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Former radio host gets 7 years for child porn - Press-Enterprise
August 29, 2008 Seattle Post Intelligencer | Former radio host gets 7 years for child porn Press-Enterprise - By PAUL ELIAS AP A former San Francisco radio talk show host and ex-Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography. Former San Francisco talk radio host, priest sentenced to 7 years ... Former Talk Radio Host Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for ... |
Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states - The Associated Press
August 29, 2008Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states. Alcohol-related driving fatalities drop in Texas Police push holiday safety |
Former Boeing worker charged with bomb threats - Seattle Times
August 29, 2008Former Boeing worker charged with bomb threats Seattle Times - Federal authorities say they found more than 100 guns at the home of a former Boeing Co. worker charged with sending bomb threats to the company as well as an Anacortes oil refinery. Former Boeing worker charged with bomb threats |
Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix Washington (AP)
August 29, 2008
AP - Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his audacious bid to become the nation's first black president.
More than 84,000 attend Obama speech (AP)
August 29, 2008
AP - More than 84,000 people have jammed into Invesco Field at Mile High stadium to hear Barack Obama's historic acceptance speech, city officials say.
As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning (AP)
August 29, 2008
AP - With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.
Probe reveals oxygen tank burst on Qantas flight (AP)
August 29, 2008
AP - An oxygen tank exploded and blew a car-sized hole in a Qantas jet last month, air safety officials said Friday, but investigators appear to be no closer to figuring out why.
Jury acquits former Marine in killing of detainees (AP)
August 29, 2008
AP - A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial that ended with some of the jurors shaking hands and hugging the defendant and his sobbing mother.
Dell 2Q profit drops, hurt by PC price cuts (AP)
August 29, 2008
AP - Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent, hurt in part by PC price cuts. Both earnings and margins fell short of Wall Street estimates, and Dell shares plunged.
David Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction (AP)
August 29, 2008
AP - David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. In a statement released Thursday by his lawyer, Stanton Stein, the actor said he did so voluntarily, adding: "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family."
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