VIENNA, Austria – Mourners laid flowers and lit candles Saturday at an apartment complex in southern Austria where police found the bodies of four slain infants — two stuffed in a basement freezer and two sealed in concrete-filled buckets. Authorities questioned the babies’ 32-year-old mother in hopes of piecing together …
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FORT TEJON, Calif. – A tanker truck loaded with jet fuel crashed and burned Wednesday on Interstate 5 (search), snarling traffic on the major north-south route in Tejon Pass (search) between Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley (search). The truck driver suffered only a cut finger in the 10:30 …
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WASHINGTON – Two senators sponsoring legislation aimed at forcing China to revalue its currency said Thursday they would hold off pressing for a vote at the urging of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (search) and Treasury Secretary John Snow (search). Sens. Charles Schumer (search), D-N.Y., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced …
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WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (search) is keeping open the possibility that President Bush will bypass the Senate to get John R. Bolton (search) installed as U.N. ambassador temporarily if Democrats persist in holding up a confirmation vote. Rice, on a trip to the Middle East and Europe, …
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – Iraq’s justice minister said Tuesday that U.S. officials are trying to delay interrogations of Saddam Hussein (search). Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal, in Brussels for an international conference on Iraq, also accused the U.S. of concealing information about the ousted Iraqi leader. “It seems there are lots …
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GULF SHORES, Ala. – Tropical Storm Arlene (search) fizzled out after sloshing ashore with sustained winds of about 60 mph, weakening to a tropical depression. Initial damage reports were minimal as the storm hit the same area that was devastated by Hurricane Ivan nine months ago. Many had feared that …
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Start your summer off with these sweet treats from Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, authors of “The Ultimate Frozen Dessert Book.” • Frozen Bombe(Six servings) A classic bombe is a dome-shaped frozen dessert made with layered gelato, ice cream, or sherbet. Ingredients: 1 quart chocolate gelato, or purchased chocolate ice …
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CHICAGO – Preliminary hearings in criminal cases can be high drama but some Michigan officials say the proceedings are leading to high costs too. Michigan’s top police officer thinks the state should cut back on these hearings. “If we do that, we save all kinds of hours of police time. …
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SAN FRANCISCO – The family of W. Mark Felt (search), the former FBI official whose alter ego as Deep Throat has been revealed, appears ready to cash in on his newfound fame. And if money is what they want, Felt’s family stands to reap a huge financial windfall, according to …
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A controversy over the gag order in the Michael Jackson (search) case arose Wednesday when the singer’s attorney issued a statement saying he had not authorized anyone to hold news conferences on the pop star’s behalf. The court-approved statement from attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. (search) came …
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