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Lucent to pay $4.2M over Iraq 911 system testing

Lucent to pay $4.2M over Iraq 911 system testing
By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A French-owned telecommunications company has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a whistleblower's lawsuit over the testing of a 911-style emergency response system in Iraq, the Justice Department said Friday. Lucent Technologies World

Rollins' 3 RBIs lead Phillies over Marlins

Rollins' 3 RBIs lead Phillies over Marlins
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The streaking Philadelphia Phillies are playing better baseball and getting good breaks as they make a late playoff push. Jimmy Rollins homered and drove in three runs and Roy Halladay won again as the Phillies outslugged the Miami Marlins 9-7 on Tuesday night for their sixth

UPDATE: Idaho Plane Dropping Tissue At Event Before Crash

UPDATE: Idaho Plane Dropping Tissue At Event Before Crash
UPDATE: Idaho authorities say a pilot flying over a Republican gathering had been dropping rolls of toilet paper or streamers from his airplane before it crashed.    The Federal Aviation Administration says early indications are the experimental aircraft stalled or reached a speed

A look at the lives of Colorado shooting victims

A look at the lives of Colorado shooting victims
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) - A U.S. Navy veteran who served three tours of duty in the Middle East. A 6-year-old girl excited about learning to swim. A Target employee who shielded his girlfriend and her brother with his own body. They and nine