Video Shows Peace Activists in Captivity in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A peace group blamed the United States and Britain for the abduction of four activists shown in an insurgent video, saying the kidnapping was the direct result of the occupation of Iraq.
Group ran "Adopt-a-Detainee" program
Bush to Address Iraq Policy
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Wednesday will address the nation from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in the first of several speeches officials say is designed to reassure the public that the United States has a "plan for victory" in Iraq.
Top court reviews abortion parental notice law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court takes up its
first abortion case in five years and returns to one of its
most contentious issues on Wednesday when it considers a state
law requiring notification of a parent before a minor can end
her pregnancy.
Possible Miniature Solar System Discovered
LOS ANGELES - Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the birth of the smallest known solar system. Peering through ground- and space-based telescopes, scientists observed a brown dwarf — or failed star — less than one hundredth the mass of the sun surrounded by what appears to be a disk of dust and gas.
Hillary Clinton Defends Pro-War Vote
WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday defended her vote to authorize war in Iraq amid growing unease among liberal Democrats who could determine the potential 2008 presidential candidate's future.
Bush Cites Tools to Fight Illegal Immigration
EL PASO, Texas - President Bush on Tuesday watched border patrol techniques ranging from men on horseback to infrared cameras that help keep watch in the dark, and he said the country needs more of both to keep out illegal immigrants.
US acknowledges Europe concern on 'secret prisons'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Under German pressure, the United
States acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that
allegations of secret CIA prisons in Europe have raised
widespread concern in the region.
Bush says congressman taking bribes 'outrageous'
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on
Tuesday verbally slapped a congressman from his Republican
party for taking bribes, calling it "outrageous."
Vatican restricts gays in priesthood
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - In the first major ruling of Pope
Benedict's reign, the Catholic Church on Tuesday imposed
restrictions on homosexuals becoming priests, saying only men
who had overcome "transitory" gay tendencies could be ordained.
Milestone execution stopped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia Gov. Mark Warner on Tuesday
halted the execution of a convicted murderer who would have
been the 1,000th person put to death in the United States since
the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
Israeli faces 3-year jail term for aiding militant
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli woman who acted as a human
shield to protect a wanted Palestinian militant faces a
three-year prison sentence after agreeing to a plea bargain,
legal officials said on Wednesday.
Army aims to coax back former troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army, fresh off missing its
latest annual recruiting goal, has launched an unprecedented
effort to coax former troops to sign up again for active-duty
military service, officials said on Tuesday.
Indonesian woman dies of bird flu -health official
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A 25-year-old Indonesian woman who died
has tested positive for bird flu, a senior researcher at the
health ministry said on Wednesday.
Bush to unveil new Iraq plan as violence continues
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Masked men shot dead nine Iraqis near
Baghdad on Wednesday, underscoring the country's dire security
situation two weeks before elections and as President George W.
Bush was due to unveil a comprehensive new strategy.
White House says troop reductions should be coming
DENVER (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday Iraqi
forces should be sufficiently trained to allow reduced U.S.
troop levels in Iraq next year, but President George W. Bush
and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said it would be a huge
mistake to pull them out now.
Gunmen kill nine people in Iraq minibus attack
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a minibus
north of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding
two, police said.
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Hurricane Season Finally Ending
Yahoo! News
MIAMI - The victims of the busiest and costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record may be comforted now that it's finally ending Wednesday: No hurricane has been known to hit the United States between December and May.
Warrick Dunn scores big with another dream fulfilled
WFTS
ST. PETERSBURG - The dream of home ownership has been made possible again for another single mom by former Tampa Bay Buccaneer running back Warrick Dunn.
FBI joins hate crime investigation
WTSP
RIVERVIEW - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has a message for whoever broke into a Riverview home over the weekend and spray painted racial slurs on the walls.
Painting a different picture of a killer
Bay News 9
SARASOTA - More family and friends of Joseph P. Smith took the stand Tuesday at the Sarasota County Courthouse as the penalty phase of his murder trial continued.
Suicidal tendencies
Bradenton Herald
MANATEE - Richard E. Henderson Jr. has a fascination with death. As the investigation in the slayings of his family on Thanksgiving unfolds, Henderson's record reveals a troubled man who mutilated himself, dallied with drugs and alcohol and plotted suicide and mass shootings.
Bok's Gardens Grow But Business Is Slow
Lakeland Ledger
LAKE WALES - More than a year has gone by since hurricanes pounded Historic Bok Sanctuary, knocking down hundreds of old trees and destroying its tranquil gardens.
Taming the beast U.S. 19
St. Petersburg Times
County officials say turning the road into even more of an expressway may be the answer to making things safer.
Officer credits bulletproof vest with saving his life
WFTS
TAMPA - A Tampa police officer Brian Trlak is grateful to have survived a very close call. "Every time we put our uniform on, strap our gun on, we know there's a chance this could happen," he offered.
Burglary suspect shot, killed
Bay News 9
BRADENTON - A security guard shot and killed a suspected burglar at about 2 a.m. Tuesday after the man pulled a gun on the guard.
Parents consider lawsuit after daughter's school bus arrest
WFTS
ST. PETERSBURG - A Pinellas County family says a St. Petersburg police officer roughed up their teenage daughter when he handcuffed her on a school bus, and they are considering a lawsuit.
Tampa awarded grant to help AIDS patients
St. Petersburg Times
The city of Tampa is set to receive a $1.3-million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help people with HIV/AIDS.
Man stabbed in McDonald's rest room
WTSP
TAMPA - A man was stabbed inside the rest room of a McDonald's restaurant on Fletcher Avenue late Tuesday night by a man who forced a cabbie at knife-point to drive him from the scene.
Pilot, skydiver may not have been racing in fatal Deland crash
Tallhassee Democrat
DELAND, Fla. - Police are recanting a previous report that said a skydiver died because he and a pilot raced each other to see who could land first.
Alike in life, alike in death
St. Petersburg Times
Two cousins - both in their 20s, both very similar - die two days apart, apparently of natural causes. Their families take comfort in their belief that the two are together again.
More Women Accuse Orlando Doctor Of Inappropriate Contact
WFTV
ORLANDO, Fla. - As many as seven more women have come forward with accusations that an east Orange County doctor groped them during examinations.
Boating accident in Tampa
Bay News 9
DAVIS ISLAND - Two Bay area boys have been rescued after investigators said their boat crashed into a seawall near Davis Islands.
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