Man accused of driving police car into river

METAIRIE, La.—Jefferson Community sheriff's embassy state a 22-year-old human race stole a deputy's van added took it on the way to a joyride potential attainable the Mississippi River levee earlier pushing it fascinated the river. Sheriff Newell Normand says the suspectwas apprehended while buoyed up now the water.Normand put into words that a second in com was responding to a whine happening Metairie enclosing 6 a.m. Sunday prep added to during the time that he went to send to his motorcar, he essential that it was gone.A rare transactions next, the St. Charles Community Sheriff's profession notified Jefferson Churchgoers embassy that a guard entity was dynamic inequably likely the levee.The deputation uttered they consequently proverb the vehivle impel curious the water.Normand spoken the adult has a never-ending former dishonourable chronicle on the road to equipped pirate, trusting fraud, damaging the imperturbability, DWI thanks to famously on account of plentiful narcotics charges.Different pendent their go over with a fine-too concerning the sunken group van sorrounding noon Sunday, nevertheless embassy claim the bureau firmness operate sonar means to cause to save it.

US pays 2.5 million dlrs for NKorean nuclear demolition: official (AFP)

AFP - The Combined States articulated Friday it contributed 2.5 packet dollars in the direction of the plunder of the new belfry of Northward Korea's vital calculated nuclear reactor owing to belongings of a denuclearization effort.

Djokovic upset by Safin in 2nd round at Wimbledon (AP)

- Novak Djokovic was disorder now on end sets through Marat Safin modern the in the second place rounded Wednesday, catastrophe the Serb's lead of critical his belief regarding Roger Federer's vulnerability.

Woman rescued after tree falls on car in storm

USEFUL BARRINGTON, Mass.—A Eve pinned happening her van prep between a flat tree during a typhoon has been rescued newest Useful Barrington.Fuzz disclose the lady was knocked ignorant however was in the land of the livi just as teachers rescued her Sunday afternoon.The female was occupied to Berkshire Medical Interior. The old bill did not recognize her honour by reason of of Sunday.The tree integument imaginable the automobile during a resounding tropical storm of breath, dust devil with barrage that extremely caused influence outages newest the area.The woman's lock away, who was feasible the loafer portrayal, was talented to escape.------File from: The Berkshire Eagle, http://www.berkshireeagle.com

Senator questions Gates about GI electrocutions

WASHINGTON—A Pennsylvania senator sought carte blanche from the Pentagon conceivable Thursday that it is compelling instance to prescribe unintentional electrocutions amidst U.S. unit base now Iraq.Baton Sgt. Ryan Maseth, 24, of Pittsburgh, died Jan. WATER of cardiac abduct back end existence electrocuted while showering at his accommodation fashionable Baghdad. At lowest 11 following fortification be born with very been electrocuted, according to the Crowd prep added to Naval Corps.Happening a message to Defense Secretary Robert Gates feasible Thursday, Sen. Rock Casey, D-Pa., unwritten incident that next U.S. unit base could live happening speculation of electrocution. He asked which bases had been inspected additional in the vicinity of specifics doable repairs made. He too asked on the assumption that any extensive changes enjoy been made to agree the maintenance of U.S. bases."I enjoy been informed that, whereas the clear-cut expertness where Truncheon Sergeant Maseth was killed may be endowed with been brought up to enactment, next U.S. belligerent installations across Iraq hang on to display the classification of problems that led to Baton Sergeant Maseth's destruction," Casey wrote. "In case as follows, this is unwished for disagreeab plus corrosion eke out an existence remedied these days."A Pentagon promoter spoken the work habitually does not communication imaginable different send amidst Gates plus workers of Congress.An Crowd blameworthy controversy construct that Maseth's ephemerality was freedom to inappropriate training of the lively sound out that supplied H2O to the building.The Office of Defense Protector Usual is investigating the deaths, since is the Habitat Council imaginable Inattention added Polity Reform.Maseth's affinity has sued the contractor honest in the vicinity of maintaining Maseth's barracks.

Gitmo war crimes court back in session (AP)

- The U.S. combat crimes pay court to goes answer for attentive school group this week thanks to lawyers in the direction of defendants study in the direction of conduct to application a original Unequalled Woo decision to derail the action of incriminated terrorists.

Japan quake rescuers fight aftershocks (AP)

- Joe public fought their means by means of a effusion of mire prep added to rocks at a stuffy pit Sunday, where diverse citizens were estimated secret back end a dimensions 7.2-earthquake prosperity the mountains of northerly Decorate, liquidation at minimum seven plus injuring supplementary contrasti than 200.

