News 2008-08-01 Andanh.com

Wild storm leaves damage Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
A series of storms packing 75 mph winds and tennis-ball-sized hail shattered windows, damaged houses and snapped trees like toothpicks across North Dakota on Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning.

Storm knocks out power Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
At the height of the storm Wednesday night into Thursday, which ripped trees from the ground and pummeled areas with tennis-ball-sized hail, roughly 7,000 Montana-Dakota Utilities customers in Bismarck-Mandan were without power between 12:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.

A last stroll across the old bridge Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
While elected officials, engineers, workers and other involved parties in the erection of the new Liberty Memorial bridge gathered on it Thursday to mark its limited, unofficial opening and the closing of the original bridge, average citizens drove or walked across it one last time.

Homestead Act facts from the State Historical Society Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:06:06 -0500
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862, and it went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863. It was officially repealed in 1976, although a 10-year extension allowed homesteading in Alaska until 1986.

Exhibit gives clues to Fort life Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
A lifetime of collecting shows life at Fort Abraham Lincoln.

State moving into mosquito season Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
The biting days of summer are coming. The heat of August can cause a boom in the mosquito population.

Man could face drug charges Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
A Bismarck man could face drug charges after police found drugs and paraphernalia in his seized vehicle.

Man sentenced for abuse of 15-year-old Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
A Burleigh County man will spend 10 days in jail for hitting his 15-year-old son's head on the ground and giving the boy prescription drugs for which he had not been prescribed.

Air Force missile carrier tips over Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
A vehicle carrying a rocket booster for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile tipped over while being transported from the Minot Air Force Base to a launch facility in northwestern North Dakota, the military said.

Senators take aim at agency Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
WASHINGTON - The head of the Indian Health Service defended his agency on Thursday against accusations that it lost millions of dollars' worth of equipment and tried to cover it up.

N.D. school candidate: Improve student evaluation Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
North Dakota's Department of Public Instruction should improve its tracking of students' academic progress by gathering data from frequent tests given by most local schools, a candidate for state school superintendent says.

Lawsuit fights visitor center expansion Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
BILLINGS, Mont. - Historians and former National Park Service employees filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to halt a proposed expansion of the visitor center at Montana's Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.

8 killed when small jet crashes in Minnesota Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
OWATONNA, Minn. - A small jet crashed Thursday while preparing to land at a regional airport in Minnesota, killing eight people, including several casino and construction executives.

Company halts opera house plans Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:19 -0500
WAHPETON (AP) - A company has halted its plans to open a call center on the second floor of the former opera house in Wahpeton, citing delays in getting the building ready.

University shares big contract Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:20 -0500
Gov. John Hoeven says the University of North Dakota is part of an Air Force contract totaling near $50 million that involves unmanned aerial vehicles.

Guide loses his hunting rights Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:06:20 -0500
BOWBELLS (AP) - A judge has taken away a man's hunting, trapping and fishing privileges for 16 years in what wildlife officials are calling the longest suspension in a state hunting case.

Pakistan denies ISI behind Indian embassy attack Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:45:04 -0500
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan on Friday angrily denied a newspaper report that its intelligence service helped plan a bombing of India's embassy in Kabul that killed at least 41 people.

UN vote OKs Darfur peacekeeping, but US abstains Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:45:08 -0500
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council approved another year of peacekeeping in Sudan's bloodied Darfur region Thursday night, but the U.S. abstained from a vote that reflected sharp divisions over genocide charges against the Sudanese president.

IAEA considering Indian nuclear agreement Fri, 1 Aug 2008 05:45:04 -0500
VIENNA, Austria - An inspection agreement crucial to a landmark nuclear deal between India and the United States came under scrutiny Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Official: 16 students dead in Turkey dorm collapse Fri, 1 Aug 2008 05:45:04 -0500
ANKARA, Turkey - A three-story dormitory housing female students collapsed in central Turkey on Friday, killing at least 16 students, injuring at least 27 and setting off a search for a half dozen students believed to be under the rubble, authorities said.

