Iranian Military Plane Crashes; 119 Dead
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian military transport plane crashed into a 10-story apartment building on Tuesday, killing 119 people, including 25 on the ground, state media and officials said.
Female Suicide Bombers Kill Scores in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two women strapped with explosives blew themselves up at Baghdad's police academy on Tuesday, killing 27 people and wounding 32, the U.S. military said.
Russia Agrees to Sell Missiles to Iran
MOSCOW - Russia has struck a deal to sell short-range, surface-to-air missiles to Iran, the defense minister said Monday, confirming reports that have raised concern in the United States and Israel.
Saddam Trial Hears From Anonymous Woman
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A woman whose identity was kept secret and voice masked took the stand in the trial of Saddam Hussein on Tuesday, testifying through tears that Saddam's men beat her as a teenager and forced her to take her clothes off.
DeLay's conspiracy charge rejected
A Texas judge yesterday threw out a campaign finance conspiracy charge against Rep. Tom DeLay, but ruled that the prosecutors' money laundering charge should go forward.
El Baradei: Iran only months away from a bomb
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chairman Muhammad ElBaradei on Monday confirmed Israel's assessment that Iran is only a few months away from creating an atomic bomb.
Rice, Merkel Discuss Ex-Prisoner's Claim
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the United States has admitted making a mistake in the case of a German national who claimed he was wrongfully imprisoned by the CIA.
Rumsfeld scores press 'negativity'
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld urged the American press yesterday to reassess what he called repeated negative coverage of Iraq as his commanders in Iraq push an extensive information war to counter terrorists' propaganda.
Scientists: Titanic May Have Sank Faster
FALMOUTH, Mass. - The discovery of two large pieces of the Titanic's hull on the ocean floor indicates that the fabled luxury liner sank faster than previously thought, researchers said Monday.
Boston Scientific Offers $25B for Guidant
INDIANAPOLIS - Boston Scientific Corp.'s president says his company's proposal to buy Guidant Corp. is a better fit for the medical device makers than Johnson & Johnson's offer.
Sept. 11 Panel: U.S. Remains Unprepared
WASHINGTON - Time, money and ever-present terror threats have done little to close gaping holes in the nation's security system, the former Sept. 11 Commission said Monday in accusing the government of failing to protect the country against another attack.
Verizon Ends Manager Pension Contributions
NEW YORK - Verizon Communications Inc. announced Monday it would stop contributing to pension plans for managers, a move that would save about $3 billion over the next 10 years.
Suicide Bomber Kills Five at Israeli Mall
NETANYA, Israel - A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up among shoppers outside a mall Monday, killing at least five people and putting pressure on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for a tough response ahead of a fierce election campaign.
Quake Buries Children in Rubble in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo - A powerful earthquake Monday toppled dozens of homes and buried children in rubble in eastern Congo, killing at least two people in a region already beset by chronic violence and grinding poverty.
Strange, new carnivore species sighted on Borneo
GENEVA (Reuters) - Environmental researchers are preparing to capture what they call a new, mysterious species of carnivore on Borneo, the first such discovery on the wildlife-rich Indonesian island in over a century.
Dean: US Won't Win in Iraq
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Saying the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean predicted today that the Democratic Party will come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard and Reserve troops immediately, and all US forces within two years.
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Al-Arian jurors reach verdict on two defendants
St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA - After a six-month ordeal that included 80 witnesses and a warehouse of documents, jurors in the trial of Sami Al-Arian reached verdicts Monday on two of four defendants. But they were deadlocked on charges against the other two defendants, so the judge sealed the verdicts and asked the seven men and five women to continue deliberating.
Tampa drowning victim may be Salvation Army kettle thief
WFTS
TAMPA - Tampa police were investigating the possibility Monday night that a man found dead inside a car in a Tampa canal was Lee George, the same man labeled a grinch in Pinellas County for swiping Salvation Army donation kettles.
19-year-old confessed to murdering mother and grandfather
WTSP
TAMPA - Bradenton police officers found the bodies of Davis' mother, 42-year-old Stephanie Ann Davis, and his grandfather, 77-year-old Joel Hill in Davis' apartment home in the 18-hundred block of Sixth Avenue West Monday morning. They say Clifford Anthony Davis confessed to killing his mother and grandfather.
Tate probation violation hearing postponed
Bay News 9
BROWARD COUNTY - Facing a possible life prison sentence, convicted child killer Lionel Tate won postponement of a Monday probation violation hearing after writing a letter to the presiding judge claiming that he is "hearing voices" and has contemplated suicide.
Alternative energy fuels nursing home
Bay News 9
LARGO - Progress Energy of Florida has installed a fuel cell that converts hydrogen into electricity at Palm Garden of Largo. The quiet device is the energy company's second stationary fuel cell in the state.
Wrongly convicted man may get money
Tallahassee Democrat
TALLAHASSEE - Wilton Dedge would get $2 million, access to health care and educational scholarships for the 22 years he spent behind bars wrongly convicted if lawmakers approve a bill taken up Monday.
Women find niche in Florida farming
Bradenton Herald
BARBERVILLE, Fla. - Pauline Copello was cleaning houses when she planted her first crop of vegetables in a friend's backyard. Rains flooded the land and everything rotted.
Epsilon Remains a Hurricane
Yahoo! News / AP
MIAMI - To the surprise of forecasters, Epsilon retained hurricane force winds Tuesday in the open Atlantic, but the storm posed no threat to land. For the second straight day, Epsilon had sustained winds near 75 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Tornado Damages 50 Homes South Of Tallahassee
WFTV
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A tornado uprooted trees, damaged roofs, tore off siding, broke windows and scattered debris in rural Wakulla County on Monday, but no deaths or injuries were reported.
Bucs pick off Saints
St. Petersburg Times
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ronde Barber's fourth-quarter interception, his third of the day, put the Bucs in good position for the fourth quarter of their season. Barber's interception at the goal line with 1:30 to play sealed a 10-3 win over New Orleans before a sparse crowd at LSU's Tiger Stadium.
Anchorman arrested for DUI
970 WFLA
CLEARWATER - WTSP Channel 10 news anchorman Reginald Roundtree spent the night in jail after being arrested for DUI and speeding on the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
Big East Move Paid Off For USF
Lakeland Ledger
TAMPA - South Florida's move to the Big East is already paying dividends for the nation's newest Division I-A football program. The Bulls (6-5) are headed to the Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C.
Another kettle robbery in Pinellas
Bay News 9
St. Petersburg police say the so-called "kettle robber" has struck again. Investigators say the same man is responsible for stealing at least four Salvation Army kettle stands.
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