MUMBAI, India – More than 100 witnesses, including U.S. FBI agents, will testify at the trial of the man police say is the only surviving gunman in the bloody Mumbai siege, Indian prosecutors said Saturday. Five foreign experts will present evidence against Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam …
Read More »Fire Destroys 34 Homes in Texas
LAGARTO, Texas – A fire that may have been ignited by electrical lines injured one firefighter and destroyed about 34 homes on Thursday in Live Oak County. The Texas Forest Service said a volunteer firefighter was taken to a hospital in Alice with burns. Two people suffered minor burns and …
Read More »U.N. Racism Conference: Economic Crisis May Fuel Hatred
GENEVA – The world racism conference looked beyond the Middle East on Wednesday to concerns over the economic crisis, with speakers warning that increased joblessness could lead to greater intolerance of foreigners if governments fail to act. A day after more than 100 countries passed a declaration of solidarity, speakers …
Read More »Ex-Miss West Virginia Wins $7.2M in Porn Video Scam Case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A former Miss West Virginia has won a $7.2 million verdict against nine Internet companies and individuals who tried to sell pornographic videos they falsely claimed featured her. A jury in U.S. District Court in Clarksburg on Wednesday ordered each defendant to pay Allison Williams $800,000 for …
Read More »U.S. Weighing Where to Charge Captured Pirate
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department was considering whether to bring a detained Somali pirate to the U.S., Kenya or Somalia to face charges after the harrowing rescue of a cargo ship’s U.S. captain. The FBI was preparing a case Monday, one of three possible options in what to do with …
Read More »Pa. Mother Charged in Alcohol-Poisoning Death of Baby
TUNKHANNOCK, Pa. – A northeastern Pennsylvania woman has been charged in the alcohol poisoning death of her 6-month-old baby. Wyoming County prosecutors say Jessica Minor of Montrose, Pa., gave alcohol to her son, Mason, in 2007 to stop him from crying. The baby later died. Wyoming County District Attorney George …
Read More »Relatives Grieve for Texas Woman Who Died of Swine Flu
HARLINGEN, Texas – This week should have been a joyous time for Judy Trunnell, a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had just given birth to a healthy baby girl. But the friends and relatives whose cars lined the quiet street in front of her home in a quiet subdivision Tuesday instead were …
Read More »CDC Says a Third of U.S. Flu Cases Visited Mexico
ATLANTA – About a third of the confirmed U.S. cases of swine flu are people who had been to Mexico and likely picked up the infection there, a federal health official said Saturday. But investigations indicate many cases are getting the illness here, and that it probably still is spreading, …
Read More »Monday Meal Makeover: Chipotle Smashed Potatoes
What you need: 2 pounds baby red potatoes, unpeeled 1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk 1 tablespoon canned chipotles in adobo, sauce only 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Directions: Place potatoes in a stockpot, then add water to cover, and cook until tender. Drain water, return potatoes to stockpot. Cut …
Read More »Persons of Interest Identified in Abduction of Michigan Girl
More than 100 members of a task force comprised of local and federal law enforcement agencies are working to find a 5-year-old Michigan girl whose disappearance three days ago is being investigated as an abduction. Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield said during a news conference Wednesday morning persons of interest …
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