Police called to help father of drowned children San Jose (Web promotion)

Police called to help father of drowned children San Jose (Web promotion)

Police called to help father of drowned children
San Jose Mercury News - 2 hours ago By Peter Hegarty. ALAMEDA - The father of three children whose mother is accused of throwing them into San Francisco Bay was so distraught when he learned what happened that police took him into protective custody, fearing for his safety.

UN urges more aid for quake's homeless
San Jose Mercury News - 9 hours ago MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - The top UN relief official urged the world Thursday to step up efforts to reach as many as 3 million people left homeless by the South Asian earthquake with winter approaching. The

NY Crude Oil Prices Fall to 3-Month Low
Washington Post - 1 hour ago NEW YORK -- Crude-oil futures dropped Thursday to a three-month low and gasoline fell to the lowest level since July 1, as supply worries lessened. Hurricane Wilma weakened to a Category 4 storm and remained

Jackson Putting Down Roots in Bahrain
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago By Hector Becerra, Times Staff Writer. Michael Jackson, one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, has decided to make the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain his permanent home, his attorney said today.

Abbas and Bush meet in Washington: will things move forward?
Radio Netherlands - 9 hours ago by Robert Chesal and Kim Renfrew, 20 October 2005. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is meeting his US counterpart George W Bush in Washington. Although it is the second such encounter for the two men, it

Apple Updates Desktops, Laptops
InformationWeek - 2 hours ago Apple Computer refreshed its top-end desktop and laptop lines, adding dual-core PowerPC processors to all Power Mac G5 desktops, and DVD burners and higher-resolution displays to PowerBooks. By Gregg Keizer.

Shelley Winters has heart attack
BBC News - 16 hours ago Two-time Oscar winner Shelley Winters is recovering in hospital in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack, her family has announced. The 85-year-old actress is said to be in a "fair" condition and is expected to return home in around a week.

Girardi Says He's Ready to Manage Marlins
ABC News - 1 hour ago Florida Marlins manager Joe Girardi, center, smiles during a news conference in the company of his daughter Serena, 6, left, and son Dante, 3, right, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005 in Miami. Girardi takes over a team facing a likely roster shake-up.

DeLay gets mug shot taken
Japan Today - 1 hour ago HOUSTON � Top Republican powerbroker Tom DeLay on Thursday went to a sheriff's office to be photographed, fingerprinted and released on bail after being charged with conspiracy and money laundering. The