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Officials say US deaths expected from swine flu (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:12 PM PDT AP - The global swine flu outbreak worsened Tuesday as authorities said hundreds of students at a New York school have fallen ill and federal officials said they expected to see U.S. deaths from the virus. Cuba suspended flights to and from Mexico, becoming the first country to impose a travel ban to the epicenter of the epidemic.

Officials blame mineral overdose for deaths of 21 polo horses (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:08 PM PDT AP - Florida's top veterinarian on Tuesday blamed the deaths of 21 elite polo horses on an overdose of a common mineral that helps muscles recover from fatigue.

At least 2 killed, dozens hurt in Calif. bus crash (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 05:17 PM PDT AP - At least two people have died in a tour bus crash at a highway overpass in the central California city of Soledad.

Deputy US marshal guilty of leaking secrets to mob (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:28 PM PDT AP - A deputy U.S. marshal was convicted Tuesday of violating the secrecy of the federal government's witness protection program by leaking information about a key witness cooperating in a Chicago mob investigation.

3 brothers get life sentences in Fort Dix case (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:38 PM PDT AP - Three immigrant brothers involved in a plot to kill military personnel, possibly on Fort Dix, were sentenced Tuesday to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

Teen hiker lost for 3 nights in NH is found safe (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:38 PM PDT AP - An Eagle Scout whose day hike in the mountains went awry when unusually warm weather turned small streams into raging rivers, blocking his way, was found safe Tuesday after spending three nights alone in the woods.

Man clings to back of truck as Ga. police chase it (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:05 PM PDT AP - The owner of trailerless semi clung to the back of the truck Tuesday as a suspected carjacker led police on a 50-mile chase down an interstate in Georgia. The semi eventually slowed enough for the owner to jump off near the end of the chase.

Ga. town to remember victims; manhunt continues (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 03:53 PM PDT AP - The manhunt for a University of Georgia professor suspected of killing his wife and two other men widened as the campus prepared to remember the victims at a Tuesday night vigil.

New York is new home of sequoia tree from Oregon (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 03:21 PM PDT AP - As such trees go it's short and stocky — only 20 feet tall and 18 inches wide at the base, but come back in 200 years and it may be taller than most of the buildings on Manhattan's upper west side.

Defense: NYC socialite wanted son to inherit money (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:12 PM PDT AP - Philanthropist Brooke Astor changed her will and left most of her $198 million estate to her only child rather than charity because her dislike of his third wife gradually softened, a defense lawyer said Tuesday.

NYPD officers plead not guilty to rape charges (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:24 PM PDT AP - A police officer called to help a drunken woman get home safely instead raped her as she lay semiconscious and face down in her bed while his partner acted as a lookout, prosecutors alleged Tuesday.

Swine flu fear catching fast in weak world economy (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:37 PM PDT AP - The swine flu outbreak is unleashing a side effect the global economy is in no condition to handle: fear.

Specter's party switch rocks Pennsylvania politics (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:08 PM PDT AP - Sen. Arlen Specter's surprise defection to the Democratic Party scrambled the political calculus for both parties in next year's Pennsylvania Senate race.

CDC: 'Fully expect we will see deaths' (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 12:29 PM PDT AP - A U.S. health official said at least five people are hospitalized with swine flu in the United States and deaths are likely.

Cruise lines cancel Mexico stops over flu fear (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 03:29 PM PDT AP - At least three cruise lines have canceled stops at popular ports in Mexico over concerns about swine flu, while those that haven't are assuring passengers the ships are clean and risk is low because most reported illnesses there are inland.

Kan. gets new gov after Sebelius goes to HHS (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:43 PM PDT AP - Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson, wooed from the Republican Party three years ago by Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to become her running mate, became governor Tuesday when Sebelius resigned upon her confirmation as U.S. health and human services secretary.

1 year in prison for soldier who deserted Army (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:56 PM PDT AP - An Army soldier tearfully apologized for going to Canada to avoid deploying to Iraq and was sentenced Tuesday to a year in prison after pleading guilty to desertion.

Farmers worry 'swine flu' nickname may sink profit (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 03:02 PM PDT AP - Like the virus itself, the name "swine flu" is spreading quickly. For the pork purveyors and hog farmers who make up the nation's $15 billion pork industry, that's a disaster.

Fed court revives rendition lawsuit against Boeing (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 02:45 PM PDT AP - A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a Boeing Co. subsidiary can be sued for allegedly flying terrorism suspects to secret prisons around the world to be tortured as part of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program.

Community service for SC trooper who bumped runner (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 02:41 PM PDT AP - A South Carolina trooper caught on video bumping a running suspect with his patrol car is being required to do about 100 hours of community service.

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