BAGHDAD – When American soldiers get off duty in Iraq, the men usually return to their quarters, the women to theirs. But Staff Sgt. Marvin Frazier gets to go back to a small trailer with two pushed-together single beds that he shares with his wife. In a historic but little-noticed …
Read More »Barron Hilton Charged With DUI
LOS ANGELES – Another hard-partying Hilton may be cruising closer to jail. Paris Hilton’s 18-year-old brother was charged Thursday with four misdemeanor counts stemming from his Feb. 12 arrest on suspicion of drunken driving. Barron Nicholas Hilton’s charges include driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and being an …
Read More »Police Make Arrest in Tennessee Slayings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Police say they made an arrest in the slayings of four adults and two children this week in Memphis. Police Lt. Mark Miller says authorities will release details at a Saturday afternoon press conference. Police say the attack happened between Saturday night and Monday evening in a …
Read More »Medical Community Outraged Over Tobacco-Funded Lung Study
The disclosure of hidden tobacco money behind a big study suggesting that lung scans might help save smokers from cancer has shocked the research community and raised fresh concern about industry influence in important science. Two medical journals that published studies by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers in 2006 are …
Read More »Mike Huckabee Says He's Still Running Because 'The Game's Not Over'
This is a rush transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” February 29, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: We get right to our top story tonight, Super Tuesday II is just four short days away. Could this be the end …
Read More »Group of California Teens Accused of Raping Two Girls, Ages 14 and 15
REDLANDS, Calif. – Police said they have arrested four teenage boys on suspicion of raping two high school girls who told authorities the boys had invited them into a home for a drink. Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker said the girls, ages 14 and 15, told investigators they were walking …
Read More »Radiohead Inviting Fans to Produce Animated Music Video
LOS ANGELES – Radiohead allowed fans to choose a price for their latest tunes. Now, the best-selling band is hoping fans will make them a music video, too. TBD Records, Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and animation Web portal Aniboom.com are sponsoring an online contest inviting Radiohead fans to produce an …
Read More »Girl, 12, Becomes 4th to Die From Flu in Massachusetts
A 12-year-old Worcester County girl died Sunday from influenza, the fourth Massachusetts child to die from the illness this year, The Boston Globe reported. A 15-year-old boy became the third flu-death victim Friday after he succumbed from pneumonia triggered by the flu, it is reported. A 6-year-old and 14-year-old died …
Read More »Study: Traffic Crashes Cost Americans $164 Billion a Year
WASHINGTON – Traffic crashes cost American motorists more than $160 billion a year while inflicting a staggering per-person toll on small cities such as Little Rock, Ark., Columbia, S.C., and Pensacola, Fla., according to a AAA research report. The study, to be released Wednesday, found that traffic crashes have a …
Read More »Cops: Massachusetts Man Killed Over Loaf of Bread
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Police are investigating the stabbing of a 51-year-old Greenfield man Friday following what investigators say was a dispute over a loaf of white bread. Police say Willie Donaldson was fatally stabbed by Lee A. Wilkins, 59. They say Wilkins and a roommate Thomas Webb, 62, were embroiled …
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