MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Florida Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis was arrested early Friday on suspicion of drunken driving, police said. An officer saw the star get out of his black Bentley around 4:30 a.m. and urinate in the street, police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said. The officer then approached him, noticed …
Read More »Russia Says It Won't Share Space Technology With China
MOSCOW – Russia will cooperate with China on space projects, but will not transfer sensitive technologies that could enable Beijing to become a rival in a future space race, the head of Russia’s space agency said Tuesday. Anatoly Perminov, chief of Russia’s Federal Space Agency, said Moscow and Beijing would …
Read More »Flights Get Back to Full Schedule at Denver Airport
DENVER – The lines are gone at Denver‘s airport and a spokesman says he can’t imagine too many stranded travelers are still there. Hundreds of packed flights left the airport yesterday, full of passengers who had been stranded when a blizzard shut down the runways for almost two days last …
Read More »Three Students Arrested in Iowa for Plotting Attack on High School
DES MOINES, Iowa – Three students who were arrested for allegedly planning to carry out a pre-Christmas break attack on students and staff at a southeast Iowa high school had access to guns and communicated through coded letters, an official said Wednesday. While the students had access to the weapons, …
Read More »Alleged Serial Child-Killer and Sex Abuser Arrested Outside New Delhi
NOIDA, India – The decomposing bodies of several children were found buried on Friday behind a house outside New Delhi, and a domestic servant confessed to sexually abusing and killing at least seven children, officials said. The servant, who said he lured the children with the promise of chocolate and …
Read More »Pay Teachers More for Making the Grade?
This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” March 8, 2006, that was edited for clarity. NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Well, how is this for an idea? Pay teachers more who do the best job teaching their students? Well, it doesn’t happen in public schools, but my next …
Read More »Sharon Stone: Nude Scenes 'No Big Thing'
BERLIN – Sharon Stone, who returns as the seductive Catherine Tramell in “Basic Instinct 2,” says she has no problem doing a nude scene — if it’s right for the role. “It’s pretty easy for me to be naked,” the 48-year-old actress said Wednesday. “I’m a person who feels that …
Read More »Bush Arrives in Pakistan Amid Tight Security, Protests
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Traveling under heavy security, President Bush showed solidarity with Pakistan in the global war on terror Friday as anti-American protests flared across this Islamic nation. The visit probably put Bush closer than he’s ever been to Usama bin Laden. Air Force One flew through the night without …
Read More »Bolton: U.N. Will Send Iran Strong Signal
UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Thursday the U.N. Security Council appears determined to send a “strong and clear signal” to Tehran about its suspect nuclear program, after a meeting of the powerful U.N. body that he described as the best so far. In an informal gathering of …
Read More »Sony: Blu-Ray Discs, Player to Hit U.S. Stores May 23
NEW YORK – Sony Pictures on Tuesday said it aims to deliver its new Blu-ray DVD format to U.S. stores on May 23 to coincide with the entry of compatible disc players, a new step in an industry war for control of home movie viewing. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and …
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