Karadzic skirmishes with UN war crimes court Fri, 1 Aug 2008 02:45:05 -0500
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, appearing for the first time before the U.N. war crimes tribunal, declined to enter a plea and told the judge he intended to act as his own attorney.

Fatah: Hamas arrests more Fatah leaders in Gaza Fri, 1 Aug 2008 03:45:04 -0500
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas forces seized the leaders of Fatah in Gaza early Friday, Fatah officials said, upping the stakes in a week of tit-for-tat arrests between the bitter Palestinian rivals.

US toll in Iraq hits all-time low as month ends Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:45:08 -0500
BAGHDAD - The monthly U.S. toll in Iraq fell to its lowest point since the war began, with 11 American deaths as July drew to a close Thursday after the departure of the last surge brigade.

US couple almost adopted stolen Guatemalan baby Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:45:11 -0500
GUATEMALA CITY - For 14 months, Ana Escobar studied the tiny fingers of every passing baby, searching for a girl with pinkies that curved gracefully outward, just like those of her missing daughter.

Olmert's impending exit deals blow to peace effort Fri, 1 Aug 2008 02:45:06 -0500
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's decision to leave office has dealt a serious setback to delicate peace negotiations with both the Palestinians and Syria.

Saudi Arabia bans sale of dogs, cats in capital Fri, 1 Aug 2008 02:45:07 -0500
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Every single man knows: Walking a dog in the park is a sure babe magnet. Saudi Arabia's Islamic religious police, in their zeal to keep the sexes apart, want to make sure the technique doesn't catch on here.

Minn., victims still struggling after bridge fall Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:45:18 -0500
MINNEAPOLIS - It was just past 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, when the Interstate 35W bridge buckled and fell into the Mississippi River. Thirteen people died.

Authorities: 4 shot near Wis.-Mich. state line Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:45:18 -0500
NIAGARA, Wis. - Authorities were searching for a man wearing camouflage clothing and carrying a rifle on Friday after four people were shot, three fatally, near the Wisconsin-Michigan state line.

NTSB investigates Minn. plane crash that killed 8 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:45:18 -0500
OWATONNA, Minn. - Federal investigators planned to spend Friday sifting through the wreckage of a small plane, looking for clues that might explain why it crashed near a regional airport a day earlier, killing all eight people on board.

EPA approves air permit for Navajo power plant Fri, 1 Aug 2008 03:45:07 -0500
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Both environmentalists who have been fighting a proposed coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation and supporters of the project expected it: an air permit for the plant.

Massachusetts lets out-of-state gay couples marry Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:45:11 -0500
BOSTON - Joy Spring and Carla Barbano spent the day before their wedding the way many brides do: relaxing and primping at a spa. But unlike most, their wedding day had to wait until Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill Thursday that repealed a 1913 law that had blocked gay couples from outside Massachusetts from marrying here.

9 charged in death of disabled Philly teen Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:45:15 -0500
PHILADELPHIA - Four social workers were among nine people charged Thursday in the death of a disabled 14-year-old girl who authorities say wasted away from neglect before dying at 42 pounds.

Weather break helps fight fire near Mont. resort Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:45:08 -0500
BILLINGS, Mont. - Fire crews were shoring up defenses around a Montana ski hill on Thursday, taking advantage of a lull in winds that had pushed a large wildfire to within a half-mile of the resort's summit.

Oil near $123 in Asia on weak US economy Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:45:09 -0500
SINGAPORE - Oil prices extended losses from a day earlier Friday in Asia on expectations that slowing economic growth in developed countries will cut demand for crude products, such as gasoline and heating oil.

Wall Street slides on GDP, jobless data Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:45:06 -0500
NEW YORK - Wall Street sank Thursday, after weak readings on economic growth and the job market touched off renewed concerns about the financial health of businesses and consumers. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points.

