Mother and 3 Children Die Crossing Los Angeles Street
A mother and three small children were struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver in south central Los Angeles as they crossed a street. The driver fled on foot but was later captured. The victims’ names were withheld pending family notification. 15 firefighters were advised to seek counseling due to the disturbing scene.
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Joseph Pace
Kitaen agrees to plea bargain in spousal battery case
Actress Tawny Kitaen accepts a plea bargain on spousal abuse and battery charges against baseball pitcher Chuck Finley. She will enter spousal battery counseling, avoid contact with Finley, and donate 500 to a battered women's shelter. If conditions met, case could be dropped. If convicted on misdemeanor counts, up to one year in jail.
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Prison releases son instead of father in error
In York, a misstep at York County Prison freed Marty Boanes Jr. rather than his father Marty Boanes Sr. due to human error. Warden Tom Hogan defended procedures and promised review. Boanes Jr. is charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment and remained at large Thursday.
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Separated twins may be released next month
Guatemalan twins Maria Teresa Quier Alvarez and Maria de Jesus, joined at the head, could go home within six weeks after an Aug. 6 22 hour separation surgery at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. They remain in serious but stable condition as doctors express cautious optimism about recovery. Dr Jorge Lazareff notes Guatemala's strong medical care and eagerness to take them.
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Los Angeles
Maria Teresa Quier Alvarez
Maria de Jesus
Ucla
Mattel Children’s Hospital
Jorge Lazareff
Guatemala
West Nile virus may spread via blood transfusions
CDC officials say West Nile virus can survive in donated blood and probably be transmitted by transfusion. Seven transfusion cases linked to the virus were reviewed, with one donor blood sample remaining viable after donation. The finding follows prior uncertainty and a Georgia organ-transmission case in August.
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Bush seeks quick approval for Iraq war authority
President Bush urges Congress to authorize force against Saddam Hussein as he drafts a UN backed plan. He seeks explicit policy declaring Saddam must be overthrown and broad power to use military force if diplomacy fails. He notes allies and UN council dynamics while awaiting votes before election campaigns.
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Forces seize seven detained in southeastern Afghanistan raid
US special forces detained seven people and seized three truckloads of weapons including rockets an anti aircraft gun during a southeastern Afghanistan operation near Orgun. Soldiers found literature calling for holy war and documents indicating another weapons cache in a nearby building.
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Afghanistan
Orgun
Tion
Roger King
Bagram Air Base
U.S
King
Kabul
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