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Army OKs $248M in barracks repairs, but housing still aging 7 May 08, 18:38 ET AP - Spc. Loren Dauterman, who trained at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin last month with the National Guard, found something good to say about the falling-apart floors and ceilings in her quarters. more Patients prefer polite physicians, says U.S. report 7 May 08, 18:27 ET Reuters - Doctors should try a new type of prescription -- being a little more polite -- if they want to connect with their patients, a U.S. psychiatrist suggested on Wednesday. more Florida Democrats expect deal on WHouse vote 7 May 08, 18:12 ET AFP - Democratic party leaders in Florida said Wednesday they expect to resolve soon a dispute over the state's vote in the nominating contest between White House hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. more New Orleans mayor pushing residents to leave FEMA trailers 7 May 08, 18:00 ET AP - Lingering fears about formaldehyde fumes inside federally issued trailers and the impending hurricane season have Mayor Ray Nagin pushing to empty thousands of the structures, intended as temporary housing after Katrina. more ABC News to launch on-campus bureaus 7 May 08, 17:57 ET Reuters - ABC News, looking to bolster its connection with younger viewers, plans to open bureaus this autumn on the campuses of five universities across the United States, the network said on Wednesday. more Burmese Americans try to help, but have few options 7 May 08, 17:35 ET AP - In the days since Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, Eh Taw Dwe has heard only snippets about the villages he left behind when he fled the country. more "CSI" star charged with drug possession 7 May 08, 15:49 ET Reuters - Actor Gary Dourdan, best known as a forensics investigator on the hit TV show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," was charged on Wednesday with possession of heroin, cocaine and ecstasy. more Group's lawsuit challenges NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy 7 May 08, 13:15 ET AP - A civil liberties group filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the NYPD's practice of stopping hundreds of thousands of people each year for questioning, saying it is racially biased. more Bush signs student loan market stabilization plan 7 May 08, 12:36 ET Reuters - President George W. Bush signed into law on Wednesday a program to stabilize the $85-billion student loan industry, addressing lenders' warnings of a possible loan shortage in coming months. more System uses sound to find whales, avoid ship strikes 7 May 08, 11:32 ET AP - A spotter bangs three times on the boat's cabin roof, signaling the captain to cut the throttle - now. more In food price crunch, more Americans seek help 7 May 08, 07:26 ET Reuters - Carolyn Stanley, a single mother with five children, receives $327 in food stamps each month to feed her family. With prices for staples like bread and cheese going ever higher, each month is harder than the last. more Exemption to 40-year-old billboard ban in Vt. worries some 7 May 08, 07:06 ET AP - For 40 years, it's been the guardian of the state's pastoral landscapes, keeping interstates and back roads clear of outdoor advertising. Vermont's billboard ban has always been a sacred cow, and a distinction few other states hold. But an exemption to it - approved by lawmakers and awaiting Gov. Jim Douglas' signature - has some worrying that roadside signs could return. more APNewsBreak: Sniper Muhammad seeks to halt death-row appeal 7 May 08, 07:05 ET AP - Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad is asking prosecutors in a letter to help him end legal appeals of his conviction and death sentence "so that you can murder this innocent black man." more Farmer pioneers green energy practices in Ohio 7 May 08, 04:23 ET AP - When he was laid up in the hospital recovering from knee surgery, farmer Ralph Dull picked up a thick notebook dropped off by a friend that detailed how wind generators produce electricity. more

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