Iran Threatens to Block Nuke Inspections
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran threatened on Friday to block inspections of its nuclear sites if U.N. Security Council confronts it over its nuclear activities.
U.S. Army Helicopter Goes Down in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq - A U.S. Army reconnaissance helicopter went down near Mosul in northern Iraq on Friday while aiding Iraqi police who came under hostile fire, and its two pilots were seriously injured, military officials said.
Alito Appears Headed for Confirmation
WASHINGTON - Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court is gliding toward confirmation despite a week of hearings in which Democrats tried and failed to hobble his prospects with withering questions on abortion, presidential power and ethics.
Stem cell experts seek rabbit-human embryo
British scientists are seeking permission to create hybrid embryos in the lab by fusing human cells with rabbit eggs. If granted consent, the team will use the embryos to produce stem cells that carry genetic defects, in the hope that studying them will help understand the complex mechanisms behind incurable human diseases.
Misplaced Bag, Haste Led to Hajj Stampede
MINA, Saudi Arabia - Muslim pilgrims tripped over baggage as they rushed to cast stones at pillars representing the devil, causing the latest deadly stampede to mar the annual hajj.
USDA Using Satellites to Monitor Farmers
WICHITA, Kan. - Satellites have monitored crop conditions around the world for decades, helping traders predict futures prices in commodities markets and governments anticipate crop shortages.
Surge in Sale of Disposable Cell Phones May Have Terror Link
Federal agents have launched an investigation into a surge in the purchase of large quantities of disposable cell phones by individuals from the Middle East and Pakistan.
Tyco to Split Into Three Public Companies
NEW YORK - Tyco International Ltd. said Friday it plans to split into three public companies, separating its electronics and healthcare businesses from its remaining operations which include security and fire-protection services at a cost of about $1 billion.
DNA Tests Confirm Executed Va. Man Guilty
RICHMOND, Va. - A new round of DNA tests that death penalty opponents believed might finally prove that an innocent man was executed in the United States confirmed instead that Roger Keith Coleman was guilty when he went to the electric chair in 1992.
L.A. Mayor: City Is the 'Homeless Capital'
LOS ANGELES - A report released Thursday that provided new details on the region's homeless population prompted Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to call the nation's second-largest city the nation's "capital of homelessness."
Come October, Baby Will Make 300 Million
If the experts are right, some time this month, perhaps somewhere in the suburban South or West, a couple, most likely white Anglo-Saxon Protestants or Hispanic, will conceive a baby who, when born in October, will become the 300 millionth American.
Study: Low-Calorie Diet Keeps Heart Young
ST. LOUIS - A very low calorie diet can help the heart age more slowly, according to researchers who released what they call the first-ever human study on the subject.
Md. Wal-Mart Required to Boost Health Care
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland has become the first state in the nation to require Wal-Mart to spend more on employee health care or pay the difference into the state's Medicaid fund. Similar laws may be coming elsewhere.
Researcher: Early Man Was Hunted by Birds
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A South African anthropologist said Thursday his research into the death nearly 2 million years ago of an ape-man shows human ancestors were hunted by birds.
Boston Scientific Ups Bid in Guidant Battle
BOSTON - Boston Scientific Corp. wasn't willing to walk away when Johnson & Johnson sweetened its offer for medical device maker Guidant Corp., so it raised the stakes again in an increasingly pricey bidding war that's picking up in pace.
One-Eyed Cat Had Medical Condition
PORTLAND, Ore. - A photo of a one-eyed kitten named Cy drew more than a little skepticism when it turned up on various Web sites, but medical authorities have a name for the bizarre condition.
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Florida Student Shot By SWAT Team
WTSP
LONGWOOD, Fla. - The handgun that a Florida eighth-grader was holding when he was shot by a SWAT team member turned out to be a pellet gun. "(Deputies) pleaded with him to drop what looked like a 9 mm Beretta handgun," Seminole County Sheriff Donald Eslinger said. "It was actually a pellet gun modified to look like a real gun."
Police seeking help to find girl'
Bradenton Herald
SARASOTA - Elva Sandoval wants to know what happened to her 12-year-old daughter, Mayra. "We have no idea," a soft-spoken Sandoval said in Spanish on Thursday. Mayra, a student at Booker Middle School, was still "missing under suspicious circumstances" late Thursday, according to Sarasota County sheriff's investigators.
Family and friends of an 8-year-old soccer player mourn his death
WTSP
TAMPA - Family and friends of an 8-year-old are dealing with his tragic death. Leo Xhamballo collapsed during a soccer game and later died at a hospital. The cause of death is unknown.
Deputies shoot Dunedin man as wife tries to prevent his suicide
WFTS
DUNEDIN - A woman's frantic attempt to keep her husband alive came to a tragic end Thursday morning when concerned deputies stormed a Dunedin home and were forced to shoot the man.
A well-heeled crowd
St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Bay puts out the grassy welcome mat (and faux fire hydrants) as some pampered guests and their humans come to town. And first class is just fine.
Report: Sarasota the 'Meanest City'
AP
SARASOTA, Fla. - Sarasota, which recently imposed a no-camping ban, is the meanest city in the nation toward the homeless, according to a national advocacy organization.
Ancient Remains Found in Downtown Miami
Yahoo! News / AP
MIAMI - Archaeologists excavating two American Indian burial sites in downtown Miami say they have found hundreds of remains piled in limestone fissures, some of them stacked in stone burial boxes.
Apparent murder victim identified
Bay News 9
Police have identified a body that washed ashore behind a warehouse on Gandy Boulevard on Tuesday. Investigators say 35-year-old Gilberto Araujo was from Brazil and was not a U.S. resident. He was living in an apartment on North MacDill Avenue. They say the case appears to be a homicide, although the cause of death hasn't been confirmed.
Kids taken from 'deplorable' home
St. Petersburg Times
TAMPA - Sheriff's officials have jailed three people, including a mother and daughter, after authorities found three young children living in "deplorable" conditions inside their north Hillsborough home.
Sewage spills again in Sarasota
Bradenton Herald
SARASOTA - About 20,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled near a stormwater retention pond after it blew out a manhole cover Thursday morning.
Miami-Dade jail escapee recaptured
St. Petersburg Times
MIAMI - An inmate who escaped Tuesday from the same jail complex where a serial rape suspect used a rope of bedsheets to flee last month was recaptured Thursday, police said.
Friend: Largo Man wanted to be serial killer
St. Petersburg Times / Ocala Star-Banner
LARGO - A 19-year-old Largo man was arrested Tuesday for the murder of two college students, Amber Marie Peck and John Parker. Authorities say Leo Lancing Boatman picked them at random and shot them to death with an AK-47 assault rifle while they were camping in a remote area of the Ocala National Forest.
Hillsborough teacher faces attempted murder charge
St. Petersburg Times / WTSP
TAMPA - Tampa police say Betty Jean Johnson gave warning she would "get" her ex-boyfriend. The 29-year-old elementary school teacher made good on that promise Saturday morning, say investigators who accused her of recruiting three friends to attack Tommy Mathis, 33, at his regular weekend hangout, Gene's Bar.
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