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Charges ruled too broad against Bonds
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Barry Bonds won an initial courtroom skirmish on Friday when a federal judge found that steroid perjury charges against him were improperly structured, a finding that complicates the government case against the baseball home run king.
Experimental planes collide in Florida
AP - An experimental plane that may have been having trouble landing struck another that was taxiing at an airfield Saturday, setting both on fire and killing two people, authorities said. Two people were critically injured.
Old North Church goes modern
AP - One LED if by land, and two if by sea? The Old North Church, a beacon for Paul Revere's famous warning of the movement of British forces, and a symbol of the American Revolution, has gone high-tech with the installation of light-emitting diodes, or LEDs.
Ex-Alaska Gov.'s top aide to plead guilty to fraud
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A top aide to former Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski admitted on Monday to fraud as part of a wide-ranging corruption conspiracy that has ensnared several state politicians and implicated many of Alaska's top political figures.
Vermont towns vote to arrest Bush and Cheney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in two Vermont towns on Tuesday approved a measure that would instruct police to arrest President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for 'crimes against our Constitution,' local media reported.
Sikhs say they won't meet with pope
AP - Sikh representatives will not participate in an interfaith meeting with Pope Benedict XVI during his U.S. visit next month because the Secret Service won't allow them to wear a ceremonial dagger that members of the Eastern religion must carry.
Judge to set rules for Simpson trial
AP - The judge in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery case is weighing whether to drop any charges against the former football star and whether two co-defendants should be tried separately.
Meat worker says he followed orders
AP - A former slaughterhouse worker who was videotaped abusing ailing cattle in a case that led to the largest beef recall in U.S. history said in a jailhouse interview that he was only following orders.
Roddick overcomes the odds to take Dubai title
DUBAI (Reuters) - When Andy Roddick defeated Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-7 6-4 6-2 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday, he did it against the odds.
Some oppose Harlem redevelopment plan
AP - Harlem's heart still beats strong on 125th Street, a lively thoroughfare where remnants of the neighborhood's legendary past sit side-by-side with newly arrived banks and chain stores.
Gaps seen by education level in US life expectancy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People are living longer in the United States but those with no more than a high school education are not sharing in the trend, researchers said on Tuesday.
U.S. drug sales grew at slowest rate since 1961: IMS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sales of prescription drugs in the United States grew by just 3.8 percent in 2007, marking the lowest growth rate since 1961, according to data compiled by IMS Health.
Farm research network braces for less funds from U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading agricultural research network is bracing itself for a sharp cut in funding from its top donor, the United States, even as bioenergy, population growth, and climate change pose pivotal challenges for global food production.
Most FCC investigations go nowhere: report
WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - If the Federal Communications Commission were a cop on the beat, congressional watchdogs contend, it would have a lousy conviction record. They find that most of the government agency's investigations fail to result in any enforcement.
Firefighters battle blazes in Texas, NM
AP - Wind-whipped wildfires burned across Texas and southeastern New Mexico on Friday, destroying five homes and prompting evacuation orders in one community.
5 dead in northern Ohio car accident
AP - A car drove off a hilly state highway in northern Ohio, overturned, struck several trees and caught fire — killing the three men and two women inside, authorities said.
Study sees more overlap in U.S. news coverage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. news media, whittled down after a year of extensive layoffs at newspapers and television outlets, focuses on a far narrower band of news despite audience demand for a variety of information, according to a study released on Monday.
Poll finds broad pessimism over U.S. economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than three in four Americans think the United States is in a recession according to a USA Today/Gallup Poll released on Tuesday.
Spitzer call girl loses $1 million offer over videos
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ashley Alexandra Dupre, the call girl at the center of the Elliot Spitzer sex scandal, watched the potential earnings from her new-found fame drop by $1 million on Tuesday as old nude videos of her emerged.
Owner among dead in junk yard shooting
AP - The gunman who opened fire at an auto wrecking yard killed his father, who owned the business, and three others before dropping the weapon and trying to flee over a fence, police said Wednesday.
MIT chooses winners to forge a "Just Jerusalem"
BOSTON (Reuters) - Can academia step in to resolve a raging conflict in places where diplomacy lags?
N.Y. sex scandals have couples talking
AP - Every so often, says Marla Felcher, something happens that makes her realize again that she made a great choice of husband, lo these 29 years ago. One of those moments was the Eliot Spitzer sex scandal.
Bomb kills 2 U.S. coalition troops in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed two soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a U.S. military statement said.
Tejano star Navaira critically injured in crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tejano music star Emilio Navaira was in critical condition late on Sunday in a Houston hospital after his tour bus struck traffic barriers, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Cities grapple with surge in abandoned homes
WORCESTER, Massachusetts (Reuters) - On Lagrange Street in New England's second-largest city, two brick apartment buildings stand side-by-side in varying stages of decay -- boarded up, 'No Trespassing' signs affixed, paint peeling.
Probe begins in fatal Miami crane crash
AP - Authorities are investigating what caused a section of construction crane to plummet 30 floors into a home that a contractor used for storage, killing two people in the nation's second deadly crane accident in 10 days.
More Californians back tax hikes, poll finds
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More Californians are willing to consider tax increases as part of a strategy to trim the budget deficit in the nation's most populous state, according to a poll released late on Wednesday.
Cambodian refugees may testify in Calif.
AP - As a child in Cambodia, Sara Pol-Lim lost her father, three brothers and a cousin to the Khmer Rouge and spent four years in a youth concentration camp.
Chemical warehouse ablaze in New York
AP - A fire at a chemical warehouse in Mount Vernon released potentially hazardous chemicals into the air Friday, and residents were urged to shut their windows and stay indoors, fire officials said.
Record crowd watches Dodgers v Red Sox exhibition
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Baseball fans came out in record numbers to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers play the Boston Red Sox in an exhibition game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday.
Financial overhaul at-a-glance
AP - The Bush administration's plan to overhaul financial regulation, as outlined in a summary obtained by The Associated Press, would:
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