Date: 10/8/2008 8:06 AM MUNICH, Germany (AP) _ A German farmer who received the world’s first complete double arm transplant is recovering well and able to perform some basic tasks, though doctors said Wednesday it still could take up to…
Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol suffers minor injuries in car accident
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Chicago Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol suffered minor injuries in a car accident in the Dominican Republic early Tuesday. A truck hit a car carrying Marmol, a cousin and a friend in his hometown of…
New York Mets reliever Ambiorix Burgos turns himself in to authorities
Date: 10/7/2008 9:47 PM SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos turned himself in on Tuesday, a week after police say he was involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. Authorities were interviewing…
DMV: Driver in Calif. crash lacked bus license
Date: 10/7/2008 8:52 PM By SAMANTHA YOUNGAssociated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ The bus that crashed and killed eight people on a Northern California road was driven by a man who wasn’t properly licensed and owned by another man…
Bus driver in fatal California crash investigated
Date: 10/7/2008 1:41 PM By JUDY LINAssociated Press Writer WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) _ Quintin Watts had a lengthy criminal record, a history of substance abuse and a string of motor vehicle offenses. Even his mother says he wasn’t a good…
Police: 10-year-old driver flips van in Tenn.
Date: 10/7/2008 12:44 PM BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ A 10-year-old was driving up to 90 mph when he crashed a van carrying a man who told police he had drank at least 15 beers and a woman who was trying…
Bus driver in fatal California crash is arrested
Date: 10/6/2008 2:40 PM By JUDY LINAssociated Press Writer WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) _ Police say the driver of a casino-bound charter bus that crashed and killed eight people is in critical condition and faces charges of driving under the influence.…
Canada Bus Beheading: Interim psychiatrist report completed
Date: 10/6/2008 1:47 PM TORONTO (AP) _ The lawyer for a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow bus passenger says an interim report that examines whether the accused is fit to stand trial has been completed. A judge…
DomRep issues warrant for NY Mets pitcher Burgos
Date: 10/3/2008 5:57 PM By DIONISIO SOLDEVILAAssociated Press Writer SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) _ Authorities in the Dominican Republic issued an arrest warrant Friday for New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos after a crash involving his SUV that killed…
Jury acquits SC trooper charged with striking man
Date: 10/3/2008 6:05 PM By JIM DAVENPORTAssociated Press Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A federal jury on Friday acquitted a white South Carolina trooper who bragged about striking a fleeing black suspect with his cruiser in a collision captured on…