Senate Passes Patriot Act Extension
WASHINGTON - The terror-fighting USA Patriot Act may have a new lease on life. The GOP-controlled Senate on Wednesday approved a six-month extension of the USA Patriot Act to keep the anti-terror law from expiring on Dec. 31. President Bush gave it his grudging blessing.
UK to record every vehicle trip in massive database
Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the roads are recorded. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least two years. Using a network of cameras that can automatically read every passing number plate, the plan is to build a huge database of vehicle movements so that the police and security services can analyse any journey a driver has made over several years.
Saddam: U.S. Denials of Torture Are 'Lies'
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein insisted again Thursday that he had been beaten by his American captors, denouncing Washington's denials as "lies" and mocking President Bush's claim that Baghdad had chemical weapons.
Action Still Required in Late-Year Session
WASHINGTON - The year is almost over. Unexpectedly, the work in the Republican-controlled Congress is not. Without action by day's end, for example, a $29 billion Senate-passed package of aid for Hurricane Katrina and other storms could perish. So, too, $3 billion for low-income heating assistance.
NYC Braves 3rd Day Without Subways, Buses
NEW YORK - New York commuters began Day 3 without subways and buses Thursday, and union leaders faced a court date to explain why they shouldn't be held in criminal contempt for halting the city's mass transit system.
Holiday Travelers to Face Crowded Roads
SEATTLE - This holiday season, expect more brake lights on the highways and more passenger screening at airports. The good news: Your tweezers and nail clippers can fly with you.
NYC Transit Strike Boosts Online Shopping
NEW YORK - There's one silver lining to the New York City transit strike that has shut down buses and subways, while crippling many businesses. Online retailing — which has enjoyed robust sales this holiday season — is getting a further boost in the season's final days, as New York area shoppers turn to the Internet for last-minute buying.
Double-Mouthed Fish Pulled From Neb. Lake
LINCOLN, Neb. - This fish didn't have a chance. A rainbow trout pulled out of Holmes Lake last weekend had double the chance to get hooked: It had two mouths.
British PM Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
BASRA, Iraq - Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Polish counterpart paid their troops in Iraq surprise visits on Thursday to bring them holiday greetings.
Senate Blocks Alaska Refuge Drilling
WASHINGTON - The long fight over whether to drill for oil in an Alaska wildlife refuge is nowhere near an end. But attempts to open the refuge to oil development — one of President Bush's top energy priorities — received another setback Wednesday as the Senate refused to include the drilling measure in a must-pass defense spending bill.
Growing Population Shifts Political Power
WASHINGTON - Southern and Western states are growing so much faster than the rest of the country that several are expected to grab House seats from the Northeast and Midwest when Congress is reapportioned in 2010.
Two New Orleans Cops Axed in Taped Assault
NEW ORLEANS - A union official vowed to fight the firings of two police officers accused in the beating of a man in the French Quarter shortly after Hurricane Katrina.
U.S. Beef Exporters Woo Japanese Consumers
TOKYO - American beef producers unveiled plans Thursday for a public relations blitz to win over Japanese wary of mad cow disease but said it will take at least three years to reach the shipment levels seen before the 2003 import ban.
NTSB Finds Cracks in Seaplane's Airframe
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - A 1940s-era seaplane that lost a wing during takeoff and crashed within sight of the beach, killing all 20 people aboard, had undetected cracks in its airframe that apparently caused the aircraft to break up, federal investigators said Wednesday.
RIM 3Q Earnings Up on Subscriber Growth
TORONTO - Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry wireless messaging device, released better than expected third quarter results on Wednesday — quelling some fears that an ongoing patent dispute that threatens to shut down the popular service in the United States is significantly hurting the business.
Ice Age Footprints Said Found in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia - Hundreds of human footprints dating back to the last Ice Age have been found in the remote Australian Outback, an official and media reported Thursday.
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Elephant calf christened at Lowry Park Zoo
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TAMPA - Tamani (hope) best expressed the feelings of more than 10,000 voters who participated in a contest to name the calf.
Man who killed grandfather, mother then "abused" her body indited
Bradenton Herald
BRADENTON - Clifford A. Davis, who on Wednesday was indicted on two charges of first-degree murder, planned to kill three more people after he killed his mother and grandfather earlier this month in Bradenton, police said Wednesday.
Bay Area English Teacher arrested for sex attempt with 14-year-old
WTSP
SEMINOLE - William Greico will soon learn he’ll be placed on administrative leave from his job as an English Teacher here at Seminole High. But that may be the least of his worries.
Largo man: I'm not trying to shake down a 12-year-old girl
WTSP
LARGO - You may not have heard of Dakoda Dowd yet, but you will soon -- when she makes her professional golfing debut in April at only 12 years old. Through a special exemption, she'll play in her first LPGA tournament in order to fulfill her dying mother's last wish.
More intensive airport searches on the way
Bay News 9
Starting Thursday, anyone traveling by air can expect heightened security measures, including an increased possibility of being frisked. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees will increase the number of random searches at airports nationwide.
Mrs. Claus insult hits Santa close to home
St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA - One thing everyone agrees on is that things got ugly when the man with two kids said something not-so-nice about Mrs. Claus. "No one talks to my wife this way," Santa responded.
State will seek death penalty for Henderson
Bradenton Herald
MANATEE - Eight days after a grand jury indicted Richard E. Henderson Jr. on four counts of first-degree murder, state prosecutors announced they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted. Henderson, 20, confessed to investigators that he beat four of his family members to death in their home near Myakka City on Thanksgiving.
1492 replica sails in, sets up shop
St. Petersburg Times
CLEARWATER - A replica of Christopher Columbus' ship, the Nina, sailed into Clearwater Harbor on Wednesday and now is open for public tours. Docked at the city marina on Clearwater Beach, the ship is open to self-guided tours on the upper deck.
Fishing for a clue
Bay News 9
PALM HARBOR - It's been almost three years since 56-year-old David Lunz was found murdered in his home on Parkway Place in Palm Harbor, and investigators have finally made a major break in the case.
Serial rapist suspect escapes Miami jail
WFTS
MIAMI - An inmate accused of raping seven girls and women in the Little Havana neighborhood escaped a Miami-Dade County jail by climbing down from the roof using bed sheets tied together, police said Wednesday.
83-year-old survives being shot in chest with .44 magnum
Local 6/AP
DESTIN, Fla. -- Authorities said an 83-year-old Destin man accidentally shot his wife. Helen Stanfa, also 83, remained in serious condition in a Pensacola hospital Thursday.
Man survives being hit by semi along I-75
St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA - A Lutz man was recovering at Tampa General Hospital on Wednesday, following a three-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon that began when he walked into the path of a semitrailer truck heading south on Interstate 75 near Interstate 275.
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