HOUSTON – A judge Wednesday cleared the way for the second trial of Andrea Yates on murder charges in the 2001 drowning of her children in the family bathtub. State District Judge Belinda Hill ruled that a defense motion accusing prosecutors of misconduct during the first trial was frivolous. The …
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WEBSTER, Mass. – Singer Bobby Brown has been arrested for minor motor-vehicle violations dating back 14 years. The 37-year-old entertainer was in town Friday to watch his daughter in a high-school cheerleading tournament that night when a police officer conducted a warrant check. The check revealed the old misdemeanor charges …
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BAGHDAD – Iraq‘s president said Monday that he would call the country’s new parliament into session for the first time on March 12, staring the clock on a 60-day period during which the legislature must elect a new head of state and sign off on a prime minister and Cabinet. …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dana Reeve would be alive only about three more months when she taped an introduction to the two-hour PBS documentary “The New Medicine.” The widow of paralyzed “Superman” actor Christopher Reeve was battling lung cancer diagnosed last summer, but was upbeat that late November day of the …
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WASHINGTON – The economy hit a soft patch in the final quarter of 2005, growing at an annual rate of just 1.7 percent. But fresher readings suggest America’s business health has improved and is generally sound. While the latest figure for gross domestic product in the October-to-December period was indeed …
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UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations appealed to European countries Friday to contribute to an expanded peacekeeping force in Lebanon that would have a balance of European and Muslim troops so that Israel and Lebanon will view it as legitimate. Italy endorsed sending troops to Lebanon but did not commit …
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PHOENIX – Police and city officials are turning to the city’s Spanish-speaking community for help gathering information on two serial predators believed responsible for a combined 13 killings. During a meeting Wednesday, they urged about 1,000 people who only speak Spanish or limited English to come forward with any tips. …
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JERUSALEM – A Palestinian Cabinet minister said Friday there were the “first promising signs” in the case of two FOX News journalists abducted in Gaza nearly two weeks ago. “Efforts and contacts are being made to guarantee the safety and bring about the release of the two guests of Palestine,” …
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GENEVA – Relief supplies poured into Lebanon on Thursday and aid workers were struggling to move the goods to the areas most affected by a month of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants, U.N. officials said. U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees spokesman Jack Redden said the agency was still in …
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The nation’s governors are closing ranks in opposition to a proposal in Congress that would let the president take control of the National Guard in emergencies without consent of governors. The idea, spurred by the destruction and chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi, …
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