Date: 10/17/2008 9:11 PM By DEVLIN BARRETTAssociated Press Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) _ Rep. Vito Fossella was convicted Friday of drunken driving in suburban Virginia, another blow from a late-night traffic stop that exposed secrets of his personal life and…
Future planes, cars may be made of ‘buckypaper’
Date: 10/17/2008 12:03 PM By BILL KACZORAssociated Press Writer TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ It’s called “buckypaper” and looks a lot like ordinary carbon paper, but don’t be fooled by the cute name or flimsy appearance. It could revolutionize the way…
State News: North Dakota SUV Accident
Date: 10/14/2008 3:06 AM BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said he and Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm escaped injury when Stenehjem’s SUV struck a deer while the two were on their way to a political meeting. The…
Austrian rightist was speeding at twice limit
Date: 10/12/2008 10:45 AM By WILLIAM J. KOLEAssociated Press Writer VIENNA, Austria (AP) _ Far-right politician Joerg Haider was speeding at more than twice the posted limit before the car crash that killed him, investigators said Sunday as his grief-stricken…
Bombardier is caught up in Iraq-Kuwait dispute
Date: 10/10/2008 7:05 PM By CHARMAINE NORONHAAssociated Press Writer TORONTO (AP) _ Bombardier Inc. is trapped in the middle of a protracted legal battle between former enemies Iraq and Kuwait, as Kuwait Airways seeks to get its hands on 10…
Martinique: Human error likely in ’05 plane crash
Date: 10/9/2008 9:35 PM By RODOLPHE LAMYAssociated Press Writer FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (AP) _ An ongoing investigation into a 2005 plane crash that killed 152 people from Martinique suggests that human error and not faulty maintenance was to blame, the island’s…
Police: Fla. driver kills cyclist, hits crowd
Date: 10/9/2008 1:58 PM Police: Fla. driver kills cyclist, hits crowd ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Florida authorities say an erratic driver who refused to stop for police hit and killed a cyclist, then plowed into a crowded parking lot,…
George Kissell, former Cardinals coach, dies in accident
Date: 10/8/2008 9:53 PM PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (AP) — George Kissell, a former major league coach who worked with the St. Louis Cardinals organization since 1940, died Tuesday. He was 88. Kissell died at Tampa General Hospital, Pinellas Park Police…