Teen birth rate rises after 15 years shock officials
The US teen birth rate for ages 15 to 19 rose 3 percent from 2005 to 2006, a surprising reversal amid debate over abstinence only education. The CDC cites 440000 teen births in 2006, with state variations and higher unwed birth trends, while experts clash over causes and condom use trends.
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Texas
Carol Hogue
Emory University
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Congress
U.S
Diana DeGette
D-Coro
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Planned Parenthood
Cecile Richards
John Santelli
Columbia University
School of Public Health
Moira Gaul
The
Family Research Council
Washington, D.C
CDC
Stephanie Ventura
KFC reinstates reward for third suspect in Texas killings
Texas officials disclose a third suspect in the 1983 Kilgore KFC mass slayings as KFC resumes a 25000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions. Romeo Pinkerton, 49, pleaded guilty to five life terms in the case while Darnell Hartsfield, 46, faces trial on the same five capital murder charges. DNA evidence and a secretly recorded remark suggest a third participant, whose identity remains unknown, with prosecutors pressing for tips.
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KFC Corp
Texas
Romeo Pinkerton
Tyler
Pinkerton
Darnell Hartsfield
Greg Abbott
East Texas
KFC
Kilgore
Lisa Tanner
Tanner
Green hearing delayed in Iraqi crime case
A teleconference to set a trial date for former Kentucky soldier Steven Green, charged with raping a 14 year old Iraqi girl and killing her family, was postponed due to scheduling conflicts. The next hearing will be held Tuesday in Louisville. Green pleads not guilty and faces potential death penalty. four others from his unit have been convicted in the March 2006 attack.
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Paducah
Kentucky
Steven Green
Midland
Louisville
Green
Abeer Qassim al-Janabi
Fort Campbell
Texas Lottery Debates Smoking Rules and Health Policy
Texas Lottery Commission discusses possible smoking ban as public health policy amid concerns over secondhand smoke in lottery retail stores. Staff studies count of retailers allowing smoking while debates reflect broader state conflicts on smoking bans. Commissioner Schenck notes past tobacco industry representation but says no current conflict.
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Texas Civil Rights Project
Krause
Lottery
State Capitol
Texas
Hous
David Schenck
Missing Dallas artifacts include Santa Anna spur box
Dallas police investigate the theft of a box of 21 historical items from the Dallas Historical Society. The haul includes a brass Santa Anna spur, a 1836 Medal of Honor, a Nimitz five star insignia collar, and a Dallas first family Bible. Experts say resale is unlikely. the stories matter more than value.
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Santa Anna
Dallas
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Dallas Historical Society
Hall of State
Fair Park
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
WB. Prettyman
David Rage
New Jersey
No charges in fatal Odessa motorcycle wreck
Odessa Police will not file charges in a fatal motorcycle crash on West University Boulevard Sunday. Ruben Ramos, 29, died when his 2007 Suzuki GSXR collided with a 2006 Chevrolet pickup driven by 48-year-old Odessan Joe M Ornelas II near Bagley Avenue. Passenger Joseph Ornelas, 15, was not injured. A witness on a nearby motorcycle was interviewed and no charges will be filed.
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West University Boulevard
Ruben Ramos
Joe M. Ornelas II
Bagley Avenue
West University
Ramos
Ornelas
Joseph Ornelas
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