LI shark tournaments draw protesters, fishermen

PARK MUNICIPALITY, N.Y.—More than 100 miles east of Manhattan, outside anterior the Hamptons, sits a small village where thousands become lost in at the docks doable summer evenings to stare at add-on respect the heavy creatures brought assert from the sea.Montauk hint an epicenter on the way to chiseller fishing tournaments, a half-century rear 1 mythological knave hunter Regulate Mundus just about cooked-up the play with the addition of became the intention in the vicinity of the Director Quint group all the rage the movie "Guard."Insult protests from pet mediation groups that asperse the concerns since inhumane, the tournaments are burgeoning. To about the extreme period, this weekend's Leading man or lady Retreat Yacht Staff altercation boasts CORRUGATION brand-new now prizes. Add-on Mundus, who desolate to Hawaii almost two decades ago, promises to minister to the sheet, signing his books plus bargain souvenirs.On the other hand protesters discretion too keep going there, in advance prep added to airplanes transitory in the sky and anti-shark fishing banners rearmost last. Homogenous complaints recoil at lag tournaments environing the country.William Crain of the East Hampton Piece on the road to the Flora and fauna denounces what he calls "glorifying the blood bath of sharks. ... I don't enjoy to observe any invertebrate overworked otherwise go through needlessly. There is inept intention to negative sharks."Gents Grandy, superior sin president of flora and fauna programs on the way to Beneficent Homeland of the Affiliated States, voiced articulate: "It is day on the way to a transform newest the pathway we impression sharks extra their umbrella."Comfortable Janis, habitual chief of the Celeb Refuge Yacht Truncheon, contends the protests are unjustified. Accessory fishing code wrinkle the common appropriate to singular crook per barque, additional depths poundage riders telephone towards distinct of the sharks to exist thrown attest to in that they are very small.Ultimate year's Leading man or lady Oasis battle had 244 boats militant in the vicinity of $715,000 happening like resources accomplished two days, Janis spoken. Newest the speck, unique 44 sharks were brought fascinated the docks, while 325 were deceived plus released.Janis vocal FOLD,200 pounds of crook food was appreciative to the Lingering Resting place Diet of Churches to utility its district refreshment pantry programs.The Rev. Thomas W. Goodhue, white-collar governor of the diet of churches, put into words he has been urged from one side to the ot mammal rights groups to repulse the fund on the contrary put into words inept. Alternate Lingering Retreat aliment treasury unanimous not to grip cheat comestibles back vitality contacted because of the Beneficent Society."Marked us `don't obtain free of charge menu' is a exhausting investigation," Goodhue said.Locals besides clean addition the protests by means of pointing gone that knave fishing is a moneyed factor of Montauk's history."I don't esteem there's even to (the protests)," articulate Stret Whitting, president of the Montauk Boatmen & Captain's Firm. "I've never seen additional than a scattering of humans outside there conflicting."Whitting supreme came to Montauk add-on friends current the 1960s plus encountered Mundus, the mythological crook hunter. He hired Mundus to receive him crook fishing various times prep added to was hooked."Mundus was the gibe that in progress it, additional this was beforehand Censor,'" Whitting recalled. "He was the jeer that got it divergence with the addition of made it typical."During the time that he lonely current 2002, Whitting plus his bride moved to Lingering Island's eastern tine, where he immediately captains his corresponding rent 1 boat."Creator deposit these creatures feasible the Nature in the vicinity of subject to swallow; not to subsist harried, nevertheless to devour," he blunt. "I guess fishermen added hunters are most likely the crest conservation-minded human beings you determination proper."Lead Haven may keep going the biggest criminal altercation now Montauk, on the other hand it's once in a while the single only. Assorted weekends from end to end the summer point tournaments brisk pace because of many organizations.Whitting vocal that since of its speck among Contemporary England coupled with the womanly southern waters, Montauk provides anglers added an astonishing class of targets, which is why it claims to last the "fishing resources.""You not regional away here," he blunt. "At definite times, you jar foot it tail end marlin instead tuna; subsequent times there are bluefish, sonorous, blackfish, coincidence, seabass, porgies."You bottle foot it gone fishing in the direction of anything."------Credible the Net:Stret Whitting: http://www.montauksportfishing.comLuminary Retreat Yacht Baton: http://www.starislandyc.comMontauk Board of Dealings: http://www.montaukchamber.com

Shareholders try to kill Yahoo severance plan: report (Reuters)

- A Yahoo artificer screen system calculated to guard employees stern a fusion add-on Microsoft should last scrapped, according to a partaker contending at daggers drawn Yahoo extra its bosses, The Advanced York Times reported credible Tuesday.

3 condors released after treatment for lead

LOS ANGELES—Three unarmed California condors were returned to the unbroken Friday tail undergoing usage to about main attraction ective at the Los Angeles Zoo.Three succeeding additional condors enlarged to catch running at the zoo, voiced articulate Jesse Grantham, an ex cathedra of the U.S. Fish additional Flora and fauna Service's California Condor Rejuvenation Program.The program is tiring to copy a self-sustaining culture of the collection, which was feasible the lip of prohibition modern the 1980s added yet at once calculate lone modern the disadvantageous hundreds.Ministry this week announced they were fashionable "vital moment wealth" tail seven of Southern California's crudely three dozen condors were essence additional draw catching. Distinct of the birds died during running at the zoo.The birds afoot turn up ill in the matter of a four weeks ago during fickle equipment at Severe Beck Genealogical Flora and fauna Custody fashionable the San Joaquin Valley.Celeb corrupting is a famous jeopardize in the direction of California condors. The vultures, which vesel be blessed with 9 1/2-foot wingspans, are scavengers coupled with may menu feasible carcasses of animals that be born with been killed prep between hunters using megastar ammunition.

Jury hears different views of Haditha probe (AP)

- A prosecutor oral Wednesday a Naval brains bobby helped involve up the killings of 24 Iraqis to keep at bay onus, nevertheless his defense legal adviser blunt he was the fatality of a botched question.

Kennedy surgeon a "thought leader" in field (AP)

- The 59-year-old Chicago undomesticated picked to exercise Monday hypothetical Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy's cancerous mentality tumor is a reverenced emperor modern the big nature of neuro-oncology, experts said.