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Local blues legend dies 7 May 08, 23:51 ET By Cathy Spaulding Blues guitarist DC Minner toured the United States and performed with such blues and rock ’n’ roll legends as Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. ... more Teen's car swerved 'out of control' before crash that killed NSU prof 7 May 08, 23:48 ET By BOB GIBBINS A car driven by a Broken Arrow teenager started swerving out of control before it hit a motorcycle Sunday on the Broken Arrow Expressway, ... more Authorities say 45 died in Amazon boat accident: new toll 7 May 08, 23:46 ET RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) — Brazilian authorities pulled 11 more bodies out of the Amazon's Solimoes river Wednesday where an overcrowded boat capsized at the ... more Policeman, passerby killed 7 May 08, 23:45 ET By Saleem Shahid QUETTA, May 7: A police constable and a passerby were killed and another policeman was injured in an attack here on Wednesday. ... more Indian girl student killed in UK university hostel 7 May 08, 23:45 ET In yet another instance of campus killing of an Indian student abroad, a 23-year-old Indian postgraduate girl from Vijayawada was found dead in her room in ... more Blast cottage collapses: Man dies 7 May 08, 23:44 ET Emergency services were called to Stanley Road in South Harrow, north-west London, at 9.38pm on Wednesday. Three people were treated by paramedics after ... more Lawmaker dies of mid-debate heart attack 7 May 08, 23:44 ET BOGOTA - A member of Colombia's Congress had a heart attack while debating a transportation bill and died hours later in a hospital after having to be ... more Mayport man, 42, killed in Limestone Township accident 7 May 08, 23:44 ET A Clarion County man died around 11 pm Tuesday after a one-vehicle accident on Kemmer Road in Limestone Township. State police said Scott Russell Bish, 42, ... more Teen shot to death in front of South Side day-care center 7 May 08, 23:23 ET By Debbie Gebolys A South Side youth was gunned down tonight in front of a day-care center, and police were looking for his killer. Eito R. Moon, 18, ... more Chasing thieves, a motorcyclist dies in a crash in Tampa 7 May 08, 23:11 ET By By Rodney Thrash and SI Rosenbaum, Times staff writers TAMPA — When a thief snatched prescription drugs out of a woman's hands in broad daylight ... more 18 LTTE terrorists killed in Wanni and Northern clashes yesterday ... 7 May 08, 23:10 ET Meanwhile, troops have also recovered 264 anti-personnel (AP) mines and 8 booby traps laid by LTTE at the Welioya front in general areas North of Janakapura ... more DPS trooper arrested man three weeks before he allegedly shot and ... 7 May 08, 23:08 ET By BY RANDY ROSS A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped and arrested Brandon Wayne Robertson about three weeks before officials believe the ... more Burundian army: Some 50 rebels killed in heavy fighting 7 May 08, 23:08 ET About 50 National Liberation Force(Palipehutu-FNL) rebels were killed in heavy fighting Wednesday, the Burundian army said. The violent clashes, which took ... more One killed in collision with school bus near Scappoose 7 May 08, 23:04 ET AP A car and a school bus collided Wednesday on Highway 30 north of Scappoose, killing the driver of the car and sending the bus driver and three children ... more Exam indicates sea lions not shot to death 7 May 08, 23:04 ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Federal fisheries officials now say the six sea lions found dead in traps near Bonneville Dam apparently were not shot to death. ... more Retired Catholic bishop dies 7 May 08, 23:03 ET By Ross Farrow Donald W. Montrose, the Stockton Catholic Diocese bishop from 1986 until 1999, died early this morning six days before what would have been ... more Wyandanch cyclist who crashed dies from injuries 7 May 08, 23:03 ET BY BILL MASON | bill.mason@newsday.com A motorcyclist who was critically injured in Wyandanch after losing control of his bike and crashing has died, ... more Nearly 23000 killed in Myanmar cyclone 7 May 08, 23:00 ET Workers carry China's relief materials at Yangon International Airport in Yangon May 7, 2008. China's relief