for insurance policies. Fannie Mae said it has identified one mortgage insurance policy that should not have been accounted …
Read More »Two Congressmen Injured in Crash
MACON, Ga. – A military vehicle carrying U.S. politicians overturned on the way to the Baghdad airport on Saturday and injured two members of Congress, said U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., was airlifted to a military hospital in Germany for an MRI on his neck, Marshall told …
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