Canadian Govt. Falls in No-Confidence Vote
TORONTO - Canadian politicians will hit the campaign trail this holiday season after opposition parties seized upon a corruption scandal to bring down the minority government of Prime Minister Paul Martin in a vote of no confidence.
Debunking the myth of the underprivileged soldier
According to a comprehensive study of all enlistees for the years 1998-99 and 2003 that The Heritage Foundation just released, the typical recruit in the all-volunteer force is wealthier, more educated and more rural than the average 18- to 24-year-old citizen is.
Blasts Kill 8 in Two Bangladesh Cities
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Bombs exploded in two Bangladesh cities on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring 66 in what appeared to be the latest attack by militant Muslims intent on imposing harsh Islamic law, officials said.
Vatican publishes edict prohibiting ordination of homosexuals
VATICAN CITY (AFP) - The Vatican published an instruction approved by Pope Benedict XVI banning bishops across the world from ordaining homosexuals into the priesthood.
Calif. Congressman Admits Taking Bribes
SAN DIEGO - After months of insisting he had done nothing wrong, Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham tearfully acknowledged taking $2.4 million in bribes, saying: "The truth is I broke the law."
Palestinian Fatah's polls suspended due to fraud
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday suspended primary elections of his
ruling Fatah party over widespread voting fraud in a new blow
to preparations for a January parliamentary ballot.
The Iraq story: how troops see it
BROOK PARK, OHIO - Cpl. Stan Mayer has seen the worst of war. In the leaves of his photo album, there are casual memorials to the cost of the Iraq conflict - candid portraits of friends who never came home and graphic pictures of how insurgent bombs have shredded steel and bone. Yet the Iraq of Corporal Mayer's memory is not solely a place of death and loss.
Relatives blame management as death toll in China coal mine hits 140
QITAIHE, China (AFP) - The death toll from one of China's biggest mining disasters in recent years has risen to 140, as angry relatives of the victims blamed the state-run mine's management for ignoring safety standards.
Global warming talks eye U.S.
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Host Canada urged a wider fight
against global warming at the start of 189-country talks on
Monday that will try to enlist the United States and poor
nations in U.N.-led schemes to fight climate change beyond
2012.
US terror expert says she can go back to Jakarta
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An American expert on terrorism in
Southeast Asia said on Tuesday she would be allowed back to
live in Indonesia after being expelled last week in a case
reminiscent of the country's authoritarian past.
Bush tries balancing act on illegal immigration
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on
Monday tried to balance differences in his own Republican Party
over illegal immigration by rejecting amnesty and calling for a
hardened Mexico border but also vowing the United States would
remain "a welcoming society."
Rice to aim to defuse US prison scandal in Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice will seek to deflect growing European pressure over
allegations that the CIA has been running secret prisons in the
region on a trip to the continent next week.
Saddam harangues judge as trial adjourned
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein harangued the judge at
the second session of his trial on Monday before it was
adjourned to grant co-defendants time to find new counsel after
one of their lawyers was killed and another fled Iraq.
Lifesaving move: CPR made easier
The American Heart Association unveiled dramatic changes Monday to its emergency cardiovascular care guidelines to make CPR simpler and less intimidating to a passerby thrust into the role of rescuer.
FAA calls for mediator in talks with air traffic controllers
Contract talks with the nation's 15,000 air traffic controllers turned more contentious Monday when the federal government called for a mediator.
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Suspect tells of killings in 'chilling' confession
Bradenton Herald / WTSP
PALMETTO - Richard E. Henderson Jr. beat his family to death just hours after sharing Thanksgiving Day dinner with them, said Manatee County Sheriff Charlie Wells. "This was a brutal homicide," Wells told reporters at a news conference in Palmetto Monday afternoon.
Outside Bucs game, the van was rockin' but police went knockin'
WFTS
TAMPA - While the Tampa Bay Bucs were getting taken down by the Bears on Sunday, Tampa police say they were taking down some naked women. Cops weren't immediately suspicious of the black motor home parked across the street from Raymond James Stadium.
A tale of two sentences
Bay News 9
Jury hears testimony supporting death penalty and life in prison in Joseph Smith trial.
Riverview woman victim of hate crime
WTSP
Officials are trying to determine who broke into a Riverview home over the holiday weekend and spray painted racial slurs throughout the house.
Power outage tangles afternoon rush hour
St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA - Thousands of Tampa area residents were without electricity Monday night when downed branches and trees from heavy rain showers affected several power circuits.
Holiday decorating accident claims Manatee County woman
WFTS
PALMETTO - Joan Koser was getting the holiday decorations out of her attic on 12th Avenue NW when she missed her step and fell through the drywall ceiling. The 50-year-old fell only eight feet, but she landed on the concrete floor and lost her life, leaving behind five children ages 10 to 18.
Gas leak at Tampa retirement home; 7 in hospital
WTSP
TAMPA - A gas company is determining what caused a gas leak at a Tampa retirement home that sent several people to the
hospital.
Looking for parents for children without
St. Petersburg Times
The number of children needing foster care is greater than the number of foster homes. Social service agencies are constantly trying to narrow the gap.
7-year-old boy Finds Mom Dead In Trailer
Local 6
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Sheriff's deputies launched an investigation Tuesday after a woman and another man were found dead at a double-wide trailer in Melbourne, Fla. Deputies said a 7-year-old boy found his mother dead in their Twin Lakes subdivision trailer.
Obscure law makes it easier for you to lose your home
WFTS
SPRING HILL - Building her dream home has become a nightmare for Bettie Tanner. In June of last year, she signed a contract for a three-bedroom house that was supposed to be finished last month.
USF gets grant for coastal study
St. Petersburg Times
ST. PETERSBURG - The University of South Florida St. Petersburg announced Monday that it has received a $727,000 grant that will help create a center dedicated to the study, protection and management of coastal environments, especially those in the Tampa Bay area.
Miami police go 'in-your-face' to deter would-be terrorists
Tallahasse Democrat
MIAMI - City police will attempt to thwart terrorists by staging random, "in-your-face" security operations at so-called "soft" targets ranging from city buses to sports arenas, officials announced Monday.
Floridians battered by Ivan still without homes
Yahoo! News / USA Today
Hurricane Ivan, the third of four major hurricanes to strike Florida last year, hammered Pensacola on Sept. 16, 2004. It made landfall at Gulf Shores, Ala., carrying winds up to 130 mph. But the brunt of Ivan's storm surge walloped the coast to the east - Pensacola and the Florida Panhandle.
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