Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Big Tobacco dealt two legal blows
Tobacco companies suffered a pair of legal blows Monday when a Florida judge affirmed a massive punitive damages award of nearly $145 billion and the European Union announced a lawsuit accusing three leading manufacturers of complicity in cigarette smuggling.
Metals
NEW YORK (AP) -- Spot nonferrous metal prices Monday.
Cash grain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Wheat receipts Monday 281, a year ago 14.
Minntac layoffs delayed
MOUNTAIN IRON (AP) -- United Steelworkers of America union members approved a company-union agreement that will prevent the layoff of up to 140 Steelworkers at Minntac Mine through the end of the year.
Waseca firm lays off 70
WASECA (AP) -- The parent company of radio communications manufacturer E.F. Johnson laid off 70 people, a quarter of its 280 employees at the Waseca plant.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Monday cattle: 500.
Goodyear replaces failed tires, but only by request
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for more than four years quietly has been replacing thousands of failed tires fitted on vans, light trucks and sport utility vehicles and writing checks to customers, but only for those who complain, according to tire dealers and consumers.
Extra credit
Rebecca Robb, Motley, is involved with the 2000-01 student senate at Bemidji State University. Robb is a junior majoring in elementary education.
Heart patient prefers good life to long life
DEAR ABBY: I'm in my 50s, have a serious heart condition -- I almost died twice -- and am living on borrowed time. My doctors know it, my family knows it, and I know it. We have talked about it, as well as my living will and organ donation. We have also discussed at length QUALITY of life, as opposed to QUANTITY of life.
Area crimes
ASSAULT -- A 20-year-old male was arrested Saturday for second-degree assault, order for protection violation and felony damage to property following an incident on the 700 block of H Street.
Fires
DEERWOOD -- The Deerwood Fire Department responded at about 1:30-2 p.m. Saturday to a propane leak that caused a minor explosion at a house on Nelson Road in Deerwood Township.
Accidents
One person was injured in a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 84 in Cass County, about 14 miles south of Longville.
Mickelson stops Tiger again
ATLANTA (AP) -- Phil Mickelson got the duel he wanted and the results only he expected.
American mothers still not breast-feeding enough
WASHINGTON -- Breast milk is considered babies' perfect food. Yet despite a decade of encouraging more American mothers to breast-feed their infants, not enough do. And among black women, breast-feeding is "alarmingly low," in the surgeon general's words.
FDA warns against using popular over-the-counter drug
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration warned Americans Monday not to use dozens of over-the-counter cold remedies or appetite suppressants until their makers replace an ingredient that could cause hemorrhagic strokes, especially in young women.
Doctors complete separation of conjoined twins, weaker twin dies
LONDON -- Surgeons separated conjoined twins in a 20-hour operation that led to the death of one of the 3-month-old girls but was the only way to save her stronger sister, doctors said Tuesday.
Doctors warn kids shouldn't operate sleds
CHICAGO -- With winter approaching, the American Academy of Pediatrics wants curbs on snowmobiling and says children should not be allowed to drive the vehicles.
Drug stores move to remove cold, diet drugs after FDA warning
WASHINGTON -- A number of major drug store chains are pulling dozens of over-the-counter cold remedies and diet pills from their shelves after the government warned that an ingredient could cause hemorrhagic strokes, especially in young women.
Man drowns in duck hunting accident
RUSSELL, Minn. (AP) -- A 31-year-old Marshall man drowned while duck hunting with friends on Wood Lake near this southwestern Minnesota city.
Tale of two campaigns
Crow Wing County Board candidate Mary Koep spent the Saturday before the 2000 election on domestic issues. She cleaned her house, did laundry and baked a spice cake with raisins.
Long Lake joins list of townships worried about annexation
Long Lake Township has joined the list of townships concerned with Brainerd annexation.
Pleasant weather doesn't slow big deer harvest in area
Pleasant weather greeted Minnesota's firearms deer hunters Saturday morning. In fact, it may have been a little too pleasant.
