Woman found guilty of microwaving baby

"DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A mother was convicted Friday of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven, with jurors rejecting a defense attorney's claims there was evidence that someone else was responsible. ...

Police: Pregnant Woman Put Drugs In Baby's Bottle

My heart breaks reading this story."MANSFIELD, Ohio — A pregnant woman was held at the Richland County Jail on Wednesday after police said sheadmitted to giving her 11-month-old daughter an overdose of prescription drugs.Cynthia Redman was charged with aggravated murder,...

Steve Fossett declared legally dead

"A Cook County probate judge on Friday declared wealthy Chicago adventurer Steve Fossett legally dead almost half a year after a plane he piloted disappeared over the Nevada desert. After a two-hour hearing, Circuit Judge Jeffrey Malak agreed with witnesses who said Fossett...

Rather lawsuit says he was 'scapegoat'

"NEW YORK - A $70 million lawsuit filed by Dan Rather alleges CBS and its former parent company intentionally botched the aftermath of a discredited story about President Bush's military service to curry favor with the administration.The lawsuit claims Rather was made a...

Olafur Eliasson Exhibition at SF Moma: Take your time

"Widely heralded as one of the most important artists of his generation, Olafur Eliasson nimbly merges art, science, and natural phenomena to create extraordinary multisensory experiences. Challenging the passive nature of traditional art-viewing, he engages the observer as...

Markham Blazes Are Probed As Suspicious

" June 2, 2007 Illinois - The Markham Fire Department was investigating four house fires Friday that authorities determined were intentionally set. The fires, which all occurred between 1 and 3 a.m., were in vacant homes where it took firefighters hours to extinguish them. No...

George Bush’s Land Mine: If the Iraqi People Get Revenue Sharing, They Lose...

"George Bush has a land mine planted in the supplemental appropriation legislation working its way through Congress. The Iraq Accountability Act passed by the House and the companion bill passed in the Senate contain deadlines for withdrawing our troops from Iraq, in open...

Microsoft Source Code Found On Internet

"While researching for an upcoming article, I stumbled upon the source code for a number of applications that Microsoft aquired when they purchased Sysinternal. It seems that even the mighty Microsoft needs to bow to The Wayback Machine and forgotten files! If you go to the...

Man Arrested For Calif. Arson Fires

"California - Authorities arrested a man Tuesday who is suspected of intentionally starting two wildfires this summer and is considered a person of interest in a blaze started last week that killed five firefighters. Raymond Lee Oyler, 37, of Beaumont was arrested on two...