PASADENA, Calif. – Researchers are tracking a gigantic storm on Saturn that is unleashing lightning bolts more than 1,000 times stronger than those found on Earth. Using instruments aboard the international Cassini spacecraft, scientists from the University of Iowa first spotted the storm on Jan. 23. But since the spacecraft …
Read More »Tyco Warns on Future Profits, Though Recent Earnings in Line
NEW YORK – Tyco International Ltd. (TYC) Thursday reported quarterly profit roughly in line with its lowered forecast and forecast disappointing earnings for the current period on weakness in its health care and fire and security divisions. The diversified manufacturer, which is in the process of splitting into three companies, …
Read More »$365M Powerball Winner Stays Silent
LINCOLN, Neb. – Whoever won the nation’s biggest jackpot has an open invitation to return to the convenience store where the winning ticket was bought and share the wealth. “If I sold the ticket to them I hope they’d share in the winnings — at least, even one-tenth of a …
Read More »Landslide Searchers Change Dig Location
GUINSAUGON, Philippines – Rescue workers dug grimly Tuesday for a mud-swamped elementary school, but in a different spot from where they excitedly detected underground sounds a day earlier that they hoped were signs of life. The buzz that fed a sense of urgency Monday evening was gone. Ground-penetrating radar, capable …
Read More »Iraqi Official: Hostage Journo Is Alive
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll is alive and Iraqi authorities are optimistic about her release, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad told FOX News. “The Ministry of Interior said that she is alive and that they have information with regard to where she might be held,” Khalilzad …
Read More »Italy's PM, Facing Tough Reelection, Meets with Bush
WASHINGTON – Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, facing a tough election to stay in power, got a boost Tuesday from his ally President Bush, who effusively praised Berlusconi as a strong leader who has “brought stability to the Italian government.” Berlusconi had breakfast with Bush, followed by formal talks. “He’s …
Read More »Storm Dumps Record Snowfall on Northeast
NEW YORK – Road crews scrambled to clear streets and travelers stranded at airports tried to get home Monday as the Northeast dug out from a record-breaking storm that dumped two feet or more of snow across the region. Utility workers were restoring power to tens of thousands of homes …
Read More »Ex-Exec Held in Pellicano Wiretapping Case
LOS ANGELES – A former music executive charged in a wiretapping case involving Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano was ordered held without bail after the judge deemed him a flight risk. Prosecutors presented e-mails allegedly written by Robert Pfeifer, a former president of Hollywood Records, in which Pfeifer told a …
Read More »Utah Supreme Court Orders Polygamist Judge Removed
SALT LAKE CITY – A small-town judge with three wives was ordered removed from the bench by the Utah Supreme Court on Friday. The court unanimously agreed with the findings of the state’s Judicial Conduct Commission, which recommended the removal of Judge Walter Steed for violating the state’s bigamy law. …
Read More »Senate GOPers Reach Patriot Act Agreement With White House
WASHINGTON – A band of Senate Republican holdouts reached agreement Thursday with the White House on changes in the Patriot Act designed to clear the way for passage of anti-terror legislation stalled in a dispute over civil liberties. Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H. said the changes, quickly endorsed by at least …
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