State of Emergency Begins in France
PARIS - Rioters defied a state of emergency that took effect Wednesday, as they looted and burned two superstores, set fire to a newspaper office and paralyzed France's second-largest city's subway system with a firebomb.
Democrats Win Elections in NJ, Va., Calif.
Democrats cleaned up big in off-year elections from New Jersey to California, sinking the candidate who embraced President Bush in the final days of the Virginia governor's campaign. They also turned back all four of GOP Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's efforts to reshape state government.
Wounded Principal Praised As Hero in Tenn.
JACKSBORO, Tenn. - Principal Gary Seale was shot while wrestling with a student who had opened fire in school and killed an administrator, then managed to get to the intercom and order a lockdown, helping to end the rampage, authorities say.
Texas Voters Approve Ban on Gay Marriage
Texans voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to bolster the state's ban on same-sex marriage by writing it into the state constitution, rejecting concerns that the broadly worded amendment could go much further than intended.
Attack Kills Five Policemen in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber detonated his car Wednesday near a police patrol in Baquoba, 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, killing five policemen and wounding five others, officials said.
Justice Dept. Mulls Probe Into CIA Leak
WASHINGTON - At the CIA's request, the Justice Department is weighing whether to open a criminal investigation into the leak of possibly classified information on secret prisons to The Washington Post.
Kan. School Board OKs Evolution Approach
TOPEKA, Kan. - Revisiting a topic that exposed Kansas to nationwide ridicule six years ago, the state Board of Education approved science standards for public schools Tuesday that cast doubt on the theory of evolution.
Bloomberg re-elected New York mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican New York Mayor Michael
Bloomberg was re-elected to a second term by a large margin on
Tuesday after what is believed to be the most costly race in
the city's history.
Senators, oil execs to debate profits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nation's biggest oil companies
will defend their combined quarterly profits of more than $30
billion on Wednesday at a Senate hearing where lawmakers are
expected to demand why Americans face record heating bills this
winter.
AIG Again Restating Finances, Now to 2002
NEW YORK - American International Group Inc. said early Wednesday it will again restate its financial results, this time through 2002, as part of a prolonged internal probe of the insurance company's accounting practices.
KFC Plans TV Ads to Respond to Bird Flu
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In coming days, KFC will have television commercials ready to reassure customers that its chicken is safe to eat if there is a bird flu outbreak.
Gonorrhea Rates Fall but Other STDs Rise
ATLANTA - Gonorrhea has fallen to the lowest level on record in the United States, while the rates of other sexually transmitted diseases — syphilis and chlamydia — are on the rise, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Group: Honda Civic Tops Stolen-Car List
DETROIT - The 1995 Honda Civic, 1989 Toyota Camry and 1991 Honda Accord were the vehicles most often reported stolen in the United States in 2004, according to a nonprofit group that tracks insurance crimes.
France Declares State of Emergency
PARIS - France declared a state of emergency Tuesday to quell the country's worst unrest since the student uprisings of 1968 that toppled a government, and the prime minister said the nation faced a "moment of truth" over its failure to integrate Arab and African immigrants and their children.
Gates Warns of 'Sea Change' in Memo
SEATTLE - The technology industry shift's to Internet-based software and services represents a massive and disruptive "sea change," Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates wrote to top-level executives in a memo aimed at rallying his troops against the new competitive threats the company faces.
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'A city united:' Baker cruises to re-election
St. Petersburg Times / Bay News 9
ST. PETERSBURG - Mayor Rick Baker won an overwhelming victory over challenger Ed Helm Tuesday, a blowout signifying broad support for the incumbent's first term in office. Baker, 49, won 70 percent of the vote, besting Helm by a margin of 13,203 votes. It was the best showing in the history of the strong mayor system, which was instituted in 1993.
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Hillsborough School Board restores religious holidays
Bradenton Herald / AP
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough School Board voted Tuesday to restore certain religious holidays to next year's school calendar, reversing a decision made two weeks ago.
Witnesses ID Joseph Smith on tape
Bay News 9
Several witnesses, including a handful of Sarasota County Sheriff's detectives, took the stand Tuesday in the second day of the Joseph Smith trial at the Sarasota County Courthouse.
89-year-old driver severs man's leg, rams store
Lakeland Ledger
LAKELAND - An 89-year-old woman lost control of her car in a Winn-Dixie parking lot Tuesday morning, crashing into the store and severing the leg of a man collecting donations for a church.
Florida voters favor eminent domain restrictions
Orlando Business Journal
An overwhelming majority of Florida voters favor tighter restrictions on the government's use of eminent domain to acquire private property, according to a poll conducted last month by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc.
Al-Arian's defense presents closing arguments
Bay News 9
Defense attorneys laid out their case Tuesday during closing arguments in the federal terrorism trial of former University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian.
Tampa police issue warrant for Panthers cheerleader
Bradenton Herald
TAMPA - A fugitive arrest warrant was issued for a Carolina Panthers cheerleader who allegedly gave a false name during her arrest at a bar where witnesses said she had sex with another cheerleader in a restroom stall.
Hundreds of breathalyzer tests could be thrown out
WTSP
SARASOTA - He's asked us to conceal his identity because his case is still pending. But John, as we'll call him, was pulled over and charged with driving under the influence in Sarasota County last year.
Major Tampa drug bust hits six separate operations
WFTS
TAMPA - Police say a yearlong drug operation has taken six major drug organizations off the streets -- all at one time.
Mother, child, 4, killed in accident
Bradenton Herald
EAST MANATEE - A 39-year-old woman and her 4-year-old son died Tuesday morning after a mysterious crash in which the vehicle they were in slammed into an oak tree, troopers said.
Don't call it a shortage, but flu shots are hard to find
WFTS
TAMPA - The flu vaccine is in short supply in many parts of the bay area.
Web Site Rates Florida Hospitals' Infection Rates
Yahoo! News / WESH
A new Web site that shows infection, complication, and death rates for every hospital in the state of Florida is a national first.
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