Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty on all charges

By LINDA DEUTSCH LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson has been found guilty on all charges in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room more than a year ago. Simpson faces up to life in prison. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier [...]

WTC owners rewrite expectations at ground zero

The owners of the World Trade Center site announced a delay in the completion of a multibillion-dollar transit hub Thursday but pledged to open a nearly finished Sept. 11 memorial by the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. They set no firm schedule for the completion of the entire site, which includes four office towers and [...]

Bid of $1.75 on eBay gets abandoned Saginaw home

With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman has won an auction for an abandoned home in Saginaw. Joanne Smith, 30, recently was the top bidder for the home during an auction on eBay, The Saginaw News reported. Her bid was one of eight for the home. “I am going to try and sell [...]

Campaign targets teen prescription drug abuse

NEW YORK (CNN) — A dozen old family photos were strewn across the table as Gary Neal picked them up one by one. The attorney from Tulsa, Oklahoma, reminisced about his teenage son, Harrison, who died two years ago at the age of 17 after fatally mixing over-the-counter cold medication and someone else’s prescription painkillers. “There’s nothing [...]

Gotti case awakens Florida’s mob ghosts

TAMPA, Florida (AP) — The ghosts of Tampa’s old-time wiseguys awakened this summer when Mafia scion John “Junior” Gotti came to town in handcuffs, accused of pulling the strings in a bunch of classic mobster crimes. The federal indictment against him reads like a plot summary for “The Sopranos.” The 44-year-old Gotti — son of the [...]

Ivins bragged he knew anthrax killer

By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of carrying out the 2001 anthrax attacks, e-mailed himself last year saying he knew who the killer was, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. “Yes! Yes! Yes!!!!!!! I finally know who mailed the anthrax letters in the fall of 2001. I’ve [...]

In Italy, a Redesign of Nature to Clean It

Article Photos Article By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL Published: September 21, 2008 TERRACINA, Italy — Before Michele Assunto hauls in his fishing net from the banks of a reed-lined canal here, he uses a pole to push the garbage out of the way. “They really need to clean this up,” he growls. Where another canal empties into the sea here at [...]

At 81, Japanese vet makes rare return to Iwo Jima

By JOSEPH COLEMAN IWO JIMA, Japan - The tunnels of Iwo Jima snake deep beneath the volcanic rock and soil, their entrances camouflaged by a dense tangle of vines and tall grasses. In their stifling heat, Tsuruji Akikusa suffered months of hunger and thirst. The bodies of dead comrades lay around him. His closest buddy blew himself [...]

Huge suicide blast at hotel in Pakistan capital - MSNBC

NBC News and news services updated 2:55 p.m. ET Sept. 20, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A huge suicide truck bomb devastated the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan’s capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and engulfing the building in flames in a sickening reminder of the threat in a country vital to the U.S.-led war on [...]

Baby paracetamol asthma concern - bbc.co.uk

Paracetamol is an effective treatment for high fever Use of paracetamol in babies increases the risk of developing asthma five years later, a study of more than 200,000 children suggests. Those given the painkiller for fever in the first year of life had a 46% increased risk of asthma by the age of six or [...]

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