materials worth US$500000 arrived at Yangon ... more Jenkinsville man shot to death, two people sought 7 May 08, 22:55 ET Fairfield County deputy coroner Barley Ramsey says a man was shot to death near Highway 215 in Jenkinsville. more Family Of Man Killed By Police Taser Calls For Criminal Charges 7 May 08, 22:39 ET An investigation is underway in St. Charles County after a suspect died after being tasered. Tuesday night a sheriff's deputy shocked assault suspect James ... more Couple killed in Tuesday accident 7 May 08, 22:37 ET By Danny Malkovich, demalkov@neondsl.com MULKEYTOWN — A rural Mulkeytown husband and wife were killed Tuesday afternoon in a tragic motorcycle accident on ... more Lawyer killed by police after siege 7 May 08, 22:36 ET LONDON, May 7 (UPI) -- Investigators were trying to determine Wednesday why a London lawyer got involved in a violent standoff with police that ended with ... more Possible mobsters killed friend, defendant testifies 7 May 08, 22:34 ET By DAPHNE DURET STUART — Jurors in Martin County could decide the fate today of a 32-year-old man accused of killing his friend in Hobe Sound before leading ... more One killed in collision with school bus near Scappoose - The Oregonian 7 May 08, 22:34 ET By Motoya Nakamura Fire crews fight a two-alarm fire at the Albina Fuel Co. building on NE 32nd and Broadway. The Associated Press SCAPPOOSE, Ore. ... more Open-container ban dies in House 7 May 08, 22:34 ET By Tom Humphrey (Contact) NASHVILLE - Legislation to prohibit open containers of alcoholic beverages in vehicles traveling Tennessee roads was killed ... more Homeless Woman on Trial for Deadly Fire That Killed Four from ... 7 May 08, 22:31 ET By Dani Maxwell CHICAGO - A homeless woman is on trial, accused of setting a deadly fire in Chicago that killed four people from the Belvidere area. ... more Man struck, killed by Amtrak train 7 May 08, 22:26 ET SANTA FE SPRINGS - A man working on a railroad track was killed Wednesday when he got pinned under an Amtrak train and dragged 30 feet, police said. ... more Man shot to death in KCK 7 May 08, 22:23 ET A middle-aged man was shot to death outside a Kansas City, Kan., apartment complex Wednesday night. Police were called to the complex near 38th Avenue and ... more Navy destroyer to be named in memory of officer killed in Afghanistan 7 May 08, 22:08 ET LAKE RONKONKOMA - Long Island native, Lieutenant Michael Murphy, who was killed in action on June 28, 2005 while serving in Afghanistan, will have the ... more Worker dies at Gulf Marine 7 May 08, 22:06 ET By Jennifer Pfeffer A 50-year-old Gulf Marine Fabricators crane operator tragically died last Tuesday after a piece of a 1000-ton oil drilling platform fell ... more Man dies as explosion destroys cottages 7 May 08, 22:06 ET This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Thursday May 08 2008. It was last updated at 03:02 on May 08 2008. Stanley Road in South Harrow after ... more Woman dies in boating accident on Hood Canal 7 May 08, 21:58 ET One woman was dead and a man was in critical condition after a boating accident on Hood Canal. Washington State Patrol Trooper Krista Hedstrom said the two ... more Breaking News: Nay Aug zoo tiger dies 3:38 pm with video and photos 7 May 08, 21:57 ET BY STACY BROWN / STAFF WRITER Tears flowed freely at the Genesis Wildlife Center in Nay Aug Park on Wednesday as workers and passersby mourned the death of ... more Former Generals standout Iler dies 7 May 08, 21:56 ET By AP Iler was inducted into the Washington and Lee Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989. He was a three-time All-Southern Conference basketball player and helped ... more Schoolgirl found murdered in car boot, two detained 7 May 08, 21:54 ET By : P. Chandra Sagaran IPOH: A 17-year-old schoolgirl was found murdered in the boot of a car which was parked at her boyfriend's house in Kuala Kuang, ... more Man Shot To Death On Way To Church In KCK 7 May 08, 21:26 ET A man was shot to death while on his way to church, a friend says. more At least 29 killed in Peru bus accident 7 May 08, 21:22 ET Lima, May 8 (DPA) At least 29 people were killed in Peru after a passenger bus plunged over a cliff into a canyon south of the