Sluss files complaint against Koep
Crow Wing County Commissioner Terry Sluss has filed an unfair campaign practices allegation against his opponent, former commissioner Mary Koep, the Crow Wing County auditor's office said today.
Doors of Election Central to open half-hour before polls close at 8 p.m.
The Brainerd Dispatch will once again serve as Election Central Tuesday for results compiled in Crow Wing County. The Dispatch doors open at 7:30 p.m., a half-hour before the polls close.
This was Brainerd
NOVEMBER 7 - 100 years ago (1900) - Remember that in voting for McKinley you must put an X mark after the name of every Republican elector, nine in all. An X mark placed after the name of the first does not count for all. Don't forget this important fact.
Parents put through sportsmanship class
ANDOVER (AP) -- Steve Gompertz remembers the day last spring when he had to pull three adults away from a teen-age boy at a basketball tournament and call police.
Brainerd amends sled ordinance
The Brainerd City Council Monday adopted ordinances amending the hours of snowmobile operation within the city and establishing areas allowing for the use of firearms.
Prosperity theme runs against the grain
BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. -- Prosperity?
Reservist of Year
This Pillager woman was named the 2000 Minnesota Army Reservist of the Year by the state American Legion. Look for her story Wednesday in Neighbors.
Third inmate charged in inmate's death
STILLWATER. (AP) -- A third prison inmate was charged in the beating death of a fellow Stillwater prison inmate.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1980) - The Brainerd Rural Fire Association last week took delivery of its new 1,100 gallon tanker-pumper unit, which cost $43,000. The new unit has a 300-gallon-per-minute pump. The association provides fire protection service to 10 townships, Baxter and East Gull Lake.
Little Falls rejects petition protesting smoking ban
LITTLE FALLS -- A petition of 1,540 signatures was put before the Little Falls City Council Monday asking the city to reverse its decision on having all public restaurants, city buildings and city vehicles smoke-free.
Oak Lawn takes its annexation concerns to county board
Oak Lawn Township has lost its trust in Brainerd and asked Crow Wing County commissioners Monday at Oak Lawn Town Hall what it can do about it.
Ventura's chief of staff cited in 1984 for indecent conduct
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Gov. Jesse Ventura's chief of staff, Steven Bosacker, who was cited for indecent conduct last week, received a similar citation from police at an adult bookstore in 1984, Bosacker confirmed Monday.
Deer hunter killed in Cass County
PINE RIVER -- The Minnesota firearms deer hunting season got off to a tragic start Saturday afternoon in Cass County when an Apple Valley man was accidentally shot and killed by a member of his hunting party.
Gore or Bush didn't knock on her door
Scanning through a sample ballot last week for the general election, I came to a startling realization.
Area, nation head to polls
Absentee voting is expected to be well above that of recent years in Crow Wing County, county officials said Monday.
Missing Oregon girl found after 15 years
VENETA, Ore. (AP) -- A girl missing for 15 years was reunited with her family after she wandered into a sheriff's office, authorities said.
Lieberman stops in Minnesota on marathon campaign
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Democratic activists braved a numbing rain Monday to get last-minute words of encouragement from vice presidential nominee Joseph Lieberman.
Clean-campaign platform largely forgotten
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Unheeded by parties and candidates, a twice-tried attempt to get candidates to run cleaner campaigns has been all but ignored this election season.
Astronauts relieved, euphoric that space station is finally manned
STAR CITY, Russia -- Now that the new space station is safely manned, relief and euphoria have set in at the NASA enclave inside this cosmonaut training base.
Boy's father passes lie detector test
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The father of a 2-year-old boy who froze to death in a Utah forest passed a lie-detector test in which he denied intentionally leaving the toddler to die, investigators said.
Light rain holds back wildfires
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Light rain kept fires along North Carolina's mountains from spreading, but firefighters were unable to make much headway because of wet conditions and steep terrain.
Tracking the election's progress: A viewer's guide
Want to beat the pundits at their own game? You, too, can predict the next president of the United States before all the votes are counted, by carefully monitoring the returns in a handful of key states.
