ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. – A grand jury in Rogersville indicted a man who is accused of biting off part of his former fiancee’s lower lip. Doris Ray Williams Jr. is charged with aggravated assault. According to court testimony, the 40-year-old Williams and his fiancee Mary Kathryn Whetsell were at the Hog …
Read More »Chertoff: Hezbollah Makes Al Qaeda Look 'Minor League'
JERUSALEM – Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff warned Thursday that the radical Islamic group Hezbollah “makes Al Qaeda look like a minor league team,” and poses the greatest threat to national security. “Someone described Hezbollah like the A-team of terrorists in terms of capabilities, in terms of range of weapons …
Read More »Jury Clears Florida Man Who Used Sleepwalking as Defense in Molestation Case
ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando man says he was sleepwalking when he inappropriately touched a girl in 2006. Lawyers for 28-year-old Justin Cox say he had a history of the disorder. The jurors believed the defense. He was cleared Thursday of all charges of lewd and lascivious acts. A doctor …
Read More »Study : Hurricane Spike Not Caused By Global Warming
WASHINGTON – Global warming isn’t to blame for the recent jump in the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic, concludes a study by a prominent federal scientist whose position has shifted on the subject. Not only that, warmer temperatures will actually reduce the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic and …
Read More »Biographer: Country Superstar Eddy Arnold Dies at 89
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like “Make the World Go Away” made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday. Arnold died at a care facility near Nashville, said Don Cusic, a professor at …
Read More »Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing at JFK Airport, No One Hurt
NEW YORK – A Delta Air Lines plane carrying 139 passengers made an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport and officials say no one was hurt. A spokesman for the Atlanta-based airline says the crew received an indicator light warning of possible problems with the airplane’s hydraulics, which …
Read More »EU ‘Ready’ for Stronger Iran Sanctions, Solana Spokeswoman Says
LUXEMBOURG – The European Union is poised to issue stronger financial sanctions against Iran, an EU spokeswoman said Monday. Word of the agreement came after British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced at a London news conference with U.S. President George W. Bush that Britain is freezing the assets of Iran’s …
Read More »High Levels of Lead Found In 'Hannah Montana' Jewelry
Children’s jewelry from three Disney-licensed products were found to contain lead at levels up to eight times higher than is considered safe, KCRA-TV in Sacramento reported Wednesday. The “Disney Fairies,” “High School Musical” and “Hannah Montana” charm bracelet sets were sold nationwide at Barnes & Noble bookstores and featured in …
Read More »White House Rejects Army Plan to Hire Generals to Oversee Contracting
WASHINGTON – The Army’s march to overhaul its tarnished contracting system has been slowed by an unlikely foe: the White House. The Office of Management and Budget, President Bush’s administrative arm, has shot down a service plan to add five active-duty generals who would oversee purchasing and monitor contractor performance. …
Read More »Son of Farrah Fawcett, Redmond O'Neal Pleads Guilty to Possessing Heroin, Methamphetamine
MALIBU, Calif. – Redmond O’Neal, the son of Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O’Neal, has pleaded guilty to possessing heroin and methamphetamine. The 23-year-old O’Neal pleaded guilty Thursday in a Malibu court to the two felony counts and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of drugs. As part of …
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