capital Lima, ... more Exam indicates sea lions weren't shot to death 7 May 08, 21:21 ET By Joseph B. Frazier AP PORTLAND — Federal officials did an about-face Wednesday in an investigation of the deaths of six sea lions at Bonneville Dam, ... more NYPD Officers Who Died Of Post-9/11 Illnesses Honored 7 May 08, 21:18 ET They are the first police officers to be memorialized for dying of illnesses blamed on the dust from ground zero. New York, NY -- The names of 8 New York ... more Missabotti motorcyclist killed 7 May 08, 21:17 ET A Missabotti man was killed in a motorcycle crash south of Nimbin on Saturday afternoon. Police are preparing a report for the coroner following the crash ... more Motorist Hits Building during Police Chase, Dies 7 May 08, 21:13 ET AP Drugs or alcohol appear to be involved in the death of a Rogersville man who crashed his vehicle into the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce after ... more AP girl killed in UK 7 May 08, 21:13 ET Jyotirmayee, pursuing her MSc in Public Health at the Wolverhampton University in Birmingham, was murdered by two unidentified men. more Louisiana man killed in Townsend motorcycle wreck 7 May 08, 21:07 ET A motorcyclist from Louisiana died Wednesday when he slid into the back of a tractor trailer in Blount County. John Jackson, a 59-year-old Lafayette, ... more Lexington man dies in motorcycle-car accident 7 May 08, 21:05 ET A Lexington man died Monday night after a motorcycle he was driving collided with a car on Arnold Road west of Lexington, and a woman has been charged in ... more Wood River high school senior killed in accident 7 May 08, 21:05 ET By Sarah Schulz What should have been an exciting last day of school for Wood River Rural High School seniors on Wednesday was marked by the loss of a ... more Friends remember man killed in Highway 166 accident 7 May 08, 20:49 ET A man that friends call a pioneer in the real estate industry died in a car crash on Highway 166. The accident happened just east of Tepusquet Road near ... more Madison teen charged with homicide DUI for marijuana in accident ... 7 May 08, 20:48 ET A Madison teenager was charged Wednesday with homicide by driving while under the influence of marijuana for a January accident in which his girlfriend died ... more Woman dies when boat overturns on Hood Canal 7 May 08, 20:47 ET AP - May 7, 2008 8:45 PM ET HOODSPORT, Wash. (AP) - One woman was dead and a man was in critical condition after a boating accident on Hood Canal. ... more George E. Saint-Laurent, noted local theologian dies 7 May 08, 20:32 ET Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Nicholas Church, Laguna Woods, for George E. Saint-Laurent, 75, an internationally known lecturer on spirituality and ... more A man has died after two cottages collapsed in a suspected gas ... 7 May 08, 20:31 ET Emergency services were called to Stanley Road in South Harrow, north-west London, at 9.38pm on Wednesday. Three people were treated by paramedics after ... more Man dies after cottage collapse blast 7 May 08, 20:31 ET Emergency services were called to Stanley Road in South Harrow, north-west London, at 9.38pm on Wednesday. Three people were treated by paramedics after ... more Half of the 23000 killed by Burma cyclone are children 7 May 08, 20:28 ET There are fears the death toll could be more than 100000 - while millions more have been left homeless - and concerns now revolve around disease because of ... more Louisiana ‘speed trap’ bill killed; Barney’s still got his radar gun 7 May 08, 20:03 ET An effort has died in the Louisiana House that sought to limit revenues from speeding tickets for towns to between 10 percent and 35 percent. ... more English-only bills killed in Alabama 7 May 08, 20:03 ET An Alabama Senate panel has put off action on two bills that seek to mandate that the state’s driver’s license tests be offered only in English and ... more Lompoc mother pleads not guilty to child endangerment after ... 