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2008-12-04 15:42	AP Top News	Gun club, police chief indicted in boy's Uzi death Gun club, police chief indicted in boy's Uzi deathSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Three men, including a small-town police chief, were indicted Thursday on involuntary manslaughter counts in the gun-fair death of an 8-year-old who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi that a prosecutor said he never should have been allowed to handle. The club where the fair was held also was charged. The fair had promised shooters would have certified instructors in an advertisement, but District Attorney William Bennett said the child, Christopher Bizilj, was supervised by an uncertified 15-year-old boy....
2008-12-04 15:35	Reuters UK	Rowling says fans prompted new book
2008-12-04 15:32	AP International	US agents arrest 3 for cash smuggling in PR SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - U.S. agents say they caught three men trying to fly out of Puerto Rico with $230,000 hidden in their luggage....
2008-12-04 15:32	AP International	Israeli soldiers drag settlers out of Hebron house HEBRON, West Bank (AP) - Israeli soldiers and police stormed a disputed building in the biblical city of Hebron on Thursday, dragging out 250 young settlers in a raid meant to send a warning to Jewish extremists fighting to keep what they see as God-promised land....
2008-12-04 15:32	AP International	Afghan women leaders face growing Taliban threats KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The women gave a news conference but requested that no one take pictures of their faces. The office of one of them asked reporters not to publish her name....
2008-12-04 15:32	AP International	Putin makes crude outburst about Georgian leader MOSCOW (AP) - Reveling in his reputation for earthy language, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unabashedly confirmed a crude outburst against Georgia's president and even took the tirade a step further Thursday....
2008-12-04 15:32	AP Top News	Stars' Avery meets NHL commissioner for 3 hours NEW YORK (AP) - Suspended Sean Avery has met with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman for about three hours at a disciplinary hearing to discuss derogatory comments the Dallas Stars forward made earlier this week. Dressed in a gray suit and wearing big, dark designer sunglasses, Avery, the fashion-conscious agitator, brushed by reporters and camera crews as he entered and left NHL headquarters Thursday....
2008-12-04 15:30	Reuters UK	Rowling says demand prompted new book
2008-12-04 15:22	AP International	UN says poor nations need $130B for climate change POZNAN, Poland (AP) - The U.N. climate change organization has said the world's poor countries will need $130 billion dollars a year by 2030 to help them adapt to global warming and curb their carbon emissions....
2008-12-04 15:22	Reuters Lead Headline	Automakers plead for emergency cash The Big Three auto CEOs pledged to refocus on fuel efficiency and lower production costs as they asked Congress again for billions of dollars....
2008-12-04 15:22	Reuters, International	Automakers plead for emergency cash The Big Three auto CEOs pledged to refocus on fuel efficiency and lower production costs as they asked Congress again for billions of dollars....
2008-12-04 15:15	Reuters UK	Rowling says fan demand prompted new book
2008-12-04 15:12	AFP	Cruise ship runs aground in Antarctica BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - A cruise ship carrying 122 people ran aground on the coast of Antarctica Thursday and was to be evacuated within hours by the first of several rescue vessels heading to its aid, Argentine officials said....
2008-12-04 15:07	AP International	Minn. teen girls charged in nursing home abuse ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) - Two teenage girls who worked at a nursing home have been charged with abuse, accused of taunting, spitting on and groping residents who suffered from Alzheimer's disease....
