Hamas says ready to form Palestinian army
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - The Islamic militant group Hamas was
ready to merge armed factions including its military wing to
form an army to defend the Palestinian people, a senior Hamas
leader said on Saturday.
Iran warns US, Britain of reprisals
Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Saturday warned the United States and Britain that Iran would respond with its missiles if attacked, a clear threat to Israel, which lies within easy range of such a launch.
Alaska volcano erupts after 10 days of quiet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - After 10 days of relative
calm, Alaska's Augustine Volcano roared back to life late on
Friday, shooting a cloud of ash 40,000 feet into the sky.
Gunmen briefly take over Palestinian parliament
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Fatah gunmen and
Palestinian police, angry at Hamas's election victory, briefly
took over parliament buildings in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
on Saturday, firing in the air, witnesses said.
Iraq Abductors Threaten 4 Peace Activists
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The kidnappers of four Christian peace activists threatened to kill them unless all Iraqi prisoners are released from Iraqi and U.S. prisons, according to a new tape broadcast Saturday.
20 Years Later, Teacher's Life Remembered
CONCORD, N.H. - It was just as Christa McAuliffe would have wanted. The Concord High School teacher and her six crewmates on the space shuttle Challenger appear chronologically, with no special billing, in a school lesson on space travel.
Bush Presses Alito's High Court Nomination
WASHINGTON - President Bush gave Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito a broadcast boost Saturday, calling for a simple up-or-down Senate confirmation vote despite a blocking effort by some Democrats.
Democrats concede Judge Alito victory
Sen. John Kerry dashed home from the Swiss Alps yesterday to man the barricades of a futile filibuster against Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Well before he reached the battlefield, however, Democrats had waved the white flag and agreed that next week's vote to confirm Judge Alito will surely succeed.
Pharmacists Sue Over Birth Control Policy
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Four pharmacists who refused to sign a pledge promising to dispense the morning-after birth-control pill sued Walgreen drug stores Friday, alleging they were illegally fired.
Garbage gourmets on the streets of New York
NEW YORK (AFP) - "I've got yogurts!" Stephen Woloshin shouts in triumph, causing other members of his group to lift their rummaging arms and heads from the rubbish bins outside a Manhattan supermarket.
Health watchdogs launch $56 billion dollar plan to roll back TB
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - World health campaigners, backed by a pledge of 900 million dollars from Bill Gates and political commitments from Britain and Nigeria, have launched a 56-billion-dollar program to combat tuberculosis.
Houston police arrest eight from New Orleans
A multilevel gang task force in Houston yesterday announced the arrests of eight hurricane refugees from New Orleans -- a group Houston police say is responsible for at least 11 slayings and numerous burglaries and thefts in the metropolitan area since November.
Army to Investigate Gay Porn Allegations
Army officials are investigating allegations that members of the celebrated 82nd Airborne Division appear on a gay pornography Web site, a spokeswoman said Friday.
And the most important trait in a mate is...
TORONTO (Reuters) - When it comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their eye, according to an international survey released on Wednesday.
BIOS Could Hide Rootkits
Attackers armed with rootkits may hide some of their malicious code inside the PC's BIOS flash memory, a researcher said at this week's Black Hat conference, a tactic that would make it tougher for defenses to detect the cloaking, and infecting the computer permanently, even if the operating system's reinstalled.
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Tampa is under siege by pirates of Ye Mystic Krewe today as Gasparilla 2006 gets under way.
Remembering the Challenger, 20 years later
WTSP
"It was one of those moments that shapes people's lives and this indelibly marked in your memory." It was a freeze frame moment for the entire nation, especially for people who were in Florida when the Challenger exploded.
Defiant Lorenzo gets 200 years
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
TAMPA - Cruel. Hideous. Despicable. None of those words were bad enough to describe the handiwork of Steven Lorenzo, a federal judge said Friday before sentencing Lorenzo to 200 years in federal prison. Lorenzo, 46, was convicted Nov. 10 of drugging nine men, including two who died, with the date-rape drug GHB in order to commit violence.
Missing Gaither grad spotted on videotape, cops say
WFTS
ORLANDO - The family of a missing Orlando woman is increasing the reward in hopes it will lead to her return. Jennifer Kesse lives in Orlando, but grew up in Tampa and attended Gaither High School. The 24-year-old's family says she left her apartment Tuesday morning, but never showed up for work.
Killer bees join list of hazards of Florida living
BRADENTON HERALD
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - As if hurricanes, roaches, sea lice and insurance bills weren't bad enough, Floridians can add a new menace to their list of worries. Killer bees are here.
Fatal accident in Hernando County
BAY NEWS 9
Two women died after a drunk driver clipped their car Friday night.
Tampa to invoke eminent domain
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
TAMPA - Carmen Brown Johnson says her family has owned land in Tampa Heights for nearly 100 years. Now, they'll have to sell it or the city will force them to a developer that wants to build a 60-acre master-planned community with nearly 2,000 homes.
District: Educator is innocent
BRADENTON HERALD
MANATEE - In a case that has garnered national attention, Manatee County school officials said Thursday they "are convinced" that a Lakewood Ranch High School teacher's assistant who was punched by a student's father is innocent of allegations made by the girl.
Fla. Crash Deaths Hit Town, Family Hard
YAHOO! NEWS
LAKE BUTLER, Fla. - Barbara and Terry Mann were supposed to complete their adoption of a 20-month-old boy on Thursday. Instead, they were planning funerals for him and their other four children — all killed in a fiery car wreck.
Grandfather Has Deadly Heart Attack After 7 Grandkids Die
LOCAL 6
LAKE BUTLER, Fla. -- A family reeling from the deaths of seven children in a fiery crash on a Florida highway Wednesday afternoon was struck with more tragedy when the children's grandfather suffered a heart attack and died.
City not responsible for Tampa cop's death, jury rules
WFTS
TAMPA - The city of Tampa is not responsible for the death of one of its police officers, a jury ruled Thursday. Officer Lois Marrero was fatally shot by the bank robber she was pursuing back in July 2001.
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Overnight fire at St. Pete apartment complex
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Church dating to 1920s starts to come down
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Deputies Find 136 Abused Dogs
LAKELAND LEDGER
Hooters founder freed of charges
ST. PETERSBURG TIMES
Man murdered in St. Petersburg
BAY NEWS 9
Killer's execution stayed in challenge to lethal injection
MIAMI HERALD
Former Pinellas school resource officer faces sex charges
WFTS
Dad defends hitting teacher's assistant
BRADENTON HERALD
Murder suspect kills self after chase
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Along parade route, beer sales are out
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Arrest made in ‘cold case’ murder
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Two dead in hit-run crash
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