EAST HILLS, N.Y. – A man was rescued after spending more than four hours Tuesday trapped up to his chest in sewage waste after falling into a Long Island cesspool, authorities said. The man, who was not immediately identified, was in stable condition after being taken to a hospital. Assistant …
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – About 200 children were fatally abused in Florida in 2008, a roughly 20 percent increase from 2007. Unemployment rates and drug use also increased in the state — a factor in many of the deaths, according to a preliminary report. The number of kids fatally abused …
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SALT LAKE CITY – The husband of a missing Utah woman appeared happy two days before she disappeared and cried through church this past weekend, two women who know the couple said Tuesday. But Josh Powell is now hindering the investigation because he didn’t show up for an interview Monday …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Tens of thousands of Iranian mourners turned the funeral procession of the country’s most senior dissident cleric into an anti-government protest Monday, chanting “death to the dictator” and slogans in support of the opposition amid heavy security. Giant crowds filled major streets, beating their chests …
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MANILA, Philippines – A passenger ferry sank in the northern Philippines in a second sea disaster in three days. The bodies of three children were recovered and 22 people were missing Sunday. Search-and-rescue teams rescued 63 passengers and crew of the MV Baleno-9 and were scouring the seas for others …
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SACRAMENTO – Friends and family of two California journalists were relieved and excited Tuesday after the pair were pardoned by North Korea and released to former President Bill Clinton. But they weren’t ready to start the celebration until Laura Ling and Euna Lee landed in the United States. “I’m just …
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KABUL – President Hamid Karzai extended his lead over his top challenger in Afghanistan’s presidential election, new vote results showed Wednesday, but remains short of the 50 percent threshold that would allow him to avoid a two-man runoff. Afghan election officials are slowly releasing results from last week’s presidential election, …
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BEIJING – The number of children sickened from lead poisoning has risen to more than 600 in a northern Chinese province where authorities shut a smelter earlier this week thought to have caused the contamination, state media reported. More than 80 percent of the 731 children living in the two …
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The Obama administration expressed deep disappointment Thursday over the release of the Lockerbie bomber, saying the decision to let the Libyan terrorist go home was made by the Scottish government in spite of “extensive” appeals from U.S. officials. Scotland’s Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced Thursday morning that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, …
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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The University of Kansas is asking students who are suffering from swine flu to stay home until they are well. The university has 32 confirmed cases of the virus, and university officials are asking its 27,000 students to take action to avoid it. The Kansas City Star …
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