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Video shows woman dying on Brooklyn hospital floor
New York City hospital officials promised reforms at a Brooklyn psychiatric ward where surveillance footage captured a woman falling from her chair, writhing on the floor and dying as workers watched without helping for an hour.
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Police: NY man dies after assault at softball game
A softball player accused of fatally punching a rival team member after a recreational league game spent more than four years in prison for battering a man with a golf club, according to state records.
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Lawsuit filed over Atlanta airport barring guns
The nation's busiest airport dueled with gun rights advocates Tuesday over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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Chechnya schools to teach math in local language
Officials in Chechnya said Tuesday that local schools will start teaching mathematics in Chechen language _ the latest move by a self-assertive provincial leader to broaden the region's autonomy.
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Dueling ads pressure Congress on Medicare
Two powerful health trade groups will begin airing dueling ads this week in their fight over Medicare, hoping to influence Congress as lawmakers face pressure to reverse scheduled cuts in doctor fees.
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Obama to expand Bush's faith based programs
Reaching out to religious voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama called for expanding President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and _ in a move sure to cause controversy _ supported some ability to hire and fire based on faith.
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Zach Scruggs to be sentenced Wednesday
There was a time when Zach Scruggs seemed to have it all, graduating cum laude in his law class before joining the successful firm started by his father, legendary attorney Richard 'Dickie' Scruggs.
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Wall Street declines on first day of 3rd quarter
Wall Street began the third quarter Tuesday with a moderate decline as rising oil prices and weak economic data made it clear the country can expect no respite anytime soon from its morass of financial problems.
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Williams sisters reach Wimbledon semifinals
The Williams sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final Tuesday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semifinals in straight sets. Defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams beat Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3, and two-time champ Serena swept 19-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-0.
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Hurricanes send Cole to Oilers for Pitkanen
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded forward Erik Cole to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Joni Pitkanen. The deal was one of a series of moves Carolina made Tuesday, the first day of the NHL's free agency period.
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Experts say tourists harming Machu Picchu
An influx of tourists to Peru's famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage sites.
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Buffett is amazed his lunch drew a $2.1M bid
A Chinese investment fund manager's bid for the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett was the largest ever in a charity auction on eBay and surprised even Buffett.
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AT&T offers new option of iPhone without contract
AT&T Inc. will sell the new version of the iPhone without a service contract for $400 more than the price with a two-year plan, a break from the rules set when Apple Inc.'s popular touch-screen gadget debuted last year.
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Cleveland Clinic hooks up with Weight Watchers
The Cleveland Clinic, highly regarded for its cardiac care, doesn't hire smokers or allow trans-fats on its menus, and now it's joining with a nationally known weight control program to help its employees shape up and slim down.
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Woman crashes into store then tries to buy beer
A convenience store became an unwilling drive-in when a 74-year-old woman plowed her car through the front window and then tried to buy a six-pack of Budweiser, police and the owner said.
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Today in History - July 1
Today is Tuesday, July 1, the 183rd day of 2008. There are 183 days left in the year. This is Canada Day.
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Woman seeks $30K after her home mistakenly razed
A Jackson State University official blames pranksters for the mistaken demolition of a house _ and everything in it. Owner Annie Wilson of Dallas said trying to get fair compensation has been a nightmare.
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