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La. judge done after flap over interracial wedding
BATON ROUGE, La. - At least four times in the last 2 1/2 years, Keith Bardwell says he refused to marry interracial couples while serving as a Louisiana justice of the peace.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-11-04
Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily
SALT LAKE CITY - Taking the stand for the first time since she was snatched from her girlhood bedroom seven years ago, Elizabeth Smart testified Thursday that her captor raped her three or four times a day, kept her tied up with a cable around her leg, and threatened to kill her if she tried to escape.
Nations:U.S. France Activities:2002 Smart Kidnap Case Source:(AP)
2009-10-01
Oil tanker runs aground in Mississippi River
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A Singapore-flagged tanker carrying more than 600,000 gallons (2.2 million liters) of crude oil ran aground in the Mississippi River in the early hours of Monday, the US Coast Guard said.
Nations:U.S. Venezuela Source:(AFP)
2009-09-29
Liberia's Taylor: War crimes case built on lies
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor testified at his war crimes trial Tuesday that the case against him was built on lies and misinformation, and he denied he had commanded and armed rebels who killed and tortured tens of thousands of civilians.
Nations:Sierra Leone Liberia Netherlands Activities:Charles Taylor War Crimes Sierra Leone 1991-2002 Civil War Darfur Genocide Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-07-14
Scientists: Global warming has already changed oceans
WASHINGTON -- In Washington state , oysters in some areas haven't reproduced for four years, and preliminary evidence suggests that the increasing acidity of the ocean could be the cause. In the Gulf of Mexico , falling oxygen levels in the water have forced shrimp to migrate elsewhere.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Source:(McClatchy)
2009-06-09
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