2008-12-04 15:05	Reuters UK	Actor Mark Ruffalo's brother shot in head
2008-12-04 15:05	Reuters UK	"Slumdog Millionaire" wins first movie season award
2008-12-04 15:02	AP International	More problems for major post-9/11 security program WASHINGTON (AP) - A security program spurred by the 9/11 attacks to safeguard seaports has hit yet another snag, causing concern that commerce could be slowed during the busy holiday season....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP International	Suicide blasts kill 17 as Iraqi council OKs pact BAGHDAD (AP) - Suicide bombers killed 17 people mdash; including two American soldiers mdash; and wounded more than 100 in a string of blasts in two Iraqi cities Thursday as a timetable for withdrawing all U.S. troops won final government approval....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP International	NY court: Big city guns can equal stiff sentence NEW YORK (AP) - A Manhattan appeals court says federal judges can give extra-stiff penalties to people who help bring illegal guns to big cities....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP Top News	Lawmakers skeptical as automakers again seek aid WASHINGTON (AP) - Humbled U.S. automakers pleaded with Congress Thursday for an expanded $34 billion rescue package, but heard fresh skepticism in a bumpy encore appearance. We made mistakes, which we're learning from, General Motors chief executive Rick Wagoner told the Senate Banking Committee. United Auto Worker union President Ron Gettelfinger warned bluntly that in the absence of action by Congress: I believe we could lose General Motors by the end of this month. He said the situation was dire and that time was of the essence....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP Top News	Suicide blasts kill 17 as Iraqi council OKs pact BAGHDAD (AP) - Suicide bombers killed 17 people - including two American soldiers - and wounded more than 100 in a string of blasts in two Iraqi cities Thursday as a timetable for withdrawing all U.S. troops won final government approval. The brazen attacks in areas where the U.S. military has struggled for years to maintain order raised questions about Iraq's ability to ensure its own security as the U.S. scales down its own combat role under the newly ratified U.S.-Iraqi security pact, which calls for an American withdrawal within three years....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP Top News	Minn. teen girls charged in nursing home abuse ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) - Two teenage girls who worked at a nursing home have been charged with abuse, accused of taunting, spitting on and groping residents who suffered from Alzheimer's disease. According to the criminal complaint, filed Monday, 19-year-old Brianna Broitzman and 18-year-old Ashton Larson laughed earlier this year as they spat in residents' mouths, poked and groped their breasts and genitals, and at times mocked them until they screamed....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP Top News	Mass. gun club, 3 men indicted in boy's Uzi death Mass. gun club, 3 men indicted in boy's Uzi deathSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A police chief was among three men indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi at a gun show. The Westfield Sportsman's Club also faces the manslaughter charge in the death of Christopher Bizilj (bah-SEAL') of Ashford, Conn., who lost control of the 9mm micro submachine gun as it recoiled while he was firing at a pumpkin....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP Top News	Boot Knut: Berlin's star polar bear faces eviction BERLIN (AP) - Knut the superstar polar bear turns two on Friday looking nothing like the button-eyed ball of white fluff who captured hearts around the world. The star of the Berlin Zoo is a fully grown bear with yellowish fur who, at 440 pounds, has grown too big for his enclosure. Worried fans are lobbying for him to stay, but the zoo officials says he will have to move if it does not build a new enclosure for him, which appears virtually impossible due to lack of space....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP Top News	Brain-injured troops face unclear long-term risks Brain-injured troops face unclear long-term risksWASHINGTON (AP) - Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like dementia, but it's impossible to predict how high those risks are, researchers say. About 22 percent of wounded troops have a brain injury, concluded the prestigious Institute of Medicine - and it urged precise steps for studying how these patients fare years later so chances to help aren't missed....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP Top News	NJ woman sues Pa. sports bar for toilet seat break NJ woman sues Pa. sports bar for toilet seat breakALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A New Jersey woman is suing a Pennsylvania sports bar and restaurant, saying she got stuck inside a toilet bowl for 20 minutes when the seat broke. Kathleen Hewko, of Delran Township, said she was in the bathroom at Starters Pub in an Allentown suburb when the handicapped toilet seat she was sitting on cracked and dumped her into the bowl. Hewko claims in the lawsuit filed in November in U.S. District Court in Allentown that she had hip surgery prior to the Nov. 19, 2006 incident and was re-injured when the seat broke....
2008-12-04 15:02	AP Top News	APNewsBreak: Increase in MLB salary slowed in 2008 APNewsBreak: Increase in MLB salary slowed in 2008NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball salaries started to slow this year even before the economy cooled. The average salary in Major League Baseball this season was $2.93 million, the players' association said Thursday in its annual report. The 3.6 percent increase was the smallest since 2004, when the average declined 2.5 percent from the previous season. With some teams skittish because of the recession, the free-agent market has slowed this offseason. Only seven of 171 free agents had agreed to contracts entering Thursday, but the pace was expected to pick up at the winter meetings, which start Monday in Las Vegas....
2008-12-04 14:57	AP International	Ex-FBI agent denies role in 1982 slaying MIAMI (AP) - Despite his conviction for murder, former FBI agent John Connolly angrily insisted Thursday he is innocent of passing sensitive information to Boston mobsters that led to the 1982 slaying in Miami of a former gambling executive....
2008-12-04 14:42	AP International	Boot Knut: Berlin's star polar bear faces eviction BERLIN (AP) - Knut the superstar polar bear turns two on Friday looking nothing like the button-eyed ball of white fluff who captured hearts around the world....
