Defense attorney says cell phone video vindicates 5 men accused in Hofstra rape caseMINEOLA, N.Y. — A prosecutor was considering Thursday whether to file criminal charges against a Hofstra University freshman who recanted claims that she was gang-raped by five men in a dormitory bathroom. Brazil proposes ban for sugarcane-ethanol plantations in AmazonBRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil will prohibit sugarcane-ethanol plantations in the Amazon and other ecologically sensitive areas of Latin America’s largest nation under a plan unveiled Thursday by the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Obama: US will share 10 percent of swine flu vaccines with other nationsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the United States will share 10 percent of its swine flu vaccine supply with other nations to help fight the deadly virus’ global spread. Hofstra U. suspends student who recanted gang rape student, revokes suspension of accusedMINEOLA, N.Y. — Hofstra University has suspended a college student who recanted claims that she was gang-raped by five men in a dormitory bathroom. NY prosecutor investigates Hofstra student who recanted gang rape storyMINEOLA, N.Y. — A prosecutor is considering criminal charges against a Hofstra University freshman who has recanted her claims that she was gang-raped by five men in a dormitory bathroom. NY DA: Hofstra University student recants gang rape story, charges dismissed against suspectsEAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Four New York men were released from jail Wednesday and authorities dismissed charges that they gang-raped a Hofstra University student after the 18-year-old woman recanted her story. Obama to meet African leaders and major contributors to UN peacekeeping at UN next weekUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama will host a lunch for leaders from sub-Saharan Africa during next week’s ministerial meeting of the U.N. General Assembly to promote economic and social development, the U.S. ambassador announced Monday. Barley, hops, yeast, fermentation: Tour Wisconsin’s craft breweriesMILWAUKEE — Wisconsin lost its unofficial beer capital designation when large brewers moved away decades ago, but the state’s reputation remains strong among beer-lovers as brewpubs and microbreweries have taken the reins — with nearly 70 around the state. Thousands of downtown DC protesters blast ‘Obamacare,’ government spending outside CapitolWASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of protesters fed up with government spending marched to the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, showing their disdain for the president’s health care plan with slogans such as “Obamacare makes me sick” and “I’m not your ATM.” Worst drought in decades hinders Texas marsh habitats’ recovery from Hurricane IkePORT ARTHUR, Texas — First too much water, now not enough. Vice president lays flowers at ground zero reflecting pool for 9/11 anniversary serviceNEW YORK — Vice President Joseph Biden has laid flowers in a reflecting pool at ground zero before a ceremony to mark the eighth anniversary of Sept. 11. Ark. Sen. Blanche Lincoln to become first woman to serve as head of Senate ag committeeLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sen. Blanche Lincoln will become the first woman to head the Senate agriculture committee under leadership changes made because of Ted Kennedy’s death. Bears are breaking into homes, raiding fridges and attacking people in Aspen, Colo.ASPEN, Colo. — It’s nearly 2 a.m. and authorities have found the suspect in a string of break-ins into multimillion-dollar homes. His nose led him right to their trap — a cage filled with barbecue-scented cantaloupe and peaches. Leaf-peeping in Iowa: Mississippi River, bridges of Madison CountyDES MOINES — Whether you’re on a river, in the woods or driving by the famed bridges of Madison County, autumn colors are easy to find in Iowa. Foliage smackdown, East v. West: Can Western gold rush really stand up to New England crimson?When it comes to autumn color, New England’s reputation is five-star. So are Westerners blowing it out their cowboy hats when they claim their golden aspens and cottonwoods can go head to head with Northeastern maples and oaks in October? Caller reports ’shrubs’ on Okla. road; authorities find 236 high-grade marijuana plantsDURANT, Okla. — Authorities in southern Oklahoma responding to a call that “shrubs” were on a roadway ended up finding hundreds of high-grade marijuana plants worth an estimated $500,000. Where’s Waldo? Scientists search for missing robot used to detect toxic algae off Fla. coastSARASOTA, Fla. — Scientists on Florida’s Gulf Coast are trying to find an underwater robot that has mysteriously vanished. Doctoral program in aquaculture and fisheries approved for university at edge of Ark. DeltaPINE BLUFF, Ark. — Studying fish once seemed so simple: find out where they were biting and keep it under your hat. Now the study of fish has evolved into Ph.D.-level programs that can make fish bigger, tastier and a larger part of the nation’s economy. Snoopy ousts SpongeBob as Cedar Fair replaces Nickelodeon with Peanuts in its theme parksSANDSUKY, Ohio — Move over, SpongeBob and Dora. Make way for Snoopy. Even in blackened landscape, investigators find clues to cause of huge Calif. wildfireLOS ANGELES — A streak of soot on a rock. Singed bark on a tree. Charred plants and grasses. Part of man’s pinky bitten off when scuffle erupts at Southern California health care protestLOS ANGELES — One man bit off part of another man’s finger when a health care reform demonstration turned violent. Appeals judges question lawyers over Salinger spinoff book; one calls it ‘rather dismal’NEW YORK — Federal appeals court judges had plenty of questions Thursday about a Swedish author’s so-far unsuccessful attempt to publish a book in the United States that was once promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye.” US hopes world leaders at UN meeting chaired by Obama will back nuclear nonproliferationUNITED NATIONS — While the U.S. is concerned about the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran, the special U.N. session to be chaired by President Barack Obama later this month will seek broad consensus on preventing the spread of nuclear weapons rather than zeroing in on individual nations. US envoy cites broad resentment and challenges Libyan leader to behave while at UNUNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice challenged Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday to behave himself during his upcoming first-ever U.N. visit. Schwarzenegger tours Northern Calif. neighborhood leveled by weekend fire, calls deputy a heroAUBURN, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday toured the remains of a Northern California neighborhood leveled by a quickly moving grass fire over the weekend, marveling at the extent of the devastation and consoling a sobbing resident whose home burned to the ground. Tree-sitting protest of mountaintop removal ends in W.Va. after 6 days; activists arrestedMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A tree-sitting protest designed to halt blasting at a Massey Energy mountaintop removal mine in southern West Virginia ended Monday when the activists descended from the trees and were arrested. 3 critically burned by massive Los Angeles-area forest fire that threatens 12,000 homesLOS ANGELES — Fire officials say a massive wildfire that cost two firefighters their lives also critically burned three people in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles. Federal ruling favors Bausch & Lomb in lens-cleaner lawsuits over non-fungal infectionsROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch & Lomb Inc., rocked by the worldwide recall of its flagship contact lens solution in 2006, has beaten back scientific claims blaming ReNu with MoistureLoc cleaner for a flurry of non-fungal eye infections. Gov. Schwarzenegger declares emergencies in 4 California counties as fires threaten thousandsLOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency for four California counties as wildfires burn throughout the state. France admits to green tides of toxic algae after death of thoroughbred on Brittany beachSAINT-MICHEL-EN-GREVE, France — It should have been a perfect day for Vincent Petit, finishing up an afternoon gallop on a wide expanse of beach along a pastel-colored bay. Instead, he and his mount were sucked into a hole of noxious black sludge. |
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