Exxon Mobil turns biggest US quarterly profit Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:45:07 -0500
HOUSTON - Exxon Mobil reported the fattest operating profit in U.S. corporate history Thursday but took a beating anyway _ from politicians railing against Big Oil, drivers bleeding cash at the pump and investors who expected more.

Rebates helped economy _ some _ in second quarter Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:45:07 -0500
WASHINGTON - The prospects for a quick economic recovery dimmed Thursday, with new data showing the economy grew at a slower-than-expected rate this spring despite some oomph from tax rebate checks _ and actually shrank late last year.

Bristol-Myers offering $4.5 billion for ImClone Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:45:08 -0500
TRENTON, N.J. - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. on Thursday offered $4.5 billion in cash for its cancer drug partner, biotechnology company ImClone Systems Inc., saying the two are "a natural fit."

Chavez to nationalize Spanish-owned bank Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:45:06 -0500
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez said Thursday he intends to nationalize the Bank of Venezuela, which is owned by the Santander banking group of Spain.

Mass. regulators accuse Merrill Lynch of fraud Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:45:03 -0500
BOSTON - Massachusetts security regulators accused Merrill Lynch of fraud Thursday for allegedly promoting the sale of auction-rate securities when they knew the investments were becoming increasingly unstable.

Motorola posts small 2Q profit, beats expectations Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:45:07 -0500
NEW YORK - In a sign that it may be finally turning its fortunes around, Motorola Inc. surprised investors Thursday by reporting a small profit for the second quarter and revealing it had shipped more cell phones than in the first quarter. Its shares soared.

GMAC posts $2.5 billion loss in 2nd quarter Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:45:06 -0500
NEW YORK - GMAC Financial Services said Thursday it swung to a $2.48 billion second-quarter loss, pulled down by a steep drop in the values of used trucks and sport utility vehicles.

Kodak posts lower 2Q profit, revises outlook Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:45:07 -0500
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell 14 percent as digital inkjet-printer investments and higher costs for raw materials offset a hefty tax settlement gain. It also warned that full-year operating earnings will come in at the lower end of its previous forecast, sending its already depressed stock down more than 7 percent.

Elizabeth Taylor visits hospital, to return home Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:45:03 -0500
LOS ANGELES - Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason but was expected to return home soon, representatives for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday.

Tim Russert's son to join NBC convention team Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:45:09 -0500
LOS ANGELES - The late Tim Russert's son will take up a family tradition for NBC News, helping to cover the Democratic and Republican conventions. Luke Russert's assignment as a convention correspondent focusing on "youth issues" is his first for NBC, the network said Thursday.

Court extends Britney Spears' conservatorship Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:45:09 -0500
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears will remain under her father's care for a few more months, but she may ring in 2009 on her own terms. James Spears' control over his pop star daughter's life was extended through the end of the year Thursday by Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner Reva Goetz. The arrangement could end sooner; Goetz scheduled an update on Spears' progress for the end of October.

Spider found in Calif. becomes Colbert's namesake Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:45:13 -0500
GREENVILLE, N.C. - A trapdoor spider species found along the coast of California last year is the new eight-legged tribute to Stephen Colbert.

Celebs urge legal curbs on aggressive paparazzi Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:45:03 -0500
LOS ANGELES - The police chief says Britney's been behaving herself, Lindsay may be distracted by love and Paris is _ "thank God," in his words _ out of town. Others say it's the photographers, not their targets, who should calm down.

Snoop Dogg tour bus pulled over; 2 arrested Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:45:10 -0500
CORSICANA, Texas - A tour bus carrying Snoop Dogg was pulled over and two people were arrested on marijuana possession charges Thursday a few hours before a concert in Dallas, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Durning gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:45:10 -0500
LOS ANGELES - From World War II hero to dancer and award-winning actor, Charles Durning has lived a storied life. The 85-year-old added to that resume Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to one for his idol, James Cagney.

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