SAN FRANCISCO – Despite being arrested at least nine times for molesting boys, Dean Arthur Schwartzmiller (search) managed to avoid lengthy prison terms, coach youth football, move in with another convicted sex offender — and be named by authorities as one of the most prolific child molesters in history. Schwartzmiller’s …
Read More »Rice Seeks End to Israeli Settlement Expansion
JERUSALEM – The United States has turned up the pressure on Israel to stop expanding West Bank (search) settlements, Israeli officials said Sunday. In the Gaza Strip, military bulldozers began flattening former resort homes to prevent pullout opponents from occupying them. The Israeli Cabinet (search), meanwhile, continued sweetening the pot …
Read More »Experimental Ebola Vaccine Works in Monkeys
Two new vaccines may eventually protect humans from the Ebola and Marburg viruses plaguing Africa. Researchers found that a single injection of an experimental vaccine effectively protected monkeys from the Ebola virus. A similar vaccine developed by the same researchers also protected monkeys against the Marburg virus. They say it’s …
Read More »Bush to Host Talabani on Tuesday
WASHINGTON – President Bush, who canceled a visit this week with the president of China because of Hurricane Katrina, will meet next Tuesday with the president of Iraq. Bush will host Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (search) at the White House before traveling to New York to attend a meeting at …
Read More »Eva Longoria Auctioning VMA Bathing Suit
NEW YORK – The bathing suit Eva Longoria (search) wore at the MTV Video Music Awards (search) last month is up for sale. Longoria told “Live With Regis and Kelly” that she’ll auction off the suit to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina (search). She didn’t give any details. …
Read More »Ft. Bragg Soldier Recalls Iraq Prisoner Abuse
WASHINGTON – The Army has opened an investigation into a Fort Bragg soldier’s allegations that he witnessed and heard about widespread prisoner abuse — including torture and a beating with a baseball bat — while serving at a base in Iraq. The announcement Friday came as a human rights organization …
Read More »Anti-War Groups Prepare for Rally in D.C.
WASHINGTON – Anti-war groups are using a $1 million ad campaign and a demonstration they say will attract 100,000 people to try to re-energize their movement and pressure the Bush administration to bring troops home from Iraq. Organizers of Saturday’s protest, which will take marchers past the White House (search), …
Read More »Community-Acquired Staph Infections Concern Doctors
Three Chicago-area children have died of a toxic shock syndrome (search)-like illness caused by a superbug they caught in the community and not in the hospital, where the germ is usually found. The cases show that this already worrisome staph germ (search) has become even more dangerous by acquiring the …
Read More »Manufacturers Cut '05 Growth Outlook, See '06 Rebound
WASHINGTON – A U.S. manufacturing group on Thursday cut its outlook for 2005 growth and factory output due to the destruction of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, but said economic expansion should rebound in 2006 as rebuilding begins. The Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI (search) downgraded its forecast for third-quarter gross domestic product growth …
Read More »Feds: Rita Response Was Better Than Katrina
WASHINGTON – The government’s emergency coordinators on Sunday credited better stockpiling of supplies, early evacuations and more military muscle for saving lives during Hurricane Rita (search) as President Bush pushed to give the Pentagon a larger role in future disasters. American consumers also got good news as early reports indicated …
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