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Tyson unit recalls ground beef on E.Coli risk: USDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tyson Fresh Meats, a Wallula, Washington unit of Tyson Foods Inc., is voluntarily recalling about 16,743 pounds (7.6 tons) of ground beef that may be contaminated with E.coli, the USDA said on Friday.
Newborn's remains found in pickle jar
AP - A road construction crew found the remains of a newborn girl inside a two-gallon pickle jar, authorities said Friday.
Stolen Rockwell found with Spielberg
AP - A Norman Rockwell work stolen from suburban St. Louis more than three decades ago was found in Steven Spielberg's art collection, the FBI announced Friday.
Man buried for 8 hours in snow survives
AP - A man buried by an avalanche for almost eight hours emerged with little more than scratches after a relative found him using a probe.
U.S. political dynasties self-perpetuating: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a political landscape populated by Bushes, Kennedys and Clintons, the children and kinfolk of longtime U.S. politicians do indeed have a better shot at winning elective office, but not necessarily at holding on or moving up, experts say.
Baby becomes latest victim of Boston crime wave
BOSTON (Reuters) - A one-year-old girl became the latest victim of Boston's wave of gun violence when she was shot and wounded in the leg as her father carried her into their home, local media reported on Saturday.
"Potter" puts model trains back on track
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sales of model trains are picking up steam again thanks to deals linking them to the 'Harry Potter' and 'The Polar Express' movies, along with a new approach to marketing the old-fashioned toys.
Feds assess damage from Alabama tornado
AP - Betty Thomas' house was without power, battered by a tornado that killed eight students at a nearby high school.
Military faces growing ranks of bereaved
AP - One of the first sights greeting visitors to Fort Hood is a day-care center's playground, brightly colored evidence of the Army's commitment to be family friendly.
End of Till case draws mixed response
AP - Even as the U.S. Department of Justice was announcing a fresh look at unsolved civil rights-era killings around the South, a Mississippi Delta prosecutor was closing the books on perhaps the most notorious of those cold cases — the brutal 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till.
Nagin: New Orleans aggressive in claims
AP - Only $1 billion of the $77 billion the city is seeking from the Army Corps of Engineers is for infrastructure damages it says it suffered because of levee breaches during Hurricane Katrina. The rest is for such things as the city's tarnished image and tourist industry losses.
Ala. town struggles in wake of tornado
AP - Betty Thomas' house was without power, battered by the tornado that killed eight students at a nearby high school.
House Speaker Pelosi vows ethanol, farm aid
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised U.S. farmers billions of dollars in disaster aid, along with research money toward new forms of ethanol, the renewable fuel spurring an economic bonanza for rural America.
Soldier gets 15 months in Iraq shooting
AP - An Arkansas soldier has been convicted of negligent homicide for the shooting death of a fellow guardsman in Iraq.
Village Voice loses another editor
AP - The Village Voice, which has had four editors in just over a year, has fired its most recent one after a staff meeting on concerns about racial diversity, a spokeswoman said Saturday.
Students recall day classmates died
AP - In the science wing at Enterprise High School, students huddled in the protection of an interior hallway, joking around, thinking about how hungry they were and hoping they would get a half-day off.
Women lag in numbers in legislatures
AP - While Nancy Pelosi's rise to U.S. House Speaker is a milestone for women in national politics, women are still waiting their turn at the state level.
Sheriff: Torso of Mich. woman found
AP - Investigators found what is believed to be the torso of a mother of two who disappeared last month and sought her husband as the suspect in her slaying, authorities said Saturday.
U.S. fights against ID sales to illegals
AP - Asked by a federal judge why she sold her birth certificate, Rosie Medellin said she needed a few bucks and didn't really think it through. Bobby Joe Flores said he sold his ID documents to buy drugs. Margarita Moya and her son did it to raise money for medicine for a loved one.
Tribe votes on freed slaves' membership
AP - Cherokee Nation citizenship was at stake Saturday in an election to determine whether descendants of people the Cherokee once owned as slaves should be counted as members of the tribe.
FDA set to approve controversial cow drug: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration may be poised to approve a controversial antibiotic for cattle despite fears it could hurt human health, The Washington Post reported in Sunday's edition.
Festivities greet start of Iditarod sled-dog race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sled-dog teams trotted through the chilly streets of Anchorage on Saturday in a festive atmosphere marking the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Cherokees: No membership for slaves' kin
AP - Cherokee Nation members voted Saturday to revoke the tribal citizenship of an estimated 2,800 descendants of the people the Cherokee once owned as slaves.
NY suburb scraps election after lawsuit
AP - Officials in a suburban New York village will not appeal a federal judge's decision to temporarily block its upcoming election after federal officials said the voting method discriminates against Hispanics and violates the Voting Rights Act.
Sex offender causes stir at Nev. church
AP - A Lutheran congregation is grappling with how to deal with a convicted sex offender who says his church attendance is an important step toward rehabilitation.
Mass. health care plan moving forward
AP - The average uninsured Massachusetts resident could obtain health care coverage for as little as $175 a month under the state's insurance law, less than half of earlier estimates, officials said Saturday.
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