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UPDATE: Autopsy Planned For Body Found In The Spokane River

UPDATE: Autopsy Planned For Body Found In The Spokane River
UPDATE: An investigation is ongoing as to the identity of the body found in the Spokane River Tuesday afternoon. An Autopsy is planned for later this week. BREAKING: Right now emergency crews are responding to a report of a body in the Spokane River in the area of Sunset Blvd. and S. Coeur d'

Microsoft says settlement reached in botnet case

Microsoft says settlement reached in botnet case
By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Microsoft says it has settled a computer-fraud case against a website operated by a Chinese businessman that had become a major hub for illicit Internet activity. The software company announced Tuesday that Peng Yong, the registered owner of

Authorities: Oregon Farmer Eaten By His Hogs

Authorities: Oregon Farmer Eaten By His Hogs
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon authorities are investigating how a farmer was eaten by his hogs. Terry Vance Garner, 69, never returned after he set out to feed his animals last Wednesday on his farm near the Oregon coast, the Coos County district attorney said Monday. A family member found Garner

HK firm says ferry in tragedy passed inspection

HK firm says ferry in tragedy passed inspection
By KELVIN CHANAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) - An official with the company that owns the ferry involved in a collision that killed 38 people said Wednesday that the vessel recently passed inspection, but he had no details about how the crash occurred. Nelson Ng, general manager of Hong Kong

NY doctor: 1 of my personalities led to drug crime

NY doctor: 1 of my personalities led to drug crime
By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A doctor once lauded for her AIDS treatment work is blaming one of her dozen or so personalities for a prescription painkillers scheme that defrauded Medicaid out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Diana Williamson was supposed to be

Authorities: Oregon farmer eaten by his hogs

Authorities: Oregon farmer eaten by his hogs
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - Oregon authorities are investigating how a farmer was eaten by his hogs. Terry Vance Garner, 69, never returned after he set out to feed his animals last Wednesday on his farm near the Oregon coast, the Coos County district attorney said Monday. A family member found Garner

UPDATE: Deadly Officer Involved Shooting In Coeur d' Alene

UPDATE: Deadly Officer Involved Shooting In Coeur d' Alene
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - 29-year-old Frank James is in stable condition after he was shot in the chest allegedly by Christian Buquet (Mallon) Saturday morning in Coeur d'Alene. The Kootenai County Sheriffs office says James is in stable condition at Kootenai County Medical

UPDATE: Deadly Officer Involved Shooting In Coeur d' Alene

UPDATE: Deadly Officer Involved Shooting In Coeur d' Alene
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - 29-year-old Frank James is in stable condition after he was shot in the chest allegedly by Christian Buquet (Mallon) Saturday morning in Coeur d'Alene. The Kootenai County Sheriffs office says James is in stable condition at Kootenai County Medical

American Airlines inspecting jets for loose seats

American Airlines inspecting jets for loose seats
By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - The federal government is examining two separate incidents in which passenger seats came loose midflight on American Airlines planes in the last three days. American said Monday that it would inspect those and six other Boeing 757 jets overnight.

Skydiver aims to break sound barrier in free fall

Skydiver aims to break sound barrier in free fall
By MARCIA DUNNAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - His blood could boil. His lungs could overinflate. The vessels in his brain could burst. His eyes could hemorrhage. And, yes, he could break his neck while jumping from a mind-boggling altitude of 23 miles. But the risk of a gruesome