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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Car chase driver dies in crash

LEWISTON, Maine - A high-speed police chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car cops were pursuing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver. ...

Spaceman awaits birth on Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis’ astronauts anxiously awaited word yesterday on the birth of a crewman’s daughter as they moved supplies into the...

Democrats need centrist vote for health-care debate

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks on the phone before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in the Capitol in Washington last week. WASHINGTON - With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats yesterday pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their...

Pennsylvania university students upset about fitness class

PHILADELPHIA — A university’s requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of...

John McCain presses President Obama on Afghanistan

U.S. Sen. John McCain. HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Sen. John McCain leaned on the man who beat him last year to act on Afghanistan, predicting...

Death of Drew Brees’ mother ruled a suicide

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees GRANBY, Colo. — The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide. Mina...

New guidelines: Women need fewer Pap smears

WASHINGTON - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, under new guidelines that say that’s enough to catch slow-growing...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Oprah Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit

Oprah Winfrey’s production company says she’ll announce Friday that her show will end in 2011. CHICAGO — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience today...

Man charged with raping, killing N.C. girl, 5

An image made from surveillance video shows a man carrying a girl identified by police as 5-year old Shaniya Davis in the hallway of a hotel in Sanford, NC. Mario McNeill is charged with killing the girl. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North...

Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1

Miley Cyrus (File) DINWIDDIE, Va. — One person was killed today when a tour bus belonging to entertainer Miley Cyrus overturned,...

Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm

Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. LAS VEGAS — Court documents show police linked a drug blamed in Michael Jackson’s...

TD Bank named in lawsuit connected to $100M fraud probe

MIAMI —Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending...

NH father wishes his son had learned lesson

CONCORD, N.H. — James Marks thinks back to last summer when a judge showed leniency to his son, who was arrested with...

Wesley Snipes appeals 3 tax convictions in Georgia

ATLANTA - Attorneys for actor Wesley Snipes have asked a federal appeals court to reconsider the star’s three-year...

Former NBA player Sam Bowie applies to be first black member at club

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Former University of Kentucky men’s basketball player Sam Bowie said Thursday that he has applied...

Feds choose wealth over health

Margery Eagan Ladies, it appears they’re trying to kill us off. By the...

Paying the price for her father’s fame

Joe Fitzgerald The next time you ponder a ballot with dismay, noting it contains the...

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