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Massey faces first-degree involuntary manslaughter
FARMINGTON — St. Francois County Prosecuting Attorney Wendy Wexler Horn has charged Donald R. Massey with first-degree involuntary manslaughter.
Judge rules doctor may prescribe for now
POTOSI — Dr. Seth Paskon will not have to stop prescribing controlled substances before his trial.
Council does not approve zoning change
A bill to reclassify a residential property to commercial fell one vote short of approval Tuesday night at the regular monthly meeting of the Park Hills City Council.
Former high school star to compete in reality show
Nathaniel “Nathan” Tiggs burned up the track when he was a student at Farmington High School. He was conference champion in the 2-mile relay in 1977. He set the school record in that race at 9 minutes and 41 seconds.  He was named Outstanding Senior Athlete.
Bullock says six will likely be charged in assault
DESLOGE — Six people will most likely be charged in an assault that occurred on May 4 at Jack-In-The-Box in Desloge. Three of whom are looking at felony charges, according to Desloge Police Chief James Bullock.
New storm head toward cyclone-devastated Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Another powerful storm headed toward Myanmar’s cyclone-devastated delta on Wednesday and the U.N. warned that inadequate relief efforts could lead to a second wave of deaths among the estimated 2 million survivors.
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    State TV: China quake death toll could rise to 50K
    BEIJING (AP) -- China's Cabinet says the death toll could hit 50,000 from this week's powerful earthquake in Sichuan province alone....
    Obama welcomes Edwards endorsement, even if tardy
    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- It would have meant more in February or March, but John Edwards' endorsement of Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination was welcomed nonetheless by a politician eager to turn the page....
    Myanmar says voters approved constitution
    YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's junta announced Thursday that voters overwhelmingly backed a pro-military constitution - a move critics claim was an attempt to divert attention from its failure to deliver aid to victims of a devastating cyclone....
    Bush denounces extremists in the Middle East
    JERUSALEM (AP) -- President Bush on Thursday criticized the deadly tactics of extremist groups like al-Qaida, Hezbollah and Hamas and said he looks toward the day when Muslims "recognize the emptiness of the terrorists' vision and the injustice of their cause."...
    House to boost GI Bill as it passes war funding
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush wants more money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. House Democrats are making him pay for a price - increased education benefits for veterans of those conflicts - to pass his long-stalled request....
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US National

    Firefighters get upper hand on Florida wildfire
    PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) -- Firefighters made major gains against a wildfire that has charred thousands of acres along the Atlantic coast as police questioned a man seen tossing a Molotov cocktail into nearby woods....
    HIV-positive man sentenced 35 years for spitting at officer
    DALLAS (AP) -- An HIV-positive man convicted of spitting into the eye and mouth of a Dallas police officer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison....
    More rain expected over storm-weary Louisiana
    SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- A third day of drenching storms loomed Thursday over water-logged portions of Louisiana, threatening to overwhelm drainage systems and strip more roofs off buildings....
    NY prosecutor wins big with Spitzer investigation
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Garcia's predecessors as U.S. attorney in Manhattan took on all five mob families, the titans of Wall Street, Osama bin Laden and even Martha Stewart. So it was largely unnoticed when Garcia wanted to attack public corruption....
    Sea lions likely died from the heat
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The deaths of six sea lions found in traps on the Columbia River earlier this month were likely caused by the heat, and not by gunshots as officials first suspected, the National Marine Fisheries Service said....
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World

    Highlight of war spending bill
    Highlights of a House bill to pay for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next spring. The bill would set aside $183.7 billion and provide an additional $62.9 billion over 10 years to extend unemployment benefits and bolster the GI Bill. Lawmakers will cast separate votes on three components: war money, Iraq war policy restrictions and unrelated domestic add-ons....
    US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,077
    As of Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at least 4,077 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count....
    US probing Iraqi companies for insurance fraud
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Companies working on Iraq reconstruction have been accused of padding their profits through an insurance scam, leading to a criminal probe and hurried changes in the way many contracts are handled by the U.S. Army, according to internal military documents obtained by The Associated Press....
    Suicide bomber kills 22 in attack west of Baghdad
    BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi police say a suicide bomber killed 22 people and wounded at least 35 at the funeral of a Sunni school principal west of Baghdad....
    `Angry' Iran sharpens tone with Baghdad's leaders
    BAGHDAD (AP) -- When a group of Iraqi envoys headed to Iran recently, they were fully prepared for some tense moments. But they also hoped to come away with something to show for it: pledges of cooperation on weakening Shiite militias in Iraq....
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Washington

    Polar bear gets new protection
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Put at risk by global warming, the polar bear is getting a life line: The government has declared it a threatened species in need of increased protection. But another round of legal battles surrounding the majestic animal may be just beginning....
    House to boost GI Bill as it passes war funding
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush wants more money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. House Democrats are making him pay for a price - increased education benefits for veterans of those conflicts - to pass his long-stalled request....
    House panel approves pay raise for troops
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House Armed Services Committee approved a bill early Thursday that authorizes $601.4 billion in defense spending for next year, including a 3.9 percent pay raise for troops....
    Politically popular farm bill gets election-year boost
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rising food costs and the upcoming election have fueled bipartisan support for a politically popular $290 billion farm bill full of extra money for food stamps and farm subsidies, despite strong opposition from President Bush....
    Glance: A cost breakdown of farm bill programs
    Domestic nutrition programs make up the largest portion of the estimated $300 billion farm bill. Crop subsidies make up roughly 14 percent, foreign food aid less than 1 percent....
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Business & Finance

