MIT student dies from nitrous oxide intoxication in dorm
Cambridge MIT officials reexamine drink and housing policies after the death of Richard Guy, 22, of Mission Viejo California, who was found in a dorm room early Tuesday from asphyxiation due to nitrous oxide. Police termed the death an accident as the medical examiner confirmed nitrous oxide intoxication as the cause. The report notes a prior 1997 death of 18-year-old Scott Krueger from an alcohol-related coma at a fraternity party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Guy
Mission Viejo
Calif
Guy
Freedman
Scott Krueger
Florida couple survive near fatal alligator attack
In Kissimmee Florida a 7-foot alligator grabbed a woman in about two feet of water behind the Jolly Time Bar. Her boyfriend Stuart Chandler 41 kicked the gator and pulled her free. The woman received 75 stitches for injuries to her calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kissimmee
Fla
Dewdre Dozois
Stuart Chandler
Chandler
Dozois
Doris
Teen charged in fatal Birmingham family attack
A 14-year-old girl released from a mental hospital and a 16-year-old friend were charged after a shooting and stabbing killed the girl's grandfather and aunt and seriously wounded her grandmother and 10-year-old sister in Birmingham. Police say the pair also attempted to burn the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Ashley Jones
Birmingham News
Jones
Sster
Gerarme Hart
Etter
Former GM supervisors charged in multimillion kickback scheme
Three former General Motors supervisors in Flint faced charges for scheming to gain over 2 million in kickbacks and gifts. Investigators allege they pressured suppliers to submit fake bills, enabling GM payments and kickbacks while vendors provided illicit payments to the suspects. Prosecutor Arthur A. Busch cited commercial bribery racketeering embezzlement and extortion among the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint, Mich
General Motors
Supon
Uuuseint
Arthur A. Busch
Missouri executes man for car bomb death
David Leisure, 49, was executed in Missouri after exhausting appeals for plotting a remote car bomb that killed James Michaels Sr. in 1980 as he drove in St. Louis. Investigators described a decade long feud between the Leisure and Michaels families over control of a St. Louis labor union, sparked by a power struggle.
Willow fire roars across West burning thousands of acres
Giant wildfires burn across California Idaho Montana Nevada and Utah with the Willow fire at about 52800 acres threatening Lake Arrowhead resorts and 30 structures burned while 9000 firefighters push containment to 20 percent amid 20 mph winds and low humidity. Six minor injuries reported as crews brace for more hot winds expected later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Arrowhead
Calif
Lake Resorts
San Bernardino Mountains
California
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Utah
Snake River
Glenns Ferry
National Interagency Fire Center
Convicted sex offenders fight Web site launch
State police delayed a Portland Web site intended to notify neighbors about dangerous sex offenders after lawsuits sought to remove names addresses and photos. Lawyers argued privacy rights, while Megars Law requires public notification of offenders moving into communities. Other states already use internet notices for predators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Dent
Ore+ Row
Igon
tadSoptambes
Shjundstrom
Megar
Clinton
Alaska
Florida
Georgia
Kansas
Outside probe urged for Waco siege by Reno and Freeh
Federal officials weigh appointing an independent inquiry into the 1993 Waco Branch Davidian raid and the use of heat generating tear gas canisters. Reno and Freeh favor an outside investigation to restore credibility, amid congressional pressure and ongoing debates about a joint House Senate panel with subpoena power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Janet Reno
FBI
Louis J. Freeh
Sie Ie
Pdvidian
Tron Brekke
Justice Department
Renninn
Waco
Texas
Zames
Bureau
Reno
Antisea
David Koregh
House-Senate
Freeh
Universal system aims to standardize child seats nationwide
Federal officials begin three year push to simplify child restraints by requiring top tether anchors in new seats and cars. The plan seeks to cut installation errors, save up to 50 lives annually, and prevent about 3,000 injuries each year while allowing existing seats to remain in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ricardo Martinez
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The
Safety Administration
United States
Ford Ir Co
Highway Safety Administration
NHTSA
Esos Joann Marinka
Federal Department of Transportation
Plane crash near Buenos Aires airport leaves multiple injured
Families await word on relatives as a DC-9 operated by Board Nueva de Sud crashed near the city airport. Debris blocked roads, hydrants and billboards were damaged, several vehicles struck, and bystanders rescued survivors from the wreckage while authorities and emergency crews fought flames. President Menem and the Buenos Aires mayor visited the scene as police cordoned off the area and flights were diverted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Menem
Buenos Aires
Fernando de Fe Reden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cambridge
Mass
MIT
Florida Pond
Grandfather
Missouri
Man
Feds
Justice Dept
Wea
Pencey
2Iss
One Department
Fee Bern Phig Fite
Congress
Hyde
House
Senate
Sam Stratman
House Judiciary Committee
Uus
Sai
Volkswagen
I. la Naeton
Nunez
Rael
Mall of the
Dedipcate
Cea
Wespoae
Tanfecneta Andere
Rua
Mariela Tabera
Rosa
Laveunlone Wen
Weatson
Ine Associated P
Jeff
Carlos Corach
Ater
Buenoa Alres
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!