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US News Archive for March 2007:
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Husband arrested in murder, dismemberment
A man suspected of killing and dismembering his wife was captured Sunday as he fled searchers, running through snow in northern Michigan, police said. Stephen Grant had been the subject of a manhunt since police discovered what they believe to be the torso and other body parts of his wife, Tara Lynn Grant, in and around the couple's house in a suburb of Detroit...
CNN - March 4, 2007
Afghan ambush leaves 16 dead
Sixteen Afghan civilians were killed and 25 wounded after a suicide attack and ambush on a coalition military convoy in eastern Afghanistan, a joint forces military statement said.
The Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman said there were no casualties to coalition forces, but U.S. forces "became emotional" and fired on Afghans in the area after the attack...
CNN - March 4, 2007
Ambush in Afghanistan leaves 16 dead
Sixteen Afghan civilians were killed and 25 others wounded in the aftermath of a suicide attack and ambush on a coalition military convoy in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, a joint forces military statement said...
CNN - March 4, 2007
Obama, Clinton campaign at civil rights anniversary
Some four decades after civil rights marchers were beaten for demonstrating for the right to vote, the top two Democratic presidential contenders went to Selma, Alabana to seek the support of African-American voters...
CNN - March 4, 2007
Thomas Eagleton, Vice Presidential Nominee, Dies
Thomas F. Eagleton, a former senator, was removed as the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1972 after revelations of mental illness and electroshock therapy...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
British Officials Support Barring BBC Report
The public service broadcaster said its report related to an e-mail between confidants of Prime Minister Tony Blair...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
Palestinian Leaders Discuss Unity Government
Spokesmen from both Fatah and Hamas expressed hopes that the new government would be formed in the coming week...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
Senator Says He Urged Removal of Prosecutor
Republican Senator Pete V. Domenici said he had sought the dismissal of New Mexico?s top federal prosecutor...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
China Plans Big Increase in Military Budget
China?s military modernization, particularly its drive to develop advanced weaponry, has been raising concerns...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
Obama and Clinton Mark Civil Rights Struggle in Selma
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, spoke today at churches in Selma, Ala...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
16 Civilians Die as U.S. Troops Open Fire in Afghanistan
American officials said the civilians were caught in crossfire with militants, but witnesses and some Afghan officials said the troops shot indiscriminately...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
Clinton and Obama woo black votes
Leading Democratic presidential campaigners descend on Alabama town for civil rights anniversary...
BBC News - March 4, 2007
Open sky deal criticised
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic criticise an "open skies" deal aimed at opening up the EU and US airline industry...
BBC News - March 4, 2007
Inmates Will Replace Migrants in Colorado Fields
As migrant farm laborers avoid Colorado because of tough new immigration laws, the state is offering prisoners to help in the harvest...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
BA and Virgin knock open sky deal
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic criticise an 'open sky' deal aimed at opening up the EU and US airline industry...
BBC News - March 4, 2007
Iraqi police execution video released
An al-Qaeda-affiliated group says it killed 18 kidnapped Iraqi security guards, posting a video of the officers being shot in the back of the head while kneeling in a field. The authenticity of the three-minute video could not be independently verified...
CNN - March 4, 2007
Denmark riots: Dozens arrested
Copenhagen police arrested dozens of people early Sunday in a third straight night of unrest triggered by the eviction of squatters from a disputed youth center...
CNN - March 4, 2007
Fears for a Dam?s Safety Put Tourist Area on Edge
Worries are growing in southern Kentucky about the mile-long Wolf Creek Dam, which is leaking and showing signs of age...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
Architecture: Medieval Modern: Design Strikes a Defensive Posture
New urban architecture applies its art to self-defense, in the face of fears of attack...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
Doubts Rise as States Detain Sex Offenders After Prison
Confining sex offenders past their terms has almost never met a stated purpose of treating the worst criminals until they no longer pose a threat...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
Tennis: Hewitt sets up Vegas final
Lleyton Hewitt beats Marat Safin in straight sets to set up a final with Austrian Juergen Melzer in Las Vegas...
BBC News - March 4, 2007
Wilson takes over lead in Florida
American Mark Wilson leads the Honda Classic by one shot going into the final round...
BBC News - March 4, 2007
Cherokees eject slave descendants
Members of the Cherokee Nation of native Americans vote to revoke tribal rights of slave descendants...
BBC News - March 4, 2007
Bush consoles tornado victims
President Bush called the devastation "hard to describe" and on Saturday assured tornado victims that help is on the way as he toured towns in Alabama and Georgia that were among the hardest hit by Thursday's storms...
CNN - March 4, 2007
Dramatic eclipse wows stargazers
A dark red shadow crept across the moon, leaving only a silver, crescent-shaped sliver as a total lunar eclipse began late Saturday. Around the world, stargazers and astronomers watched the first total lunar eclipse in three years. Partly visible on every continent, residents of Europe, Africa and the Middle East had the best view, weather permitting...
CNN - March 4, 2007
Bush Consoles Victims of Tornadoes in the South
President Bush toured the destroyed school in Alabama where eight students died in a tornado...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
Campus Exposure
A new crop of college sex magazines shows students baring it all. In the age of MySpace and confessional blogs, is this the ultimate in self-revelation?...
New York Times - March 4, 2007
Americas leaders focus on poverty
A summit of Latin American leaders in Guyana calls for more attention to be paid to poverty and social problems...
BBC News - March 4, 2007
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