2008-12-04 14:42	AP International	2 US soldiers die in wave of suicide attacks BAGHDAD (AP) - Suicide bombers killed 17 people mdash; including two American soldiers mdash; and wounded more than 100 in a string of blasts in two Iraqi cities Thursday as a timetable for withdrawing all U.S. troops won final government approval....
2008-12-04 14:42	AP International	Flood washes away some qualms over barrier project VENICE, Italy (AP) - The luxury Bauer hotel was inundated by calls of concern and cancellations this week mdash; but was spared the floodwaters that swamped most of the city....
2008-12-04 14:42	AP International	Mexico sends Cubans home under new accord MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico is sending illegal Cuban migrants home for the first time under a new immigration accord....
2008-12-04 14:40	Reuters UK	British soldier found shot in Iraq
2008-12-04 14:32	AP International	OJ judge known for stern lectures, stiff sentences LAS VEGAS (AP) - If O.J. Simpson is looking for a break from the Nevada judge who will sentence him for kidnapping and armed robbery, he may be in the wrong courtroom....
2008-12-04 14:32	AP International	Va. man invites disadvantaged to inauguration WASHINGTON (AP) - A businessman who bought a $1 million inauguration ball package plans to invite disadvantaged people, wounded soldiers and others to the prime event on Pennsylvania Avenue....
2008-12-04 14:32	AP International	OSCE gives cool response on Russian security pact HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Russian plans for a European security pact drew a cool response from a long-established, trans-Atlantic group Thursday, with the U.S. saying there was no need for a new security architecture....
2008-12-04 14:32	Reuters Lead Headline	Layoffs spread Fear of a deepening recession is spreading throughout corner offices across corporate America, prompting chief executives in all sectors to slash thousands of jobs....
2008-12-04 14:32	Reuters, International	Layoffs spread Fear of a deepening recession is spreading throughout corner offices across corporate America, prompting chief executives in all sectors to slash thousands of jobs....
2008-12-04 14:30	Reuters UK	NASA delays robot Mars life-search mission
2008-12-04 14:07	AP International	Sentence delayed for ex-FBI agent in 1982 slaying MIAMI (AP) - Former FBI agent John Connolly is denying any role in a 1982 mob-related slaying as he waits for a Miami judge to decide if he will spend life in prison....
2008-12-04 14:07	AP International	Germany: Anti-Hitler plotter land claim rejected POTSDAM, Germany (AP) - A German court on Thursday rejected a compensation claim for thousands of acres of family land by the grandson of a German aristocrat who took part in a 1944 plot to kill Adolf Hitler....
2008-12-04 14:02	AFP	European central banks slash interest rates to tackle recession BRUSSELS (AFP) - Leading European central banks took historic action Thursday to ward off spreading recessions, slashing their key lending rates to boost businesses and consumers....
2008-12-04 13:57	AP International	East River tolls, payroll tax in NY transit plan NEW YORK (AP) - Drivers in New York City would pay to cross the East River and companies would be taxed on their payrolls under a proposal to stanch financial bleeding at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority....
2008-12-04 13:57	AP International	European court makes landmark ruling on DNA rights LONDON (AP) - Europe's top human rights court Thursday struck down a British law that allows the government to store DNA and fingerprints from people with no criminal record mdash; a landmark decision that could force Britain to destroy nearly 1 million samples on its database....
2008-12-04 13:57	AP International	Fines sought against Mo. governor over records law JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Special court-appointed investigators are seeking fines against Gov. Matt Blunt, alleging he knowingly and purposely violated Missouri's public-records law by denying access to e-mails....
2008-12-04 13:57	AP International	Highlights in life of Thailand's monarch (AP) - Key events in life of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej:...
2008-12-04 13:57	AP International	Alito jabs at Biden over long-ago plagiarism WASHINGTON (AP) - His Supreme Court confirmation hearings three years old, Justice Samuel Alito apparently still harbors some hard feelings toward one Democratic questioner at the time....
2008-12-04 13:52	AFP	Armstrong says Astana one big happy cycling family ARONA, Spain (AFP) - Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong on Thursday played down any rumours of internal strife in his new cycling team Astana....
2008-12-04 13:47	AFP	Crisis-torn Canada suspends parliament OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada#39;s crisis-torn parliament was suspended Thursday in a move which helped Prime Minister Stephen Harper block an opposition bid to topple his government and take over without fresh elections....
2008-12-04 13:42	AP International	Teams find remains at Puerto Rico plane crash site SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - An emergency response team on Thursday reached the remote site of a small plane crash in the Puerto Rican rainforest, recovering the remains of a Caribbean pilot and two U.S. tourists who were on board the aircraft....


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