7 May 08, 20:02 ET A Lompoc mother pleads not guilty to felony child endangerment, after her 2-year-old dies of head injuries. Christana Marie Contreras entered the plea ... more Police: Kid Finds Man Shot To Death In Home 7 May 08, 20:00 ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A juvenile returning home from school Wednesday afternoon discovered a man shot to death in a Westside home, Jacksonville police said. more Vigil Held Nightly For Man Killed After OC Bar Dispute 7 May 08, 19:59 ET STANTON, Calif. -- An Orange County community mourns the loss of a man hit by a car as authorities are still searching for his killer, Vikki Vargas reported ... more Man dies after 'massive gas explosion' tears apart two cottages 7 May 08, 19:53 ET A man has died after two cottages collapsed in a suspected gas explosion, an ambulance spokesman said. Emergency services were called to Stanley Road in ... more Man dies after suspected gas blast 7 May 08, 19:53 ET At least three people were injured in the blast in Stanley Road, off Northolt Road, Harrow, northwest London. Two two-storey cottages collapsed and two ... more Bedford crash driver dies 7 May 08, 19:52 ET AN 85-year-old woman who was injured while driving a vehicle involved in a crash at Bedford yesterday morning has died in hospital. ... more 100000 may have died in Myanmar, says diplomat 7 May 08, 19:39 ET Limited international aid has trickled into Myanmar where the head of the US embassy estimates the death toll from cyclone Nargis may over 100000. ... more Brother of man who killed Texas trooper says he never should have ... 7 May 08, 19:34 ET By ERIN MOORE emoore@ktbs.com The brother of the East Texas man who shot and killed a Texas state trooper during a traffic stop last week, ... more Palm Beacher killed in fire died of smoke inhalation; no smoke detectors found in rubble 7 May 08, 19:34 ET James Heyman, a resident at the Midtown home gutted by a massive fire Monday, died of smoke inhalation, according to information provided by the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office to Palm Beach Fire-Rescue. more Man dies after suspected gas explosion rips through cottages 7 May 08, 19:32 ET A man has died after two cottages collapsed in a suspected gas explosion, an ambulance spokesman said. Emergency services were called to Stanley Road in ... more Country Crooner Jim Hager Dies 7 May 08, 19:32 ET James "Jim" Hager, 66, formerly of Park Ridge and a graduate of Maine East High School, passed away on May 1 in Nashville, Tenn., at a coffee shop. ... more Palm Beacher killed in fire died of smoke inhalation; no smoke ... 7 May 08, 19:32 ET By MARGIE KACOHA James Heyman, a resident at the Midtown home gutted by a massive fire Monday, died of smoke inhalation, according to information provided ... more Fritzl: I’m not a monster, I could have killed my children 7 May 08, 19:32 ET By Karin Strohecker, Vienna PERVERTED dungeon father Josef Fritzl, who had seven children by raping his daughter is upset at being portrayed as a “monster” ... more Worker struck and killed by Amtrak train in Sante Fe Springs 7 May 08, 19:28 ET The man was pulling materials away from the track when he was hit by a boarding ladder on the southbound Pacific Surfliner. By Francisco Vara-Orta, ... more Bicholim youth ends life 7 May 08, 19:28 ET A 22-year-old youth from Bicholim committed suicide by jumping into a well on Tuesday. more 7:11 p.m.: CIF inmate commits suicide 7 May 08, 19:28 ET An inmate at the Correctiuonal Industrial Facility in Pendleton has committed suicide, according to Madison County Coroner Ned Dunnichay. Read more about this story in Thursday's Herald Bulletin or at www.theheraldbulletin.com. more RICHMOND: THREE DUCKS, 400 FISH KILLED BY TOXIC CHEMICAL SPILL 7 May 08, 19:27 ET The California Department of Fish and Game reported today that cleanup crews at the site of a toxic chemical spill in Richmond's Parchester Village have so ... more Dead Oregon Sea Lions Weren't Shot to Death, Exam Proves 7 May 08, 19:14 ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Federal fisheries officials now say the six sea lions found dead in traps on the Columbia River apparently were not shot to death. ... more Murder suspect commits suicide in state hospital 7 May 08, 19:09 ET MOUNT HOLLY - An Evesham man charged with smothering his wife last year committed suicide at a state psychiatric hospital Saturday, authorities said. more Green's Blog - Where Time is