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Broken Bulb Spreads Severe Radiation Burns

COLUMBIA, Tenn. – A malfunctioning light bulb in a school gym exposed more than 100 people to short-wave radiation for an hour, sending 18 to the hospital with severe sunburns and swollen eyes. The incident occurred during a Sept. 11 memorial event held Friday at the Baker Elementary School in …

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Officials: Thousands of Dead

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration kept its Hurricane Katrina (search) response and its public relations campaign in overdrive on Sunday, even as first confirmation came from Washington of a dreaded statistic — that the storm probably killed thousands of people. Responding to accusations of racial insensitivity, Secretary of State Condoleezza …

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U.S. Starts Accepting Foreign Aid

LONDON – Impoverished Bangladesh (search), where millions live on a monsoon- and flood-prone delta, pledged $1 million and offered rescuers. Thailand, recalling U.S. aid after last year’s tsunami (search), offered to send 60 doctors and nurses as well as rice as a “gesture from the heart.” They are among more …

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