    Toyota Prius sales top one million units
    TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota's Prius started out a decade ago as a risky experiment in green technology. Today, it's the world's first mass-produced gas-electric hybrid vehicle to hit the one million mark in sales....
    Judge: Countrywide shareholders' suit can proceed
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that a shareholder lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp. executives and directors should go to trial, rejecting several arguments by the troubled mortgage lender to dismiss the case....
    Oil prices climb on reserve report
    VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Oil climbed toward the $125-a-barrel mark Thursday after the U.S. government issued a mixed report on the country's petroleum reserves and the U.S. greenback weakened against other key currencies....
    AP source: United, Continental in alliance talks
    CHICAGO (AP) -- United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. are talking about forming an alliance to gain some benefits of working together without going through a merger, which Continental rejected last month, a person close to the talks said Wednesday....
    Barclays unit reports $1.94 billion write-down
    LONDON (AP) -- Barclays PLC reported a $1.94 billion write-down in the first quarter Thursday, but bucked a trend in the banking sector and did not announce a capital increase to shore up its balance sheet....
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Health

    Indonesia to provide bird flu data online
    JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's health minister says she will give all genetic information about her country's bird flu virus to a new global database....
    Study likely spells end for anti-bleeding drug
    An anti-bleeding drug probably will stay off the market, experts say, after a rigorous study found patients getting the medication during heart surgery were much more likely to die than patients given other drugs....
    Exercise may protect girls from future breast cancer
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years - starting as young as age 12 - can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk of breast cancer after menopause....
    Government to unveil fitness test for adults
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape....
    More Americans are taking prescription medications
    TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows....
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Science

    Polar bear gets new protection
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Put at risk by global warming, the polar bear is getting a life line: The government has declared it a threatened species in need of increased protection. But another round of legal battles surrounding the majestic animal may be just beginning....
    Scientists are building database of bite marks
    MILWAUKEE (AP) -- It has sent innocent men to death row, given defense attorneys fits and splintered the scientific community....
    Galaxy's youngest known supernova is 140 years old
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Astronomers have discovered the youngest known supernova in the Milky Way galaxy, still just a baby at 140 years old. The scientists, who announced their findings Wednesday, used a radio observatory in New Mexico and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in space to identify when the supernova, or stellar, explosion occurred. They put the star-dying event at sometime around 1868....
    Earthquake in China struck in 2 stages
    TOKYO (AP) -- The fault line that caused this week's devastating earthquake in China probably buckled in two stages, and the hardness of the terrain contributed to the wide reach of the damage, Japanese scientists said Thursday....
    Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics
    DALLAS (AP) -- In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers....
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Strange

    Michigan Girl Scout sells 17,328 boxes of cookies
    DETROIT (AP) -- A Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record....
    Giant beetles seized at Pennsylvania post office
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Customs agents seized more than two dozen giant beetles - some the size of a child's hand - from an overseas package after postal workers heard the insects making scratching noises....
    10-year-old scholar takes Calif. college by storm
    DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) -- With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music. But Cavalin is only 10 years old. And at 4-foot-7, his shoes don't quite touch the floor as he puts down a schoolbook and swivels around in his chair to greet a visitor....
    NYC cabbie is fined $1,000 for foul-mouthed tirade
    NEW YORK (AP) -- The days of the cursing cabbie may be over. A New York City cab driver has been fined $1,000 for launching a foul-mouthed tirade at another cabbie....
    Police thwart scheme to steal light poles
    MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say a dimwitted scheme to steal light poles from a village storage yard has resulted in two arrests on Long Island. Nassau County Police Lt. Ray Cote said Wednesday that neighbors noticed two men carving up the aluminum poles with a cordless power tool and stashing them in a van under the cover of darkness. He says plainclothes officers arrived and caught the thieves in the act....
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Technology

    BT 4Q profit falls costs rise, customers flee
    LONDON (AP) -- BT Group PLC, Britain's biggest telecommunications company, reported a 6.2 percent decline Thursday in its fourth quarter profit, as costs rose and it lost some wholesale customers to broadband services....
    Report: Investor to lead fight against Yahoo board
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reportedly has decided to lead a mutiny against Yahoo Inc.'s board in an attempt to pressure the directors into reviving negotiations to sell Yahoo to Microsoft Corp....
    Ask.com acquires Dictionary.com, other references
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. and other much larger rivals....
    Nintendo hit with $21 million patent infringement
    LUFKIN, Texas (AP) -- Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems....
    Colonel suggests using hackers' tool against them
    SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Hackers often harness the combined power of thousands of virus-infected personal computers to pump out spam e-mail or disable targeted servers by overwhelming them with Internet traffic....
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Weather

    More rain expected over storm-weary Louisiana
    SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- A third day of drenching storms loomed Thursday over water-logged portions of Louisiana, threatening to overwhelm drainage systems and strip more roofs off buildings....
    UN chief secures support for more access in Myanmar
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A frustrated U.N. chief said Wednesday he secured support from Myanmar, its neighbors and key donors Wednesday to increase the flow of cyclone relief aid and to convene a possible donors' conference this month....
    Hannah Storm will join ESPN in August
    NEW YORK (AP) -- ESPN will add Hannah Storm to its "SportsCenter" lineup in August when it will supplant nine hours of taped programming in favor of live sports news....
    Dangers of reporting on Myanmar's cyclone
    BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- "I can't talk now, I think I'm in danger," a reporter in Myanmar whispered into the phone. Click....
    FEMA, EPA visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town
    PICHER, Okla. (AP) -- The reason most residents of Picher won't be able to rebuild their homes following a massive tornado is plainly visible from most parts of town....
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