The husband of singer Corinne Bailey Rae was found dead Saturday of a suspected drug overdose, according to Sky News sources. The body of Jason Rae, a saxophonist with the Haggis Horns, was discovered in an apartment in Leeds, England. “At 3:15 p.m. yesterday [Saturday], the body of a 31-year-old …
Read More »FEMA: Hardest-Hit Katrina Victims Can Stay in Hotels
WASHINGTON – People who sought refuge outside the 10 states that absorbed most of the evacuees from Hurricanes Rita and Katrina can remain in hotels at the government’s expense while their applications for rental assistance are processed, officials announced Saturday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency continues to pick up the …
Read More »Striking NYC Transit Union Fined $1M Per Day
NEW YORK – A state judge on Tuesday imposed a $1 million-a-day fine against New York City’s transit union, after the Transport Workers Union walked away from their jobs at subway and bus stations in an illegal strike earlier that day. State Justice Theodore Jones leveled the $1-million-a-day sanction against …
Read More »Dementia: One New Case Every Seven Seconds
Dementia Facts Dementia is the loss of mental functions — such as thinking, memory, and reasoning — that is severe enough to interfere with a person’s daily life. Dementia is not temporary confusion or normal forgetfulness. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia patients are usually elderly …
Read More »Election Violence Turns Deadly in Egypt
ZAGAZIG, Egypt – Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds trying to break through blockades of polling stations in an opposition stronghold Wednesday, the final day of parliamentary elections, and a hospital official said two people were killed. Police in the capital of Cairo said more than 130 …
Read More »White House Fence Jumper Was Looking for Chelsea Clinton
LITTLE ROCK – Chelsea Clinton, not any current occupants of the White House, was the preoccupation of an Arkansas man arrested after he jumped over a fence onto the grounds of the executive mansion at Washington, according to a preliminary psychological assessment. A court-ordered report from the District of Columbia …
Read More »E-Tailers Step Up Discount Offers
NEW YORK – Online retailers stepped up discounting ahead of the deadline this week for most free shipping of Christmas gifts with guarantee of standard delivery. But they’re not panicking — overall, the holiday 2005 shopping season is shaping up well. Meanwhile, traditional storeowners are waiting for the final shopping …
Read More »N. Korea Calls U.S. Reports 'Fabrication'
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea (search) has denied reports that it might be preparing to test a nuclear weapon, calling them a U.S. “fabrication,” South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Friday. U.S. officials said earlier this month that spy satellites had detected tunnels and a reviewing stand under construction …
Read More »Guests and Topics: Wednesday, May 11
See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… It was a bizarre day in the Michael Jackson (search) molestation trial. We’re live in Santa Maria with new details from the testimony of former child star Macaulay …
Read More »Leading Economic Indicators Fell in April
WASHINGTON – A key gauge on the future direction of the U.S. economy fell in April for the fourth straight month, suggesting the economy is losing steam, a private research group said Thursday. The New York-based Conference Board (search) said its index of leading indicators fell 0.2 percent to 114.5 …
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