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March 23, 2008
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.
Former 1970s radical back in California women’s prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former 1970s radical Sara Jane Olson is back in prison after she was mistakenly released from a California prison on Monday.
Wal-Mart Shooting
The Jacksonville Police Department Emergency Communications Division received a 911 call at 2:31 A.M. this morning of an active shooting incident inside Wal-Mart .
Officials investigate how man fell to death at state park
ROARING GAP, N.C. (AP) - Officials are investigating how a 28-year-old man fell to his death at a Stone Mountain State Park waterfall.
Lundberg survey: Average price of regular gas rises 7 cents in 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The national average price of a gallon of gasoline has climbed by seven cents over the last two weeks.
Explosions and fire destroy fuel trucks headed for U.S.-led forces at Pakistan-Afghan border
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Twenty-five trucks carrying fuel to U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan have been destroyed in a possible bomb attack on the Pakistani border. Officials say that dozen of people have been injured.
Outside Charlotte, McCrory tries to build profile to GOP faithful
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
Federal officer’s firearm discharges on US Airways flight
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - No injuries were reported when the firearm of a U.S. Transportation Security Administration flight deck officer fired accidentally on a US Airways flight.
Coast Guard: 4 dead, 43 rescued after Seattle-based fishing boat begins sinking off of Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Coast Guard says four crew members are dead after a Seattle-based fishing boat began sinking off Alaska's Dutch Harbor.
Authorities: Meat packing plant explodes in western Arkansas; unknown number of people injured
BOONEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - State emergency management officials say a meat packing plant has exploded in Booneville, forcing homes to be evacuated as ammonia gas leaks into the air.
At least 57 dead in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD (AP) - Car bombings, mortar fire and other attacks have claimed at least 57 lives today across Iraq.
Imaginative hats are attention-getters at New York Easter tradition
NEW YORK (AP) - It's not your grandmother's Easter bonnet.
Clinton, Obama advisers fault Obama camp for criticism of Bill Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supporters of both Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton agree on at least one thing -- that Obama's campaign shouldn't have let a retired general accuse Bill Clinton of McCarthyism.
Specter says Congress needs to get back to work
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress needs to cut short its vacation, to deal with the problems in the economy. That's the view of Republican Senator Arlen Specter, who tells CNN that lawmakers need to work on proposals to tighten regulation of investment banks, and help people who are facing foreclosure.
Photos show warping in Minn. bridge’s connector plates before collapse
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Photos of the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed this past summer show the span had warped connector plates as early as four years before the accident.
Senators call for Justice probe of passport breach
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators from both parties are calling for a Justice Department investigation of the snooping into candidates' passport files.
47 crew members abandon fishing ship sinking off coast of Alaska; 26 rescued so far
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - All 47 crew members of a Seattle-based fishing boat have abandoned ship after the vessel started sinking about 120 miles off Alaska.
1 dead, 7 injured in stabbing rampage at Japanese shopping mall
TOKYO (AP) - A rare violent attack in Japan.
Mostly likely cause of Colorado school illness: Too much sugar
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Health officials in Colorado say they think they've figured out what caused 13 student at a Durango middle school to fall ill last week: Too much sugar and exercise.
Hospital’s visitation rules thwart good intentions of man with horse
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) - Cats and dogs are allowed to visit patients at one Hawaii hospital, but horses? Not so much.
Kurds clash with Turkish police for 4th day
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Kurdish protesters have been lobbing stones at police and soldiers in southeastern Turkey today.
Man sets himself ablaze in political protest in military-ruled Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Witnesses in Myanmar's capital say a man set himself on fire at the city's most famous landmark in a political protest against the military junta.
Iran shells Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq, official says
BAGHDAD (AP) - A Kurdish official in Iraq says Iranian forces have fired artillery shells at Kurdish rebels in three towns in northern Iraq.
More than 40 dead in Iraq violence
BAGHDAD (AP) - More than 40 people are dead in a series of attacks across Iraq -- including a suicide car bomb attack on an Iraqi military base.
Okinawans protest crimes related to US troops on their island
CHATAN, Japan (AP) - More outrage is being heard in Japan over reports of crimes allegedly committed by U.S. troops there.
Iraq: US says 17 insurgents killed, 30 detained in military operations
BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military says 17 insurgents have been killed and 30 detained in weekend raids across Iraq.
18 Ukrainian sailors trapped underwater after Hong Kong ship collision
HONG KONG (AP) - Divers are struggling against strong currents and poor visibility in Hong Kong waters as they try to reach 18 Ukrainian sailors trapped underwater in their capsized tugboat.
