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Exec says Tribune Co. needs quick Chaper 11 exit
By AP The publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times says it's important that the Tribune Co. emerge from bankruptcy protection as soon as possible. Eddy Hartenstein testified Monday that the cloud of bankruptcy is hurting Tribune's ability to keep and
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:36P
French nuclear body: Japan explosion in upper ranks of accident scale
Paris - France's nuclear safety authority ASN said Monday that it believes an explosion last week at Japan's Fukushima 1 power plant was a category 5 or 6 on the scale of nuclear accidents, with 7 being a Chernobyl-style disaster.
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:36P
Bronx Tour Bus Crash Death Toll Hits 15
(Newser) – Saturday's horrific Bronx tour bus crash claimed its 15th victim today. A 70-year-old man died from his injuries this morning, police say; none of the victims' names have yet been released.
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:35P
Preliminary Report Released In Fatal Ind. Plane Crash
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. -- Federal investigators have released a preliminary report on a fatal plane crash that happened near Connversville, Ind., last month. James Savor, 47, of Indianapolis was killed when his plane crashed near Mettel Field.
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:35P
Not guilty verdict over NZ cameraman Conway Wickliffe's death
Corbould looked relieved and could be heard breathing a sigh of relief as jurors returned their verdict clearing him of health and safety breaches. Corbould's lawyer Chris Humphreys said the special effects supervisor and his family were "tremendously
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:35P
Teen hockey player sentenced for Edmonton on-ice aggravated assault
But he'll have to donate $1000 to the Edmonton Stollery Children's Hospital and do 50 hours of community service in a hospital trauma unit. The 18-year-old cannot be named because he was 17 when he speared Austin Hoekstra (HOKE'-strah) during a midget
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:35P
Judge denies petition from BJ Wright's attorney
Wright's attorney Martin Scott asked the judge Monday to exclude the bail bondsman from the modification, arguing the process is generally used for drug dealers. He says it should apply to Wright because he wasn't trafficking drugs.
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:35P
LSD Supplier to Sixties Generation Dies at 76
Mr. Stanley died Sunday at age 76 after an automobile accident in Queensland, Australia, where he had emigrated in the 1980s. An early patron of the Grateful Dead and their sound engineer, Mr. Stanley was memorialized in the band's "Alice D.
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:35P
POLICE BEAT: Two-vehicle accident on Friday
Freeport police on Friday responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of McKinley Avenue and American Street in Freeport. A collision occurred between vehicles driven by Joshua A. Dearth, 16, of Freeport and Mervin B.
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:34P
Surrey man, 80, dead in car crash
Speed or impairment are not believed to be a factors in the accident. "It's still early in the investigation, where we need to talk to more witnesses and do a mechanical (inspection)," said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Drew Grainger. Police ask anyone who may have
Updated: 03/14/2011 03:34P
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