Killed Humanely 7 May 08, 19:05 ET by Green Or, as one reader suggests, “Missouri City Produces as Much Electricity from Wind as Residents Consume.” Quite a story, if you have the funding. ... more Police: Man killed by officer used stolen gun to shoot dog 7 May 08, 19:03 ET AP PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police say a man used a stolen handgun to fatally shoot a police dog before he was shot and killed by the dog's handler. ... more NC-based paratrooper dies from gunshot 7 May 08, 19:02 ET AP The 82nd Airborne Division says a paratooper has died from a gunshot wound he sustained at a residence outside Fort Bragg. The division said Wednesday ... more Man working on train tracks struck, killed by train 7 May 08, 19:01 ET The accident occurred shortly before 1 pm when an Amtrak train carrying nearly 100 passengers hit the man in Santa Fe Springs, authorities say. ... more Feds: Six Sea Lions in Oregon Not Shot to Death 7 May 08, 18:47 ET Federal fisheries officials now say the six sea lions found dead in traps on the Columbia River apparently were not shot to death. Spokesman Brian Gorman of ... more Bill to ban open containers killed in House 7 May 08, 18:40 ET By ERIK SCHELZIG AP Writer NASHVILLE — A House panel today killed a proposal to ban passengers from drinking alcohol in cars over concerns that safety ... more 34-Year-Old Hippo Dies at Colo. Springs Zoo 7 May 08, 18:39 ET By AP COLORADO SPRINGS -- A necropsy is planned for a hippopotamus that was euthanized this week at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The 34-year-old Nile hippo, ... more Man killed in shed fire 7 May 08, 18:38 ET A 63-year-old Nanango man died in a fire in a shed on a South Burnett property last night. A person called emergency services at 10:30pm AEST and said they ... more Indy 500 update: Newman/Haas/Lanigan crew member died from stroke 7 May 08, 18:37 ET INDIANAPOLIS -- The month of May at Indy has started sadly for the Newman/Haas/Lanigan race team. Veteran crew member David Evans, from all reports a ... more 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper dies 7 May 08, 18:33 ET Fort Bragg, NC — Military and civilian authorities are investigating the death of an 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper. Spc. Tavis Tsinigine, 23, ... more UPDATE: Man Killed in Officer Involved Shooting Identified 7 May 08, 18:31 ET By Carissa Utley Steve Gerhardt Hembreiker, 24, of Blackfoot, is being named as the man shot and killed early Monday afternoon in an officer involved ... more Sea lions weren't shot to death, officials now say 7 May 08, 18:27 ET Click to view some incredible pictures of our wild world that were made by young photographers and published in 'Nature's Best Photography for Kids'. ... more Services to be held for Rowan student killed in Monday morning ... - Today's Sunbeam 7 May 08, 18:26 ET by South Jersey News Online GLASSBORO -- Memorial services will be held Friday for a Rowan University student who died in a one-car accident in Maple Shade ... more A male spider monkey killed early Wednesday at the Greater ... 7 May 08, 18:24 ET A male spider monkey killed early Wednesday at the Greater Vancouver Zoo likely died a hero's death trying to protect his mate from being kidnapped, ... more Man dies in house blaze 7 May 08, 18:16 ET By Robyn Ironside EMBERS from a wood fire may have started a fatal blaze in a shed at Nanango near Kingaroy last night. A 63-year-old man was killed but ... more Avon woman, 82, dies of injuries in car accident 7 May 08, 18:11 ET AVON — An 82-year-old borough woman died Tuesday from injuries she suffered after being struck by a car on April 25, police said. Third and Sylvania avenues ... more 34-year-old hippopotamus dies at Zoo 7 May 08, 18:10 ET COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- A necropsy is planned for a hippopotamus that was euthanized this week at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. ... more Fountain Valley woman pleads guilty in crash that killed her best ... 