Singer-turned-governor Jimmie Davis dies
NEW ORLEANS -- Only a real scene-stealer could compete for the historical spotlight in a state that produced the fiery populist Huey Long and the dapper scoundrel Edwin Edwards.
Clean-air rules at stake in court test
WASHINGTON -- Nationwide clean-air standards are at stake in a major environmental case that asks the Supreme Court whether the government must consider compliance costs -- and not just health benefits -- in setting air-quality limits.
FCC probes alleged AT&T slamming
WASHINGTON -- Federal authorities are investigating the nation's largest long-distance company, AT&T Corp., for allegedly acquiring thousands of new customers from rivals by switching their phone service without their consent -- a tactic known as "slamming."
Clinton signs bill forgiving some debts of poor countries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Calling it "good for our souls," President Clinton on Monday signed a foreign aid bill that supplies $435 million to forgive debts of the world's poorest countries. "By lifting the weakest, poorest among us, we lift the rest of us as well," Clinton said.
Clinton vetoes bill targeting leaks of secrets
WASHINGTON -- President Clinton has killed a controversial provision that would have made it easier to prosecute government officials for leaking classified information by vetoing the fiscal 2001 intelligence authorization bill that contained the measure.
Closest race for president in 40 years possible
WASHINGTON -- In what bid to be the closest election in 40 years, Americans elected a new president Tuesday, choosing from between Republican George W. Bush, who promised to be a "uniter not a divider" and Democrat Al Gore, who claimed he alone has the experience to "fight for you and win."
Glickman set to unveil alternative fuels program
WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman was to announce a $300 million program Tuesday to encourage smaller plants and co-ops that produce ethanol and other alternative fuels to expand their output.
Airlines settle antitrust case
DETROIT (AP) -- Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines said Monday they have reached a deal in principle over Northwest's divesting in Continental, hoping to settle the government's federal antitrust trial over the matter.
Candidates make final rounds before Election Day
Rain poured down on Minnesota, making for slow travel and soggy last-minute stump speeches for many candidates across the state Monday.
Miami moves up to No. 2 in AP poll
So long, Virginia Tech. Hello, Miami.
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Freeman for president? That's the way they may vote in Packerland today
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Mitch Berger's ball was all wet, and Brett Favre's was dry enough when it finally got to Antonio Freeman for one of the most spectacular touchdowns in NFL history.
Sasaki beats out Long, Quinn for AL Rookie of Year
SEATTLE (AP) -- Kazuhiro Sasaki's forkball dazzled American League hitters. It also caught the attention of the Rookie of the Year voters.
Tiznow rewards 83-year-old co-owner with win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- By winning by a neck, Tiznow has nosed into the running for Horse of the Year honors.
Jazz prevail Wolves dominate everything but scoreboard
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Karl Malone is starting to believe in this year's Utah Jazz.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE
NFL summaries
At Pontiac, Mich.
Bledsoe among four QBs injured Sunday
Drew Bledsoe was in an unfamiliar position for the New England Patriots: on the sideline and out for the game.
No precinct more bush than Detroit
Bush Team Gored by Miami.
No. 1 Oklahoma is last of unbeatens
And now there's one -- No. 1 Oklahoma.
Vikings, Packers notebook
Packers WR Corey Bradford, who broke a leg in the preseason, bruised his right knee in the fourth quarter and didn't return.
Big offensive numbers don't equal wins for some teams
Kansas City, St. Louis, Washington and San Diego found out that gaudy offensive statistics don't necessarily always lead to victories.
National sports briefs
ATLANTA (AP) -- An assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was reported missing Monday after he failed to show up for a game the previous day against the Falcons.
Wild skate to first road win
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- The expansion Minnesota Wild cleared another hurdle.
Wolves' win tribute to Sealy
MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Garnett took off from the free-throw line, caught the rebound with one hand and threw down a windmill dunk.
Ross steps down at Detroit
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -- Bobby Ross escaped the pressures of coaching the Detroit Lions. Gary Moeller is already starting to feel them.
