AP - Police investigating the stabbing death of the father of a former U.S. Olympian said Sunday the suspect was distraught over family problems. Chinese authorities unsettled by the attack during the Beijing Olympics tightened security at tourist spots around the city.
AP - Police in Maryland say one person has died after a tractor-trailer plunged into the water off the eastbound span of the Bay Bridge. -- read full article
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:26:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
AP - An Ohio appeals court has ruled against a new trial on additional charges for a couple convicted of abusing some of their adopted children and forcing them to sleep in cages. -- read full article
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:40:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
AP - The southern Vermont town of Cavendish is planning a memorial service for famed Russian writer and one-time resident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. -- read full article
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:53:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
AP - Michael Rodriguez remembers the exhilaration of newfound freedom when he hid in the back of a stolen truck as he and six of his buddy convicts staged one of Texas' most notorious prison breaks.
AP - Responding to growing consumer anxiety, California lawmakers are considering enacting what could be the first statewide restrictions on a chemical found in plastic baby bottles and infant formula cans. -- read full article
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:25:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. News
AP - When cancer spread into her lungs, doctors told Audrey Toguchi she had six months to live, at best, and suggested chemotherapy as the only option.
AP - Backed by his friendly Southern drawl, the practiced charm of a courtroom warrior and a smile bright enough to blind the camera's eye, John Edwards never lacked the confidence to take the big risk.