TAMPA, Fla. – A 14-year-old boy kicked and punched by guards at a juvenile boot camp died because the sheriff’s officials suffocated him, a medical examiner said Friday, contradicting a colleague who blamed the death on a usually benign blood disorder. “Martin Anderson‘s death was caused by suffocation due to …
Read More »Bush Welcomes Peace Accord in Darfur, Sends More Food Aid
WASHINGTON – President Bush called for more U.N. peacekeepers for the Darfur region of Sudan on Monday and pledged an increase in U.S. food aid. He also welcomed a proposed peace accord as “the beginnings of hope” for Darfur’s poverty-stricken population. “Darfur has a chance to begin anew,” Bush said. …
Read More »Mt. Everest Tragedy
Is it just me or does it seem that there is less humanity in the world? I was so saddened by what happened on Mt. Everest. David Sharp was attempting the climb when he succumbed to oxygen deprivation in the so-called “death zone.” As he lay there with no oxygen …
Read More »Survey: Americans Would Give Up Coffee Before Internet
NEW YORK – It should come as no surprise that most Americans with Internet access at work do some personal Web surfing on the job. A new survey finds that half of them would rather give up their morning coffee than forgo that ability. Maps, news and weather are the …
Read More »Report: Serbian Police Detain Another Suspected Mladic Aide
BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro – Police have arrested another alleged aide of Ratko Mladic in the continuing hunt for the elusive Bosnian Serb sought for genocide, Belgrade’s independent B92 radio reported Wednesday. Police did not immediately confirm the arrest, reportedly late Tuesday. The radio said the man arrested was Blagoje Govedarica, who …
Read More »Iran's President Calls Concerns About Iran's Nuke Program a 'Big Lie'
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Iran’s president on Thursday accused Western powers of double standards in their campaign against his country’s nuclear program, and declared the threat of sanctions doesn’t worry him. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his comments after key U.N. Security Council members agreed to present Tehran with a choice …
Read More »Rep. Murtha Predicts Troops Home by 2007, Dem Takeover
WASHINGTON – Rep. John Murtha, a Vietnam veteran first elected in the anti-war fever of 1974, says American troops will be brought home from Iraq by 2007. Either President Bush will bow to public opinion or Democrats will have won control of the House of Representatives and increased pressure on …
Read More »'West Wing' Retrospective Cancelled Over Money Dispute
LOS ANGELES – You won’t see the cast of “The West Wing” getting teary-eyed reminiscing about their seven years on the air. NBC has canceled the trip down memory lane that was going to air before Sunday’s series finale. Variety says it’s because some of the cast wanted more money …
Read More »Saudis: 16 Saudi Guantanamo Detainees to Be Released
WASHINGTON – The United States will release 16 Saudi Arabian nationals this week from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp for suspected terrorists, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said Wednesday. An estimated 100 Saudis are being held at the U.S. military prison in Cuba, some of them for more than four …
Read More »HPV Vaccine Will Slash Cervical Cancer Deaths, Drugmaker Says
WASHINGTON – Giving girls as young as 9 a first-ever vaccine that blocks infection by four types of human papillomavirus could slash global deaths from cervical cancer by more than two-thirds, Merck & Co. officials said Thursday in seeking federal approval. The vaccine, called Gardasil, protects against the two types …
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