NFL today
Monday, Nov. 6
Culpepper falters as Vikings fall
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Daunte Culpepper had what seemed to be the perfect game plan for the Green Bay Packers -- throw the ball up for grabs and let Randy Moss get it.
Culpepper: Bring on the blitz
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Daunte Culpepper, bruised, battered and no longer unbeaten, is daring the Green Bay Packers to blitz him like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did.
Arizona gets nod as preseason No. 1
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKTBALL
Ann Marolf
MOTLEY -- Ann Marolf, 83, Motley, died today, Nov. 7, 2000, at St. Cloud Hospital.
Ann Marie Frazer
EMILY -- Ann Marie Frazer, 26, Emily, died Nov. 3, 2000, as a result of a traffic accident near Emily.
William A. Wroolie
William A. Wroolie Sr., 73, Brainerd, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at VA Medical Center of Minneapolis.
William A. Wroolie
William A. Wroolie Sr., 73, Brainerd, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at Veterans Administration Medical Center of Minneapolis.
Virginia D. Collitt
STAPLES -- Virginia D. Collitt, 78, Staples, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at Greater Staples Care Center.
Jerome 'Smokey' Gilbertson
MESA, Ariz. -- Jerome "Smokey" Gilbertson, 69, Mesa, Ariz., died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at Valley Lutheran Hospital of Mesa, Ariz.
Theresa A. Day
LONG PRAIRIE -- Theresa Antonette Day, 67, Long Prairie, and formerly of Minneapolis, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at home.
Albert 'Bert' A. Albertson
Albert "Bert" A. Albertson, 85, Brainerd, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village Apartments.
Virginia B. Hastad
BREEZY POINT -- Virginia B. Hastad, 77, Breezy Point, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000.
Myrtle Tweet
BACKUS -- Myrtle Tweet, 93, Backus, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at St. Joseph's Medical Center of Brainerd.
Selma M. Duus
LAKE SHORE -- Selma M. Duus, 96, Lake Shore, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at Whispering Pines Village of Pine River.
Norman D. Lundquist
STAPLES -- Norman Ditmore Lundquist, 73, Staples, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at home.
H. Lucille Sweet
H. Lucille Sweet, 76, Brainerd, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at Crosby Care Center.
Ralph J. Coursolle
ST. PAUL -- Ralph J. Coursolle, 91, Minneapolis and Aitkin, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Nursing Home of St. Paul.
H. Lucille Sweet
CROSBY -- H. Lucille Sweet, 76, Brainerd, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at Crosby Care Center.
Dorothy A. Siegler
ST. CLOUD -- Dorothy A. Siegler, 91, St. Cloud, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at St. Benedict's Center in St. Cloud.
Myrtle A. Gravley
CLOQUET -- Myrtle A. Gravley, 89, Cloquet, and formerly of Baxter, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at Community Memorial Hospital of Cloquet.
Albert 'Burt' A. Albertson
Albert "Burt" A. Albertson, 85, Brainerd, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at Woodland Good Samaritan Village Apartments.
Myrtle Tweet
BACKUS -- Myrtle Tweet, 93, Backus, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at St. Joseph's Medical Center of Brainerd.
Cora A. Hillman Gustavson
Cora A. Hillman Gustavson, 94, Brainerd, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at Bethany Good Samaritan Village of Brainerd.
Ivory T. Peterson
BROOTEN -- Ivory Theodora Peterson, 86, Brooten, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at Glenwood Nursing Home.
Virginia B. Hastad
BREEZY POINT -- Virginia Hastad, 77, Breezy Point, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000.
Virginia D. Collitt
STAPLES -- Virginia D. Collitt, 78, Staples, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at Greater Staples Care Center.
Budget surplus not a done deal
George W. Bush and Al Gore dispute what should be done with the projected "su
OTHER OPINIONS Soft money
The nation's system of campaign regulation is broken This presidential campaign may be the first in which party committees using largely unregulated soft money have bought more television ads than candidates using hard money.
News council can help readers
The Minnesota News Council is an independent organization that examines citizens' complaints alleging inaccuracy, unfairness or unethical conduct by the media.
