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Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letter suspect

Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letter suspect
By HOLBROOK MOHR and JAY REEVESAssociated Press TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn't take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase often used by an Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis: "I am KC and I

Breastfeeding Mom: “I Was Asked To Go To A Back Room Or Outside”

Breastfeeding Mom: “I Was Asked To Go To A Back Room Or Outside”
SPOKANE, Wash – A Spokane mother says she was enjoying lunch with her family at a local eatery on Saturday, breastfeeding her baby, when a restaurant employee asked her to go to a back room or outside. Sara Durso says she was shocked. "I took a minute, but told her I have a legal

Breastfeeding Mom: “I Was Asked To Go To A Back Room Or Outside”

Breastfeeding Mom: “I Was Asked To Go To A Back Room Or Outside”
SPOKANE, Wash – A Spokane mother says she was enjoying lunch with her family at a local eatery on Saturday, breastfeeding her baby, when a restaurant employee asked her to go to a back room or outside. Sara Durso says she was shocked. "I took a minute, but told her I have a legal

Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letter suspect

Tests link deadly ricin to Obama letter suspect
By HOLBROOK MOHR and JAY REEVESAssociated Press TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Ricin was found in the former martial arts studio of the man suspected of sending poison letters to President Barack Obama and other public officials, and was also discovered on a dust mask and other items he threw in the trash,

Lawyer: Former ricin suspect's home is unlivable

Lawyer: Former ricin suspect's home is unlivable
By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office about repairing or replacing the man's house

Cyprus parliament readies for bailout vote

Cyprus parliament readies for bailout vote
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTISAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' lawmakers are voting Tuesday on a multi-billion bailout agreement aimed at preventing the country from going bankrupt. The 56-seat parliament is expected to narrowly approve the 23 billion-euro ($30 billion) deal

Brief hearing held in suspicious letters case

Brief hearing held in suspicious letters case
By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi man charged with making a deadly poison sent to President Barack Obama and others was ordered held without bond until a hearing later this week when prosecutors are expected to describe what evidence they have against him James

Mississippi man charged in suspicious letters case

Mississippi man charged in suspicious letters case
By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - The arrest of a 41-year-old Mississippi martial arts instructor in a case of poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others capped a week in which investigators initially zeroed in on a rival of James Everett Dutschke, then

Miss. man charged in suspicious letters case

Miss. man charged in suspicious letters case
By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - An ex-martial arts instructor made ricin and put the poison in letters to President Barack Obama and others, the FBI charged Saturday, days after dropping similar charges against an Elvis impersonator who insisted he had been framed. The arrest

Children Exposed To Chemical On Rosalia Playground

Children Exposed To Chemical On Rosalia Playground
ROSALIA, Wash. - Students who attend Rosalia Elementary and Secondary School were accidentally exposed to chemicals this week. Officials say a maintenance worker sprayed some playground equipment with the chemical Tempo SC to keep bugs away but children were allowed back on the equipment too soon.