U.S. Airstrike Targets Al Qaeda's Zawahiri
DAMADOLA, Pakistan - Ayman Zawahiri, the second-ranking al Qaeda leader and chief deputy to Osama bin Laden, was targeted by a deadly U.S. missile strike on a compound in Pakistan yesterday, but U.S. intelligence could not confirm whether he was killed, according to U.S. sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Democrats look to delay Alito vote
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats yesterday moved to stall the increasingly inevitable confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr., despite a good-faith understanding not to do so.
Bush urges U.N. action against Iran
President Bush yesterday urged that Iran be hauled before the U.N. Security Council for pursuing nuclear weapons, a move that Tehran said would end its cooperation with U.N. inspectors.
Official: Iraqi Election Results Delayed
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's electoral commission won't release final results from last month's election in coming days because the panel is waiting on international monitors to finish investigating fraud complaints, a senior Iraqi election official said Saturday.
Gonzales to Testify on Domestic Spying
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Friday he will testify publicly at a Senate hearing on the Bush administration's domestic spying program, in the face of questions from lawmakers and legal analysts about whether it is lawful.
Feds Arrest Reputed Mob Boss in Chicago
CHICAGO - A reputed mob boss charged along with 13 others with plotting several organized crime murders was taken into custody Friday after nine months on the run, the FBI said.
FDA Warns Consumers on Brazilian Diet Pills
WASHINGTON - The FDA warned consumers Friday not to use two unapproved Brazilian diet pills because testing has revealed they may contain tranquilizers, antidepressants and stimulants.
'Green' Cars Park Free in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's largest is joining a small, but growing, list of municipalities nationwide that offer free parking as an incentive for people to buy fuel-efficient vehicles.
Yo Yo Ma Named U.N. Peace Ambassador
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Kofi Annan said world renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma will take on a new role as a U.N. peace ambassador.
Iran Threatens to End Nuclear Cooperation
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran threatened Friday to end surprise inspections and other cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog if it is referred to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program, and the president vowed his country won't be intimidated by sanctions.
Augustine Volcano in Alaska Erupts Again
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The 4,134-foot Augustine Volcano on an uninhabited island about 62 miles west of Seldovia City erupted again early Saturday after blowing five times Friday, but the Alaska Volcano Observatory said it did not expect a heavy accumulation of ash.
AP: Soldiers Upgrading Armor on Humvees
TIKRIT, Iraq - Soldiers exposed to Iraq's increasingly lethal roadside bombs, which can rip through armored Humvees, are drawing on wartime experience and stateside expertise to protect their vehicles with stronger armor and thermal detection cameras.
Guidant Accepts Increased J&J Offer
BOSTON - Medical device maker Guidant Corp. on Friday night accepted an increased $24.2 billion buyout offer from Johnson & Johnson, turning aside a larger bid of nearly $25 billion from Boston Scientific Corp. in favor of a deal that Guidant hopes could be concluded more quickly.
Bush Rejects Call to Shut Gitmo Prison
WASHINGTON - President Bush rejected a suggestion by Germany's new leader that the U.S. close its prison at Guantanamo Bay, saying after a first meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday that the facility is "a necessary part of protecting the American people."
Ney Under Pressure to Resign Chairmanship
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Dennis Hastert is trying to force out Ohio Rep. Bob Ney as chairman of the House Administration Committee, a week after Justice Department documents linked Ney to a bribery scheme involving convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Fires Flare in Okla.; 29 Buildings Burn
RATLIFF CITY, Okla. - Firefighters on Friday cleaned up the remnants of grass fires in southern Oklahoma that scorched up to 20,000 acres and destroyed more than two dozen homes and businesses overnight.
Calif. Governor Has No Mercy for Inmate
SAN FRANCISCO - California's oldest death row inmate — a 75-year-old who is legally blind and nearly deaf — is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to do something it has never done before: block an execution because of the condemned man's advanced age and infirmity.
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SWAT Team Shoots 'Armed' Fla. 8th-Grader
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LONGWOOD, Fla. - It was in an instant, with a SWAT team surrounding him, that Christopher David Penley, 15, slipped into an alcove in a school bathroom and raised what officers believed was a black 9 mm Beretta handgun, authorities said. Moments later, a deputy shot him.
DNA Clears Man of 1981 Rape, Robbery
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
TAMPA, Fla. - Alan Crotzer, 45, of St. Petersburg, has spent more than half his life in prison for armed robbery and rape will be freed after DNA evidence created "significant doubt" about his guilt, prosecutors said Friday.
Man slams truck into Pasco bank while gunning for girlfriend
WFTS
NEW PORT RICHEY - Police say Gary Lee Wilson Jr., 27, tracked down his soon-to-be ex-girlfriend at the SunTrust Bank on U.S. 19 and then ran over her mother and her grandmother with his truck while trying to hit her.
85-year-old murdered in home invasion
WTSP
ST. PETERSBURG - Jeff Braden is talking about what he was thinking when he heard his roommate, 85-year-old George L. Wallace screaming for help at around two Friday morning.
Florida kids to see swearing-in of Liberian president, grandma
BRADENTON HERALD / AP
DELAND, Fla. - Liberian president-elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has been called the "Iron Lady," someone who fearlessly challenged the most powerful Liberian warlord. Two Florida children have another name for her: grandma.
Largo hate crime
WTSP
LARGO - Largo police say someone spray painted hateful slurs including, “KKK” and the “N-Word” on the side of several vehicles in an upscale Largo neighborhood.
Laisha Landrum found guilty
BAY NEWS 9
TAMPA - A Hillsborough County jury found 18-year-old Laisha Landrum guilty of second-degree murder Friday. Landrum is facing from 21 years to life in prison. She will be sentenced in February.
Storms Injure 13 in Fla., Kill 1 in Ala.
WASHINGTON POST
BAKER, Fla. -- Severe storms and tornadoes swept across three states Friday, killing a woman in Alabama, damaging dozens of homes, and tearing a section of roof off a Florida school where 13 children were injured, authorities said.
Moving faster after a disaster
BAY NEWS 9
Some Florida Power and Light customers in South Florida went weeks without electricity during last year's hurricane season. Now, one state senator wants to draft legislation that would mandate how power companies respond to hurricanes.
Toddler Killed When Neck Gets Caught In Car Window
LOCAL 6
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- A toddler was killed when his neck somehow got stuck in an electric car window as his father slept in the driver's seat, police said.
Sheriff stands by deputies in shooting
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
But the son of the Dunedin man who was fatally shot during a domestic disturbance says he thinks they used excessive force and has hired an attorney.
Worker dies from 5-foot fall
BAY NEWS 9
There was a fatal accident at a home construction site in southern Hillsborough County on Friday morning.
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.
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