Suicide Bombings in Iraq Show Decline
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Suicide bombings fell in November to their lowest level in seven months, the American military said Thursday, citing the success of U.S.-Iraqi military operations against insurgent and foreign fighter sanctuaries near the Syrian border.
Murtha assesses Army as 'broken'
Rep. John P. Murtha is continuing his assault on the Bush administration's Iraq war policy, asserting this week that the U.S. Army is "broken, worn out" and "living hand to mouth." The Pentagon and a senior Republican senator sharply disagreed with his assessment. Mr. Murtha, senior Democrat on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, has emerged as one of his party's most vocal war critics, after voting to authorize force to remove Saddam Hussein.
Democratic split on war pleases GOP
The White House moved aggressively yesterday to exploit a growing rift among Democrats over the question of a pullout from Iraq, while other Republicans cheered the split as "chaos."
U.N.: Torture Still Widespread in China
BEIJING - The first U.N. investigator to visit China's detention centers in years found that torture is still common and accused the government of obstructing his work.
Jurors: Death for Fla. Girl's Killer
SARASOTA, Fla. - Jurors recommended the death penalty Thursday for a mechanic convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl whose abduction was taped by a surveillance camera and broadcast worldwide.
Grace Period for Gulf Coast Mortgages Ends
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. - Like many homeowners around here, Janet Kisling owes a pile of debt on little more than a pile of debris. She has a $1,000-a-month mortgage on a home that is uninhabitable.
3 Sailors Hurt in Apparent Suicide Attempt
FORT WORTH, Texas - A sailor who was apparently trying to commit suicide Thursday shot and wounded himself and two superiors as they struggled for the gun in an effort to stop him, the base commander said.
U.S. to Release New $10 Bills on March 2
WASHINGTON - The trees won't be the only thing sprouting new colors come springtime. Americans' wallets will have more red, yellow and orange as the first of 800 million redesigned $10 bills start showing up in cash registers and ATM machines on March 2.
U.S. Executes 1,000th Murderer Since 1977
RALEIGH, N.C. - A convicted murderer was put to death Friday in the nation's 1,000th execution since capital punishment resumed in 1977.
Singapore Hangs Australian Drug Smuggler
SINGAPORE - Singapore executed a 25-year-old Australian on Friday for drug trafficking, after he had a "beautiful last visit" with his family. Australia's leader protested the sentence, saying it would damage ties.
Haiti Gunmen Abduct Children, Missionary
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Gunmen hijacked a school bus carrying 14 children Thursday, and a U.S. missionary was abducted while driving outside Haiti's capital, police said.
Abramoff Investigator Aided Mashpee Tribe
WASHINGTON - The top Senate Democrat investigating Jack Abramoff's Indian lobbying met several times with the lobbyist's team and clients, held a fundraiser in Abramoff's arena skybox and arranged congressional help for one of the tribes, records show.
Montgomery Marks Rosa Parks Anniversary
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - About 2,000 children marched arm-in-arm Thursday, singing "We Shall Overcome" as this once-segregated city marked the 50th anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man.
Bush Called for Jury Duty in Texas
WACO, Texas - President Bush could get a new title: juror No. 286. Someday, but not Monday, when he was summoned for jury duty.
Bulgaria, Ukraine pull out of Iraq
By WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press Writer
VIENNA, Austria - Bulgaria and Ukraine will begin withdrawing their combined 1,250 troops by mid-December. If Australia, Britain, Italy, Japan, Poland and South Korea were to reduce or recall their personnel, more than half of the non-American forces in Iraq could be gone by next summer.
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Jury: Execute Smith
Yahoo! News / Reuters
SARASOTA - The jury of 12 people needed a majority either voting for life in prison or death to return a sentence. The vote: 10-2 for the death penalty. That was the long-awaited decision Thursday night in a Sarasota courtroom as a clerk read the finding in the murder case of Joseph P. Smith. He was found by the same jury two weeks ago to have kidnapped, raped and murdered 11-year-old Carlie Brucia.
Community forum for Jennifer Porter's sentence
WTSP
Tampa, Florida - The crime doesn't fit the time. That's how many people feel about Jennifer Porter's sentence for killing 2 children in a hit and run accident. Thursday night those concerned over the case met for a four hour community forum at the Beulah Baptist Church on Cypress Street in Tampa.
Police: Potential South Tampa serial rapist nabbed
WFTS
TAMPA - Tampa police think they've stopped a serial rapist. Joshua Jones has been charged with raping two women, but detectives believe the 19-year-old was on his way to traumatizing many more victims.
Racial profiling feared at Wal-Mart
St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA - Store managers delay a black customer for two hours. It took police 19 minutes to figure out he did nothing wrong.
Arrest made in hit-and-run
Bay News 9
Ever since Sarah Landry was killed in April 2004 as she crossed Seminole Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol has been looking for the driver that ran her over. Michael Huey, 37, was arrested Thursday in the case. Someone who says she was a passenger in Huey's car that night turned him in.
Two arrested in Pasco ransom murder
WTSP
PASCO CO. - There's been an arrest in a ransom case that ended with one man dead. Pasco County deputies say Daniel Parbel and Christopher Wright killed John Benjamin. His body was found in a burned out SUV near Hays Road on September 25th.
Pinellas seeks gas tax hike
St. Petersburg Times
CLEARWATER - The revenue would help finance technology to fight traffic congestion, officials say.
Boy As Young As 11 Sought In Rape Of Women
Local 6
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orlando police are searching for three people, including an 11-year-old, accused of kidnapping two women at gunpoint and raping them in a field.
City Council to spend thousands improving Ybor's image
WFTS
TAMPA - Tampa's city council is trying to put a new face on an old problem. They approved a plan Thursday to market Ybor City as a family-friendly place to be, and not just a weekend party hotspot.
Farkas says he will answer Senate inquiry
St. Petersburg Times
TALLAHASSEE - An "outraged" state Rep. Frank Farkas says he's willing to answer Senate questions about a trip he took to Canada, and he complained that the Senate's top lawyer falsely accused him of being uncooperative.
Florida Tourism Numbers Strong Over Summer
Local 6
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Another series of hurricanes and record high gas prices couldn't keep visitors away from Florida over the summer.
44 workers, 44 lotto winners
St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA - A crew from University Community Hospital in Carrollwood won the Lotto jackpot, but they're keeping their day jobs.
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