Open Forum
My name is Brad Haugland. My buddies and me were heading to Outing for deer hunting for the weekend, when we came upon this accident. We were one of the first people in the line of cars. A very sad scene.
Open Forum
I really enjoyed Jodie Tweed's story on the Heart Grocery store. What a community treasure! And to the owners, Jan and Da
It's over - Dispatch Editorial
The long 2000 campaign ends today with hoarse-voiced presidential candidates completing their campaign-ending marathon tours and local candidates worn out from door-knocking.
After a wild campaign voters say 'bring it on'
Whoever wins Tuesday's presidential election, this has been a year, and a campaign, to remember.
An economic blow
The following editorial appeared in Monday's Los Angeles Times:
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Ashcroft crosses Missouri as Democrats stir emotional support
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Sen. John Ashcroft's itinerary has him dashing across Missouri at the end of a campaign that has taken an unusual twist in the aftermath of Gov. Mel Carnahan's death and his widow's pledge to carry his values to Washington.
Volunteers battling voter apathy
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- For the moment, the seat of political power is a folding chair in a former aerobics studio about 20 miles northwest of Detroit, where phone bank volunteer Leonard Bertagnolli methodically makes his way through a list of likely Republican voters.
Poll: Gore leads Bush in state
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Vice President Al Gore has taken the lead from Texas Gov. George W. Bush in Minnesota in the race for the presidency, according to a poll released Sunday.
Few dozen House races to determine GOP or Democratic control
WASHINGTON -- The outcome of a few dozen close races stretching from coast to coast will determine if Democrats can break the six-year Republican grip on the House of Representatives in Tuesday's election.
Campaign battleground town is ready for some peace
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Texas governor, a young aide for George W. Bush was saying last winter, had a campaign stop in "Grand Rapids ... or Grand Forks ... or, well, whichever 'Grand' is in Michigan."
U.S. Senate candidates meet in final debate
ST. PAUL (AP) -- It was appropriate that perhaps the most common theme of this year's election dominated Minnesota's final U.S. Senate debate of the season Sunday evening: Social Security.
Last-minute drama in Senate races, but odds favor GOP
WASHINGTON -- Middle East politics in New York, race issues in Virginia and a Missouri widow's extraordinary appeal for support of her dead husband have injected election-eve drama into three critical Senate campaigns.
Poll: Dayton leads Grams for Senate
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- DFL Challenger Mark Dayton leads incumbent Republican Sen. Rod Grams in the race for the U.S. Senate, according to a Minnesota poll by the Star Tribune released Sunday.
Lieberman stops in state in marathon campaign
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Democratic activists braved a numbing rain Monday to get last-minute words of encouragement from vice presidential nominee Joseph Lieberman.
Burton overcomes adversity for Phoenix win
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Jeff Burton knew he had the best car. It was overcoming adversity that was the problem.
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High School Football
Winning is Pillager's new philosophy
I'm not a betting man. I've only taken three trips to a casino for purposes other than the seafood buffet, but if someone would have bet me that Brainerd and Pequot Lakes would lose in the section football finals and Pillager would advance to the state tournament, that's one bet I would have taken.
Flyers' Anderson, Thielen all-state, LF boys 10th
Cross country can be a grueling sport. But those weren't grimaces on the faces of Becky Anderson, Jason Thielen and the Little Falls Flyers boys' cross country team as they finished the Class AA state meet Saturday.
Curious call leads to Gopher loss
MADISON, Wis. -- The wind shifted direction ever so slightly, but the game turned around completely.
Colorado College, Gophers remain atop WCHA with sweeps
Colorado College and Minnesota remain unbeaten and on top of the WCHA leader board, separated only by a single point.
Local sports shorts
WAHPETON, N.D. -- Heidi Dumpprope, a freshman defensive specialist, and Jill Mertens, a freshman middle hitter, both from Motley, completed a successful season for the North Dakota State College of Science Wildcats volleyball team.
Zauhar to coach softball
When Mike Zauhar resigned as a varsity boys' basketball assistant coach following last season he was staring at the prospect of not coaching for the first time in his 28-year career.
