Rioting Spreads From Paris Across France
AUBERVILLIERS, France - Rioting gangs of Arab and African youths, mostly Muslims, torched nearly 900 vehicles, stoned paramedics and burned a nursery school in a ninth night of violence that spread from Paris suburbs to towns around France, police said Saturday. Authorities arrested more than 250 people overnight — a sweep unprecedented since the unrest began.
Paris violence prompts U.S. travel warning
Summit Leaders Deadlocked on Free Trade
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina - Leaders from across the Americas, wrapping up a two-day summit overshadowed by rampaging protesters, faced a deadlock Saturday over the future of a U.S.-backed free trade zone spanning the Western Hemisphere.
U.S. Launches Major Offensive in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - American and Iraqi forces launched a major offensive Saturday near the porous Syrian border aimed at destroying al-Qaida in Iraq's ability to smuggle foreign fighters, money and equipment through the region.
Bush Orders Staff to Review Ethics Rules
WASHINGTON - President Bush, reacting to the indictment of a high-level White House aide in the CIA leak case, has ordered his staff to get a refresher on ethics rules.
Democrats Move to Exploit Iraq Missteps
WASHINGTON - Democrats are intensifying efforts to hold President Bush and his fellow Republicans accountable for missteps in the Iraq war, as they seek to exploit a potential GOP vulnerability heading into Congress' midterm election year.
Snow May Further Hinder Pakistan Quake Aid
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Forecasters predicted Saturday that snow was likely in Pakistani towns where hundreds of thousands of survivors of South Asia's massive earthquake still don't have shelter, while India said it was delaying opening four aid camps for Pakistani victims along the disputed Kashmir border.
Bird Flu Kills Young Woman in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A 19-year-old woman died of bird flu in Indonesia and an 8-year-old boy from her family was hospitalized with the virus, officials said Saturday.
Officials 'Embarrassed' by Inmate Escape
HOUSTON - Jurors and victims' relatives fear they might be targets of a death row inmate who freed himself from handcuffs and walked out of a county jail in civilian clothes.
Bush Disappointed by Alito Timeline
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina - President Bush promoted Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on Saturday, while expressing disappointment that he won't get a new justice on the high court by Christmas as he had hoped.
Bill Gates Fights to End Malaria
NEW YORK - The world's richest man, Bill Gates, believes it is possible to completely wipe out malaria that kills thousands every day but gets comparatively little attention because it mostly affects poor countries.
Jury Rules Against Woman in Genital Gluing
GREENSBURG, Pa. - A Westmoreland County jury on Friday ordered a woman to pay $46,200 to her ex-boyfriend for gluing his genitals to his abdomen.
Popular Snowman T-Shirt Raises Concerns
NEW YORK - One of the hottest-selling T-shirts around the country shows a simply drawn snowman with a menacing expression.
Cheney Seeks CIA Exemption to Torture Ban
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney made an unusual personal appeal to Republican senators this week to allow CIA exemptions to a proposed ban on the torture of terror suspects in U.S. custody, according to participants in a closed-door session.
Experts: Disaster-Free Zones Hard to Find
Hurricane victims in Florida and along the Gulf Coast have to be asking themselves something survivors of tornadoes, blizzards and earthquakes also wonder: Is there any place you can go that is safe from natural disasters?
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South Floridians ready to be victims after Wilma
St. Petersburg Times
In one instance, people lined up to receive free ice and water from relief workers in the parking lot of a Walmart store. The store was open for business and selling ice and water inside. At another location, relief workers reported people eating Burger King meals while waiting in line for free food.
No jail time for Porter
St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA - Jennifer Porter, the former schoolteacher who left the scene of a 2004 accident that killed two brothers, will serve no time in jail. She was sentanced to three years probation, two years house arrest and 500 hours of community service.
Mother: 'I want her to be punished'
After sneaking out of house, Brandon teenager hit by SUV
WFTS
BRANDON - A 13-year-old Brandon teenager is in serious condition at Tampa General Hospital after being hit by an SUV Thursday morning. Investigators say Yadiel Calderon had snuck out of his house Wednesday night but later thought the better of it and called his mother to pick him up.
Feds bust gang before armed robbery of drug house
Bay News 9
HILLSBOROUGH - The ATF recently heard that a group of men, possibly gang members, were planning on hitting an armed stash house full of armed drug traffickers.
Carlie Brucia case will not be moved to Naples
Bradenton Herald
NAPLES, Fla. - Trial of the man accused of kidnapping, raping and killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia will not be moved to Naples.
Sternberg presents winning combination
St. Petersburg Times
ST. PETERSBURG - As Andrew Friedman and Gerry Hunsicker get to know each other and learn to work together, there are going to be times when the Devil Rays new, top two baseball executives have passionate debates, loud arguments and heated fist-on-the-desk disagreements.
Health Department warns of "terrible" intestinal illness
WFTS
ST. PETERSBURG - Dr. Julia Gill of the Pinellas County Health Department says the intestinal illness Shigellosis seems to be on the rise in Pinellas County.
Murder investigation in Clearwater
Bay News 9
CLEARWATER - Authorities in Clearwater are trying to figure out who's responsible for beating a man to death.
Hillsborough gives tax break to combat veterans
WTSP
VALRICO - After serving in Iraq from May through September, Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sergeant Troy Basham is back at home in Valrico, dealing with domestic challenges of bills and paperwork.
Court rejects 'privacy' as reason to bar cameras
St. Petersburg Times
TALLAHASSEE - A proposed rule change that could have severely limited courtroom camera coverage by news media in order to protect privacy rights and confidential material was rejected Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court.
Gooden pleads guilty
Bay News 9
He will serve three years probation and attend anger management classes.
Citrus County teacher accused of affair with student
WFTS
CRYSTAL RIVER - For the second time in three days, a bay area teacher is facing charges following accusations of a sexual affair with a student. Citrus County detectives say Amy Lilley, a 36-year-old vocational teacher at Lecanto High School, admitted to carrying on a two-month relationship with a 15-year-old female student.
Tampa teacher-student sex allegations emerge
Bay News 9
TAMPA - More details are surfacing about a Hillsborough County teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a female student for more than a year.
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County Commissioners blast district's plan for religious holidays
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Three to face trial together in Xbox slayings
St. Petesburg Times
More money for Tampa Bay roads
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Son of Miami Chief Timoney is arrested on drug charges in New York
Sun-Sentinel
Secretary of state talk swirls around Sebesta
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