7 May 08, 18:09 ET Marian Teri Kahale, 19, agrees to a plea bargain today in connection with the crash that killed Natasha Dannov hours after her 18th birthday. ... more UPDATED: I-94 reopens after crash that killed 1 7 May 08, 18:09 ET GALESBURG — Eastbound I-94 has reopened after a woman riding in the back seat of a vehicle died today. The driver struck a tractor-trailer stopped for an ... more Uzbek Couple Attacked and Murdered in Moscow 7 May 08, 18:08 ET An Uzbek couple were beaten and stabbed to death in northeast Moscow early on Wednesday, a police source said. Shortly after midnight, a group of three ... more Pedestrian killed by bus in horror morning on roads 7 May 08, 18:08 ET By SALLY FRENCH - Stuff.co.nz | Thursday, 08 May 2008 A pedestrian was killed by a bus, two cyclists were seriously injured and a woman ran off the road and ... more North Shore woman hit by bus dies 7 May 08, 18:07 ET A 45-year-old woman is dead after being hit by a bus on Auckland's North Shore. It happened on Wairau Road near Westlake Girls' High School on Thursday ... more PETA killed 'companion animals' 7 May 08, 18:06 ET WASHINGTON -- An official report filed by People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) with the Virginia government shows that the organization put to ... more Exam shows Columbia River sea lions weren't shot to death 7 May 08, 18:01 ET By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER, AP Federal officials did an about-face Wednesday in an investigation of the deaths of six sea lions at Bonneville Dam, saying their ... more Man dies in cottage gas explosion 7 May 08, 17:58 ET A man is killed and two others injured when two cottages collapse in a gas explosion in London. more Couple Killed By Metra Train Not Suicides, Autopsies Show 7 May 08, 17:51 ET The deaths of a man and a woman killed by a Metra train on the Northwest Side on Tuesday evening were not suicides, according to autopsies. The couple, who remain unidentified Wednesday, died of multiple injuries caused when they were struck by the train and the deaths were ruled accidental. more Officials now say sea lions weren't shot to death in Oregon 7 May 08, 17:51 ET The six sea lions found dead in traps near a Columbia River dam were apparently not shot to death after all, federal officials said Wednesday, ... more Investigators: Sea lions found dead not shot to death 7 May 08, 17:47 ET Federal fisheries officials now say the six sea lions found dead in traps near Bonneville Dam apparently were not shot to death. Spokesman Brian Gorman of ... more Man talking on cell phone killed by Amtrak at Auburn 7 May 08, 17:43 ET AUBURN, Wash. (AP) -- Police say a man struck and killed by an Amtrak train at Auburn was talking on a cell phone and apparently did not hear the horn. ... more Man killed by train while talking on cell phone 7 May 08, 17:40 ET A man walking on railroad tracks and talking on a cell phone was killed today in north Auburn when he was struck from behind by a speeding Amtrak train. ... more Former MP Ray Michie dies at 74 7 May 08, 17:39 ET Tributes were paid last night from across the political spectrum to Ray Michie, Baroness Michie of Gallanach, the former Liberal Democrat MP for Argyll and ... more NYPD officers who died of post9/11 illnesses honored... | KXNet ... 7 May 08, 17:39 ET AP NEW YORK (AP) The names of 8 New York police officers who died of post-September 11th illnesses have been added to the NYPD's wall of heroes. ... more US soldier killed in Wainwright identified 7 May 08, 17:39 ET EDMONTON - American army officials have identified Specialist Josef Cerfus, 25, as the soldier killed during a training exercise at CFB Wainwright on Monday ... more Dad Charged After Son Drinks Methadone, Dies 7 May 08, 17:38 ET By Denise Yost Investigators said Masters' 2-year-old son, Benjamin, died in March after drinking from an open bottle of methadone. ... more Officials now say sea lions weren‘t shot to death in Oregon 7 May 08, 17:33 ET PORTLAND, Ore. - The six sea lions found dead in traps near a Columbia River dam were apparently not shot to ... more Officials now say sea lions weren't shot to death in Oregon 7 May 08, 17:19 ET The six sea lions found dead in traps near a Columbia River dam were apparently not shot to death after all, federal officials said Wednesday, leaving unanswered how the animals died or whether humans killed them.