Column for sale
his column is about greed and corruption. That's fitting enough for an election day. But, I'm not talking about political greed. I'm talking about mine.
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High School Football
Roseau eliminates Wadena-Deer Creek in volleyball
GLYNDON -- The problem with postseason play is that only one team can finish the season with a win.
Paynesville ends S-M's reign
You could almost hear the twang and the boing all the way to the Brainerd lakes area as the Staples-Motley Cardinals had their string of four consecutive Class A cross country championships snapped Saturday.
Football
Sept. 2 Louisiana-Monroe, W 47-10
Raiders paddle Rainy River for trip to volleyball's Magic Kingdom
A reporter stepped up to the volleyball coach whose team had just won the Region 13A championship and asked the question that has been asked of every coach who has won a Super Bowl.
Scientists downgrade asteroid threat
PASADENA, Calif. -- Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have downgraded the threat of an object now speeding toward Earth and say there is no chance it will hit the Earth in 2030, but a 1 in 1,000 chance it could hit the Earth on Sept. 16, 2071.
Rain, rain, rain
Weather drawing by Gina Lindgren of Mrs. Bieganek's fourth grade class at Whittier school.
Six killed in fierce Western Europe storms
LONDON -- Whipping winds and heavy rain pounded much of Western Europe on Monday, flooding villages, damaging buildings and prompting officials in some places to cancel flights. At least six people were killed.
Brainerd forecast
Mostly cloudy, with flurries.
Heavy weather plagues Texas
DALLAS (AP) -- High wind and tornadoes damaged homes and toppled power lines in central and southeastern Texas, and record rainfall flooded highways.
Hunting season is back
Weather drawing by Nathan McCullough of Mrs. Larson's fifth grade class at Harrison school.
Names and faces
LONDON (AP) -- Author Salman Rushdie is hitting back at critics who say he is ungrateful to Britain for spending money to protect him against an Islamic death edict.
Names and faces
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Baseball great Ted Williams, who has been hospitalized with congestive heart failure since Halloween, is expected to receive a pacemaker Tuesday.
New home for old cameras
Dear Heloise: What would you suggest I do with two CAMERAS, both like new? I don't use them anymore. -- Mrs. C.H.C., Omaha, Neb.
What's doing
Chapter DV, P.E.O. will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Gladys Hansen with Diane Sell assisting. Program: State organizer, Elaine Wolsky, Rochester.
Teens' busy schedules leave little time for play
DEAR ABBY: I am a senior in high school, and I don't think I can take it anymore! I attend vocational school, in addition to my regular school, work part time, study, and have a boyfriend I'll call "Johnny." My relationship with Johnny is being held up because we can't find enough time to see each other. He also works and has a schedule similar to mine.
Two killed in fresh storms lashing Britain
LONDON (AP) -- Fresh storms over Britain brought flooding and high winds Monday, killing two motorists in western England.
Taiwan investigators detail crash; 'Bodies just began to fall out'
TAOYUAN, Taiwan -- Investigators probing last week's deadly Singapore Airlines crash provided the most detailed description yet of how the jumbo jet burst into flames and broke apart while speeding down a closed runway littered with construction material.
Barak says Palestinians not implementing cease-fire
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Prime Minister Ehud Barak accused the Palestinians on Monday of not doing enough to implement a cease-fire agreement, and rejected a Palestinian call for expanded foreign mediation.
Four new arrests in Yemen in USS Cole investigation
ADEN, Yemen (AP) -- Four men arrested over the past two days are being questioned about the fatal bombing of the USS Cole last month, sources close to the investigation said Monday.
Seagoing superpower
OSLO, Norway -- When the Russian and United States navies ran into trouble at sea, both superpowers turned to the descendants of the Vikings -- Norwegians -- for help.
Greek hijacker who held Japanese tourists on bus hostage commits suicide
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A man who was facing charges for the deaths of two people and the hijacking of a tourist bus carrying 35 people committed suicide by leaping from a window at police headquarters while in custody on Sunday, police said.