Gator Attack Victim Blames Fish & Wildlife
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Florida teen whose arm was ripped from his body by an 11-foot alligator is blaming the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for not properly controlling the alligator population.
Gov proposes 4-day week for most state workers
Gov. Jon Huntsman will order thousands of state employees to stay home on Fridays as part of a four-day week intended to cut energy costs at government buildings.
World War 2 US tank buried under French road
FRENCH bomb disposal experts were called out yesterday to check a World War II U.S. tank discovered buried under a street at Chartres, 90 km southwest of Paris.
Report: TSA screeners' low morale may hurt airport security
Low morale among the nation's airport screeners may be compromising security and forcing screeners to quit their jobs, a controversial government report said Tuesday.
Scooby-Doo prankster alludes Queensland police
SCOOBY-Doo has become one of Queensland's most wanted after giving police the slip during a reckless track invasion at the Ipswich Cup race day.
Feds took too much of dishwasher's cash, judge says
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- An illegal immigrant dishwasher who lost $49,000 to the U.S. government as he tried to take it home to Guatemala will get some of the money back, his attorney said Wednesday.
Man living on roof of T-Mobile store arrested
BOULDER - A 25-year-old Boulder man is in jail after police discovered he had been living on the roof of a T-Mobile store since December.
Seizing Laptops and Cameras Without Cause
Returning from a brief vacation to Germany in February, Bill Hogan was selected for additional screening by customs officials at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. Agents searched Hogan's luggage and then popped an unexpected question: Was he carrying any digital media cards or drives in his pockets? "Then they told me that they were impounding my laptop," says Hogan, a freelance investigative reporter whose recent stories have ranged from the origins of the Iraq war to the impact of money in presidential politics.
Survey: More have dropped dogma for spirituality in U.S.
Religion today in the USA is a salad bar where people heap on upbeat beliefs they like and often leave the veggies — like strict doctrines — behind.
Olmert, Sarkozy whisked away at Israeli airport
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli security guards have whisked away French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during an airport departure ceremony.
Priest's marching orders: Recruit from troops
METHUEN, Massachusetts (AP) -- The Rev. John McLaughlin never served in the military, but he's faced unexpected, violent death in the way troops do.
Mulligan! Kids golf tourney overlaps with strip club's event
BROOMFIELD – A youth golf league has apologized to parents after young golfers came in contact with a more "adult" crowd.
Obama asks contributors to help Clinton with debt
Sen. Barack Obama has asked top contributors to help his former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton, retire her debt, an Obama campaign source said Tuesday.
Israel Prodding U.S. To Attack Iran
(CBS) Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen leaves Tuesday night on an overseas trip that will take him to Israel, reports CBS News national security correspondent David Martin. The trip has been scheduled for some time but U.S. officials say it comes just as the Israelis are mounting a full court press to get the Bush administration to strike Iran's nuclear complex.
First Obama attack book in the works
The same publisher that distributed the 2004 best-seller that took aim at John Kerry’s Vietnam service is planning a summer release of what’s scheduled to be the first critical book on Barack Obama.
CDC expert gets West Nile bug -- literally
In the time it took him to walk down his driveway in Fort Collins, Colorado, chat briefly with a neighbor and return to his house, Petersen got infected with a potentially serious mosquito-borne illness called West Nile virus. Within hours of being bitten, he said, he began to feel symptoms he recognized.
America's untapped oil
Lawmakers lay into big oil for leaving million of acres untouched while at the same time asking to drill in Alaska and off the coasts.
First female four-star U.S. Army general nominated
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- America's first female four-star general has been nominated, the Pentagon announced Monday.
Six Hurt After Petroleum Tank Explosion
SANTA PAULA, Calif. (AP) ― Six people are hospitalized after an explosion caused by a farmworker using a torch to remove the lid from a 55-gallon petroleum drum in Santa Paula.
Arkansas Man Arrested for Kidnapping, Beating Mother Over Death of Pet Skunk
VAN BUREN, Ark. — A man accused of assaulting and tying up his mother because he was reportedly mad about the death of his pet skunk has been arrested in Waldron, authorities said.
Hardee’s founder Wilbur Hardee dead at 89
ST. LOUIS - Wilbur Hardee founded the Hardee's restaurant chain in 1960, but he didn't stop there. The entrepreneur also launched a host of lesser-known eateries in his home state of North Carolina, such as Biscuit Town, Hot Dog City and Beef and Shake.
Dentist Accused Of Dropping Tools Down Patient's Throat Before Death
WINTER PARK, Fla. -- A Central Florida woman is filing a civil lawsuit against a dentist accused of dropping a screwdriver and another medical tool down her father's throat that she claims led to his death.
California summer starts with blast — of heat
LOS ANGELES - Californians were well aware that Friday was the start of summer, as a heat wave blasted temperatures up into the 90s and 100s. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised to lend any state resources needed — from helping to set up cooling centers to responding to brush fires.
Thief Embarrasses Himself Trying To Steal Cash At SLC Store
SOUTH SALT LAKE - A thief made a fool of himself last weekend on surveillance cameras while trying to steal cash from a Salt Lake area convenience store, authorities said.
Martha Stewart denied UK visa but hopes to visit soon
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart hopes to return to the United Kingdom as soon as a reported travel ban stemming from her criminal history is "resolved," the chairman of the company she founded said Friday.
Mom And Daughter Accused Of Rocklin Crime Spree
ROCKLIN (CBS13) ― Two unlikely suspects, a 63-year-old woman and her 36-year-old daughter, have been arrested for a vandalism spree in a Rocklin neighborhood last month that left the vehicles of more than a dozen residents with slashed tires and splashed with spray paint.
Supermom: She gives birth to six, runs marathon
Call Jenny Masche the Marathon Woman. As the mother of 1-year-old sextuplets, that’s what her daily life is like. And somehow during that first year of organized chaos, she also managed to train for and run a real marathon.
$500 a month, free gas to drive a billboard
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Misha Di Bono zips around town in her Infiniti sport-utility vehicle, breezy and unconcerned about the price of gas.
Obama, his gay accuser and the lawyer in a kilt
THERE are crazy days in every campaign and one of them just struck the 2008 US presidential election trail. Barack Obama's campaign spent Wednesday dealing with a small crisis after the politico.com website reported that two overzealous volunteers asked two young women in Muslim headscarves to move out of camera-shot at a Detroit rally.
