CHARLESTON, S.C. – Jurors began deliberating Monday in the murder trial of a 15-year-old boy who claims the antidepressant Zoloft (search) drove him to kill his grandparents three years ago. The trial has been billed as the first case involving a youngster who says an antidepressant caused him to kill. …
Read More »Calif. Train Crash Survivor Describes Ordeal
LOS ANGELES – He wasn’t known to the public, but his message left a lasting impression in many minds. His bleeding body trapped under debris after a train wreck last week, John Phipps (search) scrawled a message to his wife and children in his own blood on an upended seat: …
Read More »N.J. Casino to Fire Weightier Waitstaff
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (search) has told cocktail servers if they pack on too many pounds, they’ll get an unpaid suspension to lose the weight — or be fired. The policy will apply to anyone gaining more than 7 percent of their body weight; …
Read More »1,500 Return Home After Utah Tanker Blasts
SALT LAKE CITY – About 1,500 people were allowed to return home Thursday, a day after butane (search) fumes from a wrecked tanker truck caused explosions in at least two homes. The driver of a van was hospitalized in serious but stable condition after his vehicle was broadsided by the …
Read More »Networks to Impose Delays on Awards Shows
LOS ANGELES – Last year’s Super Bowl (search) is still fresh on the minds of people who are televising the Oscars (search) and Grammys (search). CBS said Thursday that it would impose a video and audio delay of between five and 10 seconds on its Grammy telecast Sunday night, while …
Read More »Ivana Be in a TV Movie
ABC has found its Ivana Trump (search). Actress Katheryn Winnick (search) has been cast as Donald Trump’s (search) ex-wife in ABC’s upcoming movie about Trump, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The movie is based on Gwenda Blair’s book, “The Trumps: Three Generations That Built an Empire,” (search) and is slated …
Read More »Terri Schiavo's Condition Explained
This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” February 24, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) RANDALL TERRY, FIGHTING FOR TERRI SCHIAVO: This guy is the Dr. Kevorkian of law, and he has dragged Michael Schiavo down the path of his own agenda! (END VIDEO …
Read More »Sen. Clinton: Iraq Insurgency Failing
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (search) said Saturday a string of attacks killing more than 50 Iraqis in two days were failed attempts to sow sectarian strife and destabilized the country. Clinton, a New York Democrat, and Sen. John McCain (search), R-Ariz., were part of a five-member congressional …
Read More »Bush Administration Reacts Cautiously to Iraq Constitution Delays
WASHINGTON – The Bush administration pushed Iraqis hard to make Monday’s deadline for achieving a draft constitution, and with the failure to meet that goal, officials are trying to keep their chins up for completion by next week. On Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Defense Department officials are confident …
Read More »Network Appliance Q1 Profit, Outlook Up
SAN FRANCISCO – Network Appliance Inc. (NTAP) Wednesday posted a profit in line with its lowered forecast and issued current-quarter and full-year profit outlooks higher than Wall Street expectations, sending shares up more than 7 percent. The data storage equipment maker said net income for its first fiscal quarter rose …
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