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March 24, 2008
Clinton aide to plead guilty in New Hampshire drunken driving case
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) - A senior adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign has agreed to plead guilty to drunken driving in New Hampshire.
Authorities say 5 killed in Iowa City shooting
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Police say a woman and four children have been found dead in an Iowa City home.
Detroit mayor charged in text-messaging sex scandal
DETROIT (AP) - The Wayne County prosecutor says she plans to bring perjury and other charges against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former top aide.
Thousands attend annual White House Easter egg roll
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a tradition dating back to 1878, when Rutherford B. Hayes called the White House home.
Easter morning fire kills N.H. woman, 2 young daughters
FRANKLIN, N.H. (AP) - An investigation continues into the cause of an Easter morning fire that killed a New Hampshire mother and her two young daughters.
Oklahoma man who was declared dead says he feels ‘pretty good’
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Four months after he was declared brain dead and doctors were about to remove his organs for transplant, an Oklahoma man says he feels "pretty good."
Assisted-suicide advocate Kevorkian announces run for Congress as an independent
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - Assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian says he is running for Congress.
Supreme Court allows employers to coordinate retiree benefits with Medicare
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has upheld a federal policy that allows employers to reduce their health insurance expenses for retired workers once they turn 65 and qualify for Medicare.
Anti-Clinton movie ads must comply with campaign finance law, Supreme Court says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a conservative group that wants to promote its anti-Hillary Clinton movie without complying with campaign finance laws.
Supreme Court won’t upset ruling favoring inmates who want abortions
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a county sheriff who objects to transporting jail inmates for elective abortions.
Rice urges China to start talks with Dalai Lama on Tibetan grievances
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging China to consider a different Tibet policy and to start talks with the Dalai Lama.
Fayetteville cab driver going to Raleigh reported missing
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Cumberland County sheriff's deputies are looking for a Fayetteville cab driver who hasn't been seen since telling his boss he was heading to Raleigh with a passenger.
Goldsboro Man Arrested On Multiple Charges
On Thursday, March 20, 2008, Investigator Dale Foster of the Goldsboro Police Department Criminal Investigation Division secured Warrants on Matthew Lee Johnson of Goldsboro.
JPMorgan Chase increases acquisition price of Bear Stearns to $10 per share from $2 per share
NEW YORK (AP) - JPMorgan Chase & Co. says it will now buy Bear Stearns Cos. for about $10 per share.
Golf courses, other private water users not reporting water use
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Businesses and residents that use private water supplies in North Carolina are required to report how much water they use.
International study of coral ecosystem centered at UNC-Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is at the center of an international program studying cold-water coral ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean.
Spacewalkers out again
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) - Drew Peterson is jobless and has no prospects. He spends his days taking care of his children, and he does it knowing that many people believe he killed his last two wives.
American Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000
The U.S. military is expressing condolences to all of the families who have lost a loved one in Iraq.
Memorial Service Tonight for Murdered Duke Student
A memorial service will be held tonight for a Duke University graduate student who was shot and killed in his apartment earlier this year.
Obama May Be Headed Back to NC
Barack Obama may be headed back to North Carolina soon.
Study shows western North Carolina teens more likely to abuse prescription drugs
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A health study shows high school students in western North Carolina are more likely to abuse prescription drugs than students in other parts of the state.
March 23, 2008
In The News: Gibson Files Second Suit Against Music Video Game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gibson Guitar is going back on the offensive against the video game industry.
In Stores: Top-Selling Business Software—February, 2008
RESTON, Virginia (AP) - Microsoft's "Office Home and Student 3 User" is the top-selling title on the current list of popular business software, as complied by NPD Group.
Twelve firefighters hurt in California blaze
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - A dozen firefighters have been hurt battling a blaze at a factory in Anaheim, California.
French president Sarkozy’s former wife said to remarry in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - A French newspaper's Web site is reporting that the ex-wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy tied the knot Sunday night at the famed Rainbow Room in New York's Rockefeller Center.
Bones found during search for missing mom
NEW YORK (AP) - Investigators searching for a New Jersey woman missing since last summer have found part of a human skeleton at a pond in Staten Island, New York.
Odd Egg Out
On Easter Sunday, many in the east got Easter Eggs, but one family says they got more than they bargained for.
Suspected salmonella cases linked to Alamosa outbreak tops 200
ALAMOSA, Colo. (AP) - The number of suspected salmonella cases linked to an outbreak in Alamosa, Colorado, has now topped 200.
No injuries reported at Arkansas meat plant
BOONEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Officials in Arkansas say the safest way to deal with a blaze at a meat packing plant may be to let the fire burn itself out. However, it isn't immediately clear how long that will take.
Piece of US Airways jetliner dislodges over Md.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - US Airways says a small part of a jetliner's wing dislodged and hit a passenger window as it flew over Maryland.
